Sports headlines for Tuesday September 21, 1971:

• Thomas' Return To Cowboys OK'd
• Senators Will Move To Dallas-Ft. Worth; Short Admits Failure

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Royals released Tom Brown
•	Dodgers activated Mike Strahler

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   1971 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (88-68) 2 9 1 9 Boston Red Sox (81-74) 3 10 0 7 Win: Jim Lonborg (9-7)   Loss: Jack Whillock (0-2) T: 2:19   Att: 11,323 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (83-71) 6 8 0 2 California Angels (72-82) 2 7 1 6 Win: Dick Drago (17-10)   Loss: Clyde Wright (15-16) T: 2:06   Att: 6,084 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (66-88) 4 5 1 2 Minnesota Twins (70-83) 2 10 1 10 Win: Lew Krausse (8-12)   Loss: Jim Perry (16-17)   Save: Ken Sanders (30) T: 2:01   Att: 3,204 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (93-57) 5 8 1 4 New York Yankees (79-76) 0 5 0 6 Win: Dave McNally (20-5)   Loss: Fritz Peterson (14-13) T: 1:58   Att: 8,136 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (73-80) 5 6 0 6 Oakland A's (97-56) 1 6 0 10 Win: Bart Johnson (12-10)   Loss: Chuck Dobson (15-5)   Save: Steve Kealey (6) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:17 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (74-80) 6 12 1 7 Oakland A's (97-57) 2 12 2 10 Win: Tommy John (13-15)   Loss: Blue Moon Odom (10-12)   Save: Vicente Romo (5) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:35   Att: 3,810 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (59-96) 1 7 0 5 Washington Senators (61-91) 9 14 0 8 Win: Dick Bosman (12-15)   Loss: Rich Hand (2-6) T: 2:30   Att: 1,311 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (58-96) 2 6 0 7 Atlanta Braves (80-76) 5 8 1 6 Win: Tom Kelley (9-5)   Loss: Jay Franklin (0-1) T: 2:02   Att: 3,504 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (79-75) 0 2 1 5 Chicago Cubs (80-74) 3 3 2 2 Win: Burt Hooton (2-0)   Loss: Tom Seaver (18-10) T: 1:50   Att: 5,464 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (84-71) 3 6 2 4 Cincinnati Reds (76-80) 9 14 1 7 Win: Don Gullett (16-6)   Loss: Claude Osteen (13-11)   Save: Wayne Granger (11) T: 2:28   Att: 10,131 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (85-69) 1 5 0 5 Houston Astros (76-78) 3 6 1 4 Win: Jack Billingham (9-15)   Loss: John Cumberland (9-6) T: 1:52   Att: 7,777 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (63-91) 5 7 1 4 Montreal Expos (67-85) 4 7 0 6 Win: Bill Champion (3-3)   Loss: Carl Morton (10-17)   Save: Bill Wilson (6) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:32 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (63-92) 3 8 1 11 Montreal Expos (68-85) 4 6 0 3 Win: Jim Britton (2-3)   Loss: Ken Reynolds (4-9)   Save: Mike Marshall (23) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:28   Att: 14,963 at Parc Jarry Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (93-62) 4 9 1 6 St. Louis Cardinals (85-69) 6 14 0 9 Win: Moe Drabowsky (6-1)   Loss: Dock Ellis (19-8) T: 2:20   Att: 13,348 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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