IN THE NEWS: Braves officials propose a $500,000 payment to county officials if the club's lease to play in Milwaukee can be terminated a year early. The offer is refused.
IN THE NEWS: Braves officials propose to pay five cents from each ticket sold to a fund for the purpose of bringing a new ML team to Milwaukee. Teams, Inc., a civic group, accepts the offer, buys out the park for Opening Day, and stages Stand Up for Milwaukee Day.
IN THE NEWS: Commissioner Ford Frick suspends U.S.-Japan baseball relations until the dispute over Masanori Murakami's contract with the Giants is resolved.