Sports headlines for Wednesday September 19, 1973:

• Willie Mays May Announce His Retirement Today
• Owners Delay Action On Padres' Transfer

Today's baseball transactions:

•	A's activated Rob Gardner

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   1973 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (75-78) 1 4 1 3 Boston Red Sox (83-69) 3 10 0 8 Win: Luis Tiant (19-12)   Loss: Mel Stottlemyre (14-16) T: 2:10   Att: 17,453 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (72-80) 7 14 1 7 Cleveland Indians (67-86) 4 9 1 8 Win: Jim Slaton (13-13)   Loss: Dick Tidrow (13-15)   Save: Ed Sprague (1) T: 2:30   Att: 1,009 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (89-62) 1 10 0 10 Detroit Tigers (80-71) 10 12 0 7 Win: Joe Coleman (21-15)   Loss: Dave McNally (16-16)   Save: John Hiller (37) T: 2:50   Att: 12,339 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (74-78) 4 14 0 14 Kansas City Royals (82-70) 3 10 2 12 Win: Cy Acosta (9-6)   Loss: Steve Mingori (2-2) T: 3:36   Att: 9,051 at Royals Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (90-61) 3 8 0 5 Minnesota Twins (73-77) 0 3 1 7 Win: Vida Blue (19-9)   Loss: Joe Decker (10-9) T: 2:16   Att: 5,202 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB California Angels (70-79) 6 12 1 8 Texas Rangers (53-97) 2 5 1 7 Win: Nolan Ryan (19-16)   Loss: Pete Broberg (4-9) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:21 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB California Angels (71-79) 9 15 1 10 Texas Rangers (53-98) 4 8 0 4 Win: Clyde Wright (11-19)   Loss: Charlie Hudson (4-2) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:16   Att: 3,347 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (75-76) 6 11 0 9 Chicago Cubs (72-79) 8 11 1 3 Win: Rick Reuschel (14-15)   Loss: Mike Marshall (12-11)   Save: Bob Locker (15) T: 2:26   Att: 2,568 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (55-96) 5 9 2 7 Houston Astros (78-76) 8 11 0 5 Win: Tom Griffin (3-6)   Loss: Clay Kirby (8-17) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:16 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (56-96) 6 9 1 3 Houston Astros (78-77) 3 8 0 5 Win: Rich Troedson (7-8)   Loss: Doug Konieczny (0-1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:04   Att: 5,488 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (73-81) 1 6 0 9 Los Angeles Dodgers (89-64) 4 7 1 5 Win: Andy Messersmith (14-10)   Loss: Phil Niekro (13-9)   Save: Jim Brewer (19) T: 2:08   Att: 31,012 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (75-74) 3 10 0 5 New York Mets (75-77) 7 10 0 3 Win: George Stone (12-3)   Loss: Nelson Briles (13-13)   Save: Tug McGraw (22) T: 2:22   Att: 29,240 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (75-77) 2 10 0 7 Philadelphia Phillies (67-85) 3 10 1 6 Win: Steve Carlton (12-19)   Loss: Tom Murphy (3-7) T: 2:09   Att: 7,066 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (94-58) 5 8 1 7 San Francisco Giants (83-68) 1 2 1 5 Win: Fred Norman (12-12)   Loss: Tom Bradley (13-12) T: 2:22   Att: 6,556 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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