Sports headlines for Wednesday August 1, 1973:

• Erving Signs Net Pact After Three-Way Deal
• NFL Hopes To Conduct Pay TV Experiments

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Red Sox placed Ray Culp on the disabled list
•	Angels activated Rich Hand
•	Astros activated Ray Busse
•	A's signed Mike Andrews as a free agent
•	Pirates sold Vic Davalillo to A's
•	Pirates activated Gene Clines

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Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (60-49) 2 8 1 7 Boston Red Sox (55-49) 3 10 1 7 Win: John Curtis (10-8)   Loss: Sparky Lyle (4-7) T: 2:49   Att: 30,689 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (40-64) 1 7 0 7 California Angels (50-54) 5 12 0 9 Win: Rudy May (7-9)   Loss: Jim Merritt (4-6) T: 2:16   Att: 8,087 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (61-48) 4 8 1 6 Chicago White Sox (52-54) 2 5 1 4 Win: Steve Busby (9-10)   Loss: Wilbur Wood (20-15)   Save: Joe Hoerner (3) T: 2:12   Att: 11,537 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (56-45) 4 7 0 7 Cleveland Indians (38-69) 2 8 1 5 Win: Mike Cuellar (8-11)   Loss: Dick Bosman (3-12)   Save: Bob Reynolds (4) T: 2:19   Att: 3,564 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (57-48) 2 9 0 11 Milwaukee Brewers (50-54) 1 8 0 8 Win: Joe Coleman (17-8)   Loss: Eduardo Rodriguez (2-2) T: 2:47   Att: 12,913 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (53-51) 2 5 1 7 Oakland A's (60-47) 6 7 1 7 Win: Darold Knowles (4-4)   Loss: Bert Blyleven (13-10)   Save: Rollie Fingers (11) T: 2:28   Att: 5,702 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (63-45) 6 11 2 8 Atlanta Braves (49-62) 14 17 2 3 Win: Tom House (2-1)   Loss: Jack Billingham (15-7) T: 2:32   Att: 9,051 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (66-41) 0 5 1 7 Houston Astros (56-53) 5 6 0 4 Win: J.R. Richard (3-0)   Loss: Al Downing (8-6) T: 2:13   Att: 19,956 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (57-48) 9 10 0 5 Montreal Expos (50-54) 3 9 1 8 Win: Rick Wise (12-6)   Loss: Bill Stoneman (4-7) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:42 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (58-48) 2 6 1 8 Montreal Expos (50-55) 0 5 2 6 Win: Reggie Cleveland (12-5)   Loss: Mike Torrez (5-11) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 1:50   Att: 20,214 at Parc Jarry Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (51-52) 0 4 0 5 New York Mets (45-57) 3 3 0 6 Win: Tom Seaver (13-5)   Loss: Steve Blass (3-7) 1st game of doubleheader T: 1:44 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (51-53) 2 9 0 8 New York Mets (46-57) 5 10 0 6 Win: George Stone (7-3)   Loss: Nelson Briles (10-10)   Save: Harry Parker (4) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:20   Att: 27,189 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (55-52) 0 2 1 3 Philadelphia Phillies (50-57) 2 7 0 5 Win: Wayne Twitchell (10-3)   Loss: Burt Hooton (9-9) T: 2:09   Att: 23,381 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (60-47) 5 6 2 4 San Diego Padres (36-70) 6 10 1 5 Win: Clay Kirby (7-11)   Loss: Jim Barr (9-10) T: 2:21   Att: 5,380 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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