Sports headlines for Wednesday July 21, 1971:

• Thomas Blasts Cowboy Officials Over Contract

• Indians placed Fred Stanley on the disabled list
• Astros placed Marty Martinez on the disabled list
• Twins placed Tom Tischinski on the disabled list
• Giants placed Rich Robertson on the disabled list
• Cardinals traded Gaylen Pitts to A's for Dennis Higgins

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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 Chicago White Sox (41-53) 1 6 2 6 Boston Red Sox (55-38) 6 11 1 8 Win: Sonny Siebert (14-4)   Loss: Joe Horlen (4-8) T: 2:18   Att: 24,946 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (50-45) 6 11 0 6 California Angels (46-53) 3 7 0 7 Win: Joe Coleman (10-6)   Loss: Clyde Wright (9-9)   Save: Fred Scherman (14) 1st game of doubleheader T: 3:02 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (50-46) 6 8 0 5 California Angels (47-53) 7 15 1 14 Win: Eddie Fisher (8-4)   Loss: Fred Scherman (6-5) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:04   Att: 30,054 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (58-36) 2 10 0 8 Kansas City Royals (49-43) 7 10 0 5 Win: Al Fitzmorris (2-1)   Loss: Jim Palmer (11-6)   Save: Tom Burgmeier (8) T: 2:36   Att: 13,239 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (43-51) 2 9 0 7 New York Yankees (46-51) 1 3 1 4 Win: Jim Kaat (7-8)   Loss: Steve Kline (8-9) T: 2:13   Att: 10,793 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (41-56) 3 8 2 4 Oakland A's (60-34) 4 7 1 11 Win: Darold Knowles (5-4)   Loss: Phil Hennigan (4-3) T: 3:22   Att: 21,353 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (39-53) 1 5 4 6 Washington Senators (39-54) 6 13 2 6 Win: Pete Broberg (2-3)   Loss: Marty Pattin (8-11) T: 2:37   Att: 7,313 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (34-64) 7 9 1 7 Atlanta Braves (49-51) 8 10 1 10 Win: Cecil Upshaw (9-5)   Loss: Al Severinsen (2-3) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:55 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (34-65) 0 3 1 4 Atlanta Braves (50-51) 1 4 0 3 Win: Pat Jarvis (3-9)   Loss: Fred Norman (0-6) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 1:48   Att: 11,585 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Mets (48-45) 7 19 0 10 Chicago Cubs (53-43) 11 15 0 5 Win: Joe Decker (2-1)   Loss: Charlie Williams (3-4)   Save: Phil Regan (5) T: 3:01   Att: 37,828 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (51-47) 2 7 1 6 Cincinnati Reds (46-53) 6 9 1 5 Win: Gary Nolan (8-10)   Loss: Doyle Alexander (1-3) T: 2:08   Att: 20,086 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (39-57) 5 7 1 4 Houston Astros (47-48) 3 7 1 5 Win: Steve Renko (9-10)   Loss: Fred Gladding (3-4) T: 2:10   Att: 13,780 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (59-39) 8 9 1 7 Pittsburgh Pirates (63-33) 4 6 1 4 Win: Jerry Johnson (10-4)   Loss: Dave Giusti (4-3)   Save: Steve Hamilton (3) T: 2:46   Att: 35,145 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (42-55) 1 5 0 4 St. Louis Cardinals (50-46) 6 15 0 9 Win: Reggie Cleveland (9-8)   Loss: Barry Lersch (4-9) T: 2:04   Att: 16,200 at Busch Stadium Boxscore