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1979 Major League Baseball Transactions
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Jim Barr of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Jim Bouton of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Pete Broberg of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Steve Brye of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Al Bumbry of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Bernie Carbo of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Rico Carty of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Jim Colborn of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Joe Coleman of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Duffy Dyer of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Darrell Evans of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Al Fitzmorris of the California Angels granted free agency.
The California Angels released Tom Griffin.
Jerry Grote of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Larry Gura of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Dave Hamilton of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Larry Haney.
Bud Harrelson of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Vic Harris of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Tommy John of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Fred Kendall of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Darold Knowles of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Lee Lacy of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Mike Lum of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Mike Marshall of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Bill North of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Tom Paciorek of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Bill Plummer of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Steve Renko of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Dave Roberts of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Jim Slaton of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Elias Sosa of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Steve Stone of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Derrel Thomas of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Luis Tiant of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Del Unser of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Darrell Woodard of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Wilbur Wood of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
The Cleveland Indians traded Dave Freisleben to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Sheldon Mallory (March 27, 1979) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Dave May.
The New York Yankees released Andy Messersmith.
The New York Yankees traded Mike Heath, Sparky Lyle, Larry McCall, Dave Rajsich, Domingo Ramos and cash to the Texas Rangers for Greg Jemison (minors), Juan Beniquez, Mike Griffin, Paul Mirabella and Dave Righetti.
The Kansas City Royals signed Larry Gura as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Luis Tiant as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Derrel Thomas as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Tommy John as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Manny Hernandez as an amateur free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Toby Hernandez as an amateur free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Fred Manrique as an amateur free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Alan Ashby to the Houston Astros for Joe Cannon, Pedro Hernandez and Mark Lemongello.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jose Escobar as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles selected John Lowenstein off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
The Montreal Expos signed Duffy Dyer as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jim Slaton as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Steve Stone as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Paul Lindblad from the New York Yankees.
Willie Horton of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Bill Singer.
The California Angels signed Jim Barr as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Willie Lozado as an amateur free agent.
The New York Mets drafted Bobby Brown from the New York Yankees in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Bob Davis from the San Diego Padres in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins traded Dan Ford to the California Angels for Danny Goodwin and Ron Jackson.
The New York Mets drafted Mike Howard from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Lynn Jones from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Ken Macha from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Machemer from the California Angels in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Jeff Schneider from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers released Chuck Scrivener.
The Detroit Tigers traded Jack Murphy (minors) and Bob Sykes to the St. Louis Cardinals for Aurelio Lopez and Jerry Morales.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Max Venable from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Ted Wilborn from the New York Yankees in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Gary Woods to the Houston Astros for Don Pisker (minors).
The Cleveland Indians drafted Carmelo Castillo from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1978 minor league draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Victor Cruz to the Cleveland Indians for Phil Lansford (minors) and Alfredo Griffin.
The San Francisco Giants signed Darrell Evans as a free agent.
The New York Mets traded Tom Grieve and Kim Seaman to the St. Louis Cardinals for Pete Falcone.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Keith MacWhorter from the Boston Red Sox in the 1978 minor league draft.
The Seattle Mariners traded Rick Jones, Tom McMillan and Enrique Romo to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Odell Jones, Mario Mendoza and Rafael Vasquez.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Pete Rose as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos purchased Tony Solaita from the California Angels.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Joe Charboneau to the Cleveland Indians for Cardell Camper.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Bobby Thompson from the Texas Rangers.
The Boston Red Sox traded Bill Lee to the Montreal Expos for Stan Papi.
The Minnesota Twins traded a player to be named later and Greg Field (minors) to the New York Mets for Jerry Koosman. The Minnesota Twins sent Jesse Orosco (February 7, 1979) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
The Texas Rangers traded Toby Harrah to the Cleveland Indians for Buddy Bell.
The Texas Rangers traded Jim Mason to the Montreal Expos for Mike Hart.
The Seattle Mariners traded Craig Reynolds to the Houston Astros for Floyd Bannister.
The Chicago Cubs signed Carmelo Martinez as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Randy St. Claire as an amateur free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Mark Souza.
The Texas Rangers traded Mike Bacsik to the Minnesota Twins for Mac Scarce.
The Detroit Tigers released Mickey Stanley.
The Montreal Expos traded Sam Mejias to the Chicago Cubs for Rodney Scott and Jerry White.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Ed Farmer, Gary Holle and cash to the Texas Rangers for Reggie Cleveland.
Yucatan (Mexican) purchased Gil Rondon from the New York Yankees.
The Seattle Mariners signed Mario Diaz as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Steve Lake from the Baltimore Orioles.
Larry Anderson sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Houston Astros in an unknown transaction.
The New York Mets released Billy Baldwin.
The Atlanta Braves signed Buzz Capra as a free agent.
Larry Johnson sent from the Chicago White Sox to Miami (Inter-American) in an unknown transaction.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Luis Leal as an amateur free agent.
Max Leon sent from the Atlanta Braves to Durango (Mexican) in an unknown transaction.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dave May as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Steve Waterbury.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Chuck Scrivener as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Marshall as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Elias Sosa as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Von Joshua from Tabasco (Mexican).
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Mark Davis in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The New York Mets drafted Neal Heaton in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Bill Bordley in 1979, but pick was voided.
The California Angels drafted Otis Nixon in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Lemmie Miller in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Jeff Dedmon in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Bill Mooneyham in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Howard Johnson in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Kansas City Royals drafted Jeff Schattinger in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Kansas City Royals drafted Mike Brewer in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (January).
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Mark Eichhorn in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 18, 1979.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Bob Fallon in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jeff Heathcock in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Mike Mason in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Milt Thompson in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January). Player signed January 12, 1979.
The Montreal Expos drafted Jim Weaver in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Carlos Diaz in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Randy Johnson in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January).
The California Angels drafted Al Newman in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Curt Wardle in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Randy O'Neal in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Rick Ownbey in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Ed Hodge in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft (January).
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jeff Moronko in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Larry See in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Mike Bielecki in the 6th round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Bill Lindsey in the 6th round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Gary Pettis in the 6th round of the 1979 amateur draft (January).
The Atlanta Braves drafted Brook Jacoby in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft (January).
The New York Mets drafted Rusty Tillman in the 10th round of the 1979 amateur draft (January).
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Greg Bargar in the 12th round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Rico Carty as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Tom Paciorek as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Mike Dimmel to the St. Louis Cardinals for Benny Ayala.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Darold Knowles as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Nelson Briles.
The Montreal Expos released Fred Holdsworth.
The Montreal Expos signed Andres Galarraga as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Dave Hudgens as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Lee Lacy as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Steve Renko as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Steve Waterbury as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Larry Pashnick as an amateur free agent.
Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan Pacific) purchased Sam Ewing from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded John Stuper to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommy Sandt.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Alan Wiggins as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Jim Colborn as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Willie Horton as a free agent.
The California Angels released Bob Jones.
The Seattle Mariners released Bob Robertson.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Al Bumbry as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Bill Plummer as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins traded Rod Carew to the California Angels for Dave Engle, Paul Hartzell, Brad Havens and Ken Landreaux.
The Boston Red Sox traded Dave Coleman to the Minnesota Twins for Larry Wolfe.
The New York Yankees purchased Bruce Robinson from the Oakland Athletics for $400,000.
The San Diego Padres signed Steve Brye as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Andy Messersmith as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Tom Johnson.
The Seattle Mariners released Jim Todd.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Tommy Toms to the Texas Rangers for Keith Smith.
The Minnesota Twins released Rich Chiles.
The Minnesota Twins released Stan Perzanowski.
The Montreal Expos released Wayne Twitchell.
The Kansas City Royals released Art Kusnyer.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jose Baez.
The Atlanta Braves signed Mike Lum as a free agent.
The New York Yankees traded Gary Thomasson to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Brad Gulden.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Will McEnaney as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Fred Holdsworth as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Mike Davey from the Atlanta Braves.
The San Diego Padres signed Fred Kendall as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Dave Roberts as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Pete Broberg as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Greg Gross, Dave Rader and Manny Trillo to the Philadelphia Phillies for Henry Mack (minors), Derek Botelho, Barry Foote, Jerry Martin and Ted Sizemore.
The San Francisco Giants signed Bill Bordley as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Art Kusnyer as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Al Fitzmorris as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Darryl Cias from Salem (Northwest).
The Kansas City Royals purchased Eduardo Rodriguez from the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave Hamilton as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Jim Todd as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Fred Kuhaulua as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Anderson as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Brent Strom as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Vic Harris as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bob Gibson as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bernie Carbo as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Bill North as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Ed Glynn to the New York Mets for Mardie Cornejo.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded George Hill (minors), Martin Rivas (minors) and cash to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Easler.
The Cleveland Indians signed Billy Baldwin as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Jim Dwyer from the San Francisco Giants.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Steve Luebber as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Ed Nunez as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Dave May.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Butch Metzger.
The Seattle Mariners traded Puchy Delgado to the Chicago Cubs for Larry Cox.
The Detroit Tigers traded Steve Dillard to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Ed Putman (March 24, 1979) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
The Oakland Athletics released Dell Alston.
The Seattle Mariners released Frank MacCormack.
The Seattle Mariners released Tom Brown.
The Seattle Mariners released Dick Pole.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Bobby Brown off waivers from the New York Mets.
The Cleveland Indians released Randy Elliott.
The Baltimore Orioles released Elrod Hendricks.
The Texas Rangers released Roger Moret.
The New York Mets released Bobby Valentine.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Craig Cacek from the Houston Astros.
The California Angels signed Willie Davis as a free agent.
The New York Mets traded Nino Espinosa to the Philadelphia Phillies for Richie Hebner and Jose Moreno.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Skip James from the San Francisco Giants.
The Seattle Mariners released Paul Lindblad.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Rudy Meoli as a free agent.
The Houston Astros released Dan Warthen.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Gary Beare to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dan Boitano.
The Seattle Mariners released Jim Colborn.
The Seattle Mariners released Tom House.
The Seattle Mariners released Kevin Pasley.
The Chicago Cubs released Mike Sember.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Joe Simpson from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Seattle Mariners released Bobby Thompson.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Bud Bulling from the Minnesota Twins.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Jeff Byrd.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Nardi Contreras.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Don Kirkwood.
The New York Mets released Lenny Randle.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Del Unser as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Ron Blomberg.
The Cleveland Indians traded Dan Briggs to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Mike Champion (April 3, 1979) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
The Montreal Expos released Mike Garman.
The Atlanta Braves released Rod Gilbreath.
The Minnesota Twins released Sam Perlozzo.
The Seattle Mariners signed Danny Walton as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Jim Willoughby.
The Chicago Cubs signed Jim Willoughby as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded Pepe Frias to the Atlanta Braves for Dave Campbell.
The San Francisco Giants signed Joe Coleman as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos purchased Art Gardner from the San Francisco Giants.
The California Angels released Ken Brett.
The Seattle Mariners returned Keith MacWhorter (earlier draft pick) to the Boston Red Sox.
The Minnesota Twins purchased John Verhoeven from the Chicago White Sox.
The Kansas City Royals traded Doug Bird to the Philadelphia Phillies for Todd Cruz.
The Atlanta Braves released Buzz Capra.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Pete Broberg.
The San Francisco Giants signed Tom Griffin as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Wayne Twitchell as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Dell Alston as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Paul Siebert.
The Atlanta Braves signed Charlie Spikes as a free agent.
The California Angels released Steve Stroughter.
Maracaibo (Inter-American) purchased Kim Allen from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Montreal Expos purchased Randy Bass from the Kansas City Royals.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Sember as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Sam Perlozzo as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Rick Rhoden to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jerry Reuss.
Maracaibo (Inter-American) purchased Mike Stanton from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rod Gilbreath as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Bobby Valentine as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Paul Blair.
The Chicago White Sox traded Jack Kucek to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Jim Morrison (July 10, 1979) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Jackson Todd.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jackson Todd as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Clay Carroll as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jose Oquendo as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees purchased Bobby Brown from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The California Angels signed Curt Brown as an amateur free agent.
The New York Mets traded Greg Field (minors) and Tim Foli to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Frank Taveras.
The San Francisco Giants released Joe Coleman.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Bob Robertson as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Tony Fernandez as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals traded George Throop to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Keith Drumright (October 26, 1979) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.
The Minnesota Twins signed Ken Brett as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Doug Capilla to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Mark Gilbert (October 12, 1979) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
The Texas Rangers traded Bert Campaneris to the California Angels for Dave Chalk.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Paul Blair as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Joe Coleman as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Tom Grieve.
The Boston Red Sox released Luis Aponte.
The Chicago Cubs released Gene Clines.
The New York Yankees purchased Jim Kaat from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Lerrin LaGrow from the Chicago White Sox.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Lance Rautzhan from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Tom Murphy.
The Chicago White Sox signed Nardi Contreras as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Lenny Randle as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mike Ramsey as an amateur free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Tom Grieve as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Frank Duffy.
The New York Yankees traded Dick Tidrow to the Chicago Cubs for Ray Burris.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bud Harrelson as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded Frank LaCorte to the Houston Astros for Bo McLaughlin.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Champ Summers to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Sheldon Burnside (October 25, 1979) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Milt May from the Detroit Tigers.
The Minnesota Twins released Ken Brett.
The California Angels traded Floyd Rayford and cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Larry Harlow.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Marty Barrett in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Seattle Mariners drafted Al Chambers in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Tim Leary in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Otis Nixon in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 9, 1979.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Brad Komminsk in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Bob Fallon in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Chicago Cubs drafted Scott Fletcher in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 6, 1979.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Andy Van Slyke in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted John Bohnet in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Mike Bielecki in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 13, 1979.
The Houston Astros drafted John Mizerock in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Steve Buechele in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Tim Wallach in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Gary Gaetti in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 21, 1979.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Ralph Citarella in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jon Perlman in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Rick Leach in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Jeff Heathcock in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Joe Lansford in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Carlos Diaz in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The San Francisco Giants drafted Scott Garrelts in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Steve Howe in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Jerry Gleaton in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Rick Luecken in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Ricky Seilheimer in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Lemmie Miller in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Atlee Hammaker in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Bill Mooneyham in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Bob Geren in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Mike Stenhouse in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Jamie Allen in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Jeff Bettendorf in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Chris Brown in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Bob Buchanan in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Randy Bush in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Keefe Cato in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Tom Dodd in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Ty Gainey in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Mike Mason in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Randy O'Neal in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Donnie Scott in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Ron Shepherd in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Marc Sullivan in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Nick Capra in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Chuck Crim in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Don Crow in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Jeff Dedmon in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Jose DeLeon in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Tim Laudner in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Bill Lindsey in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Bob Melvin in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Fran Mullins in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Ron Romanick in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Pat Sheridan in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Roy Smith in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed July 30, 1979.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Tim Teufel in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Freddie Toliver in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1979.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Ed Vosberg in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jay Baller in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1979.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Chris Green in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Randy Kutcher in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Mark Parent in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1979.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Jim Presley in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Larry Ray in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Andre Robertson in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted John Russell in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Andy Beene in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Greg Gagne in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 1979.
The California Angels drafted Pat Keedy in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Allan Ramirez in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Ronn Reynolds in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Jeff Russell in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Mark Thurmond in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Bill Doran in the 6th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Ron Gardenhire in the 6th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Wallace Johnson in the 6th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Mike Payne in the 6th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Harold Reynolds in the 6th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Stefan Wever in the 6th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Storm Davis in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Mike Gates in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Von Hayes in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed August 24, 1979.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Craig Lefferts in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Tom McCarthy in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Mark Ross in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Brian Snyder in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Bill Schroeder in the 8th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Jim Steels in the 8th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Mark Dempsey in the 9th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Pete Filson in the 9th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Darrell Miller in the 9th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Paul Runge in the 9th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Rod Booker in the 10th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Jimmy Key in the 10th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Mike Kinnunen in the 10th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Scotti Madison in the 10th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Bill Moore in the 10th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Dave Owen in the 10th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1979.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Tom Dozier in the 11th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Tom Dunbar in the 11th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Ray Soff in the 11th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Frank Williams in the 11th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Paul Zuvella in the 11th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Tom Edens in the 12th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Tony Fossas in the 12th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1979.
The Houston Astros drafted Johnny Ray in the 12th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Warren in the 12th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Greg Brock in the 13th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Mike Hart in the 13th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Bob Skube in the 13th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Andre David in the 14th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Pete O'Brien in the 15th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Keith Smith in the 15th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Walt Terrell in the 15th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Tom Grant in the 16th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1979.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Tom O'Malley in the 16th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Steve Stanicek in the 16th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Ron Wotus in the 16th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Buddy Black in the 17th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Orel Hershiser in the 17th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1979.
The Montreal Expos drafted Brad Mills in the 17th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jeff Robinson in the 17th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Mark Salas in the 18th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Don Mattingly in the 19th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Tom Henke in the 20th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Jeff Jones in the 20th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted John Leister in the 20th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Bryan Oelkers in the 20th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Don Slaught in the 20th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Brett Butler in the 23rd round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1979.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Terry Clark in the 23rd round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1979.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Mark Huismann in the 23rd round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Morris Madden in the 24th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Chris Jones in the 25th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Kurt Kepshire in the 25th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Jeff Twitty in the 25th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Kelly Downs in the 26th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed August 24, 1979.
The Texas Rangers drafted Dave Schmidt in the 26th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Bill Swaggerty in the 26th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Bert Bradley in the 27th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Dave Smith in the 27th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Clay Christiansen in the 29th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Dan Firova in the 29th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Nelson Santovenia in the 29th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Steve Ziem in the 29th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Billy Hatcher in the 30th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Jay Pettibone in the 30th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Glenn Davis in the 31st round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Tom Nieto in the 31st round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Larry White in the 31st round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Kevin Gross in the 32nd round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Ray Fontenot in the 34th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Mike Maddux in the 36th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Joel Skinner in the 37th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Herm Winningham in the 39th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Mike Sharperson in the 41st round of the 1979 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres traded Randy Fierbaugh (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles for Dennis Blair.
The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Dyar Miller from the California Angels.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Rob Dressler from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Seattle Mariners traded Paul Mitchell to the Milwaukee Brewers for Randy Stein.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ken Brett as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Steve Stroughter as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later, Pete Ladd and cash to the Houston Astros for Bob Watson. The Boston Red Sox sent Bobby Sprowl (June 19, 1979) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
The Montreal Expos traded a player to be named later and cash to the San Francisco Giants for John Tamargo. The Montreal Expos sent Joe Pettini (March 15, 1980) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
The Kansas City Royals traded Tom Poquette to the Boston Red Sox for George Scott.
The Cleveland Indians traded Paul Dade to the San Diego Padres for Mike Hargrove.
The Texas Rangers traded Dave Chalk, Mike Heath and cash to the Oakland Athletics for John Henry Johnson.
The Texas Rangers traded Dock Ellis to the New York Mets for Mike Bruhert and Bob Myrick.
The Texas Rangers traded Ed Farmer and Gary Holle to the Chicago White Sox for Eric Soderholm.
The New York Mets purchased Andy Hassler from the Boston Red Sox.
The New York Yankees traded Cliff Johnson to the Cleveland Indians for Don Hood.
The New York Yankees traded Jay Johnstone to the San Diego Padres for Dave Wehrmeister.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rich Rodas as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mark Souza as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Jim Lonborg.
The San Francisco Giants signed Dan Gladden as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Reggie Patterson as an amateur free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Steve Senteney as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees traded Paul Semall (minors) to the Chicago Cubs for Bobby Murcer.
The Baltimore Orioles signed John Stefero as an amateur free agent.
The Texas Rangers purchased Jack Lazorko from the Houston Astros.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Bob Robertson.
The San Francisco Giants traded Hector Cruz to the Cincinnati Reds for Pedro Borbon.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Ken Henderson from the Cincinnati Reds.
The San Francisco Giants traded Bill Madlock, Lenny Randle and Dave Roberts to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Fred Breining, Al Holland and Ed Whitson.
The Minnesota Twins purchased Rudy Meoli from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Houston Astros loaned Larry Anderson to the Atlanta Braves.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Miguel Dilone from the Oakland Athletics.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Sam Mejias from the Chicago Cubs.
The San Diego Padres signed Bobby Tolan as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners traded Juan Bernhardt to the Chicago White Sox for Rich Hinton.
The California Angels released Keith Comstock.
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Fernando Valenzuela from Yucatan (Mexican).
The Chicago White Sox released Pablo Torrealba.
The New York Yankees signed Curt Kaufman as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Larry Johnson from Miami (Inter-American).
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mike Madden as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mike Stanton as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded a player to be named later and cash to the Detroit Tigers for Rusty Staub. The Montreal Expos sent Randy Schafer (minors) (December 3, 1979) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Mike Armstrong to the San Diego Padres for Paul O'Neill (minors).
The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Craig Kusick from the Minnesota Twins.
The Seattle Mariners signed Ivan Calderon as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded Tony Solaita to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Dyar Miller (October 24, 1979) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
The California Angels released Terry Humphrey.
The Texas Rangers traded players to be named later, Amos Lewis (minors) and Oscar Gamble to the New York Yankees for players to be named later and Mickey Rivers. The Texas Rangers sent Ray Fontenot (October 8, 1979) and Gene Nelson (October 8, 1979) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. The New York Yankees sent Bob Polinsky (minors) (October 8, 1979), Neal Mersch (minors) (October 8, 1979) and Mark Softy (minors) (October 8, 1979) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Gil Rondon from Yucatan (Mexican).
The New York Mets purchased Jose Cardenal from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The New York Yankees purchased Lenny Randle from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Seattle Mariners released John Hale.
The New York Mets traded Willie Montanez to the Texas Rangers for players to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Ed Lynch (September 18, 1979) and Mike Jorgensen (October 23, 1979) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago Cubs for Ted Sizemore. The Boston Red Sox sent Mike O'Berry (October 23, 1979) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
The Kansas City Royals released George Scott.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Wayne Twitchell from the New York Mets.
The New York Mets selected Ray Burris off waivers from the New York Yankees.
The New York Yankees signed George Scott as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jeff Stone as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Kingery as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Andy Messersmith.
The Seattle Mariners traded John Montague to the California Angels for a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Jim Anderson (December 5, 1979) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Bruce Kimm from the Detroit Tigers.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Bob Molinaro off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
The Montreal Expos purchased Dale Murray from the New York Mets.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Elrod Hendricks as a free agent.
The California Angels purchased Ralph Garr from the Chicago White Sox.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Dock Ellis from the New York Mets.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Manny Mota.
The Chicago Cubs released Ken Holtzman.
The San Diego Padres released Mickey Lolich.
The Chicago White Sox selected Bob Molinaro off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Seattle Mariners released Bill Plummer.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Juan Castillo as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tony Brewer as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Tom Johnson as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Darrel Chaney.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Mike Tyson to the Chicago Cubs for Donnie Moore.
The Montreal Expos purchased Jamie Easterly from the Atlanta Braves.
The San Diego Padres released Bobby Tolan.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Dave Freisleben.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Craig Kusick.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Lance Rautzhan to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin Gillen (minors).
The Cleveland Indians released Paul Reuschel.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Mark Bomback to the New York Mets for Dwight Bernard.
The Kansas City Royals released Steve Mingori.
Yucatan (Mexican) purchased Gil Rondon from the Chicago White Sox.
The Detroit Tigers traded Phil Mankowski and Jerry Morales to the New York Mets for Richie Hebner.
Jesus Alou of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Paul Blair of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Glenn Borgmann of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Dave Chalk of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
John Curtis of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Dave Goltz of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Greg Gross of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Dave Hamilton of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Andy Hassler of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Don Hood of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Al Hrabosky of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Jay Johnstone of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Tim Johnson of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
The Seattle Mariners traded Ruppert Jones and Jim Lewis to the New York Yankees for Rick Anderson, Jim Beattie, Juan Beniquez and Jerry Narron.
Jim Kaat of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Don Kessinger of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Bruce Kison of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Ed Kranepool of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Lerrin LaGrow of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Skip Lockwood of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Milt May of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Rudy May of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Bob Montgomery of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Fred Norman of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Rowland Office of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Jorge Orta of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Freddie Patek of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Tony Perez of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Lenny Randle of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Nolan Ryan of the California Angels granted free agency.
George Scott of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Tony Solaita of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Don Stanhouse of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Rennie Stennett of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Rusty Torres of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Wayne Twitchell of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Rick Cerone, Tom Underwood and Ted Wilborn to the New York Yankees for Chris Chambliss, Damaso Garcia and Paul Mirabella.
Bobby Valentine of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Bob Watson of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Roy White of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Rick Wise of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Jim Wohlford of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Dave McKay.
The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Domingo Ramos from the Texas Rangers.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Tim McCarver.
The New York Yankees signed Rudy May as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Bob Watson as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Dan O'Brien from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The New York Yankees traded players to be named later and cash to the Texas Rangers for Eric Soderholm. The New York Yankees sent Amos Lewis (minors) (December 13, 1979) and Ricky Burdette (minors) (December 13, 1979) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Dave Goltz as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Art Kusnyer.
The California Angels signed Bruce Kison as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Tony Perez as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Don Stanhouse as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Nolan Ryan as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Rick Wise as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Al Hrabosky as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Andy Hassler as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Julio Solano as an amateur free agent.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Kip Young from the Detroit Tigers.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Cecilio Guante as an amateur free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed John Curtis as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres traded Bill Almon and Dan Briggs to the Montreal Expos for Dave Cash.
The Boston Red Sox signed Skip Lockwood as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Vic Davalillo.
Willie Horton of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Mark Brouhard from the California Angels in the 1979 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Manny Castillo from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1979 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Doug Corbett from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1979 rule 5 draft.
The San Diego Padres selected Von Joshua off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Bruce Kimm from the Chicago Cubs in the 1979 rule 5 draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Mike Macha from the Atlanta Braves in the 1979 rule 5 draft.
The California Angels drafted Alfredo Martinez from the New York Mets in the 1979 rule 5 draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Andres Mora from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1979 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox traded Bill Nahorodny to the Atlanta Braves for Rick Wieters (minors).
The Montreal Expos signed Fred Norman as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Guy Sularz from the San Francisco Giants in the 1979 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Greg Walker from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1979 rule 5 draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Fred Holdsworth from the Detroit Tigers.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jay Johnstone as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Nate Snell from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1979 minor league draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Mitch Webster from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1979 minor league draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Chris Chambliss and Luis Gomez to the Atlanta Braves for Barry Bonnell, Joey McLaughlin and Pat Rockett.
The Minnesota Twins traded Jeff Holly to the Detroit Tigers for Fernando Arroyo.
The California Angels signed Freddie Patek as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers traded Doyle Alexander, Larvell Blanks and $50,000 to the Atlanta Braves for Adrian Devine and Pepe Frias.
The Kansas City Royals traded a player to be named later, Al Cowens and Todd Cruz to the California Angels for Willie Aikens and Rance Mulliniks. The Kansas City Royals sent Craig Eaton (April 1, 1980) to the California Angels to complete the trade.
The Montreal Expos signed Rowland Office as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Lenn Sakata to the Baltimore Orioles for John Flinn.
The Seattle Mariners traded a player to be named later, Rob Pietroburgo (minors) and Rafael Vasquez to the Cleveland Indians for Ted Cox. The Seattle Mariners sent Bud Anderson (March 29, 1980) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
The Cleveland Indians traded Bobby Bonds to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Denny and Jerry Mumphrey.
The Minnesota Twins traded Dan Graham to the Baltimore Orioles for Tom Chism.
The Detroit Tigers traded Ron LeFlore to the Montreal Expos for Dan Schatzeder.
The San Diego Padres purchased Aurelio Rodriguez from the Detroit Tigers for $200,000.
The Minnesota Twins traded Paul Thormodsgard to the Philadelphia Phillies for Pete Mackanin.
The New York Mets traded Jody Davis to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray Searage.
The New York Yankees purchased Andre Robertson from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The New York Mets released Bob Apodaca.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Bill Atkinson from the Montreal Expos.
The San Francisco Giants signed Milt May as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Jim Nettles.
The San Francisco Giants signed Rennie Stennett as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Jim Wohlford as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Greg Gross as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Jack Kucek.
The San Francisco Giants released Rob Andrews.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jorge Orta as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Willie Horton as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jerry Willard as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians traded Larry Andersen to the Pittsburgh Pirates for John Burden (minors) and Larry Littleton.
The New York Mets signed Scott Holman as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels signed Dave Freisleben as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Jim Gideon.
The Minnesota Twins released Rudy Meoli.
The Seattle Mariners released Leroy Stanton.
The Atlanta Braves released Larry Anderson.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Larry Anderson as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers traded Mike Bucci (minors), Gary Gray and Larry McCall to the Cleveland Indians for David Clyde and Jim Norris.
The Kansas City Royals signed Tom Candiotti as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Albert Williams as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Dale Mohorcic.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jack Kucek as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Ricky Wright in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Oakland Athletics drafted Dave Gallagher in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Tim Hulett in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Atlanta Braves drafted Craig McMurtry in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January).
The Montreal Expos drafted Mike Stenhouse in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Keith Creel in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Ken Dowell in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Tom Dodd in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The San Francisco Giants drafted Jeff Dedmon in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Young in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Seattle Mariners drafted Bill Mooneyham in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Tony Ghelfi in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January). Player signed January 19, 1980.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Laga in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January).
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Herm Winningham in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Ray Krawczyk in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Tom Henke in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Tom Dunbar in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Kansas City Royals drafted Tim Crews in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Dan Firova in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Houston Astros drafted Billy Hatcher in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted R.J. Reynolds in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January).
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Roger Samuels in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Mike Sharperson in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Billy Taylor in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January). Player signed March 24, 1980.
The San Diego Padres drafted Curt Wardle in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Al Newman in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Tom Nieto in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Randy O'Neal in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Kevin Romine in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Larry See in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January).
The Chicago White Sox drafted Jim Siwy in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January).
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Kevin Hagen in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January).
The Houston Astros drafted Donnie Hill in the 5th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Randy Hunt in the 5th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Ralph Bryant in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Dar Smith in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January).
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Ed Wojna in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Steve Ellsworth in the 7th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Bryan Kelly in the 8th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Bill Bathe in the 10th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jim Eppard in the 11th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Gil Reyes as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals traded Joe Zdeb to the Chicago White Sox for Eddie Bane.
The Chicago White Sox signed Juan Agosto as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed John Hale as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Angel Salazar as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Jim Nettles as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Leo Garcia as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Glenn Borgmann as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Roger Moret as a free agent.
Yakult Swallows (Japan Central) purchased Sam Perlozzo from the San Diego Padres.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Lerrin LaGrow as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Joe Morgan as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rafael Montalvo as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Derek Botelho.
The Houston Astros released Tom Dixon.
The Cleveland Indians traded Gary Melson (minors) to the Atlanta Braves for Don Collins.
The San Diego Padres released Fernando Gonzalez.
The Texas Rangers traded Willie Montanez to the San Diego Padres for Joe Carroll (minors), Tucker Ashford and Gaylord Perry.
The Cleveland Indians traded Jerry Mumphrey to the San Diego Padres for Bob Owchinko and Jim Wilhelm.
The Chicago White Sox signed Rusty Torres as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Porfi Altamirano from Miami (Inter-American).
The Houston Astros traded Reggie Baldwin to the New York Mets for Keith Bodie (minors).
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave Hamilton as a free agent.
The Houston Astros released Frank Riccelli.
The New York Mets signed Rob Andrews as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Tom Dixon as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Jim Scranton as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Luis Aponte as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Keith Comstock as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Dyar Miller.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bill Johnson as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Jose Cano as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Don Hood as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Rudy Meoli as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Jerry Manuel to the Montreal Expos for Duffy Dyer.
The California Angels traded Mike Barlow to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mark Wiley.
The Montreal Expos released Jim Mason.
The Seattle Mariners signed Lenny Randle as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Jim Todd.
The Oakland Athletics released Joe Wallis.
The Seattle Mariners released Danny Walton.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Ron Washington to the Minnesota Twins for Wayne Caughey (minors).
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Ken Brett.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Johnny Oates.
The Kansas City Royals signed Dave Chalk as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Roger Moret.
The Atlanta Braves traded Eddie Solomon to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Greg Field (minors) (April 25, 1980) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Rico Carty.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Steve Luebber.
The Atlanta Braves released Mickey Mahler.
The Seattle Mariners released Dan O'Brien.
The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dave Rader. The Boston Red Sox sent Stan Papi (May 12, 1980) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
The California Angels released Danny Boone.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Tom Bruno.
The Texas Rangers released David Clyde.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Will McEnaney.
The California Angels released Chuck Porter.
The Texas Rangers traded Chris Smith and LaRue Washington to the Montreal Expos for Rusty Staub.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later and cash to the Seattle Mariners for Odell Jones. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Larry Andersen (October 29, 1980) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
The New York Mets released Bruce Boisclair.
The New York Yankees purchased Marshall Brant from the New York Mets.
The California Angels released Dave Freisleben.
The California Angels released Ike Hampton.
The New York Yankees signed Jim Kaat as a free agent.
The California Angels released Orlando Ramirez.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Lenny Randle from the Seattle Mariners.
The Minnesota Twins returned Guy Sularz (earlier draft pick) to the San Francisco Giants.
The Chicago White Sox released Rusty Torres.
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