Sports news and scores from Monday August 31, 1970

`Sports headlines for Monday August 31, 1970:`

Today's baseball transactions:

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MLB standings as of this date

MLB team and player statistics as of this date

American League Batting

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Baltimore Orioles (86-47)	10	13	0	7
New York Yankees (74-59)	2	8	3	5
Win: Mike Cuellar (21-7) Loss: Stan Bahnsen (12-10) T: 2:06 Att: 15,301 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cleveland Indians (64-69)	4	13	1	9
Washington Senators (63-69)	5	6	0	4
Win: Casey Cox (8-10) Loss: Steve Dunning (3-8) Save: Darold Knowles (26) T: 2:29 Att: 7,379 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Detroit Tigers (69-63)	2	11	2	11
Boston Red Sox (68-63)	4	8	2	9
Win: Ray Culp (14-12) Loss: Mickey Lolich (12-16) Save: Sparky Lyle (19) T: 2:30 Att: 22,339 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Mets (68-64)	11	12	0	3
St. Louis Cardinals (64-69)	5	7	0	7
Win: Jerry Koosman (9-6) Loss: Nelson Briles (5-5) Save: Ron Taylor (13) T: 2:34 Att: 17,284 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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