Sports headlines for Monday August 21, 1972:
- Olympic Vote Expected On Barring Of Rhodesia
- Injured Raider Better After Second Surgery
Today's baseball transactions:
- A's placed Brant Alyea on the disabled list
- Phillies placed Mike Schmidt on the disabled list
- Padres activated Leron Lee

MLB standings as of this date
MLB team and player statistics as of this date: American League Batting / American League Pitching
MLB team and player statistics as of this date: American League Batting / American League Pitching
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