Sports headlines for Friday August 20, 1976:

• NFL Files Suit To Halt Delaware Lottery Plan
• Dr. Richards In; 22 Players Out

---

Click on a team's logo to see its 1976 roster, stats and more!

   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 Oakland A's (65-56) 1 7 0 4 Boston Red Sox (56-63) 2 9 2 8 Win: Luis Tiant (14-10)   Loss: Rollie Fingers (8-9) T: 2:24   Att: 30,132 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (62-56) 6 11 2 7 Chicago White Sox (52-69) 4 8 0 7 Win: Wayne Garland (15-3)   Loss: Francisco Barrios (3-7) T: 2:29   Att: 16,257 at Comiskey Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (59-62) 2 9 1 5 Detroit Tigers (58-61) 3 9 0 6 Win: Dave Roberts (12-12)   Loss: Eddie Bane (4-5) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:15 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (60-62) 8 11 0 8 Detroit Tigers (58-62) 5 11 0 7 Win: Tom Burgmeier (6-0)   Loss: Bill Laxton (0-5)   Save: Bill Campbell (16) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:45   Att: 17,385 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (73-47) 3 5 0 7 Milwaukee Brewers (53-63) 0 2 0 6 Win: Andy Hassler (3-7)   Loss: Bill Travers (14-10) T: 2:19   Att: 15,043 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB California Angels (52-70) 5 8 1 4 New York Yankees (72-46) 3 7 2 3 Win: Don Kirkwood (5-9)   Loss: Ed Figueroa (15-7)   Save: Mickey Scott (3) T: 2:24   Att: 26,185 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (59-61) 0 3 0 5 Texas Rangers (57-64) 3 7 0 5 Win: Bert Blyleven (10-13)   Loss: Jim Bibby (9-5) T: 2:20   Att: 7,964 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (55-68) 3 10 2 7 Cincinnati Reds (79-44) 4 7 0 6 Win: Gary Nolan (11-8)   Loss: Ray Burris (10-12)   Save: Rawly Eastwick (17) T: 2:14   Att: 36,677 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (66-54) 1 9 2 5 Los Angeles Dodgers (67-54) 8 12 1 6 Win: Doug Rau (11-10)   Loss: Bruce Kison (9-8)   Save: Charlie Hough (10) T: 2:26   Att: 25,107 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (60-65) 8 14 0 8 Philadelphia Phillies (78-41) 3 5 2 3 Win: Dan Larson (3-4)   Loss: Wayne Twitchell (2-1) T: 2:23   Att: 36,049 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (41-74) 3 6 3 6 San Francisco Giants (53-71) 6 9 0 4 Win: Ed Halicki (10-13)   Loss: Don Carrithers (6-9)   Save: Randy Moffitt (9) T: 2:06   Att: 2,319 at Candlestick Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (56-67) 4 7 0 8 St. Louis Cardinals (52-65) 6 11 0 5 Win: Eric Rasmussen (5-9)   Loss: Phil Niekro (13-9)   Save: Bill Greif (4) T: 2:22   Att: 14,287 at Busch Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets Game postponed. Made up on August 21. San Diego Padres at San Diego Stadium

All logos shown here are the property of their respective leagues and teams.