Sports headlines for Tuesday August 31, 1976:

• NHL Rockies Name Wilson
• NFL Players Table Offer

• Tigers placed Bill Freehan on the disabled list

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

Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (60-72) 3 11 3 12 Atlanta Braves (59-73) 5 8 1 7 Win: Frank LaCorte (2-8)   Loss: Rick Reuschel (11-10)   Save: Adrian Devine (6) T: 2:21   Att: 2,634 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (84-49) 6 7 1 5 St. Louis Cardinals (56-70) 5 13 1 7 Win: Pedro Borbon (4-2)   Loss: Pete Falcone (11-12)   Save: Rawly Eastwick (19) T: 2:29   Att: 14,685 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (66-63) 4 10 1 9 Chicago White Sox (57-74) 2 11 0 10 Win: Jim Kern (9-7)   Loss: Dave Hamilton (6-6)   Save: Dave LaRoche (15) T: 3:11   Att: 10,852 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (61-69) 3 8 1 9 California Angels (58-74) 6 12 1 5 Win: Nolan Ryan (11-17)   Loss: Vern Ruhle (8-10) T: 2:21   Att: 8,542 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (78-53) 3 10 2 5 Baltimore Orioles (68-61) 4 6 0 6 Win: Jim Palmer (19-11)   Loss: Marty Pattin (6-11)   Save: Dyar Miller (6) T: 2:49   Att: 8,661 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (74-56) 5 12 0 11 Montreal Expos (43-81) 1 7 1 9 Win: Doug Rau (13-10)   Loss: Woodie Fryman (10-10)   Save: Charlie Hough (11) T: 2:23   Att: 9,369 at Parc Jarry Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (57-69) 0 2 1 3 Minnesota Twins (64-68) 4 7 0 6 Win: Dave Goltz (11-13)   Loss: Bill Travers (15-11) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:06 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (58-69) 6 9 1 6 Minnesota Twins (64-69) 3 5 1 3 Win: Jim Slaton (14-11)   Loss: Bill Campbell (13-4) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:09   Att: 6,987 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (79-49) 2 9 0 7 Oakland A's (70-61) 1 3 0 6 Win: Doyle Alexander (10-8)   Loss: Stan Bahnsen (7-4) T: 2:34   Att: 6,408 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (83-47) 2 7 1 7 Houston Astros (67-68) 3 7 2 8 Win: J.R. Richard (16-13)   Loss: Tug McGraw (6-6) T: 2:13   Att: 6,881 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (63-70) 0 4 0 4 Pittsburgh Pirates (72-57) 3 6 0 6 Win: Jerry Reuss (12-7)   Loss: Randy Jones (20-10) T: 1:46   Att: 9,674 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (56-76) 2 8 3 6 New York Mets (66-64) 6 12 0 7 Win: Skip Lockwood (7-7)   Loss: Ed Halicki (11-14) T: 2:18   Att: 14,788 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (60-71) 8 10 0 7 Boston Red Sox (62-68) 3 11 3 11 Win: Nelson Briles (9-8)   Loss: Reggie Cleveland (7-7) T: 3:03   Att: 18,145 at Fenway Park Boxscore