Sports headlines for Thursday July 6, 1972:

• Twins Fire Rigney; Quilici To Manage
• Smith, Nastase Win Matches To Gain Finals At Wimbledon
• Suit Seeks To Block Sale To Rosenbloom
• Ali, Patterson Sign To Fight In New York

• Cubs signed Tommy Davis as a free agent
• Twins placed Jim Kaat on the disabled list

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Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (40-30) 2 5 3 3 Chicago White Sox (41-31) 1 5 0 6 Win: Mike Cuellar (7-6)   Loss: Tom Bradley (10-5) T: 2:06   Att: 14,190 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (38-35) 3 6 1 5 Atlanta Braves (35-39) 4 5 0 5 Win: George Stone (2-6)   Loss: Bill Hands (6-6)   Save: Cecil Upshaw (7) T: 2:24   Att: 8,863 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (38-32) 7 13 1 10 Kansas City Royals (35-36) 0 6 1 6 Win: Joe Coleman (10-7)   Loss: Jim Rooker (4-6) T: 2:27   Att: 11,201 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (38-35) 11 13 2 10 Montreal Expos (31-41) 3 6 1 9 Win: Al Downing (5-5)   Loss: Mike Torrez (9-5)   Save: Jim Brewer (9) T: 2:39   Att: 20,026 at Parc Jarry Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (28-41) 6 10 0 6 California Angels (33-41) 5 11 0 7 Win: Jim Colborn (2-0)   Loss: Don Rose (1-3) T: 2:32   Att: 5,421 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (33-35) 6 9 0 6 Oakland A's (46-26) 2 6 2 6 Win: Mike Kekich (8-6)   Loss: Dave Hamilton (5-3)   Save: Sparky Lyle (17) T: 2:34   Att: 4,976 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (45-26) 7 18 2 12 Houston Astros (44-31) 3 10 3 12 Win: Ramon Hernandez (4-0)   Loss: Jim Ray (7-3) T: 4:38   Att: 23,540 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (26-47) 1 9 2 9 New York Mets (43-29) 0 2 1 6 Win: Gary Ross (2-1)   Loss: Tug McGraw (3-3) T: 3:12   Att: 20,354 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (32-47) 6 12 0 9 Philadelphia Phillies (25-47) 4 9 1 7 Win: Jerry Johnson (6-5)   Loss: Woodie Fryman (2-9) T: 2:45   Att: 5,466 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (29-42) 3 8 1 5 Cleveland Indians (29-39) 4 9 0 5 Win: Gaylord Perry (13-7)   Loss: Bill Gogolewski (3-7) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:12 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (29-43) 5 11 1 10 Cleveland Indians (30-39) 6 12 1 10 Win: Ed Farmer (1-0)   Loss: Jim Shellenback (1-4) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:28   Att: 12,382 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore