Sports headlines for Wednesday May 16, 1973:

• Hate Mail Grows As Aaron Nears The Babe's Record

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Rangers placed Elliott Maddox on the disabled list
•	Rangers activated Dick Billings

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   1973 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 Oakland A's (18-17) 2 6 1 6 California Angels (18-13) 7 12 0 4 Win: Clyde Wright (1-5)   Loss: Blue Moon Odom (1-6) T: 2:29   Att: 11,087 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (14-16) 5 9 0 5 Detroit Tigers (16-17) 6 9 1 8 Win: John Hiller (1-2)   Loss: Luis Tiant (4-4) T: 3:00   Att: 10,030 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (19-10) 6 6 0 2 Minnesota Twins (15-15) 8 8 1 5 Win: Bill Hands (4-3)   Loss: Eddie Fisher (4-2)   Save: Ken Sanders (5) T: 2:29   Att: 6,119 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (15-16) 4 11 0 7 New York Yankees (15-17) 11 14 1 8 Win: Steve Kline (3-4)   Loss: Jim Slaton (2-3)   Save: Sparky Lyle (4) T: 2:39   Att: 6,721 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (20-15) 1 9 1 6 Texas Rangers (12-19) 2 6 1 6 Win: Steve Foucault (2-2)   Loss: Paul Splittorff (6-2) T: 2:19   Att: 16,663 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (10-23) 3 4 0 4 Chicago Cubs (22-14) 1 7 2 7 Win: Alan Foster (2-3)   Loss: Rick Reuschel (3-3)   Save: Rich Folkers (1) T: 2:03   Att: 8,899 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (20-16) 8 16 1 11 Cincinnati Reds (20-14) 6 13 1 10 Win: Charlie Hough (1-1)   Loss: Tom Hall (3-2) T: 2:56   Att: 10,120 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (15-19) 5 8 0 5 Houston Astros (22-15) 2 8 1 7 Win: Ron Schueler (1-0)   Loss: Cecil Upshaw (0-2) T: 2:42   Att: 12,491 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (18-15) 8 13 1 8 Montreal Expos (14-17) 3 7 2 6 Win: Harry Parker (4-0)   Loss: Mike Torrez (3-5)   Save: Tug McGraw (8) T: 2:19   Att: 10,023 at Parc Jarry Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (13-20) 5 4 0 4 Pittsburgh Pirates (13-17) 2 5 2 3 Win: Wayne Twitchell (1-1)   Loss: Dock Ellis (3-4)   Save: Mac Scarce (4) T: 1:57   Att: 6,885 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (26-14) 1 5 2 4 San Diego Padres (14-23) 4 11 2 7 Win: Mike Caldwell (2-4)   Loss: Juan Marichal (4-4) T: 2:21   Att: 7,989 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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