IN THE NEWS: Commissioner Kuhn suspends Braves owner Ted Turner for one year as a result of tampering charges in the Gary Matthews free-agency signing, but the Braves are permitted to keep the outfielder.
IN THE NEWS: Angels reserve SS Mike Miley, 23, is killed in an auto crash in Baton Rouge, LA. Miley had been a star football player at LSU and was chosen twice in the first round of the June free-agent draft.
IN THE NEWS: In a 5-player swap, the Cubs send OF Rick Monday to the Dodgers for 1B-OF Bill Buckner and SS Ivan DeJesus. Buckner will hit .300 for the Cubs over the next seven seasons.
IN THE NEWS: The Yankees obtain outfielder Paul Blair from Baltimore for outfielders Elliott Maddox and Rick Bladt. Blair will prove a fine defensive addition to the Yankees.
IN THE NEWS: Boston sports writers honor Luis Tiant as the Red Sox most valuable pitcher. This is the fifth year in a row that El Tiante has won this honor, a record for the award begun in 1952.