Sports headlines for Saturday April 9, 1977:

• Watson, Crenshaw Tied For Masters Lead

• Astros signed Jim Obradovich as a free agent
• Twins released Jim Obradovich
• Cardinals placed John D'Acquisto on the disabled list

Click on a team's logo to see its 1977 roster, stats and more!

Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (0-2) 0 3 0 2 Houston Astros (2-0) 2 6 0 8 Win: Joaquin Andujar (1-0)   Loss: Phil Niekro (0-1) T: 2:10   Att: 23,513 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB California Angels (2-2) 1 6 0 6 Seattle Mariners (2-2) 5 8 1 8 Win: Gary Wheelock (1-0)   Loss: Wayne Simpson (0-1)   Save: John Montague (1) T: 2:25   Att: 27,668 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (1-1) 3 8 0 7 Toronto Blue Jays (1-1) 2 10 0 7 Win: Chris Knapp (1-0)   Loss: Dave Lemanczyk (0-1)   Save: Lerrin LaGrow (1) T: 2:22   Att: 18,214 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians Game postponed due to cold. Made up on July 21. Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (2-0) 16 16 2 8 Detroit Tigers (0-2) 2 8 1 10 Win: Andy Hassler (1-0)   Loss: Ray Bare (0-1)   Save: Dennis Leonard (1) T: 3:00   Att: 9,240 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (1-1) 3 7 1 8 New York Yankees (1-1) 2 6 2 9 Win: Jerry Augustine (1-0)   Loss: Ed Figueroa (0-1)   Save: Bill Castro (1) T: 2:25   Att: 16,726 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (0-1) 4 7 1 5 Oakland A's (1-0) 7 10 0 5 Win: Mike Torrez (1-0)   Loss: Ron Schueler (0-1) T: 2:37   Att: 12,562 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (1-0) 4 6 0 3 Philadelphia Phillies (0-1) 3 7 1 7 Win: Jackie Brown (1-0)   Loss: Steve Carlton (0-1) T: 2:03   Att: 43,367 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (2-0) 8 14 2 8 Chicago Cubs (0-2) 6 6 0 3 Win: Nino Espinosa (1-0)   Loss: Jim Todd (0-1) T: 2:45   Att: 17,848 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (1-2) 6 14 0 12 Cincinnati Reds (2-1) 3 4 1 3 Win: Rollie Fingers (1-0)   Loss: Rawly Eastwick (0-1) T: 2:26   Att: 21,101 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (0-2) 2 7 1 6 Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0) 8 14 0 9 Win: Doug Rau (1-0)   Loss: Jim Barr (0-1)   Save: Charlie Hough (1) T: 2:22   Att: 40,878 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (2-0) 8 11 3 8 Pittsburgh Pirates (0-2) 2 7 2 8 Win: Bob Forsch (1-0)   Loss: Bruce Kison (0-1) T: 2:21   Att: 6,719 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (2-0) 5 10 2 8 Baltimore Orioles (0-2) 1 5 0 7 Win: Gaylord Perry (1-0)   Loss: Rudy May (0-1) T: 2:47   Att: 5,305 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore