Sports headlines for Friday August 24, 1973:

• Porter Wins Golf Playoff, Now Must Meet Nicklaus

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Reds placed Roger Nelson on the disabled list

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   1973 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (73-56) 0 3 2 3 Baltimore Orioles (72-52) 6 13 0 8 Win: Dave McNally (13-13)   Loss: Al Fitzmorris (5-2) T: 2:25   Att: 17,058 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (69-57) 3 11 2 9 California Angels (58-66) 2 8 2 7 Win: Bill Lee (14-8)   Loss: Dick Lange (1-1) T: 2:28   Att: 11,334 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (69-58) 6 13 1 6 Chicago White Sox (59-68) 5 9 1 2 Win: Fred Scherman (2-2)   Loss: Cy Acosta (7-6) T: 2:37   Att: 28,850 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (43-82) 5 6 1 4 Cleveland Indians (53-75) 11 13 1 7 Win: Tom Timmermann (7-4)   Loss: Don Durham (0-3) T: 2:37   Att: 5,736 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (60-65) 0 4 2 4 Minnesota Twins (60-66) 3 7 0 4 Win: Joe Decker (8-5)   Loss: Skip Lockwood (5-8) T: 1:57   Att: 15,012 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (68-62) 1 5 1 5 Oakland A's (75-52) 5 7 2 8 Win: Catfish Hunter (16-3)   Loss: Doc Medich (10-7)   Save: Darold Knowles (8) T: 2:24   Att: 12,007 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (61-63) 2 10 1 6 Atlanta Braves (62-68) 3 4 0 4 Win: Adrian Devine (2-3)   Loss: Dave Giusti (6-2) T: 2:40   Att: 15,680 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (65-62) 5 9 0 11 Cincinnati Reds (76-54) 4 11 3 10 Win: Diego Segui (6-4)   Loss: Clay Carroll (5-8) T: 2:58   Att: 40,574 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (61-66) 2 10 1 11 Houston Astros (67-63) 4 7 0 8 Win: Jerry Reuss (14-9)   Loss: Burt Hooton (10-12) T: 2:32   Att: 13,768 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (47-80) 5 9 1 7 Montreal Expos (59-67) 3 7 0 7 Win: Rich Troedson (6-4)   Loss: Balor Moore (7-13)   Save: Mike Caldwell (7) T: 2:23   Att: 14,161 at Parc Jarry Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (70-56) 0 7 1 8 New York Mets (58-68) 1 9 0 9 Win: Jerry Koosman (10-14)   Loss: Juan Marichal (10-10) T: 2:31   Att: 35,361 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (79-49) 3 7 2 7 Philadelphia Phillies (59-68) 0 3 2 5 Win: Tommy John (12-7)   Loss: Wayne Twitchell (12-6) T: 2:23   Att: 30,671 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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