Sports headlines for Tuesday May 16, 1972:

• McLain's Demise Blamed On Pills To Lose Weight

• Angels signed Steve Barber as a free agent
• White Sox traded Lowell Palmer to Cardinals for Santiago Guzman
• Rangers placed Tom Grieve on the military list

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Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (10-17) 5 11 3 8 Houston Astros (16-10) 6 8 0 6 Win: Jim Ray (6-0)   Loss: Cecil Upshaw (0-1) T: 2:43   Att: 13,212 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (13-11) 8 14 2 10 Detroit Tigers (13-10) 3 6 1 3 Win: Doyle Alexander (2-0)   Loss: Tom Timmermann (2-3) T: 2:34   Att: 21,493 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (9-12) 5 11 0 8 Milwaukee Brewers (6-15) 1 7 3 8 Win: Ray Culp (3-3)   Loss: Ken Sanders (0-1) T: 2:19   Att: 8,423 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (12-13) 8 14 0 7 Philadelphia Phillies (15-11) 1 3 0 5 Win: Burt Hooton (3-3)   Loss: Bill Champion (3-1) T: 2:07   Att: 12,326 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (13-13) 4 4 0 3 San Francisco Giants (9-20) 3 7 2 3 Win: Gary Nolan (4-1)   Loss: Ron Bryant (1-3)   Save: Clay Carroll (4) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:04 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (14-13) 2 5 1 7 San Francisco Giants (9-21) 0 3 1 6 Win: Jack Billingham (1-5)   Loss: Steve Stone (0-3) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:20   Att: 7,571 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (18-10) 2 10 0 9 San Diego Padres (12-16) 0 4 0 4 Win: Bill Singer (3-3)   Loss: Bill Greif (3-4) T: 2:19   Att: 13,326 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (16-7) 1 5 0 5 Chicago White Sox (15-9) 2 7 0 7 Win: Stan Bahnsen (4-4)   Loss: Dick Woodson (3-1)   Save: Terry Forster (4) T: 2:26   Att: 15,510 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (13-13) 3 10 0 9 New York Mets (19-7) 7 11 0 9 Win: Tom Seaver (6-1)   Loss: Carl Morton (1-3)   Save: Chuck Taylor (2) T: 2:35   Att: 18,736 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (9-14) 3 7 2 9 Cleveland Indians (14-9) 1 4 1 6 Win: Mike Kekich (3-2)   Loss: Steve Hargan (0-1)   Save: Sparky Lyle (4) T: 2:17   Att: 6,377 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (14-8) 2 12 1 12 California Angels (10-15) 4 9 0 5 Win: Rickey Clark (3-3)   Loss: Diego Segui (0-1)   Save: Lloyd Allen (3) T: 2:34   Att: 5,033 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (10-18) 3 10 1 9 Pittsburgh Pirates (13-12) 4 8 1 6 Win: Luke Walker (1-1)   Loss: Rick Wise (3-3)   Save: Dave Giusti (2) T: 2:22   Att: 8,272 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (10-15) 0 4 2 3 Kansas City Royals (11-15) 5 7 1 9 Win: Jim Rooker (2-0)   Loss: Rich Hand (0-3) T: 2:19   Att: 6,872 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore