Sports news and scores from Monday May 24, 1971

`Sports headlines for Monday May 24, 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

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Atlanta Braves (21-22)	9	11	0	9
Montreal Expos (16-18)	4	9	3	3
Win: Jim Nash (4-3) Loss: Steve Renko (4-3) Save: Bob Priddy (2) T: 2:30 Att: 23,018 at Parc Jarry Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cincinnati Reds (17-25)	1	6	0	5
Philadelphia Phillies (15-25)	2	2	0	3
Win: Rick Wise (4-2) Loss: Gary Nolan (3-4) T: 2:03 Att: 13,614 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
San Diego Padres (13-30)	12	14	0	10
St. Louis Cardinals (25-17)	3	14	4	15
Win: Tom Phoebus (3-4) Loss: Bob Gibson (4-5) Save: Bob Miller (1) T: 2:52 Att: 8,609 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Washington Senators (16-26)	8	14	1	9
Boston Red Sox (26-14)	6	6	2	4
Win: Joe Grzenda (3-1) Loss: Bobby Bolin (0-2) Save: Paul Lindblad (1) T: 2:38 Att: 14,331 at Fenway Park Boxscore

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