3rd

The Royals trade P Bud Black to Cleveland for versatile Pat Tabler.

4th

Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases in New York's 7-6, 14-inning loss to the Orioles, giving him a club-record 249 as a Yankee.

6th

Dick Williams is fired as manager of the Mariners and replaced on an interim basis by 1B coach Jimmy Snyder. Seattle was 23-33 under Williams, 6th in the AL West.

Tom Browning no-hits the Padres for 81Ž3 innings before allowing a single to Tony Gwynn, but finishes with an easy 12-0 one-hitter.

8th

In a pair of trades, the Giants send OF Jeff Leonard to the Brewers for IF Ernest Riles, and the Reds deal P Dennis Rasmussen to the Padres for reliever Candy Sierra. Jose Rijo will replace Rasmussen in the Reds' starting rotation.

10th

Dodgers OF John Shelby goes 0-for-4 in a 4-3 loss to the Padres, ending his hitting streak at 24 consecutive games.

11th

DH Rick Rhoden for the Yankees hits a sacrifice fly in New York's 8-6 win over Baltimore. He is the first pitcher to start a game as a DH since the rule was adopted in 1973.

12th

Robin Yount hits for the cycle, leading Milwaukee to a 16-2 rout of the White Sox.

Houston's Mike Scott is one out away from his 2nd career no-hitter when Ken Oberkfell singles, and Scott settles for a 5-0 one-hitter against the Braves.

19th

Bert Blyleven wins his 250th career game as Minnesota beats Seattle 3-1. Jeff Reardon picks up his 20th save of the season, giving him 7 straight 20-save seasons.

23rd

George Steinbrenner fires Billy Martin for the 5th time, replacing him with Lou Piniella. In 1985, Piniella was fired and replaced by Martin. In 1985, Martin was fired and replaced by Piniella. New York's 40-28 record is the 4th best in the big leagues, but the Yankees had just completed a 2-7 road trip.

24th

Cleveland's Doug Jones celebrates his 31st birthday by saving his 14th game in 14 appearances, breaking the ML record for consecutive saves set last season by Steve Bedrosian. Jones retires all 7 batters he faces to close out the Indians' 7-5 win over the Yankees.

25th

Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game, a 10-3 loss to Boston. Ripken's streak is the 6th longest in ML history.

Expos P Floyd Youmans, who underwent alcohol rehabilitation last fall, is suspended indefinitely by Commissioner Peter Ueberroth for failing to comply with his drug-testing program.

30th

Alarmed by the White Sox' threatened move to St. Petersburg, Florida, Illinois lawmakers grant state subsidies for a new stadium to replace venerable but decaying Comiskey Park.