Sports headlines for Thursday August 1, 1974:

• Strike Talks Break Without Settlement
• NFL Rules Changes
• Umpire Pelekoudas 'Fair' In Hospital
• Baseball Considers Changes In Playoffs

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Astros sold Chris Cannizzaro to Padres
•	Expos activated Jim Cox
•	Yankees activated Rudy May

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   1974 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (52-51) 3 9 0 8 Boston Red Sox (56-47) 11 15 0 5 Win: Bill Lee (12-9)   Loss: Wayne Garland (3-5) T: 2:26   Att: 27,596 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (61-44) 3 7 1 6 Chicago White Sox (52-51) 7 16 0 12 Win: Stan Bahnsen (9-12)   Loss: Ken Holtzman (11-12) T: 2:40   Att: 20,530 at Comiskey Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (51-53) 2 10 2 7 Cleveland Indians (53-49) 9 10 1 5 Win: Jim Perry (11-8)   Loss: Dave Pagan (1-3) T: 2:12   Att: 16,179 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (54-52) 3 7 0 7 Kansas City Royals (51-51) 1 9 0 6 Win: Jackie Brown (9-8)   Loss: Bruce Dal Canton (6-5) T: 2:17   Att: 13,770 at Royals Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (50-53) 2 7 0 7 Milwaukee Brewers (51-53) 0 1 2 3 Win: Woodie Fryman (5-6)   Loss: Jim Slaton (8-12) T: 1:47   Att: 9,010 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB California Angels (41-65) 5 7 0 4 Minnesota Twins (51-54) 6 10 0 5 Win: Tom Burgmeier (5-3)   Loss: Horacio Pina (0-1)   Save: Bill Campbell (14) T: 2:11   Att: 6,233 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (44-64) 1 6 2 8 Los Angeles Dodgers (69-37) 8 10 1 11 Win: Al Downing (4-5)   Loss: Dan Spillner (5-7)   Save: Mike Marshall (14) T: 2:36   Att: 21,374 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (43-59) 7 14 0 12 New York Mets (45-57) 4 11 1 10 Win: Burt Hooton (4-10)   Loss: Tug McGraw (1-5) 1st game of doubleheader T: 3:07 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (44-59) 3 5 1 4 New York Mets (45-58) 1 6 1 6 Win: Dave LaRoche (2-3)   Loss: Ray Sadecki (4-5)   Save: Oscar Zamora (7) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:18   Att: 26,230 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (49-54) 4 7 1 4 Philadelphia Phillies (54-50) 6 8 2 7 Win: Wayne Twitchell (6-3)   Loss: Ernie McAnally (6-13) T: 2:26   Att: 20,146 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (54-50) 5 11 0 9 Pittsburgh Pirates (50-55) 2 8 1 8 Win: Rich Folkers (4-1)   Loss: Dave Giusti (5-4) T: 2:28   Att: 17,318 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (64-43) 9 9 3 5 San Francisco Giants (48-59) 7 11 1 6 Win: Clay Carroll (6-3)   Loss: Ron Bryant (2-12) T: 2:35   Att: 3,818 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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