IN THE NEWS: With Hank Aaron needing only one home run to tie Babe Ruth's career record (714), Atlanta plans to save the event for a home audience by benching him on the road. Commissioner Kuhn plans otherwise, ordering the Braves to start Aaron in at least two of the team's three season-opening games in Cincinnati.
IN THE NEWS: Giants 24-game winner Ron Bryant is injured in a swimming pool accident in Yuma, AZ. His record will drop to 3-15 and he will never again be a consistent winner.
IN THE NEWS: At Pompano Beach, singer Charlie Pride plays for the Texas Rangers against Jim Palmer and the Orioles. The former Negro Leaguer grounds out and singles in two at-bats, as the O's coast, 14–2.
IN THE NEWS: In a 3-team deal involving the Indians, Tigers, and Yankees, P Jim Perry joins his pitching brother, Gaylord, in Cleveland. P Ed Farmer and OF No Neck Williams end up on the Yankees, while C Gerry Moses goes to the Motor City.
IN THE NEWS: The Yankees purchase OF Elliot Maddox from the Rangers for $60,000. Maddox proved to be a great defensive outfielder as well as hitting .303 in 1974.
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