Sports news and scores from Thursday July 8, 1971

`Sports headlines for Thursday July 8, 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
Boston Red Sox (49-34)	5	11	1	4
Cleveland Indians (38-48)	3	14	0	9
Win: Bill Lee (7-2) Loss: Vince Colbert (2-2) Save: Sparky Lyle (11) T: 2:40 Att: 8,305 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
California Angels (40-48)	7	7	1	6
Minnesota Twins (39-45)	4	12	3	9
Win: Tom Murphy (5-11) Loss: Steve Luebber (0-2) Save: Lloyd Allen (7) T: 2:37 Att: 21,741 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Chicago Cubs (46-38)	4	11	0	9
Los Angeles Dodgers (48-39)	2	10	4	8
Win: Ken Holtzman (9-9) Loss: Joe Moeller (0-3) T: 2:10 Att: 21,166 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cincinnati Reds (37-51)	1	5	0	7
Pittsburgh Pirates (55-31)	7	11	0	9
Win: Bruce Kison (1-0) Loss: Don Gullett (9-3) Save: Dave Giusti (18) T: 2:25 Att: 22,534 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Houston Astros (43-40)	2	6	0	6
San Francisco Giants (53-34)	4	6	0	7
Win: John Cumberland (5-0) Loss: Don Wilson (6-6) T: 2:01 Att: 6,849 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Kansas City Royals (42-39)	1	5	2	4
Milwaukee Brewers (36-45)	2	6	0	5
Win: Marcelino Lopez (2-3) Loss: Paul Splittorff (3-3) Save: Ken Sanders (13) T: 2:11 Att: 7,367 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Montreal Expos (33-51)	5	8	0	3
Philadelphia Phillies (36-49)	7	7	0	4
Win: Bill Wilson (1-2) Loss: Howie Reed (2-2) T: 2:12 Att: 12,586 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Yankees (38-47)	1	3	0	3
Detroit Tigers (45-39)	3	9	0	7
Win: Bill Gilbreth (2-0) Loss: Steve Kline (7-8) T: 1:56 Att: 27,859 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Oakland A's (54-29)	4	13	1	7
Chicago White Sox (35-46)	2	5	1	4
Win: Chuck Dobson (8-0) Loss: Wilbur Wood (8-5) T: 2:00 Att: 10,178 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Washington Senators (33-50)	3	6	0	7
Baltimore Orioles (52-31)	7	11	1	5
Win: Mike Cuellar (13-1) Loss: Jackie Brown (2-2) T: 2:08 Att: 8,093 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

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