Sports headlines for Thursday June 17, 1976:

• NBA Swallows Up The ABA For A Price
• Colonels Decided Price Was Too High
• Kuhn Expected To OK Player Sales Today
• Police Arrest QB Joe Gilliam

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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 Milwaukee Brewers (23-31) 0 2 1 3 California Angels (26-38) 2 7 1 5 Win: Gary Ross (4-8)   Loss: Jim Slaton (8-4) T: 1:49   Att: 7,701 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (34-22) 5 12 1 8 Chicago White Sox (27-29) 4 8 0 6 Win: Catfish Hunter (8-6)   Loss: Terry Forster (1-4)   Save: Sparky Lyle (10) T: 2:33   Att: 16,320 at Comiskey Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (25-32) 0 3 2 5 Minnesota Twins (28-30) 4 7 0 7 Win: Dave Goltz (7-3)   Loss: Vern Ruhle (5-3) T: 1:50   Att: 5,361 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (27-29) 8 13 0 8 Oakland A's (29-32) 3 8 1 8 Win: Dick Pole (3-4)   Loss: Mike Torrez (6-8) T: 2:39   Att: 8,163 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (27-31) 4 8 1 5 Texas Rangers (33-23) 1 4 1 6 Win: Wayne Garland (6-0)   Loss: Nelson Briles (6-3)   Save: Dave Pagan (1) T: 2:43   Att: 15,400 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (36-27) 0 3 0 3 New York Mets (32-33) 1 9 0 7 Win: Skip Lockwood (3-2)   Loss: Charlie Hough (7-2) T: 2:52   Att: 20,268 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (23-41) 2 7 0 7 Philadelphia Phillies (41-17) 3 6 0 8 Win: Gene Garber (2-1)   Loss: Gary Lavelle (2-4) T: 2:12   Att: 27,800 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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