Sports headlines for Saturday August 22, 1970:

• Alworth Rejoins Chargers To End Brief Retirement
• Mantle To Rejoin Yanks As Coach

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Orioles activated Johnny Oates
•	Cubs activated Ernie Banks

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   1970 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB California Angels (69-55) 3 10 0 10 Baltimore Orioles (79-45) 2 9 1 10 Win: Andy Messersmith (9-10)   Loss: Eddie Watt (4-7)   Save: Mel Queen (6) T: 2:41   Att: 20,674 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (68-55) 2 4 1 5 Chicago White Sox (45-82) 3 6 2 4 Win: Bart Johnson (2-3)   Loss: Stan Bahnsen (11-9)   Save: Wilbur Wood (16) T: 2:02   Att: 5,367 at Comiskey Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (68-57) 5 10 1 9 Cleveland Indians (60-64) 6 9 1 7 Win: Dennis Higgins (4-4)   Loss: Marcel Lachemann (3-2) T: 2:57   Att: 9,615 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (46-79) 2 7 0 8 Detroit Tigers (67-57) 5 11 0 7 Win: Denny McLain (3-4)   Loss: Lew Krausse (11-14) T: 2:10   Att: 19,286 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (63-59) 8 13 0 8 Kansas City Royals (47-77) 1 6 0 6 Win: Gary Peters (12-10)   Loss: Jim Rooker (7-14) T: 2:25   Att: 9,884 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Washington Senators (59-65) 5 11 2 8 Minnesota Twins (73-49) 4 10 2 8 Win: Horacio Pina (4-1)   Loss: Tom Hall (6-5) T: 2:54   Att: 25,556 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (69-57) 2 11 1 11 Los Angeles Dodgers (70-53) 1 7 1 16 Win: Bruce Dal Canton (8-3)   Loss: Pete Mikkelsen (2-2) T: 4:21   Att: 39,829 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (62-63) 1 6 0 6 Montreal Expos (55-70) 4 8 0 6 Win: Steve Renko (9-8)   Loss: Jim Nash (12-6)   Save: Howie Reed (4) T: 2:26   Att: 27,037 at Parc Jarry Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (83-44) 3 10 0 11 New York Mets (65-58) 2 6 1 7 Win: Jim Merritt (19-10)   Loss: Tug McGraw (2-4)   Save: Wayne Granger (28) T: 2:22   Att: 45,943 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (56-69) 1 9 0 9 Philadelphia Phillies (56-69) 2 6 0 5 Win: Joe Hoerner (7-3)   Loss: Fred Gladding (4-2) T: 2:30   Att: 15,276 at Connie Mack Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (59-66) 7 14 0 9 San Diego Padres (48-78) 0 2 0 2 Win: Bob Gibson (18-5)   Loss: Danny Coombs (9-10) T: 2:06   Att: 6,942 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (65-61) 15 18 1 9 San Francisco Giants (62-62) 0 1 1 4 Win: Ken Holtzman (14-9)   Loss: Gaylord Perry (17-12) T: 2:50   Att: 11,046 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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