Sports headlines for Saturday July 27, 1974:

• End Of NFL Players' Strike Said To Be Imminent
• Night Train Lane Delivers Message
• Martin Beats Smith In Upset To Gain Semis

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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 Milwaukee Brewers (48-50) 5 6 0 3 Baltimore Orioles (50-48) 3 5 2 6 Win: Bill Champion (5-1)   Loss: Wayne Garland (3-4)   Save: Tom Murphy (11) T: 2:30   Att: 26,680 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (50-48) 4 9 0 8 Boston Red Sox (52-46) 5 10 2 6 Win: Luis Tiant (15-7)   Loss: Sparky Lyle (6-2) T: 2:45   Att: 34,834 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (50-47) 6 16 0 11 California Angels (39-62) 3 5 2 4 Win: Bruce Dal Canton (6-4)   Loss: Ed Figueroa (1-3) T: 2:23   Att: 12,008 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (46-52) 2 5 0 5 Cleveland Indians (51-46) 3 6 0 2 Win: Jim Perry (10-8)   Loss: Lerrin LaGrow (7-10)   Save: Tom Buskey (8) T: 2:01   Att: 12,075 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (48-52) 6 12 1 6 Oakland A's (57-42) 1 8 2 8 Win: Ray Corbin (6-3)   Loss: Catfish Hunter (14-9) T: 1:53   Att: 9,523 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (50-47) 9 10 0 6 Texas Rangers (50-51) 5 12 0 8 Win: Skip Pitlock (3-2)   Loss: Steve Hargan (9-6) T: 2:36   Att: 9,844 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (65-36) 0 4 2 5 Atlanta Braves (52-49) 10 13 1 6 Win: Phil Niekro (10-9)   Loss: Al Downing (3-5) T: 2:18   Att: 30,234 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (49-50) 3 9 0 12 Chicago Cubs (42-54) 2 8 5 5 Win: Bob Forsch (3-2)   Loss: Bill Bonham (9-12) T: 2:31   Att: 29,228 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (43-60) 1 4 2 6 Cincinnati Reds (61-41) 5 9 1 9 Win: Tom Carroll (3-0)   Loss: Dave Freisleben (7-5) T: 2:08   Att: 42,350 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (46-56) 3 7 1 9 Houston Astros (53-48) 11 11 1 6 Win: Larry Dierker (7-6)   Loss: John D'Acquisto (9-8) T: 2:33   Att: 21,563 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (46-51) 5 4 2 4 New York Mets (42-54) 8 10 2 10 Win: Bob Apodaca (3-5)   Loss: Mike Torrez (9-7) T: 2:25   Att: 32,565 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (47-51) 5 10 0 7 Philadelphia Phillies (51-47) 6 11 0 11 Win: Pete Richert (1-0)   Loss: Ken Brett (12-7) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:31 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (47-52) 4 11 2 11 Philadelphia Phillies (52-47) 7 11 1 7 Win: Wayne Twitchell (5-3)   Loss: Bruce Kison (5-5)   Save: Eddie Watt (6) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:50   Att: 55,066 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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