Sports headlines for Monday June 27, 1977:

• Texas Rangers Finally Get Their Man: It's Hunter
• McCovey Hits Two Home Runs In One Inning
• Piniella Starts Serving Suspension

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Royals placed Dave Nelson on the disabled list
•	A's placed Bill North on the disabled list
•	Rangers activated Roger Moret
•	Blue Jays released Pedro Garcia

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Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (37-34) 7 9 1 5 California Angels (35-34) 2 6 0 7 Win: Andy Hassler (4-2)   Loss: Wayne Simpson (3-5) T: 2:38   Att: 14,794 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (33-44) 4 9 0 6 Chicago White Sox (39-31) 10 13 0 8 Win: Ken Kravec (3-2)   Loss: Dick Pole (4-4)   Save: Bart Johnson (1) T: 2:33   Att: 16,026 at Comiskey Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (38-34) 9 16 0 9 Cleveland Indians (34-34) 2 8 1 5 Win: Mike Flanagan (3-8)   Loss: Dennis Eckersley (7-6) T: 2:42   Att: 19,320 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (41-29) 1 7 0 7 Detroit Tigers (32-38) 4 9 1 9 Win: Dave Roberts (4-7)   Loss: Rick Wise (4-3) T: 2:09   Att: 14,433 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (35-37) 3 7 1 5 Minnesota Twins (41-31) 10 11 1 5 Win: Dave Goltz (8-4)   Loss: Jerry Augustine (8-9) T: 2:39   Att: 10,534 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (34-35) 5 8 0 9 Oakland A's (30-40) 2 6 2 4 Win: Mike Marshall (2-2)   Loss: Paul Mitchell (0-2)   Save: Paul Lindblad (4) T: 2:45   Att: 13,024 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (40-32) 6 9 1 6 Toronto Blue Jays (27-43) 7 8 2 3 Win: Jesse Jefferson (4-7)   Loss: Ron Guidry (5-4)   Save: Jerry Johnson (3) T: 2:05   Att: 29,138 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (48-25) 2 8 0 12 Atlanta Braves (27-45) 1 9 0 12 Win: Burt Hooton (6-3)   Loss: Don Collins (1-6)   Save: Charlie Hough (17) T: 2:47   Att: 10,902 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (35-40) 14 12 1 3 Cincinnati Reds (37-33) 9 16 0 13 Win: Terry Cornutt (1-2)   Loss: Joe Henderson (0-1)   Save: Gary Lavelle (11) T: 3:01   Att: 27,188 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (31-45) 6 11 5 5 Houston Astros (32-42) 7 12 0 8 Win: Joe Niekro (2-1)   Loss: Rollie Fingers (4-4) T: 2:50   Att: 7,458 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (46-22) 4 9 0 5 Montreal Expos (29-40) 3 7 0 5 Win: Bill Bonham (8-6)   Loss: Santo Alcala (2-6)   Save: Bruce Sutter (20) T: 2:24   Att: 14,197 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (38-31) 4 6 0 6 New York Mets (29-42) 2 5 0 4 Win: Tug McGraw (3-0)   Loss: Skip Lockwood (1-4) T: 2:06   Att: 17,800 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (38-31) 1 7 0 7 St. Louis Cardinals (38-32) 6 11 0 7 Win: Pete Falcone (3-6)   Loss: Jerry Reuss (3-8) T: 2:33   Att: 18,239 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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