Sports headlines for Thursday April 22, 1971:

• Wilt Nixes Ali Match, Asks $500,000 Tax Free
• Kennedy Admits NBA Owners Discussing Merger With ABA
• Giants' Move To Jersey Reported As A Certainty

• Braves placed Tom Kelley on the disabled list
• Orioles placed Pete Richert on the disabled list
• Brewers traded Ray Peters and Pete Koegel to Phillies for Johnny Briggs
• Padres placed Dave Robinson 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 Oakland A's (12-5) 7 9 0 8 California Angels (8-7) 3 5 1 4 Win: Vida Blue (4-1)   Loss: Andy Messersmith (1-2) T: 2:38   Att: 7,186 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (6-9) 4 8 3 4 Milwaukee Brewers (6-7) 2 8 0 12 Win: Tom Bradley (2-0)   Loss: Marty Pattin (2-2)   Save: Wilbur Wood (1) T: 2:27   Att: 3,127 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (9-7) 6 9 0 6 Chicago Cubs (5-10) 1 5 3 6 Win: Larry Dierker (2-0)   Loss: Bill Hands (1-3) T: 2:16   Att: 4,100 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (8-6) 4 10 1 9 Pittsburgh Pirates (9-6) 7 10 1 8 Win: Steve Blass (2-0)   Loss: Ron Reed (2-2)   Save: Dave Giusti (2) T: 2:06   Att: 4,708 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (4-8) 2 6 2 6 St. Louis Cardinals (10-6) 5 10 0 7 Win: Steve Carlton (4-0)   Loss: Jim Bunning (1-2) T: 2:05   Att: 8,411 at Busch Stadium Boxscore