Sports headlines for Wednesday May 25, 1977:

• 4 WHA Teams Said To Accept NHL Terms
• Mark Fidrych: Pay Me Or Don't Talk To Me

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Cubs released Tim Ireland
•	Royals activated Andy Hassler
•	Phillies released Bobby Tolan
•	Phillies activated Jim Lonborg

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   1977 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (19-20) 4 10 0 6 Baltimore Orioles (22-16) 1 8 0 9 Win: Paul Splittorff (3-4)   Loss: Ross Grimsley (4-3)   Save: Larry Gura (4) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:23 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (19-21) 2 5 0 9 Baltimore Orioles (23-16) 7 10 2 7 Win: Dennis Martinez (3-2)   Loss: Jim Colborn (5-5) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:56   Att: 11,388 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (26-14) 13 24 0 13 Boston Red Sox (21-18) 5 12 0 8 Win: Dave Goltz (3-3)   Loss: Bob Stanley (3-1)   Save: Tom Burgmeier (5) 1st game of doubleheader T: 3:15 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (27-14) 9 11 1 6 Boston Red Sox (21-19) 4 7 2 7 Win: Paul Thormodsgard (3-2)   Loss: Mike Paxton (0-1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:53   Att: 24,686 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (16-30) 1 5 0 4 Cleveland Indians (16-21) 2 10 0 14 Win: Dennis Eckersley (4-3)   Loss: Bill Laxton (2-2) T: 3:00   Att: 4,516 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB California Angels (21-21) 4 8 1 7 Detroit Tigers (17-22) 0 3 0 4 Win: Frank Tanana (8-1)   Loss: Dave Roberts (3-6) T: 2:21   Att: 13,150 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (22-16) 4 6 0 3 Milwaukee Brewers (22-22) 7 12 0 11 Win: Moose Haas (4-2)   Loss: Chris Knapp (5-2) T: 2:31   Att: 14,346 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (19-17) 2 8 0 9 New York Yankees (23-18) 3 7 0 4 Win: Gil Patterson (1-1)   Loss: Bert Blyleven (4-5)   Save: Sparky Lyle (7) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:35 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (20-17) 1 8 1 9 New York Yankees (23-19) 0 6 2 3 Win: Gaylord Perry (4-4)   Loss: Mike Torrez (5-3) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:23   Att: 19,693 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (20-21) 6 9 1 5 Toronto Blue Jays (17-25) 5 10 2 11 Win: Dave Giusti (1-2)   Loss: Jerry Garvin (6-2) T: 3:11   Att: 36,097 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (15-22) 3 11 1 12 Chicago Cubs (24-14) 7 8 0 11 Win: Ray Burris (7-4)   Loss: Dan Warthen (1-2)   Save: Bruce Sutter (11) T: 2:50   Att: 9,088 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (17-24) 7 11 2 8 Los Angeles Dodgers (31-11) 6 10 1 9 Win: Joaquin Andujar (4-3)   Loss: Charlie Hough (3-3)   Save: Ken Forsch (4) T: 2:23   Att: 27,743 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (15-28) 5 14 2 11 San Diego Padres (19-26) 6 13 1 13 Win: Tom Griffin (4-2)   Loss: Jamie Easterly (1-1) T: 3:30   Att: 14,288 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (18-21) 5 14 0 4 San Francisco Giants (18-23) 6 6 0 5 Win: Charlie Williams (1-1)   Loss: Tom Hume (0-1)   Save: Gary Lavelle (6) T: 2:18   Att: 7,041 at Candlestick Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (20-18) 2 4 0 5 St. Louis Cardinals (23-17) 1 7 1 9 Win: Steve Carlton (6-2)   Loss: Pete Falcone (1-5)   Save: Tom Underwood (1) T: 1:58   Att: 12,401 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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