Sports news and scores from Wednesday October 18, 1972

`Sports headlines for Wednesday October 18, 1972:`

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MLB standings as of this date
MLB team and player statistics as of this date: American League Batting / American League Pitching

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cincinnati Reds (1-2)	1	4	2	8
Oakland A's (2-1)	0	3	2	6
Win: Jack Billingham (1-0) Loss: Blue Moon Odom (0-1) Save: Clay Carroll (1) T: 2:24 Att: 49,410 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

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