Sports headlines for Wednesday August 19, 1970:

• U.S. Davis Cup Team Selected
• Cassius' Draft Request Denied

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Senators released John Roseboro

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   1970 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

   American League Batting / American League Pitching            MLB standings as of this date
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Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (44-81) 13 14 1 5 Boston Red Sox (62-58) 5 11 2 9 Win: Wilbur Wood (7-11)   Loss: Ray Culp (13-11) T: 2:32   Att: 17,113 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (58-64) 2 8 0 7 California Angels (68-54) 0 5 0 4 Win: Rich Hand (5-9)   Loss: Rudy May (6-11)   Save: Dennis Higgins (8) T: 2:26   Att: 9,739 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (78-44) 3 10 0 10 Milwaukee Brewers (46-77) 2 6 0 9 Win: Mike Cuellar (18-7)   Loss: Skip Lockwood (1-10)   Save: Eddie Watt (10) T: 2:43   Att: 16,049 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (66-54) 0 4 0 5 Minnesota Twins (72-47) 3 7 0 6 Win: Jim Perry (18-10)   Loss: Fritz Peterson (13-8) T: 1:48   Att: 23,271 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (65-57) 0 4 2 6 Oakland A's (68-55) 7 12 1 12 Win: Diego Segui (8-9)   Loss: Mike Kilkenny (7-3) T: 2:39   Att: 6,402 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (46-76) 2 6 0 7 Washington Senators (58-64) 1 4 1 5 Win: Dick Drago (7-12)   Loss: Joe Coleman (6-9) T: 2:19   Att: 5,868 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (54-67) 2 3 0 2 Atlanta Braves (61-61) 3 5 0 5 Win: Pat Jarvis (14-10)   Loss: Rick Wise (10-11)   Save: Bob Priddy (7) T: 2:10   Att: 8,129 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (48-76) 2 8 0 7 Chicago Cubs (64-60) 12 14 1 3 Win: Fergie Jenkins (15-14)   Loss: Dave Roberts (5-11) T: 2:19   Att: 25,933 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (53-70) 8 10 1 5 Cincinnati Reds (82-43) 6 8 4 6 Win: Mike Marshall (1-5)   Loss: Gary Nolan (15-5)   Save: Claude Raymond (23) T: 2:28   Att: 23,909 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (55-67) 9 14 0 10 New York Mets (64-57) 4 11 4 13 Win: Wade Blasingame (1-0)   Loss: Tom Seaver (17-8)   Save: Fred Gladding (14) T: 3:12   Att: 38,539 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (61-61) 7 10 1 8 Pittsburgh Pirates (68-56) 4 13 0 8 Win: Juan Marichal (7-9)   Loss: Luke Walker (10-4) T: 2:49   Att: 24,655 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (69-52) 4 9 0 11 St. Louis Cardinals (57-66) 2 7 4 6 Win: Jim Brewer (6-5)   Loss: Steve Carlton (6-17)   Save: Pete Mikkelsen (3) T: 2:20   Att: 21,499 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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