Sports headlines for Saturday August 12, 1972:

• Nicklaus Leads By 2; Nevil Drops To 2nd

Today's baseball transactions:

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   1972 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (53-52) 2 5 0 4 Baltimore Orioles (59-48) 3 4 0 8 Win: Roric Harrison (1-4)   Loss: Marty Pattin (10-11) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:17 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (54-52) 5 9 1 5 Baltimore Orioles (59-49) 3 3 0 2 Win: Luis Tiant (6-4)   Loss: Doyle Alexander (5-7) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:16   Att: 24,297 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (55-50) 4 8 1 6 California Angels (49-59) 1 7 0 9 Win: Dave Goltz (3-0)   Loss: Andy Messersmith (2-7) T: 2:20   Att: 8,935 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (50-57) 6 13 1 7 Detroit Tigers (58-50) 1 9 0 6 Win: Dick Tidrow (10-10)   Loss: Mickey Lolich (18-9) T: 2:23   Att: 31,578 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (43-65) 6 14 1 9 New York Yankees (56-50) 10 13 0 7 Win: Fritz Peterson (13-11)   Loss: Jim Lonborg (10-7)   Save: Sparky Lyle (27) T: 2:43   Att: 12,734 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (62-45) 3 10 1 7 Oakland A's (63-46) 1 2 1 5 Win: Wilbur Wood (20-11)   Loss: Rollie Fingers (5-5) T: 2:45   Att: 23,332 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (51-55) 0 2 0 2 Texas Rangers (43-65) 3 4 0 2 Win: Mike Paul (5-4)   Loss: Paul Splittorff (9-9) T: 1:35   Att: 6,287 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (64-42) 2 3 2 4 Atlanta Braves (51-59) 7 13 1 3 Win: Ron Reed (10-11)   Loss: Ross Grimsley (10-5) T: 2:01   Att: 26,857 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (57-48) 2 9 0 9 Chicago Cubs (57-52) 1 6 1 7 Win: Tom Seaver (13-9)   Loss: Burt Hooton (7-10)   Save: Tug McGraw (16) T: 3:04   Att: 32,229 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (48-62) 1 7 0 5 Houston Astros (61-48) 3 4 0 5 Win: Don Wilson (8-8)   Loss: Jim Barr (4-6) T: 1:58   Att: 28,296 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (48-57) 3 7 0 8 Philadelphia Phillies (40-66) 2 6 2 4 Win: Mike Marshall (11-3)   Loss: Ken Reynolds (0-9) T: 2:22   Att: 20,392 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (51-54) 5 11 3 6 Pittsburgh Pirates (67-39) 6 6 1 5 Win: Bob Moose (9-6)   Loss: Bob Gibson (12-7)   Save: Dave Giusti (18) T: 2:12   Att: 23,474 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (56-50) 5 7 0 7 San Diego Padres (42-65) 2 9 0 6 Win: Tommy John (10-5)   Loss: Steve Arlin (8-14)   Save: Pete Mikkelsen (5) T: 2:17   Att: 10,956 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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