Sports headlines for Sunday August 5, 1973:

• Niekro's Knucklers Net A No-Hitter
• Nichols Eagles 72nd Hole, Wins In Sudden-Death Playoff
• Clemente, Spahn To Be Enshrined In Hall Of Fame

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Cardinals placed Bob Gibson on the disabled list

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Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (58-51) 7 6 1 1 Baltimore Orioles (58-48) 4 5 2 3 Win: John Curtis (11-8)   Loss: Mike Cuellar (8-12) T: 2:06   Att: 15,175 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (63-48) 6 8 1 7 California Angels (51-57) 2 5 2 9 Win: Rollie Fingers (4-6)   Loss: Rudy May (7-10) T: 2:23   Att: 13,158 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (41-67) 3 7 0 7 Chicago White Sox (54-56) 7 14 1 9 Win: Stan Bahnsen (15-11)   Loss: Don Durham (0-2)   Save: Terry Forster (16) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:39 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (41-68) 4 8 0 7 Chicago White Sox (55-56) 5 5 0 7 Win: Cy Acosta (5-2)   Loss: Charlie Hudson (2-1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:29   Att: 27,931 at Comiskey Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (52-56) 5 8 2 10 Cleveland Indians (41-70) 6 9 2 9 Win: Ken Sanders (3-4)   Loss: Eduardo Rodriguez (2-3) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:52 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (52-57) 1 4 1 7 Cleveland Indians (42-70) 4 8 1 6 Win: Brent Strom (2-10)   Loss: Skip Lockwood (5-6) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:24   Att: 12,947 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (61-52) 6 15 0 11 Detroit Tigers (59-50) 8 10 0 1 Win: Joe Coleman (18-8)   Loss: Pat Dobson (6-4)   Save: John Hiller (24) T: 2:36   Att: 42,174 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (64-49) 1 3 1 2 Minnesota Twins (55-53) 7 10 0 10 Win: Bert Blyleven (14-10)   Loss: Steve Busby (9-11) T: 2:34   Att: 15,311 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (37-73) 0 0 1 5 Atlanta Braves (52-64) 9 12 2 9 Win: Phil Niekro (11-5)   Loss: Steve Arlin (6-10) T: 2:26   Att: 8,748 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (57-57) 1 8 1 7 Cincinnati Reds (67-46) 7 10 0 7 Win: Ross Grimsley (11-6)   Loss: J.R. Richard (3-1) T: 2:20   Att: 44,194 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (56-55) 2 8 1 8 Montreal Expos (53-56) 3 4 0 8 Win: Mike Torrez (6-11)   Loss: Burt Hooton (9-10)   Save: Mike Marshall (21) T: 2:12   Att: 31,019 at Parc Jarry Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (60-50) 3 8 1 5 New York Mets (48-59) 2 9 2 7 Win: Alan Foster (9-6)   Loss: Tom Seaver (13-6)   Save: Orlando Pena (4) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:09 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (61-50) 4 13 0 8 New York Mets (48-60) 1 5 0 4 Win: Rick Wise (13-6)   Loss: Jim McAndrew (3-8) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:41   Att: 40,280 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (54-55) 4 6 0 10 Philadelphia Phillies (52-60) 1 5 0 3 Win: Dock Ellis (11-9)   Loss: Wayne Twitchell (10-4)   Save: Dave Giusti (14) T: 2:24   Att: 31,157 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (69-42) 4 6 3 6 San Francisco Giants (61-49) 3 8 2 5 Win: Tommy John (11-6)   Loss: Juan Marichal (9-7)   Save: Jim Brewer (14) T: 2:27   Att: 33,122 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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