Sports headlines for Friday April 16, 1971:

• Jets' Star Receiver George Sauer Quits
• Ex-Baseball Chief Eckert Dead At 62

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Braves signed Luis Tiant as a free agent
•	Tigers placed Mike Kilkenny on the disabled list

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   1971 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

   American League Batting / American League Pitching            MLB standings as of this date
   National League Batting / National League Pitching

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (4-5) 1 4 0 4 Baltimore Orioles (7-1) 6 8 1 6 Win: Pat Dobson (1-0)   Loss: Steve Kline (1-1) T: 2:01   Att: 7,465 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (7-4) 5 8 0 5 Chicago White Sox (3-7) 4 7 3 7 Win: Paul Lindblad (1-0)   Loss: Don Eddy (0-1)   Save: Bob Locker (2) T: 2:32   Att: 15,808 at Comiskey Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (4-4) 5 10 0 12 Detroit Tigers (3-6) 3 8 2 4 Win: Gary Peters (1-1)   Loss: Joe Niekro (0-3)   Save: Sparky Lyle (2) T: 2:44   Att: 14,963 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB California Angels (6-4) 4 7 0 4 Minnesota Twins (4-6) 1 8 1 7 Win: Rudy May (1-0)   Loss: Jim Perry (1-2)   Save: Dave LaRoche (1) T: 2:26   Att: 4,429 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (6-6) 5 10 1 5 Los Angeles Dodgers (5-6) 6 11 0 9 Win: Pete Mikkelsen (1-0)   Loss: George Culver (2-2) T: 2:47   Att: 18,492 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (5-4) 0 3 0 3 New York Mets (4-2) 1 8 0 8 Win: Tom Seaver (2-0)   Loss: Dock Ellis (1-2) T: 2:03   Att: 18,491 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (5-4) 8 13 2 8 Philadelphia Phillies (3-5) 7 10 0 11 Win: Cecil Upshaw (3-0)   Loss: Jim Bunning (1-1) T: 2:57   Att: 15,099 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (5-5) 7 10 1 4 San Diego Padres (3-6) 1 7 2 8 Win: Bob Gibson (2-1)   Loss: Danny Coombs (1-1) T: 1:58   Att: 6,782 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (4-6) 0 2 1 2 San Francisco Giants (8-2) 9 15 0 5 Win: Juan Marichal (3-0)   Loss: Fergie Jenkins (1-2) T: 2:13   Att: 8,133 at Candlestick Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds Game postponed due to snow. Made up on June 28. Montreal Expos at Parc Jarry

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