Sports headlines for Wednesday July 8, 1970:

• Ailing Clemente Prefers Rest To All-Star Game
• Rain Interrupts British Open With Jacklin Eight Under Par
• All-Star Pitchers Named

Today's baseball transactions:

•	A's activated Rick Monday

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Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (44-37) 8 12 1 4 Baltimore Orioles (52-30) 9 18 1 11 Win: Moe Drabowsky (3-3)   Loss: Lindy McDaniel (7-4) T: 2:53   Att: 33,749 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (30-51) 2 7 0 9 California Angels (49-33) 3 8 1 5 Win: Ken Tatum (4-2)   Loss: Ted Abernathy (3-1) T: 2:42   Att: 7,733 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Washington Senators (37-47) 5 5 1 8 Cleveland Indians (37-44) 6 6 0 5 Win: Phil Hennigan (6-3)   Loss: Darold Knowles (1-7)   Save: Dennis Higgins (6) T: 2:26   Att: 6,322 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (41-39) 2 8 0 8 Detroit Tigers (44-36) 3 7 2 6 Win: Mickey Lolich (7-10)   Loss: Ed Phillips (0-2) T: 2:32   Att: 14,801 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (29-55) 2 6 1 6 Milwaukee Brewers (30-54) 1 5 1 4 Win: Tommy John (6-12)   Loss: Al Downing (3-6) T: 2:08   Att: 12,119 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (52-26) 8 13 0 7 Oakland A's (45-38) 6 12 2 5 Win: Jim Perry (13-6)   Loss: Catfish Hunter (13-6)   Save: Ron Perranoski (20) T: 2:20   Att: 15,731 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (39-42) 13 12 0 9 Atlanta Braves (41-40) 0 5 3 4 Win: Gaylord Perry (13-8)   Loss: Phil Niekro (7-11) T: 2:54   Att: 10,629 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (33-50) 1 7 0 4 Chicago Cubs (41-40) 5 5 0 3 Win: Milt Pappas (4-3)   Loss: Steve Renko (5-5) 1st game of doubleheader T: 1:59 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (34-50) 5 6 3 7 Chicago Cubs (41-41) 4 8 2 9 Win: Dan McGinn (6-6)   Loss: Ken Holtzman (8-7)   Save: Claude Raymond (14) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:53   Att: 33,858 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (33-53) 3 8 1 9 Cincinnati Reds (59-24) 1 8 2 10 Win: Clay Kirby (4-10)   Loss: Ray Washburn (0-2)   Save: Ron Willis (3) T: 2:42   Att: 16,360 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (50-32) 6 10 0 4 Houston Astros (34-50) 5 9 2 6 Win: Ray Lamb (3-0)   Loss: Jack DiLauro (0-3)   Save: Jim Brewer (12) T: 2:26   Att: 16,865 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (39-43) 5 9 0 11 New York Mets (46-36) 7 11 2 6 Win: Ray Sadecki (7-2)   Loss: Nelson Briles (1-2)   Save: Ron Taylor (10) T: 2:43   Att: 38,932 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (46-39) 0 4 0 6 Philadelphia Phillies (35-47) 2 4 0 5 Win: Rick Wise (6-7)   Loss: Steve Blass (6-10) T: 2:01   Att: 7,038 at Connie Mack Stadium Boxscore

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