Sports headlines for Monday April 7, 1975:

• West Sues Cooke For $6 Million
• At Masters, Elder's Walking... Silently
• Howard Porter Sues NCAA For $30 Million
• Youngblood Assailant Given Suspension

• Red Sox placed Carlton Fisk on the disabled list
• White Sox signed Tony LaRussa as a free agent
• White Sox placed Bart Johnson on the disabled list
• Indians placed Steve Kline and Fred Beene on the disabled list
• Royals released Jose Martinez
• Yankees signed Bob Johnson as a free agent
• Yankees released Skip Lockwood
• Yankees placed Dick Tidrow on the disabled list
• Padres released Bill Laxton

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Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (0-1) 2 4 2 4 Houston Astros (1-0) 6 14 0 11 Win: Larry Dierker (1-0)   Loss: Phil Niekro (0-1) T: 2:08   Att: 14,959 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (0-1) 2 3 0 4 California Angels (1-0) 3 7 1 3 Win: Nolan Ryan (1-0)   Loss: Steve Mingori (0-1) T: 2:34   Att: 24,105 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (0-1) 1 8 0 10 Cincinnati Reds (1-0) 2 9 1 11 Win: Pat Darcy (1-0)   Loss: Charlie Hough (0-1) T: 3:23   Att: 52,526 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (1-0) 8 11 4 9 St. Louis Cardinals (0-1) 4 9 1 8 Win: Dave McNally (1-0)   Loss: Bob Gibson (0-1)   Save: Dale Murray (1) T: 2:07   Att: 31,769 at Busch Stadium Boxscore