Sports headlines for Sunday May 17, 1970:

• Aaron Gets No. 3,000, Socks 570th Homer
• Blancas Fires 67 To Win Colonial
• Penguins' Player Now 'Satisfactory'

• Cardinals placed Rich Nye on waivers

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Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (19-15) 1 7 0 9 Cincinnati Reds (26-10) 5 9 0 7 Win: Jim Merritt (8-2)   Loss: Pat Jarvis (3-3) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:18 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (19-16) 6 9 2 11 Cincinnati Reds (27-10) 7 17 3 15 Win: Don Gullett (2-0)   Loss: Gary Neibauer (0-2) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:55   Att: 33,217 at Crosley Field Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles Game postponed due to rain. Made up on June 29. Washington Senators at Exhibition Stadium

Team R H E LOB California Angels (23-11) 7 6 1 7 Oakland A's (17-18) 1 6 1 5 Win: Clyde Wright (5-2)   Loss: Blue Moon Odom (3-3)   Save: Ken Tatum (6) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:40 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB California Angels (23-12) 5 11 1 9 Oakland A's (18-18) 6 10 3 11 Win: Jim Roland (1-1)   Loss: Greg Garrett (2-1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:10   Att: 17,326 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (17-15) 3 8 0 8 St. Louis Cardinals (16-16) 4 9 2 4 Win: Sal Campisi (2-0)   Loss: Fergie Jenkins (2-6)   Save: Chuck Taylor (3) T: 2:13   Att: 33,799 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians Game postponed due to rain. Made up on July 3. Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers Doubleheader postponed due to rain. Made up on August 6. New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium

Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (18-19) 3 5 1 4 San Diego Padres (17-22) 5 11 0 5 Win: Mike Corkins (3-3)   Loss: Denny Lemaster (3-4)   Save: Ron Herbel (6) T: 2:24   Att: 8,957 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (12-21) 3 13 2 9 Chicago White Sox (15-18) 2 3 1 10 Win: Al Fitzmorris (3-1)   Loss: Wilbur Wood (2-2) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:45 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (13-21) 8 12 1 7 Chicago White Sox (15-19) 4 9 0 9 Win: Jim Rooker (2-2)   Loss: Wilbur Wood (2-3) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:16   Att: 18,145 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (22-10) 6 9 1 5 Milwaukee Brewers (11-23) 1 6 3 8 Win: Jim Perry (6-2)   Loss: Lew Krausse (3-7) T: 2:28   Att: 16,393 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (12-21) 8 13 0 5 Pittsburgh Pirates (16-20) 7 14 1 13 Win: John Strohmayer (1-0)   Loss: Gene Garber (0-2)   Save: Claude Raymond (5) T: 3:05   Att: 8,604 at Forbes Field Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets Game postponed due to rain. Made up on July 2. Philadelphia Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (18-20) 0 4 2 8 Los Angeles Dodgers (20-15) 8 12 2 9 Win: Claude Osteen (4-4)   Loss: Rich Robertson (3-3) T: 2:34   Att: 28,122 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore