Baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda has died at age 86 ... St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, and Kansas City Royals, Cepeda scored 379 home runs ...

The Atlanta Braves release former 30-game winner Denny McLain, ending his career at the age of 28. In 1972, the Braves had acquired McLain from the Oakland Athletics in a straight-up swap for first ...