Sports headlines for Saturday April 17, 1976:

• Phillies' Schmidt Hits 4 Homers In 18-16 Victory

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Royals activated Steve Busby
•	Phillies signed Nardi Contreras as a free agent

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Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (3-2) 1 5 0 7 Boston Red Sox (3-4) 7 10 0 5 Win: Luis Tiant (2-0)   Loss: Rich Gossage (1-1) T: 2:35   Att: 24,328 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (2-2) 2 3 0 7 California Angels (3-5) 0 2 2 2 Win: Dave Roberts (1-0)   Loss: Gary Ross (0-1) T: 1:57   Att: 18,464 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (1-4) 3 8 0 5 Kansas City Royals (3-3) 5 6 0 5 Win: Al Fitzmorris (2-0)   Loss: Dennis Eckersley (0-2) T: 1:32   Att: 9,799 at Royals Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (2-5) 0 6 3 7 New York Yankees (5-1) 10 11 0 6 Win: Ed Figueroa (1-0)   Loss: Jim Hughes (0-1) T: 2:10   Att: 26,881 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (3-3) 6 5 0 6 Oakland A's (3-4) 1 3 2 6 Win: Jim Palmer (2-1)   Loss: Mike Torrez (1-2) T: 2:08   Att: 28,017 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (1-5) 5 8 2 3 Atlanta Braves (4-3) 1 5 1 7 Win: Doug Rau (1-0)   Loss: Carl Morton (0-2)   Save: Mike Marshall (1) T: 2:16   Att: 20,029 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (2-3) 18 24 0 8 Chicago Cubs (4-3) 16 19 0 12 Win: Tug McGraw (1-1)   Loss: Darold Knowles (1-1)   Save: Jim Lonborg (1) T: 3:41   Att: 28,287 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (3-4) 0 4 2 3 Cincinnati Reds (5-2) 11 15 0 7 Win: Fred Norman (2-0)   Loss: Ed Halicki (0-2) T: 2:15   Att: 21,219 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (3-4) 4 5 0 5 Houston Astros (5-3) 5 10 2 5 Win: J.R. Richard (2-1)   Loss: Dan Spillner (0-2)   Save: Ken Forsch (4) T: 2:08   Att: 11,702 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Mets (4-4) 17 21 0 7 Pittsburgh Pirates (5-1) 1 9 5 7 Win: Jerry Koosman (1-0)   Loss: Bruce Kison (1-1) T: 2:37   Att: 13,082 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (2-4) 3 4 0 2 St. Louis Cardinals (2-4) 4 10 1 8 Win: Eric Rasmussen (1-1)   Loss: Fred Scherman (1-1) T: 2:31   Att: 10,568 at Busch Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers Game postponed due to rain. Made up on April 18. Texas Rangers at Arlington Stadium

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