Sports headlines for Friday July 9, 1976:

• Canada Refuses Entry To Taiwan Olympic Team
• Dierker Hurls Season's First No-Hitter, 6-0
• Red Sox Owner Tom Yawkey, 73, Dies Of Leukemia
• 100-1 Shot Keeps 2-Stroke Lead In The British Open
• Norton Risks Ali Bout In Tuneup
• Aaron Not Chosen For All-Star Game

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Astros placed Gil Rondon on the disabled list

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Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (38-43) 8 14 1 5 Boston Red Sox (39-39) 6 10 1 8 Win: Bill Campbell (10-2)   Loss: Rick Wise (7-6) T: 2:54   Att: 29,917 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (38-42) 4 7 2 5 California Angels (35-50) 3 8 1 9 Win: Rudy May (6-6)   Loss: Frank Tanana (10-6)   Save: Tippy Martinez (4) T: 2:33   Att: 14,409 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (50-30) 1 9 3 5 Detroit Tigers (37-40) 0 4 1 4 Win: Dennis Leonard (9-3)   Loss: Mark Fidrych (9-2) T: 2:03   Att: 51,041 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (44-35) 2 4 0 8 Milwaukee Brewers (31-44) 7 12 1 6 Win: Eduardo Rodriguez (2-5)   Loss: Jim Umbarger (7-6) T: 2:41   Att: 22,912 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (36-44) 1 8 0 8 New York Yankees (49-30) 2 8 0 5 Win: Dock Ellis (10-4)   Loss: Terry Forster (1-6)   Save: Sparky Lyle (17) T: 2:15   Att: 21,097 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (38-39) 1 5 1 5 Oakland A's (42-41) 2 3 1 4 Win: Mike Torrez (8-9)   Loss: Jackie Brown (7-4) T: 1:45   Att: 4,480 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (45-41) 3 8 4 7 Atlanta Braves (39-44) 5 6 2 4 Win: Phil Niekro (9-4)   Loss: Nino Espinosa (0-1)   Save: Mike Marshall (13) T: 2:14   Att: 12,871 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (34-51) 3 8 2 7 Chicago Cubs (35-47) 5 9 0 8 Win: Bruce Sutter (1-1)   Loss: Rob Dressler (2-7) T: 2:48   Att: 11,382 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (44-34) 11 13 3 5 Cincinnati Reds (52-31) 12 14 2 8 Win: Rawly Eastwick (6-3)   Loss: Larry Demery (5-3) 1st game of doubleheader T: 3:10 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (44-35) 1 9 0 9 Cincinnati Reds (53-31) 2 10 0 7 Win: Fred Norman (7-2)   Loss: Doc Medich (5-7) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:24   Att: 53,328 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (25-50) 0 0 2 3 Houston Astros (40-44) 6 11 0 7 Win: Larry Dierker (8-8)   Loss: Don Stanhouse (6-4) T: 2:26   Att: 12,511 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (43-41) 3 10 0 10 Philadelphia Phillies (53-25) 4 8 0 8 Win: Tom Underwood (5-1)   Loss: Brent Strom (8-9)   Save: Ron Reed (4) T: 2:30   Att: 35,217 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (46-38) 3 10 1 10 St. Louis Cardinals (35-45) 4 10 0 11 Win: Bill Greif (2-5)   Loss: Elias Sosa (4-5) T: 2:46   Att: 21,242 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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