Sports headlines for Tuesday June 7, 1977:

• Veeck Chooses Maryland Prep
• Palmer In, Casper Out Of Open
• Suspension Of Carty Overruled By League
• Seaver Tops Both Koufax And Reds
• Denny Fined $250 For Charging Ump
• Second Player Hits Blues With Suit

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Braves released Bob Johnson
•	Mariners placed Bill Laxton on the disabled list

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   1977 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

   American League Batting / American League Pitching            MLB standings as of this date
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Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (21-30) 6 10 2 6 California Angels (25-26) 3 6 1 7 Win: Mike Willis (2-1)   Loss: Paul Hartzell (1-5) T: 2:15   Att: 10,239 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (28-24) 4 10 1 8 Kansas City Royals (25-26) 5 8 0 7 Win: Mark Littell (5-2)   Loss: Mike Paxton (1-2) T: 2:36   Att: 21,184 at Royals Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (29-23) 6 10 0 9 Milwaukee Brewers (27-28) 7 14 0 7 Win: Bill Castro (7-2)   Loss: Dyar Miller (2-2) T: 2:58   Att: 9,190 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (29-22) 5 8 2 5 Minnesota Twins (32-21) 6 13 2 12 Win: Tom Johnson (6-2)   Loss: Larry Anderson (0-1) T: 3:11   Att: 11,230 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (22-28) 5 12 0 7 Seattle Mariners (22-35) 2 10 0 8 Win: Dave Rozema (6-2)   Loss: Glenn Abbott (2-6)   Save: Steve Foucault (5) T: 2:23   Att: 10,050 at The Kingdome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (30-24) 3 9 3 6 Texas Rangers (25-24) 7 11 0 12 Win: Paul Lindblad (2-3)   Loss: Ed Figueroa (7-4) T: 2:40   Att: 18,075 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (36-18) 4 11 1 8 Chicago Cubs (32-18) 10 13 2 7 Win: Ray Burris (8-5)   Loss: Tommy John (6-3) T: 2:40   Att: 19,491 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (25-26) 0 5 1 5 New York Mets (22-31) 8 12 0 8 Win: Tom Seaver (6-3)   Loss: Pat Zachry (3-7) T: 2:25   Att: 16,067 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (22-32) 8 13 2 5 Philadelphia Phillies (28-23) 9 7 2 6 Win: Tom Underwood (3-1)   Loss: Joe Niekro (0-1)   Save: Gene Garber (6) T: 2:31   Att: 25,226 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (25-30) 7 11 0 9 Pittsburgh Pirates (29-20) 6 7 3 3 Win: Jim Barr (7-5)   Loss: Larry Demery (3-3)   Save: Randy Moffitt (5) T: 2:27   Att: 6,795 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (26-32) 9 11 1 5 St. Louis Cardinals (29-23) 5 12 3 11 Win: Bob Owchinko (1-0)   Loss: Larry Dierker (1-2)   Save: Rollie Fingers (14) T: 2:42   Att: 14,238 at Busch Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves Game postponed due to rain. Made up on August 19. Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium

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