Sports headlines for Sunday May 9, 1971:

• Nicklaus Charges In With 66, Repeats As Nelson Champion
• Yarbrough Hand, Neck Burned In Indy Crash
• Artificial Turf Not As Safe, Says Study

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Cubs activated Bill Bonham
•	Giants activated Russ Gibson

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   1971 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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   National League Batting / National League Pitching

Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (20-11) 6 9 0 10 Baltimore Orioles (16-10) 2 4 2 6 Win: Catfish Hunter (5-2)   Loss: Mike Cuellar (2-1) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:22 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (21-11) 2 4 0 2 Baltimore Orioles (16-11) 1 4 2 6 Win: Vida Blue (8-1)   Loss: Jim Palmer (5-1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:07   Att: 43,307 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (13-14) 6 10 1 3 Chicago White Sox (10-18) 1 6 0 6 Win: Mike Kekich (1-0)   Loss: Wilbur Wood (1-2)   Save: Jack Aker (2) T: 2:10   Att: 10,401 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB California Angels (16-15) 1 7 2 10 Cleveland Indians (9-19) 4 7 1 10 Win: Alan Foster (2-2)   Loss: Tom Murphy (1-4) T: 2:41   Att: 4,288 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (15-14) 6 9 1 12 Detroit Tigers (13-14) 2 6 0 10 Win: Tom Burgmeier (2-1)   Loss: Joe Niekro (1-4) T: 2:59   Att: 25,570 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (18-9) 1 3 1 6 Milwaukee Brewers (12-15) 6 8 0 5 Win: Bill Parsons (3-3)   Loss: Mike Nagy (1-1) T: 2:11   Att: 9,050 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Washington Senators (13-16) 5 8 1 4 Minnesota Twins (15-15) 6 13 1 9 Win: Ray Corbin (3-1)   Loss: Denny McLain (3-5) T: 2:58   Att: 28,980 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (18-11) 11 14 0 3 Los Angeles Dodgers (15-17) 5 14 1 12 Win: Bob Veale (1-0)   Loss: Pete Mikkelsen (3-1)   Save: Mudcat Grant (4) T: 3:16   Att: 26,349 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (12-17) 3 7 0 6 Montreal Expos (12-9) 7 11 0 5 Win: Bill Stoneman (4-1)   Loss: Milt Pappas (3-4) T: 2:16   Att: 16,872 at Parc Jarry Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (16-14) 5 14 2 10 New York Mets (17-9) 9 12 0 7 Win: Jerry Koosman (2-1)   Loss: Steve Carlton (5-2)   Save: Danny Frisella (4) T: 2:35   Att: 27,189 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (14-15) 1 5 0 3 Philadelphia Phillies (9-17) 2 5 1 5 Win: Barry Lersch (3-1)   Loss: Jack Billingham (2-2) T: 2:11   Att: 36,145 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (11-17) 2 9 0 11 San Diego Padres (9-20) 7 9 2 5 Win: Clay Kirby (1-3)   Loss: Jim McGlothlin (1-3) T: 2:22   Att: 9,557 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (14-15) 2 5 1 5 San Francisco Giants (22-8) 5 11 0 11 Win: Steve Stone (3-1)   Loss: Pat Jarvis (0-4)   Save: Don McMahon (2) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:28 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (15-15) 6 9 1 7 San Francisco Giants (22-9) 5 10 0 6 Win: Bob Priddy (1-1)   Loss: Jerry Johnson (4-1)   Save: Cecil Upshaw (4) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:04   Att: 28,744 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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