Sports news and scores from Wednesday September 12, 1973

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American League Batting

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Boston Red Sox (80-66)	7	10	1	3
New York Yankees (72-74)	1	5	1	4
Win: Roger Moret (11-0) Loss: Lindy McDaniel (12-4) T: 2:13 Att: 12,556 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Chicago White Sox (72-74)	5	11	1	8
California Angels (67-75)	6	16	1	11
Win: Bill Singer (18-12) Loss: Terry Forster (6-7) T: 2:24 Att: 6,555 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Kansas City Royals (79-66)	5	9	1	5
Oakland A's (84-61)	0	9	0	11
Win: Paul Splittorff (16-11) Loss: Ken Holtzman (20-12) Save: Doug Bird (15) T: 2:10 Att: 10,788 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers (84-62)	3	8	0	5
Cincinnati Reds (89-57)	7	7	0	6
Win: Jack Billingham (18-8) Loss: Claude Osteen (16-9) T: 2:10 Att: 39,038 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Milwaukee Brewers (70-75)	1	8	3	8
Baltimore Orioles (84-59)	4	7	0	11
Win: Jim Palmer (20-8) Loss: Skip Lockwood (5-11) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:17 Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Milwaukee Brewers (70-76)	3	9	0	9
Baltimore Orioles (85-59)	5	8	1	7
Win: Grant Jackson (8-0) Loss: Jerry Bell (9-9) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:39 Att: 7,203 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Montreal Expos (71-73)	2	7	0	7
St. Louis Cardinals (72-73)	1	6	0	10
Win: Steve Rogers (9-3) Loss: Rick Wise (13-12) T: 2:29 Att: 13,121 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Mets (70-75)	3	9	0	7
Philadelphia Phillies (65-80)	2	8	0	8
Win: Jon Matlack (13-15) Loss: Wayne Twitchell (13-9) Save: Tug McGraw (19) T: 2:22 Att: 8,418 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates (71-71)	4	8	1	9
Chicago Cubs (69-75)	2	10	2	13
Win: Bruce Kison (1-0) Loss: Mike Paul (0-1) Save: Dave Giusti (18) T: 3:08 Att: 9,857 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
San Francisco Giants (80-64)	4	9	1	3
Atlanta Braves (72-76)	10	14	1	8
Win: Carl Morton (12-10) Loss: Ron Bryant (21-11) T: 2:27 Att: 5,037 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Texas Rangers (51-93)	5	6	1	9
Minnesota Twins (70-74)	2	9	3	10
Win: Rick Henninger (1-0) Loss: Eddie Bane (0-5) T: 2:49 Att: 4,597 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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