Sports headlines for Thursday September 21, 1972:

• Sacrifices Reward Art Williams, NL's First Black Umpire
• Team Canada Trio Quit On Eve Of Game
• Thomas Seeks $300,000 For Three Years
• Allen: Football Is Not A Game For Radicals

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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

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (79-66) 10 14 0 7 Boston Red Sox (78-65) 3 7 2 7 Win: Joe Coleman (18-13)   Loss: Mike Garman (0-1) T: 3:01   Att: 20,492 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (70-72) 2 4 1 8 California Angels (68-76) 4 12 1 5 Win: Nolan Ryan (17-15)   Loss: Roger Nelson (9-6) T: 2:08   Att: 4,227 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (75-69) 4 8 0 5 Milwaukee Brewers (60-86) 6 7 1 5 Win: Jerry Bell (4-1)   Loss: Mike Kekich (10-13)   Save: Ken Sanders (17) T: 2:04   Att: 4,185 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (91-53) 6 12 1 7 New York Mets (74-69) 2 7 1 7 Win: Steve Blass (18-7)   Loss: Gary Gentry (7-10) T: 2:32   Att: 10,991 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (54-90) 3 5 1 7 St. Louis Cardinals (70-76) 1 5 2 6 Win: Wayne Twitchell (5-8)   Loss: Jim Bibby (1-1)   Save: Mac Scarce (4) T: 2:07   Att: 4,719 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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