Sports headlines for Friday June 4, 1971:

• Lefty On Alex: 'I Just Can't Stand It Anymore'

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 California Angels (24-29) 1 9 2 5 Boston Red Sox (31-20) 10 17 1 13 Win: Gary Peters (6-4)   Loss: Andy Messersmith (5-6) T: 2:33   Att: 31,375 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (27-24) 2 7 0 8 Chicago White Sox (19-27) 3 9 1 10 Win: Wilbur Wood (4-2)   Loss: Mickey Lolich (8-5) T: 2:59   Att: 17,168 at Comiskey Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (29-19) 2 11 0 14 Milwaukee Brewers (20-27) 0 4 1 5 Win: Mike Cuellar (8-1)   Loss: Lew Krausse (2-7) T: 2:07   Att: 11,633 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (22-27) 4 6 0 3 Minnesota Twins (26-26) 2 4 1 4 Win: Alan Foster (4-2)   Loss: Bert Blyleven (6-6) T: 1:38   Att: 10,494 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (25-22) 6 11 2 5 New York Yankees (22-29) 2 4 1 6 Win: Ken Wright (2-2)   Loss: Fritz Peterson (5-5)   Save: Tom Burgmeier (4) T: 2:14   Att: 10,803 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (35-18) 5 16 2 17 Washington Senators (19-31) 3 16 3 11 Win: Diego Segui (4-2)   Loss: Jim Shellenback (1-3)   Save: Jim Roland (1) T: 5:19   Att: 6,159 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (26-27) 11 19 0 11 Atlanta Braves (24-30) 0 3 3 4 Win: Fergie Jenkins (9-5)   Loss: Phil Niekro (3-6) T: 2:19   Att: 10,761 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (33-20) 0 3 3 5 Cincinnati Reds (21-32) 12 17 1 7 Win: Ross Grimsley (3-1)   Loss: Chris Zachary (2-3) T: 2:25   Att: 17,120 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (30-18) 3 10 0 10 Los Angeles Dodgers (27-26) 1 6 5 3 Win: Tom Seaver (7-2)   Loss: Claude Osteen (6-3) T: 2:18   Att: 32,495 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (26-27) 2 8 2 6 Pittsburgh Pirates (32-20) 3 6 0 6 Win: Bob Moose (5-2)   Loss: Jack Billingham (3-5)   Save: Dave Giusti (11) T: 2:12   Att: 14,025 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (20-25) 3 8 1 6 San Diego Padres (16-37) 1 4 0 8 Win: Bill Stoneman (7-3)   Loss: Tom Phoebus (3-6) T: 2:19   Att: 6,447 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (18-31) 5 12 1 12 San Francisco Giants (37-17) 3 11 3 6 Win: Chris Short (4-7)   Loss: Gaylord Perry (6-3)   Save: Jim Bunning (1) T: 2:42   Att: 9,403 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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