Sports headlines for Sunday September 3, 1972:

• Yanks Extend Houk's Pact
• Laver Barely Survives; Smith Easy Winner

Today's baseball transactions:

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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 Baltimore Orioles (68-59) 0 5 0 7 California Angels (59-68) 1 9 0 9 Win: Andy Messersmith (6-8)   Loss: Eddie Watt (1-2) T: 2:12   Att: 6,372 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (60-67) 4 10 3 8 Minnesota Twins (62-62) 1 4 6 5 Win: Dick Tidrow (13-12)   Loss: Jim Perry (11-14) T: 2:35   Att: 11,095 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (72-54) 5 12 0 8 New York Yankees (68-60) 0 5 1 5 Win: Wilbur Wood (23-12)   Loss: Casey Cox (3-6) T: 2:11   Att: 23,974 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (68-60) 1 4 0 3 Oakland A's (75-52) 3 6 0 6 Win: Catfish Hunter (18-7)   Loss: Bill Slayback (5-6) T: 2:09   Att: 11,133 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (51-76) 1 8 3 8 Texas Rangers (50-78) 4 7 1 4 Win: Mike Paul (7-5)   Loss: Gary Ryerson (3-8) T: 2:08   Att: 3,713 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (47-81) 8 12 0 8 Atlanta Braves (59-72) 0 5 0 5 Win: Steve Carlton (22-8)   Loss: Jim Hardin (3-2) T: 2:00   Att: 5,119 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (47-80) 3 12 0 7 Chicago Cubs (69-59) 0 7 0 8 Win: Fred Norman (7-9)   Loss: Burt Hooton (8-12) T: 2:16   Att: 22,646 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (58-67) 3 6 1 8 Cincinnati Reds (80-47) 4 6 0 5 Win: Tom Hall (7-1)   Loss: Balor Moore (6-7) T: 2:37   Att: 15,464 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (65-59) 2 10 1 10 Houston Astros (73-56) 1 7 0 7 Win: Tug McGraw (6-5)   Loss: Jerry Reuss (9-11) T: 2:37   Att: 18,875 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (56-73) 1 13 1 13 Pittsburgh Pirates (80-46) 2 10 1 11 Win: Dave Giusti (6-4)   Loss: Jerry Johnson (7-6) T: 2:47   Att: 16,760 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (69-58) 6 10 2 3 St. Louis Cardinals (61-66) 3 9 2 7 Win: Bill Singer (6-13)   Loss: Reggie Cleveland (13-12)   Save: Pete Richert (5) T: 2:07   Att: 15,064 at Busch Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals Game postponed due to rain. Made up on September 28. Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park

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