Sports headlines for Wednesday July 3, 1974:

• King, Newcombe Lose At Wimbledon; Chris Evert Wins
• Another Dolphin Bolts The Strike
• Strike At A Glance

• Red Sox placed Juan Beniquez on the disabled list
• Giants released Don McMahon
• Cardinals placed Sonny Siebert on the disabled list

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   1974 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 Baltimore Orioles (39-36) 9 14 0 7 Boston Red Sox (43-33) 2 8 1 6 Win: Doyle Alexander (4-4)   Loss: Dick Drago (5-4) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:45 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (40-36) 6 10 2 6 Boston Red Sox (43-34) 4 11 1 10 Win: Wayne Garland (2-1)   Loss: Reggie Cleveland (6-6)   Save: Dave McNally (1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:37   Att: 27,730 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (44-35) 3 7 2 9 California Angels (32-49) 2 5 3 5 Win: Glenn Abbott (2-1)   Loss: Andy Hassler (1-3) T: 2:11   Att: 9,979 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (39-37) 5 8 1 8 Chicago White Sox (37-38) 3 8 0 4 Win: Paul Splittorff (9-7)   Loss: Bill Moran (1-2)   Save: Doug Bird (4) T: 2:25   Att: 13,795 at Comiskey Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (35-42) 6 13 1 5 Detroit Tigers (41-36) 8 11 0 7 Win: John Hiller (11-5)   Loss: Sparky Lyle (5-1) T: 2:46   Att: 17,846 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (42-34) 4 9 0 9 Milwaukee Brewers (36-39) 2 7 2 4 Win: Gaylord Perry (15-1)   Loss: Jim Colborn (4-5) T: 2:23   Att: 16,938 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (41-39) 7 10 0 4 Minnesota Twins (33-44) 1 6 0 6 Win: Fergie Jenkins (10-9)   Loss: Bill Butler (3-3) T: 2:27   Att: 7,590 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (40-40) 4 9 3 8 Atlanta Braves (43-37) 5 5 1 6 Win: Danny Frisella (3-2)   Loss: Fred Scherman (1-4) T: 3:04   Att: 40,281 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (54-24) 4 8 1 5 Cincinnati Reds (44-33) 1 5 0 4 Win: Tommy John (12-2)   Loss: Clay Carroll (5-2)   Save: Mike Marshall (11) 1st game of doubleheader T: 1:59 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (54-25) 0 4 0 6 Cincinnati Reds (45-33) 6 9 0 8 Win: Don Gullett (8-6)   Loss: Doug Rau (6-5) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:30   Att: 51,909 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (38-39) 2 6 2 4 New York Mets (32-44) 6 14 0 6 Win: Harry Parker (2-7)   Loss: Jim Lonborg (10-7) T: 2:03   Att: 15,758 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (36-36) 1 7 1 8 Pittsburgh Pirates (34-40) 2 7 0 5 Win: Jerry Reuss (8-5)   Loss: John Montague (1-2) T: 1:56   Att: 11,123 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (36-48) 2 6 0 9 San Francisco Giants (35-46) 3 12 1 12 Win: Randy Moffitt (3-3)   Loss: Vicente Romo (4-4) T: 2:47   Att: 3,489 at Candlestick Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (32-43) 0 4 2 5 St. Louis Cardinals (41-35) 5 8 0 10 Win: Lynn McGlothen (12-3)   Loss: Rick Reuschel (7-6) T: 2:24   Att: 29,705 at Busch Stadium Boxscore