Sports news and scores from Wednesday April 21, 1971

`Sports headlines for Wednesday April 21, 1971:`

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 / American League Pitching

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Atlanta Braves (8-5)	2	5	3	7
Pittsburgh Pirates (8-6)	10	14	4	3
Win: Dock Ellis (2-2) Loss: Jim Nash (1-1) T: 2:06 Att: 7,992 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Baltimore Orioles (8-4)	1	5	1	4
Detroit Tigers (6-7)	5	7	1	8
Win: Mickey Lolich (2-2) Loss: Pat Dobson (1-1) T: 2:16 Att: 14,800 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Chicago White Sox	Game postponed due to cold. Made up on April 22.
Milwaukee Brewers	Game postponed due to cold. Made up on April 22.
at County Stadium

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cleveland Indians (5-7)	7	9	0	5
Boston Red Sox (7-6)	9	13	1	9
Win: Sparky Lyle (1-0) Loss: Vince Colbert (1-1) Save: Bobby Bolin (1) T: 2:36 Att: 12,524 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Houston Astros	Game postponed due to rain. Made up on August 20.
Chicago Cubs	Game postponed due to rain. Made up on August 20.
at Wrigley Field

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Kansas City Royals	Game postponed due to wet grounds. Made up on September 19.
Minnesota Twins	Game postponed due to wet grounds. Made up on September 19.
at Metropolitan Stadium

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers (8-8)	10	18	2	10
San Diego Padres (3-11)	2	9	0	7
Win: Bill Singer (1-4) Loss: Danny Coombs (1-2) T: 2:35 Att: 3,907 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Mets (6-5)	5	10	0	7
Cincinnati Reds (4-8)	2	5	1	4
Win: Tom Seaver (3-0) Loss: Gary Nolan (0-2) Save: Tug McGraw (1) T: 2:26 Att: 8,517 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Oakland A's (11-5)	4	7	1	9
California Angels (8-6)	2	10	1	13
Win: Ron Klimkowski (2-0) Loss: Eddie Fisher (2-1) T: 3:30 Att: 6,432 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Philadelphia Phillies	Game postponed due to rain. Made up on September 21.
Montreal Expos	Game postponed due to rain. Made up on September 21.
at Parc Jarry

Team	R	H	E	LOB
St. Louis Cardinals (9-6)	5	9	0	6
San Francisco Giants (12-4)	3	5	2	4
Win: Bob Gibson (3-1) Loss: Gaylord Perry (3-1) T: 2:08 Att: 6,178 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Washington Senators (8-6)	9	18	2	11
New York Yankees (5-8)	6	10	1	7
Win: Jerry Janeski (1-1) Loss: Jack Aker (0-2) T: 2:52 Att: 5,415 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

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