Sports headlines for Tuesday May 12, 1970:

• Montreal Awarded 1976 Olympics
• Banks Hits 500th Homer
• Soviets Angered Over IOC Snub

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Cubs traded Boots Day to Expos for Jack Hiatt
•	Indians placed Steve Hargan on the disabled list
•	Royals activated Roger Nelson
•	Royals released Jerry Adair

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Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (14-15) 5 6 1 7 California Angels (20-10) 6 10 0 12 Win: Greg Garrett (2-0)   Loss: Sparky Lyle (0-1) T: 3:06   Att: 7,806 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (13-17) 7 12 0 11 Detroit Tigers (15-14) 2 6 3 6 Win: Jerry Janeski (3-2)   Loss: Les Cain (1-2)   Save: Wilbur Wood (7) T: 2:44   Att: 7,803 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (17-15) 9 10 2 6 Milwaukee Brewers (10-21) 5 12 3 9 Win: Fritz Peterson (4-2)   Loss: Lew Krausse (3-6)   Save: Lindy McDaniel (3) T: 2:30   Att: 5,382 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (22-8) 5 14 0 10 Minnesota Twins (18-10) 4 9 1 8 Win: Mike Cuellar (4-2)   Loss: Jim Perry (5-2)   Save: Pete Richert (6) T: 3:06   Att: 11,760 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Washington Senators (13-17) 3 8 0 10 Oakland A's (15-16) 5 8 1 4 Win: Diego Segui (1-3)   Loss: George Brunet (2-4) T: 2:49   Att: 3,230 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (18-13) 3 6 0 4 Chicago Cubs (16-12) 4 9 1 6 Win: Phil Regan (2-0)   Loss: Bob Priddy (2-2) T: 2:45   Att: 5,264 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (15-17) 8 13 2 9 Los Angeles Dodgers (17-13) 3 7 4 13 Win: Don Wilson (1-0)   Loss: Alan Foster (2-3)   Save: Fred Gladding (3) T: 2:54   Att: 12,494 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (9-20) 4 10 0 11 New York Mets (15-16) 8 8 0 9 Win: Ray Sadecki (1-0)   Loss: Carl Morton (3-1)   Save: Tug McGraw (4) T: 3:04   Att: 8,521 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (24-9) 5 6 1 3 Pittsburgh Pirates (14-17) 3 4 1 5 Win: Jim Merritt (7-2)   Loss: Steve Blass (2-5) T: 2:10   Att: 7,502 at Forbes Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (16-17) 5 9 3 8 San Diego Padres (15-19) 6 7 1 5 Win: Mike Corkins (2-3)   Loss: Migel Puente (1-1)   Save: Tom Dukes (2) T: 2:53   Att: 7,716 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (13-18) 5 9 0 5 St. Louis Cardinals (13-14) 9 13 0 8 Win: Chuck Taylor (1-2)   Loss: Lowell Palmer (1-1) T: 2:33   Att: 10,454 at Busch Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals Game postponed due to rain. Made up on July 24. Cleveland Indians at Municipal Stadium

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