Sports headlines for Thursday August 12, 1976:

• World Series Gets A Designated Hitter
• Round 2: Staubach Hurt, Longley Ousted
• Weiskopf Turns Taunts Into 65, One-Stroke Lead
• Giants Abandon 2 Philly Hotels

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   1976 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (53-57) 2 9 1 8 California Angels (50-65) 1 6 1 4 Win: Luis Tiant (12-10)   Loss: Nolan Ryan (9-15) T: 2:32   Att: 15,242 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (54-58) 4 5 1 5 Cleveland Indians (55-56) 5 13 2 11 Win: Dave LaRoche (1-3)   Loss: Jeff Terpko (3-3) T: 2:58   Att: 3,786 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (67-44) 12 16 0 10 Minnesota Twins (56-57) 5 9 5 5 Win: Catfish Hunter (13-12)   Loss: Steve Luebber (3-3) T: 2:58   Att: 20,597 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (47-61) 3 8 0 6 Oakland A's (61-53) 4 7 0 6 Win: Rollie Fingers (8-7)   Loss: Bill Castro (3-2) T: 2:25   Att: 3,730 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (75-40) 8 11 0 9 Chicago Cubs (52-64) 3 8 1 5 Win: Manny Sarmiento (2-0)   Loss: Bruce Sutter (2-3)   Save: Rawly Eastwick (15) T: 2:36   Att: 17,863 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (56-61) 3 5 2 4 New York Mets (59-57) 0 8 0 9 Win: Rick Sawyer (3-0)   Loss: Tom Seaver (9-8) T: 2:00   Att: 18,806 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (53-62) 4 12 1 9 Philadelphia Phillies (74-38) 3 9 0 10 Win: Frank LaCorte (1-6)   Loss: Jim Lonborg (12-8)   Save: Adrian Devine (3) T: 2:45   Att: 30,415 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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