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Richardson passed away at his home in Columbus, Ga., due to
natural causes.
He is best known for trading away future Hall of Fame second
baseman Joe Morgan to the Cincinnati Reds in 1971 in an
eight-player trade that brought first baseman Lee May to
Houston. Morgan went on to win back-to-back MVP awards as the
Reds won consecutive titles in 1975-76.
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Catcher James McCann was placed on the disabled list by the
Detroit Tigers.
McCann went on the 15-day DL with a right ankle sprain suffered
in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Two pitchers were suspended by the Office of the Commissioner of
Baseball for violations of the Minor League Drug Prevention and
Treatment Program.
Alger Hodgson, a right-hander with the Atlanta Braves, was hit
with a 72-game suspension without pay for a positive test for
metabolites of Stanozolol.
David Graybill, a right-hander in the San Francisco Giants'
organization, was suspended for 50 games without pay after a
second positive test for a drug of abuse. (Editing by Frank
Pingue)
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