Sports news and scores from Monday April 24, 1972

Today's baseball transactions:

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MLB standings as of this date
MLB team and player statistics as of this date: American League Batting / American League Pitching

Team	R	H	E	LOB
California Angels (2-6)	4	7	3	8
Texas Rangers (5-3)	6	7	1	10
Win: Paul Lindblad (1-1) Loss: Andy Messersmith (1-2) T: 2:29 Att: 5,561 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Chicago Cubs (2-7)	2	7	0	6
Houston Astros (7-2)	3	4	0	1
Win: Jim Ray (2-0) Loss: Fergie Jenkins (0-2) T: 2:19 Att: 13,905 at The Astrodome Boxscore

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