Sports headlines for Saturday August 26, 1972:

• Durocher Named Astros' Manager As Walker Fired
• Willie D's Ambition: To Manage Dodgers
• Taiwan Winner In Little League

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   1972 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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   National League Batting / National League Pitching

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (48-72) 6 9 1 9 Boston Red Sox (61-57) 7 7 0 4 Win: Don Newhauser (4-2)   Loss: Casey Cox (3-5) T: 2:34   Att: 18,107 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (58-62) 1 4 0 3 California Angels (53-67) 7 13 1 8 Win: Andy Messersmith (4-8)   Loss: Gaylord Perry (19-13) T: 2:08   Att: 11,298 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (70-48) 3 9 0 12 Milwaukee Brewers (46-73) 1 10 2 12 Win: Terry Forster (5-3)   Loss: Ken Sanders (1-9) 1st game of doubleheader T: 3:23 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (70-49) 0 3 2 7 Milwaukee Brewers (47-73) 4 8 0 7 Win: Jim Colborn (6-4)   Loss: Stan Bahnsen (16-14)   Save: Frank Linzy (9) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:15   Att: 15,451 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (65-55) 5 12 0 10 Minnesota Twins (60-56) 3 6 1 8 Win: Bill Slayback (5-5)   Loss: Jim Strickland (3-1)   Save: Lerrin LaGrow (2) T: 3:54   Att: 36,090 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (58-60) 6 7 1 6 New York Yankees (61-58) 3 9 2 9 Win: Dick Drago (10-14)   Loss: Rob Gardner (4-2)   Save: Norm Angelini (2) T: 2:47   Att: 10,670 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (65-55) 5 9 1 9 Oakland A's (69-51) 1 5 2 6 Win: Pat Dobson (15-12)   Loss: Rollie Fingers (6-6)   Save: Grant Jackson (6) T: 2:20   Att: 14,698 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Mets (61-56) 6 6 2 7 Atlanta Braves (57-66) 7 8 2 6 Win: Cecil Upshaw (3-5)   Loss: Ray Sadecki (2-1) T: 2:48   Att: 17,259 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (54-68) 9 14 1 7 Chicago Cubs (64-57) 10 18 1 13 Win: Jack Aker (5-5)   Loss: Randy Moffitt (1-2) T: 3:11   Att: 18,830 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (44-75) 4 8 0 10 Cincinnati Reds (75-45) 3 12 1 9 Win: Steve Carlton (21-7)   Loss: Jim McGlothlin (7-6)   Save: Mac Scarce (2) T: 0:00   Att: 34,028 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (55-64) 5 12 0 9 Houston Astros (68-54) 6 10 0 7 Win: Fred Gladding (4-5)   Loss: Mike Marshall (14-4) T: 2:39   Att: 15,015 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (64-55) 7 12 1 5 Pittsburgh Pirates (74-45) 3 7 1 6 Win: Don Sutton (14-8)   Loss: Dock Ellis (11-7) T: 2:20   Att: 20,174 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (46-74) 3 7 1 8 St. Louis Cardinals (58-61) 9 13 0 11 Win: Bob Gibson (15-7)   Loss: Steve Arlin (8-17)   Save: Dennis Higgins (1) T: 2:20   Att: 21,097 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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