Sports headlines for Sunday July 12, 1970:

• Nicklaus' 7-Foot Birdie On 18th Beats Sanders
• Pistol Pete Pops Off, Arrested By Knoxville Police
• Finley Backs A's Manager -- For This Year
• Beman Breezes In Milwaukee Open
• Players Would Change Four All-Star Positions

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Mets sold Don Cardwell to Braves

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Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (54-28) 2 8 0 10 California Angels (51-35) 6 9 0 4 Win: Dave LaRoche (2-0)   Loss: Jim Perry (13-7)   Save: Andy Messersmith (2) T: 2:56   Att: 20,614 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (43-41) 6 7 2 5 Cleveland Indians (38-47) 2 8 0 8 Win: Ray Culp (9-8)   Loss: Steve Dunning (1-4) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:27 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (44-41) 8 12 0 10 Cleveland Indians (38-48) 2 11 2 9 Win: Sonny Siebert (8-5)   Loss: Fred Lasher (2-7)   Save: Sparky Lyle (15) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:43   Att: 30,821 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (53-33) 3 6 2 8 Detroit Tigers (47-37) 7 9 1 4 Win: Mickey Lolich (8-10)   Loss: Dave McNally (12-6)   Save: Tom Timmermann (12) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:31 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (54-33) 13 15 1 7 Detroit Tigers (47-38) 3 6 2 6 Win: Dick Hall (7-3)   Loss: Denny McLain (0-2) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:29   Att: 53,959 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (31-58) 10 17 1 9 Kansas City Royals (33-52) 5 11 0 9 Win: Tommy John (7-12)   Loss: Dick Drago (6-6)   Save: Jerry Crider (3) T: 2:31   Att: 10,565 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (31-57) 3 6 0 4 Oakland A's (47-39) 4 7 1 6 Win: Mudcat Grant (4-0)   Loss: Marty Pattin (5-8) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:35 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (32-57) 2 7 1 5 Oakland A's (47-40) 1 6 2 4 Win: Lew Krausse (8-10)   Loss: Catfish Hunter (13-7) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:05   Att: 14,195 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (46-39) 3 11 0 9 Washington Senators (40-48) 7 13 0 9 Win: Jim Hannan (4-3)   Loss: Mel Stottlemyre (8-8)   Save: Darold Knowles (19) T: 2:30   Att: 30,155 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (62-26) 6 8 1 4 Atlanta Braves (42-44) 5 8 0 9 Win: Ray Washburn (1-2)   Loss: Pat Jarvis (9-7) T: 2:42   Att: 26,912 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (36-49) 2 9 1 6 Chicago Cubs (43-42) 10 16 1 12 Win: Ken Holtzman (9-7)   Loss: Chris Short (5-10) T: 2:30   Att: 28,270 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (41-44) 7 10 1 9 Houston Astros (37-51) 8 15 3 9 Win: Jim Ray (4-3)   Loss: Don McMahon (5-2) T: 3:04   Att: 25,003 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (37-51) 5 7 0 8 New York Mets (47-39) 3 6 1 7 Win: Howie Reed (3-4)   Loss: Ray Sadecki (7-3)   Save: Claude Raymond (17) T: 2:20   Att: 38,186 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (51-35) 1 3 1 8 San Diego Padres (36-54) 4 9 1 9 Win: Clay Kirby (5-10)   Loss: Don Sutton (10-6) T: 2:29   Att: 12,558 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (50-39) 7 13 4 10 St. Louis Cardinals (39-47) 6 16 1 13 Win: Dave Giusti (7-0)   Loss: Al Hrabosky (1-1)   Save: Bruce Dal Canton (1) T: 3:21   Att: 45,776 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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