Sports headlines for Thursday April 30, 1981:

• Walker Turns Down Offer To Play For Alouettes
• Illini Threaten To Leave Big-10 Over Wilson Sanctions
• Rangers Post 4th Shutout In A Row
• McCord Fires 64 For Houston Lead

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Braves activated Brian Asselstine
•	Indians activated Duane Kuiper
•	Astros placed Vern Ruhle on the disabled list
•	Yankees traded Byron Ballard (had been acq. 4/6/1981) to Padres for Dave Stegman
•	A's signed Mike Warren as a free agent
•	Rangers placed Jim Kern on the disabled list

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   1981 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (7-12) 0 3 2 4 Baltimore Orioles (7-8) 4 6 0 7 Win: Mike Flanagan (2-2)   Loss: Jackson Todd (1-2) T: 2:14   Att: 7,726 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (6-12) 8 11 2 7 Boston Red Sox (7-9) 4 7 0 4 Win: Roger Erickson (1-2)   Loss: Frank Tanana (0-3) T: 2:25   Att: 15,506 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (9-7) 12 16 1 9 California Angels (10-11) 1 4 1 4 Win: Jerry Augustine (1-0)   Loss: Jesse Jefferson (0-4) T: 2:35   Att: 23,428 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (11-6) 2 9 2 9 Cleveland Indians (8-4) 3 4 0 3 Win: Rick Waits (3-0)   Loss: Ross Baumgarten (2-2) T: 2:18   Att: 6,639 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (8-11) 2 6 0 6 Seattle Mariners (5-14) 0 2 0 2 Win: Dave Rozema (2-2)   Loss: Jerry Gleaton (2-3) T: 2:00   Att: 5,116 at The Kingdome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (3-10) 0 5 0 6 Texas Rangers (10-7) 7 10 2 7 Win: Rick Honeycutt (2-0)   Loss: Rich Gale (1-2) T: 2:19   Att: 19,352 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (7-12) 5 4 1 3 Atlanta Braves (9-10) 1 5 0 5 Win: Joe Niekro (2-3)   Loss: Tommy Boggs (1-3) T: 2:19   Att: 10,006 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (6-14) 3 5 1 9 Cincinnati Reds (11-7) 4 11 2 8 Win: Mike LaCoss (1-2)   Loss: Steve Mura (0-3)   Save: Tom Hume (3) T: 2:43   Att: 12,794 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (7-6) 7 11 1 9 New York Mets (4-10) 4 10 3 8 Win: John Candelaria (1-2)   Loss: Randy Jones (0-3)   Save: Grant Jackson (1) T: 2:25   Att: 5,553 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

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