Sports headlines for Monday July 5, 1976:

• Communist China Wants Taiwan Out Of Olympics

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Angels sold Andy Hassler to Royals

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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 (35-41) 2 11 1 8 Boston Red Sox (37-37) 11 11 0 5 Win: Luis Tiant (10-5)   Loss: Jesse Jefferson (2-3) T: 2:38   Att: 24,640 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (37-37) 1 5 1 4 California Angels (34-48) 8 15 0 10 Win: Gary Ross (6-9)   Loss: Pat Dobson (10-6) T: 2:20   Att: 20,240 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (36-41) 2 7 4 10 Milwaukee Brewers (28-43) 3 4 0 9 Win: Bill Travers (9-6)   Loss: Eddie Bane (0-2) T: 2:27   Att: 8,074 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (47-29) 2 8 1 5 New York Yankees (46-28) 1 11 2 10 Win: Paul Splittorff (9-6)   Loss: Doyle Alexander (4-5)   Save: Steve Mingori (6) T: 2:50   Att: 28,041 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (36-40) 1 8 1 10 Oakland A's (39-40) 4 7 0 3 Win: Mike Torrez (7-9)   Loss: Rudy May (5-6)   Save: Rollie Fingers (11) T: 2:12   Att: 40,502 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (36-38) 6 11 0 5 Texas Rangers (43-32) 8 12 0 6 Win: Jeff Terpko (2-1)   Loss: Dave Roberts (8-7) T: 2:23   Att: 33,847 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (43-32) 6 8 3 9 Atlanta Braves (37-42) 8 8 2 4 Win: Bruce Dal Canton (2-1)   Loss: Ramon Hernandez (2-2)   Save: Mike Marshall (11) T: 2:37   Att: 48,467 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (42-38) 0 3 1 2 Chicago Cubs (32-46) 1 5 0 5 Win: Steve Renko (3-4)   Loss: Brent Strom (8-8)   Save: Joe Coleman (1) T: 1:45   Att: 15,634 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (43-39) 3 10 0 11 Houston Astros (37-43) 7 9 1 3 Win: Joe Niekro (4-7)   Loss: Bob Apodaca (1-4) T: 2:32   Att: 14,037 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (49-31) 11 9 1 9 Montreal Expos (25-46) 2 8 1 6 Win: Jack Billingham (6-6)   Loss: Chip Lang (1-1) T: 2:34   Att: 14,331 at Parc Jarry Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (44-37) 6 12 0 8 Philadelphia Phillies (52-23) 0 2 0 2 Win: Burt Hooton (6-9)   Loss: Jim Lonborg (10-5) T: 2:00   Att: 60,943 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (33-49) 6 12 0 5 St. Louis Cardinals (33-44) 4 11 0 10 Win: Gary Lavelle (3-4)   Loss: Eric Rasmussen (3-7) T: 2:13   Att: 11,033 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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