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Sunday May 21, 1972
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Sports headlines for Sunday May 21, 1972:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Angels placed Jeff Torborg on the disabled list




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   1972 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

   American League Batting / American League Pitching            MLB standings as of this date
   National League Batting / National League Pitching

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California Angels (11-19) 8 14 2 9
Chicago White Sox (18-10) 9 12 0 7
Win: Steve Kealey (2-0)   Loss: Alan Foster (0-1)
T: 3:06   Att: 14,636 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

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Cleveland Indians (17-10) 0 8 1 8
Detroit Tigers (16-12) 5 10 0 6
Win: Mickey Lolich (8-1)   Loss: Dick Tidrow (4-3)
T: 2:28   Att: 52,150 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

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Oakland A's (17-10) 5 8 1 6
Kansas City Royals (12-18) 2 9 3 10
Win: Ken Holtzman (6-2)   Loss: Mike Hedlund (0-4)   Save: Bob Locker (3)
T: 2:47   Att: 20,625 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

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Baltimore Orioles (15-13) 5 6 1 5
Milwaukee Brewers (8-17) 0 4 2 5
Win: Pat Dobson (4-4)   Loss: Ken Brett (2-4)
T: 2:07   Att: 21,897 at County Stadium Boxscore

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Boston Red Sox (9-16) 3 8 0 6
New York Yankees (11-15) 6 11 0 9
Win: Fritz Peterson (1-6)   Loss: Ray Culp (3-4)   Save: Sparky Lyle (5)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:27 Boxscore

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Boston Red Sox (9-17) 2 7 1 8
New York Yankees (12-15) 3 10 1 8
Win: Mike Kekich (4-2)   Loss: Gary Peters (1-1)   Save: Sparky Lyle (6)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:21   Att: 23,287 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

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Minnesota Twins (17-10) 2 8 0 10
Texas Rangers (14-15) 5 8 0 5
Win: Jim Panther (3-1)   Loss: Bert Blyleven (5-3)   Save: Paul Lindblad (2)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:34 Boxscore

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Minnesota Twins (17-11) 1 5 1 5
Texas Rangers (15-15) 3 4 1 6
Win: Jim Shellenback (1-0)   Loss: Dick Woodson (3-2)   Save: Horacio Pina (6)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:13   Att: 13,440 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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Houston Astros (19-12) 2 6 1 6
Los Angeles Dodgers (20-13) 1 5 1 7
Win: Jerry Reuss (3-2)   Loss: Bill Singer (3-4)
T: 2:03   Att: 33,928 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

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New York Mets (25-7) 4 6 1 4
Philadelphia Phillies (15-16) 3 8 0 6
Win: Tom Seaver (7-1)   Loss: Steve Carlton (5-4)   Save: Danny Frisella (4)
T: 2:02   Att: 57,267 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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Montreal Expos (13-18) 0 7 1 9
Pittsburgh Pirates (17-12) 1 5 1 2
Win: Luke Walker (2-1)   Loss: Ernie McAnally (0-4)   Save: Ramon Hernandez (2)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:01 Boxscore

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Montreal Expos (13-19) 3 6 1 6
Pittsburgh Pirates (18-12) 5 8 1 8
Win: Dave Giusti (1-3)   Loss: Joe Gilbert (0-1)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:30   Att: 30,418 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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Cincinnati Reds (18-14) 7 9 1 10
San Diego Padres (14-18) 2 7 1 5
Win: Gary Nolan (5-1)   Loss: Bill Greif (3-5)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:30 Boxscore

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Cincinnati Reds (18-15) 0 5 4 5
San Diego Padres (15-18) 7 10 1 8
Win: Fred Norman (4-2)   Loss: Tom Hall (2-1)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:13   Att: 17,543 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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Atlanta Braves (12-19) 6 15 0 8
San Francisco Giants (10-25) 4 7 0 3
Win: Jim Nash (1-0)   Loss: Jim Barr (0-1)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:52 Boxscore

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Atlanta Braves (12-20) 1 6 2 3
San Francisco Giants (11-25) 2 4 0 3
Win: Ron Bryant (2-3)   Loss: Ron Reed (1-6)   Save: Don Carrithers (1)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 1:48   Att: 22,688 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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Chicago Cubs (15-15) 3 7 4 5
St. Louis Cardinals (12-21) 2 8 0 10
Win: Bill Hands (3-1)   Loss: Rick Wise (3-4)   Save: Tom Phoebus (2)
T: 2:22   Att: 23,409 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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