Sports headlines for Friday May 25, 1973:

• Stan Smith Unimpressive In French Win
• Nicklaus Near-Perfect, Leads Atlanta By Four
• Penske Purchases Michigan Track
• Ram Linebacker Pleads Innocent
• Clarke Named NHL's MVP

• Indians released Rick Austin

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   1973 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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   National League Batting / National League Pitching

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (19-23) 8 11 1 8 Chicago White Sox (24-14) 3 8 0 9 Win: Ray Lamb (2-1)   Loss: Rich Gossage (0-4) T: 2:47   Att: 17,680 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (23-20) 0 7 2 10 Detroit Tigers (22-20) 1 12 2 13 Win: John Hiller (2-2)   Loss: Rollie Fingers (0-4) T: 3:10   Att: 24,011 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB California Angels (22-17) 5 9 1 10 Milwaukee Brewers (18-22) 3 10 0 8 Win: Clyde Wright (3-5)   Loss: Bill Parsons (1-3)   Save: Steve Barber (1) T: 2:34   Att: 9,089 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (24-20) 5 11 1 9 Minnesota Twins (21-18) 4 9 2 12 Win: Bruce Dal Canton (3-3)   Loss: Jim Strickland (0-1)   Save: Norm Angelini (1) T: 3:15   Att: 6,890 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (12-26) 7 13 0 9 New York Yankees (21-21) 9 12 0 11 Win: Lindy McDaniel (3-1)   Loss: Steve Foucault (2-3)   Save: Sparky Lyle (7) T: 2:58   Att: 6,809 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (26-17) 7 8 1 7 Cincinnati Reds (25-17) 2 4 1 7 Win: Rick Reuschel (4-3)   Loss: Don Gullett (5-3)   Save: Bob Locker (4) T: 2:33   Att: 17,843 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (20-18) 4 9 1 7 Los Angeles Dodgers (25-19) 6 9 1 3 Win: Claude Osteen (4-3)   Loss: Jon Matlack (2-6)   Save: Pete Richert (2) T: 2:25   Att: 53,624 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (27-18) 7 11 1 6 Pittsburgh Pirates (16-20) 2 5 2 7 Win: Jerry Reuss (6-1)   Loss: Bob Moose (3-4) T: 2:33   Att: 13,956 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (16-24) 8 14 1 8 San Diego Padres (16-28) 1 4 0 4 Win: Ken Brett (3-1)   Loss: Fred Norman (1-6) T: 2:27   Att: 26,615 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (17-19) 5 10 2 10 San Francisco Giants (28-19) 2 9 2 8 Win: Mike Marshall (4-3)   Loss: Jim Barr (4-5) T: 2:31   Att: 4,177 at Candlestick Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (17-24) 1 5 2 3 St. Louis Cardinals (14-24) 4 7 0 8 Win: Alan Foster (3-3)   Loss: Ron Reed (2-5) T: 1:54   Att: 18,387 at Busch Stadium Boxscore