Sports headlines for Thursday September 18, 1975:

• The Strike Is Off...The Games Are On
• Nastase Falls Apart After Linesman's Call

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   1975 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 Oakland A's (93-59) 7 12 2 9 Chicago White Sox (71-80) 6 12 0 8 Win: Jim Todd (8-3)   Loss: Jim Kaat (20-13)   Save: Rollie Fingers (23) T: 2:55   Att: 5,781 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (73-75) 2 8 0 6 Detroit Tigers (56-96) 1 6 1 7 Win: Jim Bibby (7-15)   Loss: Dave Lemanczyk (2-7)   Save: Tom Buskey (7) T: 2:17   Att: 4,078 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (85-67) 4 9 2 10 Minnesota Twins (71-78) 3 11 3 11 Win: Ray Sadecki (1-0)   Loss: Eddie Bane (1-1)   Save: George Throop (2) T: 2:40   Att: 3,201 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB California Angels (69-84) 5 9 1 13 Texas Rangers (74-80) 3 7 3 7 Win: Frank Tanana (16-8)   Loss: Jim Umbarger (8-6) T: 2:54   Att: 4,440 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (100-53) 4 8 0 8 Atlanta Braves (66-88) 3 10 0 11 Win: Pedro Borbon (9-5)   Loss: Pablo Torrealba (0-1) T: 2:57   Att: 3,123 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (73-81) 5 5 1 7 New York Mets (78-75) 7 14 3 8 Win: Ken Sanders (1-1)   Loss: Darold Knowles (6-7) T: 2:49   Att: 6,336 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (87-65) 1 4 1 8 Philadelphia Phillies (81-71) 4 8 0 7 Win: Steve Carlton (14-13)   Loss: Dock Ellis (8-9) T: 2:13   Att: 27,093 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (67-85) 5 8 0 5 St. Louis Cardinals (78-74) 0 6 2 5 Win: Steve Renko (6-12)   Loss: Ron Reed (12-12) T: 2:04   Att: 6,392 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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