Sports headlines for Thursday April 8, 1976:

• Ray Floyd Has A Masterful 65
• Washington And Johnson To Seek Hardship Status
• Cappelletti's Brother Dies

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Orioles released Bobby Brown and Willie Royster
•	Brewers sold Tim Ireland to Cubs
•	Yankees placed Ron Blomberg on the disabled list
•	A's claimed Tom Bradley on waivers from Giants
•	Phillies released Tom Hilgendorf
•	Phillies sold Wayne Simpson to Angels
•	Cardinals traded Ken Reynolds and Bob Stewart to Padres for Danny Frisella

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Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (0-1) 0 4 1 6 Milwaukee Brewers (1-0) 5 7 0 6 Win: Jim Slaton (1-0)   Loss: Catfish Hunter (0-1) T: 2:09   Att: 44,868 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (0-1) 5 11 4 7 Cincinnati Reds (1-0) 11 15 0 8 Win: Gary Nolan (1-0)   Loss: J.R. Richard (0-1)   Save: Pedro Borbon (1) T: 2:41   Att: 52,949 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

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