Sports headlines for Friday September 17, 1971:

• Palmer, Nicklaus Lead Yanks To 10-6 Bulge In Ryder Cup
• Actress Wife Sues Rentzel For Divorce

• Orioles activated Dick Hall
• Angels activated Jim Maloney

Click on a team's logo to see its 1971 roster, stats and more!

Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (78-74) 3 11 0 8 Los Angeles Dodgers (82-69) 2 12 2 10 Win: Cecil Upshaw (11-6)   Loss: Hoyt Wilhelm (0-1) T: 3:07   Att: 32,952 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (90-55) 4 10 0 7 Detroit Tigers (86-66) 9 11 0 4 Win: Tom Timmermann (7-6)   Loss: Dave McNally (19-5)   Save: Ron Perranoski (7) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:17 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (90-56) 3 6 1 7 Detroit Tigers (87-66) 5 11 0 8 Win: Fred Scherman (11-6)   Loss: Dave Leonhard (2-3) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:22   Att: 29,458 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (79-73) 10 14 5 14 Washington Senators (59-89) 7 11 0 12 Win: Bobby Bolin (5-3)   Loss: Casey Cox (5-7) T: 3:26   Att: 3,856 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB California Angels (71-80) 4 8 0 10 Chicago White Sox (71-79) 9 14 0 10 Win: Bart Johnson (11-10)   Loss: Rudy May (10-12) T: 2:42   Att: 8,149 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (78-73) 4 10 0 14 Philadelphia Phillies (61-90) 3 8 2 11 Win: Joe Decker (3-1)   Loss: Ken Reynolds (4-8)   Save: Larry Gura (1) T: 3:02   Att: 13,644 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (74-79) 1 1 1 3 Houston Astros (74-77) 4 8 0 11 Win: Don Wilson (16-8)   Loss: Wayne Simpson (4-7) T: 2:05   Att: 8,070 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (58-92) 0 2 1 4 New York Yankees (76-74) 1 9 1 11 Win: Fritz Peterson (14-12)   Loss: Sam McDowell (13-16) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:04 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (58-93) 1 4 0 8 New York Yankees (77-74) 7 14 2 12 Win: Stan Bahnsen (14-10)   Loss: Mike Paul (2-6) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:55   Att: 7,527 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (80-70) 2 9 0 8 Minnesota Twins (69-79) 1 7 1 5 Win: Mike Hedlund (15-7)   Loss: Jim Perry (16-16) T: 2:22   Att: 16,194 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (78-73) 3 6 0 2 Pittsburgh Pirates (92-60) 0 3 0 5 Win: Gary Gentry (12-10)   Loss: Nelson Briles (7-4) T: 1:59   Att: 23,421 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (95-55) 6 8 2 6 Milwaukee Brewers (64-86) 5 7 1 6 Win: Darold Knowles (6-4)   Loss: Ken Sanders (7-11) T: 3:20   Att: 11,632 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (57-94) 5 10 1 7 San Francisco Giants (84-67) 7 5 5 7 Win: Juan Marichal (15-11)   Loss: Steve Arlin (9-18)   Save: Jerry Johnson (17) T: 2:31   Att: 9,331 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (83-68) 7 12 0 9 Montreal Expos (66-83) 2 7 1 7 Win: Bob Gibson (16-12)   Loss: Carl Morton (10-16) T: 2:24   Att: 13,371 at Parc Jarry Boxscore