Sports headlines for Wednesday September 17, 1975:

• NFL Says It'll Open, 5 Teams On Strike
• Gibson Retires Early
• Appeals Court Upholds NCAA's 48-Player Limit
• Networks Make Strike Plans

• Angels traded Bobby Valentine and Rudy Meoli (acquired 11/4/1975) to Padres for Gary Ross

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Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (66-87) 1 4 0 4 San Francisco Giants (74-79) 4 11 2 10 Win: Jim Barr (13-13)   Loss: Phil Niekro (15-13) T: 1:55   Att: 1,141 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (85-66) 5 13 2 9 Boston Red Sox (90-62) 2 6 3 6 Win: Mike Torrez (19-8)   Loss: Rick Wise (18-11)   Save: Dyar Miller (8) T: 2:33   Att: 31,806 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB California Angels (68-84) 3 7 1 5 Texas Rangers (74-79) 2 5 1 7 Win: Ed Figueroa (15-12)   Loss: David Clyde (0-1) T: 2:12   Att: 4,942 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (73-80) 5 11 0 5 New York Mets (77-75) 2 6 0 4 Win: Ray Burris (15-10)   Loss: Craig Swan (1-3) T: 2:11   Att: 7,568 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (72-75) 0 7 0 7 Detroit Tigers (56-95) 4 9 0 5 Win: Joe Coleman (10-17)   Loss: Roric Harrison (7-7) T: 1:51   Att: 4,609 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (60-92) 1 9 1 10 Cincinnati Reds (99-53) 10 14 0 7 Win: Fred Norman (11-4)   Loss: Mike Stanton (0-1) T: 2:40   Att: 13,508 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (84-67) 1 7 1 5 Minnesota Twins (71-77) 2 9 0 9 Win: Dave Goltz (14-13)   Loss: Al Fitzmorris (15-11) T: 2:19   Att: 3,154 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (66-85) 6 9 1 8 St. Louis Cardinals (78-73) 3 7 2 6 Win: Dan Warthen (8-6)   Loss: Lynn McGlothen (15-12) T: 2:18   Att: 5,883 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (78-73) 6 13 1 14 Milwaukee Brewers (64-89) 5 8 1 9 Win: Sparky Lyle (5-7)   Loss: Pete Broberg (13-15) T: 3:37   Att: 4,447 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (92-59) 2 4 3 4 Chicago White Sox (71-79) 3 5 0 6 Win: Wilbur Wood (15-19)   Loss: Ken Holtzman (17-13)   Save: Dave Hamilton (5) T: 1:56   Att: 4,761 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (87-64) 9 15 1 11 Philadelphia Phillies (80-71) 1 8 0 6 Win: Bruce Kison (11-11)   Loss: Tom Underwood (14-12) T: 2:51   Att: 38,085 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (68-84) 1 6 1 12 Los Angeles Dodgers (84-69) 7 11 0 8 Win: Andy Messersmith (18-14)   Loss: Dan Spillner (5-13) T: 2:29   Att: 13,465 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore