Sports headlines for Tuesday August 28, 1973:

• Nitschke Retires After 15 Seasons
• WTT Players OK For Open

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   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 Texas Rangers (46-84) 5 10 2 5 Baltimore Orioles (75-53) 3 9 2 11 Win: Charlie Hudson (3-1)   Loss: Dave McNally (13-14)   Save: Sonny Siebert (2) T: 2:38   Att: 10,524 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (68-65) 2 5 0 1 California Angels (60-67) 5 10 0 6 Win: Clyde Wright (10-17)   Loss: Fritz Peterson (8-13) T: 1:44   Att: 9,725 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (62-67) 4 7 0 8 Chicago White Sox (63-69) 6 9 0 4 Win: Steve Stone (5-11)   Loss: Skip Lockwood (5-9)   Save: Cy Acosta (12) T: 2:33   Att: 10,765 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (73-59) 3 6 2 2 Cleveland Indians (55-77) 4 6 0 9 Win: Tom Timmermann (8-4)   Loss: Dick Drago (12-13)   Save: Tom Hilgendorf (5) T: 2:36   Att: 8,015 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (62-68) 5 13 0 10 Detroit Tigers (70-62) 0 5 0 5 Win: Joe Decker (9-5)   Loss: Mickey Lolich (12-12) T: 2:43   Att: 18,325 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (71-59) 1 4 2 3 Oakland A's (78-53) 6 11 0 5 Win: Catfish Hunter (17-3)   Loss: Dick Pole (3-2)   Save: Rollie Fingers (17) T: 1:54   Att: 7,284 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (64-66) 9 16 3 6 Atlanta Braves (63-70) 6 9 0 9 Win: Burt Hooton (11-12)   Loss: Joe Niekro (1-2)   Save: Bob Locker (13) T: 2:44   Att: 7,566 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (63-64) 8 10 0 8 Cincinnati Reds (78-55) 3 13 0 12 Win: Bob Moose (9-11)   Loss: Ross Grimsley (12-8)   Save: Bob Johnson (3) T: 2:52   Att: 31,729 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (67-64) 8 12 0 9 Houston Astros (67-67) 3 6 3 4 Win: Alan Foster (11-6)   Loss: Jerry Reuss (14-10) T: 2:15   Att: 11,042 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (82-50) 6 8 0 5 Montreal Expos (61-69) 1 5 2 3 Win: Claude Osteen (16-6)   Loss: Balor Moore (7-14) T: 2:24   Att: 19,131 at Parc Jarry Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (48-83) 6 11 2 9 New York Mets (60-70) 8 13 1 12 Win: Jon Matlack (11-15)   Loss: Clay Kirby (7-15)   Save: Tug McGraw (15) T: 2:58   Att: 16,801 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (72-58) 0 4 0 5 Philadelphia Phillies (61-70) 1 5 0 3 Win: Wayne Twitchell (13-6)   Loss: Juan Marichal (10-11) T: 2:11   Att: 20,363 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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