Sports headlines for Friday August 31, 1973:

• Foreman Knocks Out Roman In Two Minutes
• Nastase Stunned Into Silence After Open Defeat; Smith Wins
• Illegal Pitches Bring Three-Day Ban For Martin

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Rangers traded Mike Paul to Cubs for Larry Gura (acquired 11/14/1973)
•	Rangers activated Steve Foucault

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Team R H E LOB California Angels (61-68) 2 10 1 10 Chicago White Sox (64-70) 7 11 0 11 Win: Wilbur Wood (22-18)   Loss: Bill Singer (17-11)   Save: Cy Acosta (13) T: 2:37   Att: 13,305 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (57-78) 6 11 0 8 Detroit Tigers (71-64) 3 6 2 6 Win: Mike Kekich (2-4)   Loss: Mickey Lolich (12-13)   Save: Tom Hilgendorf (6) T: 2:39   Att: 18,442 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (79-54) 10 13 2 3 Kansas City Royals (74-60) 7 10 1 6 Win: Rollie Fingers (6-6)   Loss: Doug Bird (4-4) T: 2:42   Att: 36,242 at Royals Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (72-61) 2 8 1 9 Milwaukee Brewers (65-67) 3 4 2 4 Win: Carlos Velazquez (2-2)   Loss: Luis Tiant (15-12)   Save: Eduardo Rodriguez (4) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:33 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (72-62) 4 11 1 10 Milwaukee Brewers (66-67) 5 13 0 17 Win: Eduardo Rodriguez (7-5)   Loss: Bobby Bolin (3-4) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 4:08   Att: 22,198 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (76-54) 2 10 1 9 New York Yankees (69-66) 5 8 0 5 Win: Mel Stottlemyre (13-13)   Loss: Jim Palmer (18-7) T: 2:27   Att: 20,499 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (64-69) 11 19 1 10 Texas Rangers (46-87) 2 10 0 13 Win: Danny Fife (2-1)   Loss: Jim Merritt (5-10)   Save: Ray Corbin (14) T: 2:56   Att: 4,445 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (69-68) 3 7 0 7 Los Angeles Dodgers (83-52) 2 4 1 4 Win: Tom Griffin (1-5)   Loss: Jim Brewer (6-7) T: 2:31   Att: 31,395 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (63-70) 5 8 1 11 Philadelphia Phillies (62-72) 2 6 2 8 Win: Steve Rogers (6-3)   Loss: Jim Lonborg (12-11)   Save: Mike Marshall (26) T: 2:51   Att: 14,171 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (64-68) 0 7 1 8 Pittsburgh Pirates (64-65) 7 11 1 10 Win: Jim Rooker (7-4)   Loss: Rick Reuschel (12-13) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:18 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (64-69) 2 8 2 12 Pittsburgh Pirates (65-65) 5 9 0 5 Win: Bob Johnson (3-1)   Loss: Fergie Jenkins (12-13)   Save: Ramon Hernandez (6) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:40   Att: 35,884 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (80-55) 10 13 2 10 San Diego Padres (48-85) 4 8 0 6 Win: Don Gullett (16-8)   Loss: Bill Greif (7-15)   Save: Clay Carroll (13) T: 2:50   Att: 9,518 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (65-70) 10 13 1 11 San Francisco Giants (73-59) 4 8 1 9 Win: Roric Harrison (9-4)   Loss: Ron Bryant (20-9) T: 3:19   Att: 7,750 at Candlestick Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Mets (62-71) 6 11 1 6 St. Louis Cardinals (68-66) 4 8 2 4 Win: Tug McGraw (2-6)   Loss: Diego Segui (6-6) T: 2:41   Att: 28,594 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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