Sports news and scores from Tuesday August 24, 1971

`Sports headlines for Tuesday August 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
Boston Red Sox (67-61)	4	12	0	16
Kansas City Royals (66-60)	5	16	3	16
Win: Tom Burgmeier (5-6) Loss: Luis Tiant (0-7) T: 3:45 Att: 9,963 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Chicago White Sox (62-65)	0	4	0	7
Baltimore Orioles (77-45)	1	6	0	9
Win: Mike Cuellar (16-6) Loss: Tom Bradley (13-11) T: 2:19 Att: 13,164 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cincinnati Reds (64-67)	5	13	0	8
Chicago Cubs (69-58)	4	6	0	6
Win: Jim McGlothlin (7-10) Loss: Fergie Jenkins (20-10) Save: Clay Carroll (13) T: 3:09 Att: 38,065 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers (68-61)	6	11	1	12
Montreal Expos (54-72)	4	9	1	7
Win: Al Downing (15-8) Loss: Bill Stoneman (14-11) Save: Don Sutton (1) T: 3:14 Att: 28,159 at Parc Jarry Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Milwaukee Brewers (53-72)	6	12	1	9
Cleveland Indians (51-77)	5	6	2	3
Win: Ken Sanders (6-8) Loss: Ed Farmer (4-1) T: 2:43 Att: 6,533 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Minnesota Twins (57-69)	3	9	1	5
Detroit Tigers (68-60)	1	4	1	2
Win: Jim Perry (14-14) Loss: Joe Niekro (6-6) T: 2:05 Att: 17,058 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Yankees (64-65)	1	4	1	4
Oakland A's (82-46)	0	3	1	5
Win: Mel Stottlemyre (13-11) Loss: Vida Blue (22-6) T: 1:55 Att: 18,288 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates (76-55)	5	10	1	7
Atlanta Braves (68-65)	15	21	1	6
Win: Mike McQueen (4-1) Loss: Bob Johnson (8-9) Save: Cecil Upshaw (16) T: 2:24 Att: 8,478 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
San Diego Padres (48-82)	2	8	1	7
Philadelphia Phillies (56-72)	0	8	1	7
Win: Ed Acosta (1-0) Loss: Barry Lersch (4-12) T: 2:36 Att: 10,688 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
San Francisco Giants (76-54)	3	6	2	6
New York Mets (62-64)	2	5	0	5
Win: Juan Marichal (13-9) Loss: Ray Sadecki (5-5) T: 2:25 Att: 47,670 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
St. Louis Cardinals (71-59)	2	6	0	5
Houston Astros (63-66)	1	8	1	5
Win: Reggie Cleveland (11-10) Loss: Ken Forsch (7-6) Save: Al Santorini (1) T: 2:01 Att: 13,860 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Washington Senators (53-73)	1	2	0	5
California Angels (61-68)	2	3	0	5
Win: Clyde Wright (12-13) Loss: Pete Broberg (5-4) T: 2:09 Att: 9,004 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

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