Sports headlines for Wednesday May 8, 1974:

• Quarry Survives Knockdown, KO's Alexander In Two
• City Will Be Asked If It Wants Olympics

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   1974 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (17-13) 0 5 1 2 Boston Red Sox (12-15) 4 7 0 9 Win: Bill Lee (3-3)   Loss: Mel Stottlemyre (5-3) T: 2:02   Att: 13,985 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (15-13) 3 14 2 10 California Angels (15-14) 2 9 0 7 Win: Tom Hilgendorf (1-1)   Loss: Dave Sells (1-2)   Save: Tom Buskey (3) T: 3:04   Att: 6,649 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (13-13) 3 7 1 7 Oakland A's (13-15) 7 10 2 8 Win: Vida Blue (1-4)   Loss: Jim Palmer (2-3) T: 2:22   Att: 2,980 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (11-14) 4 9 0 6 Texas Rangers (15-13) 2 8 1 4 Win: Al Fitzmorris (3-1)   Loss: Fergie Jenkins (6-2) T: 2:24   Att: 10,466 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (16-12) 2 6 0 6 Cincinnati Reds (12-13) 0 3 0 2 Win: John Curtis (2-3)   Loss: Don Gullett (2-3) T: 1:57   Att: 9,864 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (8-16) 6 14 2 11 Houston Astros (19-11) 8 9 2 10 Win: Mike Nagy (1-0)   Loss: Jim Sadowski (0-1) T: 3:26   Att: 11,266 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (19-9) 6 9 3 6 Montreal Expos (10-11) 3 6 0 6 Win: Andy Messersmith (3-0)   Loss: Ernie McAnally (1-4) T: 2:26   Att: 16,141 at Parc Jarry Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (16-14) 2 4 0 3 New York Mets (11-17) 4 8 1 5 Win: Jon Matlack (4-1)   Loss: John D'Acquisto (2-3) T: 2:18   Att: 13,421 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (14-17) 0 2 0 4 Philadelphia Phillies (14-14) 4 10 0 6 Win: Jim Lonborg (3-2)   Loss: Randy Jones (2-6) T: 1:49   Att: 5,081 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves Game postponed due to rain. Made up on July 5. Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox Game postponed due to rain. Made up on July 5. Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium	Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins Game postponed due to rain. Made up on July 5. Milwaukee Brewers at County Stadium

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