Sports headlines for Tuesday June 19, 1973:

• Howe Signs WHA 4-Year Contract For $1 Million
• Professional Tennis Executives Call For Boycott Of Wimbledon

• Braves released Joe Pepitone

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Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (28-38) 0 7 0 7 Los Angeles Dodgers (41-25) 3 5 0 3 Win: Tommy John (6-3)   Loss: Phil Niekro (6-4)   Save: Pete Richert (7) T: 1:45   Att: 34,785 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (30-27) 4 11 1 8 New York Yankees (34-30) 5 8 0 6 Win: Fred Beene (2-0)   Loss: Doyle Alexander (5-3)   Save: Sparky Lyle (17) T: 2:33   Att: 13,368 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (29-31) 8 15 0 14 Milwaukee Brewers (34-28) 4 6 4 2 Win: Marty Pattin (7-8)   Loss: Frank Linzy (2-3) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:40 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (30-31) 4 11 0 9 Milwaukee Brewers (34-29) 1 8 2 8 Win: John Curtis (4-7)   Loss: Skip Lockwood (3-3)   Save: Bob Veale (7) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:46   Att: 37,836 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB California Angels (33-29) 3 11 2 10 Chicago White Sox (32-27) 1 6 0 6 Win: Bill Singer (11-3)   Loss: Wilbur Wood (14-8) T: 2:26   Att: 11,926 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (40-27) 6 10 2 7 Pittsburgh Pirates (26-34) 3 8 2 7 Win: Larry Gura (2-2)   Loss: Bob Johnson (1-1)   Save: Jack Aker (11) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:20 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (40-28) 3 8 0 5 Pittsburgh Pirates (27-34) 4 8 2 5 Win: Dave Giusti (4-0)   Loss: Bob Locker (5-3) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:33   Att: 28,256 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (35-29) 4 13 0 13 San Francisco Giants (40-28) 0 3 0 3 Win: Fred Norman (3-7)   Loss: Ron Bryant (11-4) T: 2:22   Att: 13,937 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (32-30) 7 15 0 12 Cleveland Indians (23-41) 8 10 0 5 Win: Jerry Johnson (3-4)   Loss: Fred Scherman (0-1) T: 2:59   Att: 3,485 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (37-30) 7 14 0 7 San Diego Padres (20-46) 3 8 2 9 Win: Jerry Reuss (8-5)   Loss: Clay Kirby (2-8)   Save: Jim Crawford (4) T: 2:23   Att: 5,338 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (30-28) 3 9 0 7 St. Louis Cardinals (30-32) 1 5 0 8 Win: Steve Renko (6-3)   Loss: Tom Murphy (0-2)   Save: Mike Marshall (9) T: 2:23   Att: 12,346 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (28-31) 1 4 0 5 Philadelphia Phillies (28-35) 6 7 0 6 Win: Jim Lonborg (4-6)   Loss: Harry Parker (5-1)   Save: Mac Scarce (6) T: 2:09   Att: 17,481 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (35-30) 11 17 1 8 Kansas City Royals (36-32) 6 8 3 5 Win: Horacio Pina (5-2)   Loss: Gene Garber (6-5) T: 2:55   Att: 23,934 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (20-39) 3 11 4 12 Minnesota Twins (33-27) 7 10 1 9 Win: Jim Kaat (8-4)   Loss: Jim Bibby (0-1)   Save: Ray Corbin (6) T: 2:31   Att: 7,022 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore