Sports headlines for Thursday April 15, 1976:

• Messersmith Defends Move
• Yankee Stadium Opens With Win, Some Questions

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   1976 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 Chicago White Sox (3-1) 8 13 1 6 Boston Red Sox (2-4) 4 9 2 6 Win: Bart Johnson (1-0)   Loss: Rick Wise (0-1)   Save: Clay Carroll (1) T: 2:26   Att: 10,916 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB California Angels (2-4) 5 10 0 9 Kansas City Royals (1-3) 1 4 1 7 Win: Nolan Ryan (1-1)   Loss: Paul Splittorff (0-2) T: 2:13   Att: 7,657 at Royals Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (2-4) 4 8 1 8 New York Yankees (4-1) 11 14 2 6 Win: Dick Tidrow (1-0)   Loss: Vic Albury (0-1)   Save: Sparky Lyle (1) T: 2:57   Att: 52,613 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (4-1) 5 10 1 9 Atlanta Braves (3-2) 10 16 2 8 Win: Phil Niekro (2-0)   Loss: Jack Billingham (1-1) T: 0:00   Att: 15,716 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (3-3) 10 13 2 7 Chicago Cubs (4-2) 8 9 0 8 Win: Skip Lockwood (1-1)   Loss: Tom Dettore (0-1) T: 0:00   Att: 9,709 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (1-3) 5 13 1 11 Montreal Expos (2-3) 8 9 1 4 Win: Woodie Fryman (1-1)   Loss: Jim Kaat (0-1)   Save: Wayne Granger (1) T: 2:26   Att: 6,375 at Parc Jarry Boxscore
Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (1-4) 3 6 1 8 Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0) 9 10 1 2 Win: Jim Rooker (1-0)   Loss: Lynn McGlothen (1-1)   Save: Ramon Hernandez (1) T: 2:37   Att: 9,490 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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