Sports headlines for Saturday May 9, 1970:

• Crampton Boosts Lead To Two Shots; Hogan (71) Eight Back
• Brundage Seeks Ban Of 4 Sports From Olympics
• Pearson Easy Rebel Victor; Petty Injured

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Cardinals activated Ted Simmons and sent him to Tulsa

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Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (11-15) 3 7 1 6 Baltimore Orioles (19-8) 4 3 0 4 Win: Tom Phoebus (3-1)   Loss: Tommy John (2-6)   Save: Eddie Watt (2) T: 2:11   Att: 7,466 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (15-15) 3 6 1 4 California Angels (18-9) 11 18 1 8 Win: Andy Messersmith (4-3)   Loss: Mike Kekich (0-1) T: 2:28   Att: 36,353 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (18-8) 5 5 1 6 Cleveland Indians (9-16) 3 8 0 4 Win: Ron Perranoski (1-1)   Loss: Dennis Higgins (0-2) T: 2:33   Att: 5,485 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (9-18) 4 9 3 4 Detroit Tigers (15-11) 7 11 0 7 Win: John Hiller (2-0)   Loss: Mike Hedlund (2-2) T: 2:23   Att: 11,274 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Washington Senators (13-14) 2 6 1 6 Milwaukee Brewers (8-20) 3 10 0 10 Win: John Gelnar (1-2)   Loss: Joe Grzenda (1-1) T: 2:37   Att: 8,935 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (14-12) 5 9 0 9 Oakland A's (13-16) 3 5 4 1 Win: Sonny Siebert (3-1)   Loss: Diego Segui (0-3) T: 2:10   Att: 33,203 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (10-14) 3 8 1 11 Atlanta Braves (17-11) 5 10 3 6 Win: Jim Nash (4-1)   Loss: George Culver (3-2)   Save: Hoyt Wilhelm (2) T: 2:28   Att: 28,381 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (22-8) 1 7 0 5 Chicago Cubs (15-10) 8 14 1 9 Win: Bill Hands (5-1)   Loss: Gary Nolan (5-1) T: 2:31   Att: 33,168 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (13-15) 6 15 0 12 Houston Astros (13-17) 3 10 0 5 Win: Bob Moose (1-3)   Loss: Tom Griffin (1-5) T: 2:37   Att: 15,137 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (13-18) 6 11 1 5 Montreal Expos (8-18) 0 2 0 6 Win: Danny Coombs (2-1)   Loss: Bill Stoneman (1-6) T: 2:20   Att: 21,031 at Parc Jarry Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (14-16) 5 10 0 9 New York Mets (14-14) 14 15 0 11 Win: Jerry Koosman (1-2)   Loss: Frank Linzy (2-1)   Save: Ron Taylor (5) T: 3:09   Att: 41,655 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (16-12) 9 12 2 7 Philadelphia Phillies (13-15) 4 9 0 7 Win: Fred Norman (1-0)   Loss: Dick Selma (2-2)   Save: Jose Pena (2) T: 4:06   Att: 12,780 at Connie Mack Stadium Boxscore

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