Sports headlines for Tuesday July 27, 1976:

• U.S. Olympic Basketball Back On Gold Standard
• Louganis Takes Silver

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Expos released Jim Lyttle

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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 New York Yankees (60-35) 1 4 4 3 Baltimore Orioles (48-48) 4 8 0 6 Win: Jim Palmer (14-8)   Loss: Dock Ellis (11-5) T: 2:11   Att: 21,153 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (46-48) 7 16 1 9 Boston Red Sox (43-52) 8 11 1 5 Win: Fergie Jenkins (9-8)   Loss: Jim Bibby (6-3)   Save: Tom Murphy (2) T: 2:49   Att: 20,969 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (59-38) 1 4 1 2 California Angels (43-58) 2 5 0 4 Win: Frank Tanana (12-7)   Loss: Paul Splittorff (11-7) T: 2:02   Att: 8,342 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (46-49) 4 10 3 8 Milwaukee Brewers (42-51) 6 6 1 8 Win: Jim Slaton (12-8)   Loss: Ray Bare (4-6)   Save: Bill Castro (3) T: 2:26   Att: 14,020 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (44-54) 0 10 1 7 Oakland A's (53-46) 1 5 0 8 Win: Vida Blue (9-9)   Loss: Rich Gossage (5-10) T: 2:09   Att: 3,442 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (32-60) 0 3 1 3 Chicago Cubs (40-58) 5 10 0 9 Win: Ray Burris (6-11)   Loss: Steve Rogers (3-10) T: 2:08   Att: 11,919 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (43-58) 9 10 0 5 Cincinnati Reds (62-37) 4 8 2 7 Win: Jim Barr (9-6)   Loss: Jack Billingham (7-8) T: 2:17   Att: 26,046 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (48-52) 1 4 1 5 Houston Astros (52-50) 4 10 3 7 Win: J.R. Richard (11-11)   Loss: Jerry Johnson (0-1) T: 2:08   Att: 8,208 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (51-49) 4 6 0 7 Philadelphia Phillies (65-30) 1 10 0 13 Win: Bob Myrick (1-0)   Loss: Tom Underwood (6-3)   Save: Skip Lockwood (10) T: 2:41   Att: 35,376 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (53-43) 3 6 0 7 St. Louis Cardinals (42-53) 1 11 1 9 Win: Bruce Kison (8-6)   Loss: Pete Falcone (6-11) T: 2:39   Att: 13,953 at Busch Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers Game postponed due to rain. Made up on September 17. Atlanta Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers Game postponed due to rain. Made up on July 28. Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium

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