Sports headlines for Monday September 24, 1973:

• Namath's Doctor Hopeful Surgery Won't Be Needed

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Yankees claimed Duke Sims on waivers from Tigers
•	Padres sold Dave Marshall to White Sox

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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 (54-103) 9 13 2 10 California Angels (75-81) 10 10 2 8 Win: Steve Barber (3-2)   Loss: Lloyd Allen (0-6) T: 2:41   Att: 3,753 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (84-72) 14 15 2 8 Detroit Tigers (83-73) 0 9 0 13 Win: Marty Pattin (14-15)   Loss: Fred Holdsworth (0-1) T: 2:39   Att: 12,108 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (78-78) 7 16 0 9 Oakland A's (92-65) 6 10 0 8 Win: Bill Hands (7-10)   Loss: Rollie Fingers (7-8)   Save: Bill Campbell (6) T: 2:48   Att: 18,556 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (58-99) 1 8 0 7 Cincinnati Reds (97-60) 2 9 0 9 Win: Dick Baney (2-1)   Loss: Rich Troedson (7-9)   Save: Pedro Borbon (14) T: 2:09   Att: 16,395 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (86-71) 6 12 1 12 Houston Astros (79-79) 10 7 1 4 Win: Jerry Reuss (16-12)   Loss: Ron Bryant (23-12)   Save: Ken Forsch (4) T: 2:24   Att: 4,268 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (77-77) 4 12 0 8 Montreal Expos (76-80) 5 8 0 7 Win: Steve Renko (15-11)   Loss: Bob Moose (11-12)   Save: Mike Marshall (30) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:33 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (78-77) 3 7 0 8 Montreal Expos (76-81) 0 8 2 11 Win: Nelson Briles (14-13)   Loss: Ernie McAnally (7-8)   Save: Dave Giusti (20) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:23   Att: 20,168 at Parc Jarry Boxscore

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