Sports headlines for Thursday August 5, 1976:

• Niki Lauda Reported On Road To Recovery
• Randy Jones Reported OK After Car Accident
• Pistons Pay ($500,000) So Barnes Can Play

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Astros activated Gil Rondon
•	Mets placed Ed Kranepool on the disabled list

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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
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Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (53-52) 6 10 0 5 Cleveland Indians (52-52) 2 10 0 7 Win: Wayne Garland (13-2)   Loss: Jim Bibby (7-4) T: 2:26   Att: 7,521 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (50-55) 5 7 1 7 Detroit Tigers (48-56) 4 13 1 5 Win: Reggie Cleveland (6-5)   Loss: Dave Lemanczyk (3-3)   Save: Bill Lee (2) T: 2:27   Att: 14,419 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (54-53) 4 9 1 3 Kansas City Royals (64-40) 6 9 0 8 Win: Dennis Leonard (13-4)   Loss: Bill Singer (8-8)   Save: Steve Mingori (10) T: 2:44   Att: 14,544 at Royals Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (64-41) 3 6 2 5 Milwaukee Brewers (47-56) 9 13 0 9 Win: Danny Frisella (3-1)   Loss: Dock Ellis (11-6) T: 2:15   Att: 27,156 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB California Angels (47-61) 0 6 0 4 Texas Rangers (50-54) 1 5 0 3 Win: Bert Blyleven (9-12)   Loss: Gary Ross (6-13) T: 1:46   Att: 9,679 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (48-62) 2 9 1 7 Atlanta Braves (48-60) 1 3 1 5 Win: Jim Barr (10-7)   Loss: Phil Niekro (11-8)   Save: Randy Moffitt (8) T: 1:56   Att: 3,884 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (70-39) 3 10 0 7 Los Angeles Dodgers (59-48) 2 7 0 6 Win: Fred Norman (11-2)   Loss: Don Sutton (12-9) T: 2:26   Att: 46,095 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (47-61) 4 5 1 2 Montreal Expos (36-64) 3 7 1 4 Win: Ray Burris (8-11)   Loss: Don Stanhouse (7-5)   Save: Bruce Sutter (5) T: 2:19   Att: 10,333 at Parc Jarry Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (55-55) 7 17 0 12 Pittsburgh Pirates (58-48) 4 6 1 3 Win: Jon Matlack (11-6)   Loss: Jerry Reuss (10-6)   Save: Skip Lockwood (11) T: 2:47   Att: 7,836 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (56-55) 3 8 1 9 San Diego Padres (52-59) 4 7 0 7 Win: Dave Freisleben (7-9)   Loss: Bo McLaughlin (1-1)   Save: Butch Metzger (9) T: 2:10   Att: 9,798 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (72-34) 5 7 0 6 St. Louis Cardinals (44-60) 2 7 1 8 Win: Wayne Twitchell (2-0)   Loss: Lynn McGlothen (9-11) T: 2:27   Att: 15,569 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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