Sports headlines for Tuesday July 17, 1973:

• Bench, 2 Other Reds Named To N.L. Stars
• Petrocelli Returns, But Hopes For Trade
• Connors Beats Smith In Pro Tennis Upset

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Braves placed Johnny Oates on the disabled list
•	Astros activated Jimmy Stewart
•	Astros placed Ray Busse on the disabled list
•	A's placed Rob Gardner on the disabled list

---

Click on a team's logo to see its 1973 roster, stats and more!

   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 Chicago White Sox (47-45) 8 13 1 9 Boston Red Sox (49-41) 4 12 1 9 Win: Wilbur Wood (18-12)   Loss: Marty Pattin (9-12)   Save: Terry Forster (14) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:46   Att: 25,517 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (48-45) 5 11 1 6 Boston Red Sox (49-42) 0 4 0 9 Win: Stan Bahnsen (12-9)   Loss: Ray Culp (2-5) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:24   Att: 23,191 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (34-60) 1 5 1 4 California Angels (47-44) 3 6 1 6 Win: Clyde Wright (8-12)   Loss: Dick Bosman (3-9) T: 1:56   Att: 10,968 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (52-45) 4 9 0 5 Detroit Tigers (48-45) 3 9 1 7 Win: Al Fitzmorris (1-0)   Loss: Mickey Lolich (9-9)   Save: Doug Bird (6) T: 2:31   Att: 19,903 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (46-44) 3 14 1 15 New York Yankees (53-42) 4 7 1 5 Win: Sparky Lyle (3-5)   Loss: Ray Corbin (3-5) 1st game of doubleheader T: 3:02 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (46-45) 1 5 1 5 New York Yankees (54-42) 4 10 0 7 Win: Pat Dobson (6-3)   Loss: Eddie Bane (0-2)   Save: Sparky Lyle (25) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:21   Att: 25,562 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (47-40) 1 4 3 6 Oakland A's (53-41) 3 5 0 5 Win: Vida Blue (8-5)   Loss: Dave McNally (8-11) T: 2:02   Att: 7,276 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (45-46) 6 12 0 8 Texas Rangers (31-59) 3 6 0 5 Win: Jim Slaton (7-7)   Loss: David Clyde (1-3)   Save: Eduardo Rodriguez (1) T: 2:20   Att: 23,102 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (39-50) 8 13 1 4 Atlanta Braves (45-52) 7 10 1 7 Win: Buzz Capra (1-4)   Loss: Adrian Devine (0-2)   Save: Harry Parker (2) T: 2:51   Att: 8,161 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (32-60) 1 8 0 8 Chicago Cubs (51-42) 0 5 0 4 Win: Steve Arlin (6-6)   Loss: Milt Pappas (5-8) T: 2:06   Att: 22,194 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (42-50) 2 8 1 8 Cincinnati Reds (52-42) 1 10 0 13 Win: Jim Lonborg (8-7)   Loss: Jack Billingham (13-6) T: 2:25   Att: 19,549 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (43-47) 7 11 0 11 Houston Astros (51-47) 2 8 0 6 Win: Ernie McAnally (7-4)   Loss: Don Wilson (6-11)   Save: Mike Marshall (18) T: 2:44   Att: 18,156 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (61-34) 8 11 0 6 Pittsburgh Pirates (41-49) 4 6 2 4 Win: Andy Messersmith (9-6)   Loss: Luke Walker (5-8)   Save: Jim Brewer (10) T: 2:17   Att: 17,389 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (52-43) 1 6 0 4 St. Louis Cardinals (49-42) 2 6 0 5 Win: Rich Folkers (3-1)   Loss: Tom Bradley (9-8) T: 1:55   Att: 20,154 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

All logos shown here are the property of their respective leagues and teams.