Sports news and scores from Thursday August 26, 1971

`Sports headlines for Thursday August 26, 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 (68-62)	7	11	0	8
Kansas City Royals (67-61)	0	6	2	6
Win: Ray Culp (14-12) Loss: Ken Wright (3-6) T: 2:07 Att: 9,216 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Chicago White Sox (62-67)	7	9	0	5
Baltimore Orioles (79-45)	8	13	0	8
Win: Dick Hall (6-6) Loss: Bart Johnson (7-8) T: 2:40 Att: 13,600 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Milwaukee Brewers (54-73)	6	12	0	8
Cleveland Indians (52-78)	10	10	0	8
Win: Ed Farmer (5-1) Loss: Skip Lockwood (8-11) Save: Phil Hennigan (12) T: 2:48 Att: 2,804 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Washington Senators (55-73)	8	12	0	7
California Angels (61-70)	3	8	0	5
Win: Paul Lindblad (6-3) Loss: Eddie Fisher (9-5) Save: Casey Cox (7) T: 2:29 Att: 6,221 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

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