Sports headlines for Thursday April 16, 1970:
- Hagberg, Oakland Football Player, Killed In Crash
- Senators Propose Bill To Lift Baseball's Antitrust Exemption
- Wings Select Cornell Coach
- NBA Players File Suit To Block Merger
Today's baseball transactions:
- Reds placed Jim Maloney on the disabled list
- Padres placed Tommy Dean on the disabled list
 Click on a team's logo to see its 1970 roster, stats and more!
Click on a team's logo to see its 1970 roster, stats and more!
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  |  Chicago White Sox (3-6) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 |  
  |  Oakland A's (4-4) | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 |  | Win: Blue Moon Odom (2-1)
   Loss: Tommy John (0-3) T: 2:32
   Att: 2,794 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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  |  San Diego Padres (5-5) | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 |  
  |  Atlanta Braves (5-5) | 4 | 11 | 1 | 8 |  | Win: Gary Ross (1-0)
   Loss: Phil Niekro (0-3)
   Save: Tom Dukes (1) T: 2:32
   Att: 5,358 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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