Sports headlines for Tuesday August 29, 1972:

• Fans Stage Near Riot After Russ Boxer Beats Yank
• Smith Faces 15-Year-Old In Net Opener
• Yanks Crush Cubans, Face Brazil Tonight

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Tigers activated Ike Blessitt

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   1972 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (71-51) 0 5 0 5 Boston Red Sox (63-58) 3 7 0 7 Win: Luis Tiant (9-4)   Loss: Tom Bradley (13-11) T: 2:22   Att: 23,601 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (67-56) 1 4 0 5 California Angels (55-67) 3 9 0 7 Win: Rudy May (6-10)   Loss: Mickey Lolich (19-11) T: 2:27   Att: 15,053 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (59-62) 6 12 0 8 Milwaukee Brewers (48-74) 4 8 1 2 Win: Roger Nelson (8-4)   Loss: Gary Ryerson (3-7) T: 2:35   Att: 5,358 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (67-56) 9 10 0 5 Minnesota Twins (60-60) 4 4 0 1 Win: Mike Cuellar (14-10)   Loss: Jim Perry (11-13) T: 2:34   Att: 10,563 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (48-74) 6 14 2 6 New York Yankees (64-58) 7 15 2 15 Win: Sparky Lyle (8-3)   Loss: Horacio Pina (2-6) 1st game of doubleheader T: 3:18 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (49-74) 7 12 0 10 New York Yankees (64-59) 4 10 2 9 Win: Dick Bosman (7-8)   Loss: Ron Klimkowski (0-3)   Save: Paul Lindblad (9) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:36   Att: 15,987 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (58-65) 0 4 0 5 Oakland A's (72-51) 1 8 1 6 Win: Catfish Hunter (17-7)   Loss: Dick Tidrow (12-12)   Save: Darold Knowles (10) T: 2:07   Att: 15,135 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (65-56) 1 8 2 6 Chicago Cubs (66-57) 2 4 0 3 Win: Milt Pappas (11-7)   Loss: Bill Singer (5-13) T: 1:45   Att: 20,309 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (63-57) 3 6 1 7 Cincinnati Reds (77-46) 0 5 0 7 Win: Jim McAndrew (10-5)   Loss: Jack Billingham (10-11)   Save: Tug McGraw (19) T: 2:21   Att: 22,114 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (44-77) 1 8 0 9 Houston Astros (70-54) 2 5 0 5 Win: Fred Gladding (5-5)   Loss: Mac Scarce (1-2) T: 2:14   Att: 8,704 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (46-77) 3 9 5 10 Pittsburgh Pirates (76-46) 5 8 3 8 Win: Steve Blass (15-6)   Loss: Mike Corkins (4-8)   Save: Dave Giusti (20) T: 2:34   Att: 12,329 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (55-70) 3 7 0 6 St. Louis Cardinals (60-62) 0 3 1 2 Win: Jim Barr (6-7)   Loss: Reggie Cleveland (13-11) T: 1:49   Att: 9,002 at Busch Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (56-65) 4 9 0 6 Atlanta Braves (57-68) 3 10 2 9 Win: Balor Moore (6-6)   Loss: Jim Hardin (3-1)   Save: Tom Walker (1) T: 2:32   Att: 3,107 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

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