Sports headlines for Thursday August 26, 1971:
- Carty's Eye Damage May Be Permanent
- N.Y. Giants To Move To Jersey By 1975
Today's baseball transactions:
- Red Sox placed Ken Brett on the disabled list
- Royals activated Bill Butler and Jerry May
- Brewers activated Jim Hannan and Paul Ratliff
- Padres placed Ed Spiezio on the disabled list

MLB standings as of this date
MLB team and player statistics as of this date: American League Batting / American League Pitching
MLB team and player statistics as of this date: American League Batting / American League Pitching
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