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Wednesday June 23, 1976
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Sports headlines for Wednesday June 23, 1976:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Royals activated Larry Gura
   • Royals placed Tom Poquette on the disabled list
   • Dodgers traded Mike Marshall to Braves for Elias Sosa and Lee Lacy




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   1976 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

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Boston Red Sox (30-32) 2 7 1 4
Baltimore Orioles (32-32) 3 10 0 7
Win: Jim Palmer (9-7)   Loss: Jim Willoughby (1-4)
T: 2:39   Att: 23,357 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

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Oakland A's (33-34) 8 15 0 4
California Angels (28-42) 2 5 0 8
Win: Mike Norris (1-2)   Loss: Andy Hassler (0-5)
T: 2:33   Att: 14,289 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

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Detroit Tigers (29-34) 5 13 1 9
Milwaukee Brewers (25-35) 9 13 0 9
Win: Jim Colborn (4-9)   Loss: Frank MacCormack (0-3)
T: 2:38   Att: 9,807 at County Stadium Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (30-32) 4 5 0 10
Minnesota Twins (30-34) 3 5 0 6
Win: Bart Johnson (4-7)   Loss: Joe Decker (2-7)   Save: Terry Forster (1)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:36 Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (31-32) 9 11 0 8
Minnesota Twins (30-35) 5 11 2 8
Win: Pete Vuckovich (5-2)   Loss: Pete Redfern (2-4)   Save: Ken Brett (2)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:52   Att: 9,540 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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Cleveland Indians (32-30) 4 7 1 1
New York Yankees (38-24) 1 6 0 6
Win: Don Hood (2-4)   Loss: Ken Holtzman (5-5)   Save: Dave LaRoche (9)
T: 2:00   Att: 26,117 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

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Kansas City Royals (39-25) 5 10 0 9
Texas Rangers (35-27) 7 7 2 3
Win: Steve Foucault (6-3)   Loss: Dennis Leonard (7-3)
T: 2:52   Att: 21,336 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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Montreal Expos (23-37) 2 5 2 2
Atlanta Braves (29-37) 5 11 1 9
Win: Andy Messersmith (7-5)   Loss: Steve Dunning (0-2)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:12 Boxscore

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Montreal Expos (23-38) 0 4 2 7
Atlanta Braves (30-37) 3 6 1 8
Win: Phil Niekro (6-4)   Loss: Woodie Fryman (7-5)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:05   Att: 12,124 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

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Pittsburgh Pirates (36-27) 5 7 5 5
Chicago Cubs (29-37) 6 8 0 9
Win: Oscar Zamora (4-2)   Loss: Bob Moose (3-3)
T: 2:40   Att: 17,661 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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Philadelphia Phillies (45-19) 4 7 0 7
Cincinnati Reds (42-26) 2 5 1 6
Win: Ron Reed (6-2)   Loss: Pedro Borbon (0-1)   Save: Gene Garber (7)
T: 2:12   Att: 35,266 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

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Los Angeles Dodgers (38-31) 1 2 1 5
Houston Astros (31-37) 0 3 1 7
Win: Rick Rhoden (6-0)   Loss: J.R. Richard (7-8)
T: 2:27   Att: 13,871 at The Astrodome Boxscore

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San Diego Padres (36-30) 6 16 1 12
San Francisco Giants (26-44) 7 7 1 6
Win: Dave Heaverlo (3-0)   Loss: Brent Strom (6-7)   Save: Randy Moffitt (4)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:17 Boxscore

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San Diego Padres (36-31) 7 15 0 12
San Francisco Giants (27-44) 8 10 2 6
Win: Jim Barr (6-5)   Loss: Dave Tomlin (0-1)   Save: Dave Heaverlo (1)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:30   Att: 15,571 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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New York Mets (34-37) 5 7 2 4
St. Louis Cardinals (30-37) 4 8 1 6
Win: Tom Seaver (8-5)   Loss: Pete Falcone (5-6)
T: 2:36   Att: 13,922 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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