Sports news and scores from Saturday August 23, 1975

`Sports headlines for Saturday August 23, 1975:`

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MLB standings as of this date

MLB team and player statistics as of this date

American League Batting

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Atlanta Braves (57-72)	2	10	2	10
St. Louis Cardinals (68-59)	7	11	2	6
Win: John Denny (9-3) Loss: Phil Niekro (12-12) T: 2:12 Att: 30,930 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Baltimore Orioles (69-57)	0	2	0	2
Texas Rangers (62-67)	1	7	0	5
Win: Fergie Jenkins (15-13) Loss: Mike Cuellar (12-10) T: 1:59 Att: 14,637 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
California Angels (58-71)	4	5	0	3
New York Yankees (64-62)	12	15	1	3
Win: Larry Gura (5-4) Loss: Bill Singer (7-12) T: 0:00 Att: 15,509 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Chicago White Sox (63-64)	6	10	2	7
Boston Red Sox (76-51)	4	5	0	6
Win: Jesse Jefferson (4-7) Loss: Rick Wise (16-8) Save: Rich Gossage (20) T: 2:51 Att: 27,730 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cincinnati Reds (84-43)	12	10	1	7
Pittsburgh Pirates (71-56)	7	12	2	13
Win: Clay Kirby (9-4) Loss: Bruce Kison (9-11) Save: Rawly Eastwick (16) T: 3:21 Att: 32,068 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cleveland Indians (58-66)	7	12	0	7
Kansas City Royals (68-57)	1	5	2	6
Win: Rick Waits (3-0) Loss: Nelson Briles (6-6) T: 2:17 Att: 15,396 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Detroit Tigers (51-76)	6	11	2	4
Minnesota Twins (59-69)	5	13	0	13
Win: Dave Lemanczyk (1-4) Loss: Tom Burgmeier (5-7) T: 3:08 Att: 9,052 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Houston Astros (49-82)	14	21	2	8
Chicago Cubs (60-69)	12	12	4	7
Win: Jim York (1-2) Loss: Bill Bonham (11-11) Save: Mike Cosgrove (5) T: 3:01 Att: 17,391 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Montreal Expos (53-72)	1	7	3	8
Los Angeles Dodgers (68-59)	3	4	0	0
Win: Burt Hooton (12-9) Loss: Steve Rogers (10-10) Save: Mike Marshall (13) 1st game of doubleheader T: 1:59 Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Montreal Expos (54-72)	5	8	2	6
Los Angeles Dodgers (68-60)	2	9	0	9
Win: Dale Murray (8-7) Loss: Mike Marshall (9-13) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:29 Att: 35,050 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Mets (65-61)	1	2	0	2
San Francisco Giants (62-65)	2	5	0	8
Win: Gary Lavelle (6-3) Loss: Skip Lockwood (1-1) T: 2:19 Att: 8,060 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Oakland A's (77-50)	6	10	0	9
Milwaukee Brewers (56-71)	3	10	0	9
Win: Jim Todd (5-3) Loss: Tom Murphy (1-6) Save: Rollie Fingers (17) 1st game of doubleheader T: 3:02 Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Oakland A's (78-50)	9	16	0	8
Milwaukee Brewers (56-72)	3	7	0	2
Win: Stan Bahnsen (9-11) Loss: Tom Hausman (3-6) Save: Jim Todd (10) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:35 Att: 21,036 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Philadelphia Phillies (69-57)	3	9	1	13
San Diego Padres (58-69)	8	10	3	8
Win: Dan Spillner (5-10) Loss: Steve Carlton (11-10) Save: Danny Frisella (8) T: 2:55 Att: 9,578 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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