Sports news and scores from Thursday October 18, 1973

`Sports headlines for Thursday October 18, 1973:`

Today's baseball transactions:

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MLB standings as of this date
MLB team and player statistics as of this date: American League Batting / American League Pitching

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Oakland A's (2-3)	0	3	1	9
New York Mets (3-2)	2	7	1	10
Win: Jerry Koosman (1-0) Loss: Vida Blue (0-1) Save: Tug McGraw (1) T: 2:39 Att: 54,817 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

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