Sports headlines for Saturday August 16, 1975:

• Dock Ellis Won't Pitch... And Pirates Won't Let Him
• Newcombe To Have Surgery On Knee

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   1975 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

   American League Batting / American League Pitching            MLB standings as of this date
   National League Batting / National League Pitching

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (60-62) 5 9 0 4 Baltimore Orioles (65-54) 1 7 0 7 Win: Gaylord Perry (13-15)   Loss: Ross Grimsley (8-12) T: 2:48   Att: 25,630 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (47-74) 8 16 2 8 California Angels (55-68) 0 2 2 5 Win: Ray Bare (7-7)   Loss: Chuck Hockenbery (0-3) T: 2:25   Att: 31,569 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (73-48) 5 9 1 4 Chicago White Sox (58-62) 0 2 0 2 Win: Roger Moret (9-2)   Loss: Wilbur Wood (12-16)   Save: Jim Willoughby (8) T: 2:09   Att: 15,352 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (62-58) 3 10 0 5 Kansas City Royals (66-53) 4 12 1 8 Win: Nelson Briles (6-5)   Loss: Doc Medich (11-13)   Save: Bob McClure (1) T: 2:46   Att: 32,913 at Royals Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (52-65) 1 6 1 10 Minnesota Twins (56-66) 9 20 1 11 Win: Jim Hughes (11-10)   Loss: Eric Raich (6-8) T: 2:15   Att: 11,761 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (56-65) 1 4 3 8 Oakland A's (73-48) 2 6 1 10 Win: Rollie Fingers (8-5)   Loss: Jim Slaton (11-13) T: 2:32   Att: 11,104 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (64-57) 7 14 1 9 Atlanta Braves (55-68) 8 11 2 12 Win: Tom House (7-4)   Loss: Bob Gibson (3-9) T: 2:38   Att: 16,255 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (67-54) 3 9 0 6 Cincinnati Reds (81-39) 5 10 0 6 Win: Jack Billingham (14-5)   Loss: John Candelaria (6-3)   Save: Rawly Eastwick (13) T: 2:15   Att: 51,286 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (57-66) 3 8 2 5 Houston Astros (46-79) 2 8 0 7 Win: Rick Reuschel (9-13)   Loss: Dave Roberts (7-14) T: 1:56   Att: 7,039 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (64-57) 2 5 0 8 Montreal Expos (50-68) 3 7 4 7 Win: Dale Murray (6-7)   Loss: Mike Marshall (8-12) T: 2:27   Att: 21,682 at Parc Jarry Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (61-61) 2 6 2 9 New York Mets (62-58) 4 5 1 7 Win: Craig Swan (1-0)   Loss: Pete Falcone (8-8)   Save: Bob Apodaca (10) T: 2:33   Att: 20,751 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (55-65) 5 5 0 3 Philadelphia Phillies (65-55) 1 4 1 6 Win: Randy Jones (16-7)   Loss: Tug McGraw (7-5) T: 2:16   Att: 40,127 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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