Strike Vote Is Expected

Both sides in the baseball contract talks say they expect strike authorization to be given to union negotiators when the executive board of the Major League Players Assn. meets here today.

Lee MacPhail, the owners’ chief negotiator, has said he expects an affirmative vote for strike authorization, which would give union officials the right to call a walkout when and if they believe it is necessary.

And Don Fehr, acting executive director of the union, said, “Given the way they’ve been bargaining, I don’t know how he could expect otherwise.”