Sports headlines for Sunday April 17, 1977:

• Sneed Beats Hinkle In Tallahassee Playoff
• Richards-Riggs vs. King-Mulloy
• This Time Blood Spills At Davis Cup Matches
• Umps Protest Instant Replay
• Nicklaus Wins Fifth T Of C In A Playoff

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Rangers activated Darold Knowles

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Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (5-7) 11 13 1 7 California Angels (5-7) 7 9 3 8 Win: Mike Kekich (1-0)   Loss: Sid Monge (0-1)   Save: Dave Pagan (1) T: 3:24   Att: 13,813 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (5-5) 2 4 0 5 Chicago White Sox (6-2) 4 7 1 3 Win: Ken Brett (2-1)   Loss: Bill Singer (0-2)   Save: Bruce Dal Canton (1) T: 1:55   Att: 14,583 at Comiskey Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (2-4) 4 12 0 12 Cleveland Indians (3-3) 1 4 1 3 Win: Reggie Cleveland (1-0)   Loss: Al Fitzmorris (0-1) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:45 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (2-5) 5 9 2 2 Cleveland Indians (4-3) 10 12 0 5 Win: Jim Bibby (1-0)   Loss: Tom Murphy (0-1)   Save: Dave LaRoche (1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:23   Att: 15,439 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (3-7) 5 8 1 7 Kansas City Royals (5-3) 6 8 1 4 Win: Larry Gura (1-0)   Loss: Dave Roberts (1-2)   Save: Mark Littell (2) T: 2:17   Att: 15,868 at Royals Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (2-6) 0 7 0 11 Milwaukee Brewers (6-2) 2 6 0 6 Win: Bill Travers (1-2)   Loss: Dock Ellis (0-1) T: 2:07   Att: 37,186 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (7-3) 2 8 2 9 Minnesota Twins (5-5) 10 12 1 7 Win: Mike Pazik (1-0)   Loss: Jim Umbarger (0-2) T: 2:49   Att: 5,921 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (2-4) 5 10 0 10 Texas Rangers (4-2) 0 3 1 3 Win: Jim Palmer (2-1)   Loss: Bert Blyleven (1-1) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:09 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (3-4) 6 13 1 9 Texas Rangers (4-3) 1 6 0 7 Win: Ross Grimsley (1-1)   Loss: Gaylord Perry (1-1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:19   Att: 24,241 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (5-4) 4 8 2 7 Atlanta Braves (5-4) 5 7 0 7 Win: Mike Marshall (1-0)   Loss: Ken Forsch (2-1)   Save: Rick Camp (3) T: 2:42   Att: 11,024 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (1-6) 1 3 0 2 Montreal Expos (4-3) 2 7 1 5 Win: Will McEnaney (1-1)   Loss: Gene Garber (0-2) T: 1:56   Att: 29,115 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (4-4) 0 1 4 3 New York Mets (5-4) 6 8 0 6 Win: Tom Seaver (3-0)   Loss: Bill Bonham (1-1) T: 2:05   Att: 35,337 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (4-6) 4 10 1 5 San Diego Padres (4-6) 1 7 3 5 Win: Pat Zachry (1-1)   Loss: Bob Shirley (1-1) T: 1:57   Att: 42,142 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (7-2) 7 7 2 6 San Francisco Giants (3-6) 6 10 1 7 Win: Charlie Hough (2-0)   Loss: Randy Moffitt (0-1) T: 2:46   Att: 48,771 at Candlestick Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (4-4) 3 10 0 6 St. Louis Cardinals (6-3) 4 9 2 4 Win: John Denny (3-0)   Loss: Jerry Reuss (0-2)   Save: John Urrea (3) T: 2:11   Att: 28,574 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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