Sports headlines for Monday December 8, 1980:

• Fingers Dealt To Cardinals, May Wind Up In Oakland
• Cards Ready To Land Sutter From Cubs
• Angels Nix Lansford-For-Blyleven Trade, Counter With 5-Player Proposal
• Astros Will Not Retain Joe Morgan, Acquire Knepper From Giants
• Dodgers Reopen Bid For Fred Lynn; Lynn Rejects Boston Offer
• Giants' Plane Makes Emergency Landing

• Cubs selected Jody Davis from Cardinals in the Rule V draft
• Indians signed Dan Spillner as a free agent
• Tigers selected Larry Rothschild from Reds in the Rule V draft
• Astros released Joe Morgan
• Astros traded Enos Cabell to Giants for Bob Knepper and Chris Bourjos
• Royals selected Jim Wright from Phillies in the Rule V draft
• Royals selected Dave Wehrmeister from Yankees in the Rule V draft
• Brewers selected Tom Candiotti from Royals in the Rule V draft
• Twins selected Jack O'Connor from Expos in the Rule V draft
• Twins selected John Hobbs from Mariners in the Rule V draft
• Twins selected Don Cooper from Yankees in the Rule V draft
• A's selected Brian Doyle from Yankees in the Rule V draft
• A's selected Tom Filer from Yankees in the Rule V draft
• A's selected Roy Thomas from Cardinals in the Rule V draft
• Padres selected Mario Ramirez from Mets in the Rule V draft
• Padres released Paul Dade
• Padres selected Alan Wiggins from Dodgers in the Rule V draft
• Padres traded Chuck Baker to Twins for Dave Edwards
• Mariners selected Gary Gray from Indians in the Rule V draft
• Giants selected George Bjorkman from Cardinals in the Rule V draft
• Cardinals selected Orlando Sanchez from Phillies in the Rule V draft
• Cardinals traded Terry Kennedy, Steve Swisher, Mike Phillips, John Littlefield, John Urrea, Kim Seaman and Al Olmsted to Padres for Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley, Gene Tenace and Bob Geren (acq. 12/10/1980)
• Blue Jays selected George Bell from Phillies in the Rule V draft
• Blue Jays selected Dan Whitmer from Angels in the Rule V draft

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