Sports headlines for Sunday April 18, 1971:

• Littler Ends Victory Drouth In Monsanto
• Petty Scores 126th Victory In Staley 250

Today's baseball transactions:

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   1971 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (5-6) 6 9 1 7 Baltimore Orioles (8-2) 11 15 1 11 Win: Dick Hall (2-0)   Loss: Stan Bahnsen (1-2) T: 2:55   Att: 30,427 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (8-5) 11 17 1 12 Chicago White Sox (4-8) 2 6 5 9 Win: Vida Blue (3-1)   Loss: Tommy John (1-3) 1st game of doubleheader T: 3:07 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (9-5) 6 4 0 5 Chicago White Sox (4-9) 1 8 2 10 Win: Diego Segui (2-0)   Loss: Terry Forster (0-1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:43   Att: 18,540 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Washington Senators (6-5) 4 7 0 12 Cleveland Indians (3-5) 0 3 1 4 Win: Denny McLain (2-1)   Loss: Sam McDowell (0-2) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:37 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Washington Senators (6-6) 0 1 1 6 Cleveland Indians (4-5) 1 3 0 6 Win: Steve Dunning (1-0)   Loss: Casey Cox (0-2) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:07   Att: 11,400 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (5-5) 1 3 0 3 Detroit Tigers (4-7) 0 5 0 6 Win: Sonny Siebert (2-0)   Loss: Dean Chance (0-1) T: 2:08   Att: 19,606 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (6-6) 2 6 0 9 Milwaukee Brewers (5-5) 1 6 0 6 Win: Tom Burgmeier (1-0)   Loss: Bill Parsons (0-2) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:16 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (6-7) 2 12 0 12 Milwaukee Brewers (6-5) 3 7 2 6 Win: Ken Sanders (1-0)   Loss: Tom Burgmeier (1-1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:44   Att: 20,622 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB California Angels (8-4) 5 7 0 4 Minnesota Twins (4-8) 4 10 1 6 Win: Clyde Wright (2-2)   Loss: Tom Hall (0-2)   Save: Mel Queen (3) T: 2:32   Att: 6,566 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (8-6) 8 15 2 8 Los Angeles Dodgers (5-8) 6 7 0 3 Win: Jack Billingham (2-0)   Loss: Claude Osteen (2-2)   Save: George Culver (2) T: 2:43   Att: 19,097 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (3-6) 2 9 1 10 Montreal Expos (4-3) 3 12 0 8 Win: Howie Reed (1-0)   Loss: Joe Gibbon (0-1)   Save: Mike Marshall (2) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:43 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (3-7) 3 6 0 5 Montreal Expos (5-3) 5 10 0 7 Win: Bill Stoneman (1-1)   Loss: Greg Garrett (0-1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:12   Att: 21,409 at Parc Jarry Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (6-5) 2 1 1 3 New York Mets (5-3) 5 6 0 5 Win: Gary Gentry (1-2)   Loss: Luke Walker (1-1) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:09 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (7-5) 2 5 0 6 New York Mets (5-4) 1 6 0 10 Win: Bob Johnson (1-0)   Loss: Tug McGraw (1-1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:43   Att: 51,905 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (7-4) 5 13 1 8 Philadelphia Phillies (3-7) 4 7 2 8 Win: Cecil Upshaw (4-0)   Loss: Woodie Fryman (0-2) T: 3:04   Att: 29,583 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (7-5) 4 9 0 7 San Diego Padres (3-8) 2 4 0 8 Win: Mike Torrez (1-1)   Loss: Gary Ross (1-1)   Save: Frank Linzy (3) T: 2:35   Att: 8,777 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (4-8) 1 6 0 5 San Francisco Giants (10-2) 5 9 0 5 Win: John Cumberland (1-0)   Loss: Milt Pappas (2-1) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:09 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (4-9) 1 6 3 11 San Francisco Giants (11-2) 8 12 0 13 Win: Rich Robertson (1-1)   Loss: Bill Bonham (0-1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:45   Att: 27,714 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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