Sports news and scores from Monday July 9, 1973

`Sports headlines for Monday July 9, 1973:`

Today's baseball transactions:

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MLB standings as of this date

MLB team and player statistics as of this date

American League Batting

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Atlanta Braves (40-49)	6	11	0	11
Philadelphia Phillies (38-46)	3	9	1	6
Win: Tom House (1-1) Loss: Barry Lersch (2-4) Save: Joe Hoerner (2) T: 2:46 Att: 18,804 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Boston Red Sox (44-38)	2	7	1	5
Minnesota Twins (43-39)	0	7	0	7
Win: Bill Lee (11-3) Loss: Joe Decker (3-4) T: 2:17 Att: 13,692 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
California Angels (44-39)	3	7	2	5
Baltimore Orioles (42-37)	5	6	0	6
Win: Dave McNally (8-10) Loss: Clyde Wright (7-11) Save: Bob Reynolds (2) T: 2:10 Att: 8,677 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cincinnati Reds (48-38)	11	10	1	13
Montreal Expos (40-42)	6	10	1	13
Win: Ed Sprague (1-3) Loss: Joe Gilbert (1-2) Save: Clay Carroll (6) T: 3:08 Att: 27,324 at Parc Jarry Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Houston Astros (47-43)	1	7	0	10
New York Mets (35-46)	2	9	2	10
Win: Harry Parker (6-2) Loss: Jim York (3-4) T: 3:09 Att: 19,099 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Kansas City Royals (48-41)	13	14	1	13
Milwaukee Brewers (42-42)	6	10	4	4
Win: Paul Splittorff (12-5) Loss: Jerry Bell (7-8) Save: Doug Bird (4) T: 3:12 Att: 8,312 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Yankees (48-40)	3	6	1	3
Chicago White Sox (44-40)	4	8	0	8
Win: Wilbur Wood (16-12) Loss: Sparky Lyle (2-5) T: 2:06 Att: 20,882 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Texas Rangers (30-53)	9	18	0	11
Detroit Tigers (43-42)	7	13	2	8
Win: Bill Gogolewski (1-3) Loss: Bob Miller (2-1) T: 3:29 Att: 21,933 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

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