Sports headlines for Tuesday September 7, 1971:

• Angels' Walsh Reportedly Misstated Gun Case Facts
• Ashe Routs Alexander, Becomes Open Favorite

• Red Sox placed John Kennedy on the disabled list
• Angels placed Syd O'Brien on the disabled list
• White Sox placed Jim Magnuson, Rich Hinton, Bob Spence and Stan Perzanowski on the disabled list
• Royals placed Ken Wright and Jerry May on the disabled list
• Twins placed George Thomas on the disabled list
• Yankees activated Gary Waslewski
• Mets placed Don Hahn on the disabled list
• Phillies placed Bobby Pfeil on the disabled list
• Padres placed Dave Campbell on the disabled list

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Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (74-68) 9 8 0 4 New York Yankees (70-72) 3 11 2 8 Win: Sonny Siebert (16-9)   Loss: Fritz Peterson (13-11) T: 2:17   Att: 14,527 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB California Angels (66-75) 6 10 2 12 Oakland A's (89-52) 1 6 2 8 Win: Clyde Wright (14-14)   Loss: Vida Blue (23-8) T: 2:39   Att: 6,878 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (70-74) 7 13 1 8 San Diego Padres (54-88) 8 16 3 11 Win: Mike Caldwell (1-0)   Loss: Clay Carroll (8-3) T: 2:49   Att: 2,795 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (56-87) 1 5 0 4 Baltimore Orioles (86-51) 3 7 1 7 Win: Dave McNally (18-4)   Loss: Sam McDowell (12-14) T: 2:05   Att: 7,196 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (78-63) 3 9 0 9 Washington Senators (58-82) 2 8 0 5 Win: Fred Scherman (9-6)   Loss: Paul Lindblad (7-4) T: 3:02   Att: 2,369 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (69-74) 5 10 0 7 Atlanta Braves (72-72) 1 2 0 3 Win: Don Wilson (14-8)   Loss: Ron Reed (12-12) T: 2:22   Att: 5,753 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (60-80) 3 12 1 9 Kansas City Royals (76-65) 4 8 1 6 Win: Tom Burgmeier (9-7)   Loss: Ken Sanders (7-9)   Save: Ted Abernathy (21) T: 2:40   Att: 5,905 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (64-75) 7 10 2 3 Chicago White Sox (67-74) 8 8 1 5 Win: Tommy John (11-14)   Loss: Jim Perry (16-15)   Save: Tom Bradley (2) T: 2:23   Att: 3,707 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (72-68) 3 7 1 6 Montreal Expos (60-79) 9 9 2 6 Win: Steve Renko (14-13)   Loss: Gary Gentry (11-10)   Save: Mike Marshall (21) T: 2:20   Att: 13,254 at Parc Jarry Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (82-60) 3 5 1 2 Los Angeles Dodgers (76-66) 9 11 1 7 Win: Claude Osteen (13-10)   Loss: Ron Bryant (7-10) T: 2:44   Att: 36,356 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (80-63) 7 9 0 7 Philadelphia Phillies (59-84) 5 8 1 8 Win: Don Shaw (6-1)   Loss: Bill Wilson (3-6)   Save: Al Santorini (2) T: 2:53   Att: 9,339 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore