Baseball Baltimore Orioles -- Signed 2B Bill Ripken (.291, 3 homers, 38 RBI) to one-year contract for $700,000 to avoid arbitration hearing.

Houston Astros -- Signed 3B Ken Caminiti (.242, 4 homers, 51 RBI) to one-year contract for $625,000 to avoid arbitration hearing.

Hockey Quebec Nordiques -- Recalled D Greg Smyth and RW Mark Vermette from Halifax (AHL).