Sports headlines for Tuesday July 20, 1976:

• Friends Of Thorpe Fail In Medal Try
• Puerto Rico Nearly Upsets U.S., 95-94
• Buoniconti Of Dolphins Ends 14-Year Pro Career
• Owner Expects O.J. To Retire
• Douglass Ousts Manning At QB
• Egypt, Morocco Join Boycotters

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Mets placed Dave Kingman on the disabled list

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   1976 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (56-32) 14 16 2 12 Chicago White Sox (40-48) 9 11 2 4 Win: Jim York (1-0)   Loss: Pete Vuckovich (6-3) T: 3:00   Att: 19,776 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (48-44) 7 9 2 10 Cleveland Indians (42-44) 4 13 2 11 Win: Rollie Fingers (6-6)   Loss: Dave LaRoche (0-3) T: 3:33   Att: 11,315 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (44-44) 10 12 1 7 Kansas City Royals (56-34) 3 7 0 6 Win: Wayne Garland (12-1)   Loss: Doug Bird (9-3) T: 2:29   Att: 16,145 at Royals Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB California Angels (39-55) 2 6 2 7 Milwaukee Brewers (36-49) 6 12 0 8 Win: Jerry Augustine (3-7)   Loss: Gary Ross (6-12)   Save: Danny Frisella (4) T: 2:37   Att: 10,134 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (41-44) 8 14 1 8 Minnesota Twins (41-48) 3 10 2 7 Win: Mark Fidrych (11-2)   Loss: Bill Singer (8-6) T: 0:00   Att: 30,425 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (42-46) 4 12 1 10 Texas Rangers (46-43) 2 14 1 14 Win: Rick Jones (4-0)   Loss: Nelson Briles (7-6)   Save: Jim Willoughby (5) T: 3:07   Att: 13,495 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (49-45) 2 10 1 7 Cincinnati Reds (57-35) 1 5 0 7 Win: Jerry Koosman (11-6)   Loss: Gary Nolan (8-5) T: 2:02   Att: 37,020 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (40-49) 2 5 0 5 Los Angeles Dodgers (51-41) 3 8 2 7 Win: Doug Rau (9-6)   Loss: Lynn McGlothen (8-9) T: 2:00   Att: 20,629 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (42-49) 3 6 0 7 Montreal Expos (27-57) 4 9 1 5 Win: Don Carrithers (4-6)   Loss: Andy Messersmith (9-9) T: 2:11   Att: 10,423 at Parc Jarry Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (47-46) 5 10 1 6 Pittsburgh Pirates (49-38) 9 12 1 8 Win: John Candelaria (10-4)   Loss: Tom Griffin (5-3)   Save: Kent Tekulve (2) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:29 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (48-46) 4 6 2 5 Pittsburgh Pirates (49-39) 3 10 1 6 Win: Ken Forsch (4-2)   Loss: Dave Giusti (0-1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:34   Att: 11,922 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (59-28) 0 4 1 6 San Diego Padres (46-47) 3 5 1 1 Win: Randy Jones (17-4)   Loss: Steve Carlton (10-4) T: 1:31   Att: 20,499 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (37-53) 3 7 0 4 San Francisco Giants (39-55) 2 3 0 4 Win: Rick Reuschel (9-7)   Loss: Ed Halicki (9-12)   Save: Darold Knowles (8) T: 2:12   Att: 9,241 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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