Sports news and scores from Thursday May 20, 1976

`Sports headlines for Thursday May 20, 1976:`

Today's baseball transactions:

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MLB standings as of this date
MLB team and player statistics as of this date: American League Batting / American League Pitching

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Atlanta Braves (12-24)	2	11	0	14
Los Angeles Dodgers (23-13)	3	15	0	11
Win: Charlie Hough (4-0) Loss: Elias Sosa (3-4) T: 2:53 Att: 26,585 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Boston Red Sox (14-16)	8	14	3	9
New York Yankees (19-11)	2	10	0	9
Win: Reggie Cleveland (2-0) Loss: Ed Figueroa (3-3) Save: Tom House (2) T: 2:53 Att: 28,418 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
California Angels (14-23)	6	7	1	6
Texas Rangers (19-12)	3	7	0	6
Win: Gary Ross (1-5) Loss: Gaylord Perry (4-3) Save: Jim Brewer (2) T: 2:40 Att: 12,116 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Chicago Cubs (14-19)	0	7	2	8
Montreal Expos (13-17)	3	9	1	7
Win: Woodie Fryman (5-2) Loss: Ray Burris (1-5) Save: Dale Murray (3) T: 2:18 Att: 5,610 at Parc Jarry Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cincinnati Reds (21-14)	5	12	2	7
San Francisco Giants (12-24)	6	17	1	12
Win: Dave Heaverlo (1-0) Loss: Will McEnaney (0-2) Save: Gary Lavelle (7) T: 2:38 Att: 6,439 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Houston Astros (18-20)	5	12	1	9
San Diego Padres (17-17)	4	4	1	3
Win: Joe Niekro (2-5) Loss: Dave Wehrmeister (0-4) Save: Ken Forsch (8) T: 2:23 Att: 11,742 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Minnesota Twins (16-15)	2	7	0	5
Chicago White Sox (12-16)	3	7	0	4
Win: Rich Gossage (2-3) Loss: Pete Redfern (1-1) T: 2:13 Att: 6,999 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Oakland A's (15-19)	4	6	1	3
Kansas City Royals (20-10)	8	15	0	9
Win: Doug Bird (4-1) Loss: Paul Mitchell (1-2) Save: Mark Littell (3) T: 2:46 Att: 25,682 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Philadelphia Phillies (21-8)	5	7	0	3
New York Mets (20-16)	3	10	0	7
Win: Jim Lonborg (6-0) Loss: Tom Seaver (4-3) Save: Tug McGraw (4) T: 2:04 Att: 16,914 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates (20-13)	1	11	0	9
St. Louis Cardinals (15-21)	4	9	1	5
Win: John Denny (2-2) Loss: Doc Medich (3-4) T: 2:06 Att: 11,315 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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