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After one false start and a series of snags, including one on a hotel elevator that lasted 45 minutes, the Baltimore Orioles traded Eddie Murray, their power-hitting first baseman, to the Los Angeles Dodgers today for two pitchers and a 20-year-old shortstop.The Orioles included cash in the deal to help pay the $8 million Murray will earn in the final three years of his contract. The teams did not disclose the amount, but a source said it was about $1 million.In exchange for Murray, who in 12 years with Baltimore batted.295, hit 333 home runs and drove in 1,190 runs, the Orioles received Juan Bell, the brother of George Bell; Brian Holton, the setup man in the Dodgers' bullpen this year, and Ken Howell, a starting pitcher, who has four years of major league experience but who spent most of this year in the minors.The Yankees, meanwhile, arrived at baseball's annual winter meetings and found a club eager to revive a potential trade they had discussed last in the season. Bob Quinn, the Yankees' general manager, declined to identify the team or the player it seeks, but the player most likely is Mike Pagliarulo and the team was believed to be the Seattle Mariners. If they work out a trade, the Yankees would get Jim Presley, who like Pagliarulo is a third baseman, but who bats right-handed.
The Yankees have become disenchanted with Pagliarulo and are prepared to trade him.In a late development, the Philadelphia Phillies handed out a news release tonight in which they said they had signed Mike Schmidt, their free-agent third baseman, to a one-year contract that would guarantee him a $500,000 salary and pay him as much as $1.8 million if he plays regularly.However, 45 minutes after issuing the release, Bill Giles, the Phillies' president, said the deal was off for now.
They have spent billions on salaries since their last pennant, in 1988. And in the Dodgers' previous World Series, in 1981, a third baseman. By Mark Langill. On this date in 1988, the Dodgers signed free-agent outfielder Kirk Gibson to a three-year contract. The Dodgers wanted to trade third baseman.
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