Sports headlines for Wednesday August 23, 1972:

• Soviets Start Campaign To Gain 1980 Olympics
• Hull Files Counter Suit Against Hawks

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Brewers placed Billy Conigliaro on the voluntary retired list
•	Giants activated Sam McDowell
•	Giants placed Ed Goodson on the disabled list

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   1972 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

   American League Batting / American League Pitching            MLB standings as of this date
   National League Batting / National League Pitching

Team R H E LOB California Angels (52-66) 1 5 1 7 Baltimore Orioles (63-55) 7 10 2 10 Win: Jim Palmer (17-6)   Loss: Rudy May (5-10) T: 2:31   Att: 8,515 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (60-56) 2 7 2 5 Chicago White Sox (69-48) 5 11 1 8 Win: Wilbur Wood (22-11)   Loss: Mel Stottlemyre (12-15) T: 2:15   Att: 24,678 at Comiskey Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (60-55) 1 8 1 8 Cleveland Indians (57-61) 5 7 0 4 Win: Steve Dunning (3-1)   Loss: Dick Woodson (11-11)   Save: Phil Hennigan (4) T: 2:22   Att: 12,706 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (69-49) 5 7 1 5 Detroit Tigers (64-55) 7 10 1 7 Win: Joe Coleman (13-11)   Loss: Ken Holtzman (14-11)   Save: Chuck Seelbach (9) T: 2:28   Att: 26,618 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (59-57) 0 1 0 2 Kansas City Royals (56-59) 3 5 0 4 Win: Roger Nelson (7-4)   Loss: Sonny Siebert (10-10) T: 2:14   Att: 9,380 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (56-60) 0 4 0 6 Los Angeles Dodgers (62-54) 3 9 0 7 Win: Bill Singer (5-12)   Loss: Don Durham (1-6) T: 2:08   Att: 17,265 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (73-44) 0 4 3 6 Montreal Expos (54-62) 11 14 1 9 Win: Balor Moore (5-6)   Loss: Wayne Simpson (7-5) T: 2:27   Att: 13,804 at Parc Jarry Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (67-53) 7 10 0 4 New York Mets (61-54) 4 6 0 4 Win: Larry Dierker (12-7)   Loss: Jerry Koosman (8-10) T: 2:29   Att: 26,100 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (55-66) 9 14 0 7 Philadelphia Phillies (43-74) 6 9 1 6 Win: Jim Hardin (3-0)   Loss: Wayne Twitchell (3-5)   Save: Joe Hoerner (5) T: 2:26   Att: 10,057 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (63-56) 7 10 1 9 San Diego Padres (45-72) 5 13 0 9 Win: Milt Pappas (10-7)   Loss: Bill Greif (5-14)   Save: Jack Aker (13) T: 2:49   Att: 7,357 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (73-43) 0 2 2 3 San Francisco Giants (53-67) 8 8 0 4 Win: Jim Barr (5-7)   Loss: Bob Moose (9-8) T: 2:12   Att: 8,330 at Candlestick Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers Game postponed due to rain. Made up on August 24. Milwaukee Brewers at County Stadium

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