Sports headlines for Saturday April 16, 1977:

• ABC Pulls Plug On U.S. Boxing Championships
• Riggs To Face Renee In Tennis

Today's baseball transactions:

•	A's activated Vida Blue

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   1977 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (4-7) 4 12 1 7 California Angels (5-6) 6 10 1 10 Win: Paul Hartzell (1-0)   Loss: John Montague (0-1)   Save: Don Kirkwood (1) T: 2:51   Att: 19,690 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (5-4) 2 3 2 7 Chicago White Sox (5-2) 3 7 2 8 Win: Steve Stone (1-1)   Loss: Pete Vuckovich (0-1) T: 2:10   Att: 7,467 at Comiskey Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (1-4) 8 13 3 6 Cleveland Indians (3-2) 4 7 0 8 Win: Luis Tiant (1-0)   Loss: Wayne Garland (0-1)   Save: Bob Stanley (1) T: 2:43   Att: 51,165 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (3-6) 8 13 5 6 Kansas City Royals (4-3) 5 10 1 6 Win: John Hiller (1-2)   Loss: Steve Mingori (0-1) T: 2:33   Att: 23,753 at Royals Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (2-5) 3 8 0 7 Milwaukee Brewers (5-2) 4 8 0 4 Win: Bill Castro (1-0)   Loss: Sparky Lyle (0-1) T: 2:24   Att: 15,913 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (7-2) 1 4 0 5 Minnesota Twins (4-5) 3 5 1 4 Win: Geoff Zahn (2-0)   Loss: Vida Blue (0-1) T: 2:25   Att: 6,946 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (5-3) 3 8 1 4 Atlanta Braves (4-4) 4 8 0 10 Win: Andy Messersmith (1-1)   Loss: Joe Sambito (0-1) T: 2:23   Att: 13,789 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (1-5) 3 8 2 10 Montreal Expos (3-3) 4 10 0 10 Win: Gerry Hannahs (1-0)   Loss: Larry Christenson (0-1)   Save: Bill Atkinson (1) T: 2:39   Att: 18,361 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (4-3) 1 8 1 3 New York Mets (4-4) 4 5 0 3 Win: Nino Espinosa (2-0)   Loss: Rick Reuschel (1-1) T: 1:50   Att: 11,423 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (3-6) 4 12 0 7 San Diego Padres (4-5) 5 13 1 12 Win: Rollie Fingers (2-0)   Loss: Rawly Eastwick (0-2) T: 2:36   Att: 41,029 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (6-2) 5 11 0 12 San Francisco Giants (3-5) 0 5 0 6 Win: Burt Hooton (1-1)   Loss: Lynn McGlothen (0-2) T: 2:24   Att: 15,519 at Candlestick Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (4-3) 3 7 2 5 St. Louis Cardinals (5-3) 1 5 1 6 Win: John Candelaria (1-0)   Loss: Eric Rasmussen (0-2)   Save: Rich Gossage (1) T: 2:02   Att: 12,513 at Busch Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles Game postponed due to rain. Made up on July 12. Texas Rangers at Arlington Stadium

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