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1980 Major League Baseball Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
Jesus Alou of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
The New York Yankees traded Rick Anderson, Jim Beattie, Juan Beniquez and Jerry Narron to the Seattle Mariners for Ruppert Jones and Jim Lewis.
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.
The New York Yankees traded Chris Chambliss, Damaso Garcia and Paul Mirabella to the Toronto Blue Jays for Rick Cerone, Tom Underwood and Ted Wilborn.
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.
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.
Len 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.
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 players to be named later and 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 Montreal Expos traded Dave Cash to the San Diego Padres for Bill Almon and Dan Briggs.
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 Montreal Expos traded a player to be named later and cash to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later and Rusty Staub. The Montreal Expos sent Randy Schafer (minors) (December 3, 1979) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
The Atlanta Braves traded Rick Wieters (minors) to the Chicago White Sox for Bill Nahorodny.
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 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 California Angels traded a player to be named later to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later and John Montague. The California Angels sent Jim Anderson (December 5, 1979) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
The Detroit Tigers traded Fernando Arroyo to the Minnesota Twins for Jeff Holly.
The Atlanta Braves traded Barry Bonnell, Joey McLaughlin and Pat Rockett to the Toronto Blue Jays for Chris Chambliss and Luis Gomez.
The California Angels signed Freddie Patek as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians traded Ted Cox to the Seattle Mariners for Rob Pietroburgo (minors) and Rafael Vasquez. The Seattle Mariners sent Bud Anderson (March 29, 1980) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
The Atlanta Braves traded Adrian Devine and Pepe Frias to the Texas Rangers for Doyle Alexander, Larvell Blanks and $50,000.
The Baltimore Orioles traded John Flinn to the Milwaukee Brewers for Lenn Sakata.
The California Angels traded Willie Aikens and Rance Mulliniks to the Kansas City Royals for Al Cowens and Todd Cruz. 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 Cleveland Indians traded Bobby Bonds to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Denny and Jerry Mumphrey.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Tom Chism to the Minnesota Twins for Dan Graham.
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 Cleveland Indians traded David Clyde and Jim Norris to the Texas Rangers for Mike Bucci (minors), Gary Gray and Larry McCall.
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 Daryl 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 Chicago White Sox traded Eddie Bane to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Zdeb.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Gilberto Reyes as an amateur free agent.
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 Atlanta Braves traded Don Collins to the Cleveland Indians for Gary Melson (minors).
The San Diego Padres released Fernando Gonzalez.
The Cleveland Indians traded Jerry Mumphrey to the San Diego Padres for Bob Owchinko and Jim Wilhelm.
The San Diego Padres traded Joe Carroll (minors), Tucker Ashford and Gaylord Perry to the Texas Rangers for Willie Montanez.
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 Montreal Expos traded a player to be named later and cash to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later and John Tamargo. The Montreal Expos sent Joe Pettini (March 15, 1980) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
The California Angels traded Mike Barlow to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mark Wiley.
The Montreal Expos released Jim Mason.
The Seattle Mariners signed Len 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 . 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 a player to be named later and 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 Montreal Expos traded Rusty Staub to the Texas Rangers for Chris Smith and La Rue Washington.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later and cash to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later and 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 Len 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.
The San Diego Padres signed Danny Boone as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Butch Edge.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Roger Freed.
The San Francisco Giants released Jeff Little.
The Cincinnati Reds released Manny Sarmiento.
The San Francisco Giants released Pedro Borbon.
The Chicago White Sox released Glenn Borgmann.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Ray Fosse.
The Minnesota Twins released Paul Hartzell.
The Minnesota Twins purchased Greg Johnston from the San Francisco Giants.
The San Francisco Giants released Rudy Meoli.
The Minnesota Twins released Bob Randall.
The Baltimore Orioles released Billy Smith.
The Houston Astros released Ricky Adams.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Doug Bird.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Rawly Eastwick.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Bud Harrelson.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Ted Martinez.
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave McKay as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Johnny Oates as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Steve Luebber as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dale Mohorcic as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Eduardo Rodriguez.
The Seattle Mariners signed Kim Allen as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants purchased Allen Ripley from the Boston Red Sox.
The Texas Rangers signed Danny Walton as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Roger Freed as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Mark Lemongello from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jeff Little as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Glenn Borgmann as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released George Cappuzzello.
The Seattle Mariners selected Dave Heaverlo off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
The Atlanta Braves signed Butch Edge as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Oakland Athletics signed Randy Elliott as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mickey Mahler as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Dyar Miller as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Manny Sarmiento as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Paul Hartzell as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Dave Roberts from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Detroit Tigers signed George Cappuzzello as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Luis Quinones as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Doug Bird as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Juan Samuel as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Pedro Borbon as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Jim Kaat from the New York Yankees.
The California Angels signed Ricky Adams as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Rusty Torres as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Miguel Dilone from the Chicago Cubs.
The Texas Rangers signed Bud Harrelson as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Darold Knowles.
The Detroit Tigers sent Jack Billingham to the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.
The California Angels purchased Dave Skaggs from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ramon Pena as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chuck Porter as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Bob Randall as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Pedro Borbon.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Bernie Carbo.
The California Angels traded Al Cowens to the Detroit Tigers for Jason Thompson.
The New York Yankees signed Paul Blair as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Mike Macha from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Stan Papi from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Boston Red Sox released Ted Sizemore.
The Kansas City Royals released Steve Braun.
The Detroit Tigers traded Al Greene and John Martin to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Lentine.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Dave Lemanczyk to the California Angels for . The California Angels sent Ken Schrom (June 10, 1980) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
The Minnesota Twins released Bob Randall.
The New York Yankees signed Edwin Rodriguez as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Astros drafted Jeff Heathcock in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The New York Mets drafted Darryl Strawberry in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 1980.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Harold Reynolds in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Atlanta Braves drafted Ken Dayley in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Keith Creel in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jeff Dedmon in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Seattle Mariners drafted Darnell Coles in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1980.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Jessie Reid in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Ron Romanick in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Cecil Espy in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Dave Gallagher in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Ross Jones in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Kelly Gruber in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1980.
The California Angels drafted Bill Mooneyham in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Chicago Cubs drafted Don Schulze in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Mike Mason in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Minnesota Twins drafted Jeff Reed in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1980.
The Montreal Expos drafted Herm Winningham in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Frank Wills in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Dennis Rasmussen in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Glenn Wilson in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1980.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Ron Robinson in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Rich Renteria in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jim Acker in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Kevin Romine in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Terry Francona in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Billy Beane in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Ray Krawczyk in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted John Gibbons in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Dion James in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Mike Brown in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Tim Burke in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Brian Fisher in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Dwayne Henry in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1980.
The Montreal Expos drafted Joe Hesketh in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1980.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Donnie Hill in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Al Newman in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Al Pardo in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Dan Plesac in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Tim Teufel in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Jay Tibbs in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1980.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Jim Weaver in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Matt Young in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Greg Bargar in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Rich Bordi in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Jeff Calhoun in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1980.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Ken Dixon in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Ken Dowell in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The Cleveland Indians drafted Steve Ellsworth in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Randy Hunt in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Scotti Madison in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Randy O'Neal in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Danny Tartabull in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1980.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Rod Booker in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Doug Drabek in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Tom Gorman in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1980.
The Texas Rangers drafted Tom Henke in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary).
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Ricky Horton in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Carl Nichols in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Sebra in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Curtis Wilkerson in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Matt Williams in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Mike Fuentes in the 5th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Roy Johnson in the 5th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Ronn Reynolds in the 5th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1980.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Ed Wojna in the 5th round of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed November 13, 1980.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Terry Bell in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Glenn Braggs in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mark Brown in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Gerry Davis in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Pat Dodson in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Dave Hengel in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Rondin Johnson in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Jeff Moronko in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Joe Orsulak in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed August 20, 1980.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Randy Ready in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1980.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Jim Adduci in the 7th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Jeff Bittiger in the 7th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1980.
The California Angels drafted Mike Brown in the 7th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Fritzie Connally in the 7th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1980.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Don Slaught in the 7th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1980.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Andre David in the 8th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Eric Davis in the 8th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1980.
The New York Mets drafted Lloyd McClendon in the 8th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Al Nipper in the 8th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Cliff Pastornicky in the 8th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Rich Thompson in the 8th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Darrel Akerfelds in the 9th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Steve Engel in the 9th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted John Farrell in the 9th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Steve Jeltz in the 9th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Craig Lefferts in the 9th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Bryan Little in the 9th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Alan Fowlkes in the 10th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Chuck Hensley in the 10th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Donell Nixon in the 10th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Randy Asadoor in the 11th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted George Hinshaw in the 11th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Dwight Lowry in the 11th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Brick Smith in the 11th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Butch Davis in the 12th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Dave Magadan in the 12th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Scott Terry in the 12th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Mike Jeffcoat in the 13th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Rick Ownbey in the 13th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Ed Vande Berg in the 13th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Clay Christiansen in the 15th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Bob Hegman in the 15th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Ricky Jones in the 15th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Paul Zuvella in the 15th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Scott Anderson in the 16th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Oil Can Boyd in the 16th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Mike Brumley in the 16th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Jim Eisenreich in the 16th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1980.
The Seattle Mariners drafted John Moses in the 16th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Terry Steinbach in the 16th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Glen Cook in the 17th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Rusty McNealy in the 17th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Tom Romano in the 17th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Calvin Schiraldi in the 17th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Mike Couchee in the 19th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Tom Klawitter in the 19th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Tom Bolton in the 20th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1980.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Rocky Childress in the 21st round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1980.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Ernest Riles in the 21st round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Marty Decker in the 23rd round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1980.
The California Angels drafted Orestes Destrade in the 23rd round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Tom Funk in the 23rd round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Mike Capel in the 24th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Danny Jackson in the 24th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Ricky Nelson in the 24th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Darren Daulton in the 25th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1980.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Randy Gomez in the 25th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Mark Dempsey in the 26th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Rich Yett in the 26th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Jack Fimple in the 29th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Gary Green in the 29th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Danny Clay in the 30th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Ron Mathis in the 30th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Chris Sabo in the 30th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Ben Callahan in the 31st round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Pat Clements in the 32nd round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Colin Ward in the 32nd round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Bruce Tanner in the 33rd round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Walt Terrell in the 33rd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Rick Aguilera in the 37th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Jeff Robinson in the 40th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Steve Baker from the Detroit Tigers.
The Detroit Tigers signed Barbaro Garbey as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels released Ralph Garr.
The Minnesota Twins released Mike Marshall.
The Chicago Cubs signed Henry Cotto as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded Claudell Washington to the New York Mets for Jesse Anderson (minors).
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Billy Smith as a free agent.
The California Angels purchased Andy Hassler from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Bill Presley (minors), Larry Anderson and Larry Johnson to the Detroit Tigers for Ed Putnam (minors) and Dan Gonzales.
The New York Mets signed Doug Sisk as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels traded Todd Cruz to the Chicago White Sox for Randy Scarbery.
The Kansas City Royals signed Rawly Eastwick as a free agent.
Joe Nolan of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
The Chicago White Sox traded Alan Bannister to the Cleveland Indians for Ron Pruitt.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Joe Nolan as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Paul Serna as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Ed Olwine as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Mark Huismann as an amateur free agent.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Casey Parsons from the San Francisco Giants.
The New York Mets traded Kevin Kobel to the Kansas City Royals for . The Kansas City Royals sent Randy McGilberry (June 23, 1980) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
The Minnesota Twins signed Bob Randall as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Charlie Beamon from the Seattle Mariners.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Jack Brohamer from the Boston Red Sox.
The California Angels selected Ed Halicki off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Marc Hill from the San Francisco Giants.
The Boston Red Sox released Jack Billingham.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Steve Braun as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Bill Landrum as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded a player to be named later and cash to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later and Cliff Johnson. The Chicago Cubs sent Karl Pagel (June 30, 1980) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Trench Davis as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Steve Ontiveros.
The California Angels released Merv Rettenmund.
The Atlanta Braves traded Bill Haselrig (minors) to the New York Mets for Randy Johnson.
The New York Yankees released Paul Blair.
Bill Almon of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Vic Davalillo as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Rick Grapenthin as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rafael Belliard as an amateur free agent.
The New York Mets signed Bill Almon as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers purchased Charlie Hough from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Cleveland Indians traded Dave Oliver to the Montreal Expos for Ross Grimsley.
The Oakland Athletics signed Bill Krueger as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Rolando Roomes as an amateur free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded Bob Beall to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jerry McDonald (minors).
The Minnesota Twins released Bob Randall.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Lerrin LaGrow.
The Texas Rangers purchased Rick Auerbach from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dave Shipanoff as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Ken Henderson.
The Atlanta Braves released Terry Leach.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bill Lyons as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Orlando Gonzalez from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The New York Mets signed Terry Leach as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers purchased Ed Figueroa from the New York Yankees.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Keith Drumright from the Kansas City Royals.
The New York Yankees signed Jose Rijo as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees purchased Aurelio Rodriguez from the San Diego Padres.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Rick Lancellotti and Luis Salazar to the San Diego Padres for Kurt Bevacqua. The San Diego Padres sent Mark Lee (August 12, 1980) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
The New York Yankees released Jose Cano.
The Atlanta Braves released Larvell Blanks.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Tom Buskey.
The Seattle Mariners released Bob Stinson.
The San Diego Padres traded John D'Acquisto and cash to the Montreal Expos for . The Montreal Expos sent Randy Bass (September 5, 1980) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
The Kansas City Royals signed Ken Brett as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released Von Joshua.
The San Diego Padres released Fred Kendall.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jose Gonzalez as an amateur free agent.
The New York Mets released Jose Cardenal.
The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later and Ken Clay to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later and Gaylord Perry. The New York Yankees sent Marvin Thompson (minors) (October 1, 1980) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tom Niedenfuer as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Roger Metzger.
The New York Mets signed La Schelle Tarver as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jose Uribe as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ed Amelung as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Alberto Lois.
The Kansas City Royals signed Jose Cardenal as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Rawly Eastwick.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ravelo Manzanillo as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Dale Murray.
The Kansas City Royals released Steve Busby.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Manny Mota as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Rusty Torres.
The Montreal Expos traded Tony Phillips and cash to the San Diego Padres for Willie Montanez.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bernie Carbo as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tim McCarver as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected John Poff off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Cincinnati Reds released Dave Tomlin.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Balor Moore.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Francisco Oliveras as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Jesse Jefferson off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Dennis Lewallyn and cash to the Texas Rangers for Pepe Frias.
The Texas Rangers traded Sparky Lyle to the Philadelphia Phillies for . The Philadelphia Phillies sent Kevin Saucier (November 19, 1980) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
The Detroit Tigers signed Roger Mason as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Jamie Easterly from the Montreal Expos.
The Houston Astros released Alvaro Espinoza.
The Chicago White Sox signed Minnie Minoso as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Francisco Melendez as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Minnie Minoso.
The Cleveland Indians signed Bernardo Brito as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Bernie Carbo.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Manny Mota.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Jim Rooker.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Vic Davalillo.
The Chicago Cubs traded Mike O'Berry to the Cincinnati Reds for Jay Howell.
The Chicago Cubs released Bill Landrum.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Gene Pentz.
Bill Castro of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Jim Dwyer of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Ed Figueroa of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Jesse Jefferson of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
John Milner of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Bill Stein of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Dave Winfield of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Larry Biittner of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Mike Cubbage of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
The Oakland Athletics released Randy Elliott.
Roy Howell of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Mick Kelleher of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Pat Kelly of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Lee May of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Gaylord Perry of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
The Minnesota Twins signed Mark Portugal as an amateur free agent.
Rusty Staub of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Don Sutton of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Geoff Zahn of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Mike Anderson.
Juan Beniquez of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Dave Chalk of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
The Cincinnati Reds released Vic Correll.
The New York Yankees released Don Gullett.
The California Angels released Ed Halicki.
The New York Yankees traded Roger Holt to the Texas Rangers for Tucker Ashford and cash.
Pete LaCock of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
The California Angels released Dave Lemanczyk.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Tim McCarver.
Jose Morales of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Marty Pattin of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Len Randle of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Mike Sadek of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Dan Spillner of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Bud Harrelson of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Don Hood.
Willie Montanez of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Stan Bahnsen of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Ray Burris of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Luis Tiant of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Vic Harris of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
The Minnesota Twins signed Houston Jimenez as a free agent.
Ron LeFlore of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Glenn Borgmann of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Jim Essian of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Jerry Morales of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Claudell Washington of the New York Mets granted free agency.
John D'Acquisto of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
The New York Yankees traded Fred Stanley to the Oakland Athletics for Mike Morgan.
The New York Yankees released Marshall Brant.
The Detroit Tigers signed Dave Gumpert as an amateur free agent.
Dave Roberts of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Dave Roberts of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Del Unser of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Steve Braun of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Tug McGraw of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
The Kansas City Royals signed Dave Chalk as a free agent.
Jose Cardenal of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Johnny Oates of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Gibson Alba as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Claudell Washington as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Kevin Mitchell as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees traded Brad Gulden and $150,000 to the Seattle Mariners for Larry Milbourne. The Seattle Mariners sent Brad Gulden (May 18, 1981) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
The Chicago White Sox signed Jim Essian as a free agent.
Bill Travers of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Dave Rader of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Darrell Porter of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Rick Schu as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Ron LeFlore as a free agent.
Marc Hill of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
The Chicago White Sox released Kevin Bell.
The California Angels signed Geoff Zahn as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Don Sutton as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Mario Guerrero from the Oakland Athletics.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tug McGraw as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Darrell Porter as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted George Bell from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted George Bjorkman from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros traded Enos Cabell to the San Francisco Giants for Chris Bourjos and Bob Knepper.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Tom Candiotti from the Kansas City Royals in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Don Cooper from the New York Yankees in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The San Diego Padres released Paul Dade.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jody Davis from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Brian Doyle from the New York Yankees in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins traded Dave Edwards to the San Diego Padres for Chuck Baker.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Tom Filer from the New York Yankees in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The San Diego Padres traded a player to be named later, Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley and Gene Tenace to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later, Terry Kennedy, John Littlefield, Al Olmsted, Mike Phillips, Kim Seaman, Steve Swisher and John Urrea. The San Diego Padres sent Bob Geren (December 10, 1980) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Gary Gray from the Cleveland Indians in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted John Hobbs from the Seattle Mariners in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros released Joe Morgan.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Jack O'Connor from the Montreal Expos in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Mario Ramirez from the New York Mets in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Larry Rothschild from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Orlando Sanchez from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The Cleveland Indians signed Dan Spillner as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Roy Thomas from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Dave Wehrmeister from the New York Yankees in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dan Whitmer from the California Angels in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Alan Wiggins from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Jim Wright from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
The Cleveland Indians traded Gary Alexander, Victor Cruz, Bob Owchinko and Rafael Vasquez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bert Blyleven and Manny Sanguillen.
The Oakland Athletics drafted De Wayne Buice from the San Francisco Giants in the 1980 minor league draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Bob Kearney from the San Francisco Giants in the 1980 minor league draft.
The Kansas City Royals signed Lee May as a free agent.
The New York Mets drafted Billy Smith from the Houston Astros in the 1980 minor league draft.
The Chicago Cubs traded Bruce Sutter to the St. Louis Cardinals for Leon Durham and Ken Reitz. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Ty Waller (December 22, 1980) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
The Boston Red Sox traded Rick Burleson and Butch Hobson to the California Angels for Mark Clear, Carney Lansford and Rick Miller.
The Houston Astros signed Dave Roberts as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Mark Wagner to the Texas Rangers for Kevin Saucier.
The California Angels signed John D'Acquisto as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Keith Drumright and Cliff Johnson to the Oakland Athletics for Michael King (minors).
The Atlanta Braves traded Doyle Alexander to the San Francisco Giants for Craig Landis (minors) and John Montefusco.
Mike Edwards of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
The Oakland Athletics released Dave Hamilton.
The Seattle Mariners traded Larry Cox, Rick Honeycutt, Willie Horton, Mario Mendoza and Leon Roberts to the Texas Rangers for Steve Finch (minors), Brian Allard, Rick Auerbach, Ken Clay, Jerry Don Gleaton and Richie Zisk.
The New York Mets traded Roy Lee Jackson to the Toronto Blue Jays for Bob Bailor.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded David Green, Dave LaPoint, Sixto Lezcano and Lary Sorensen to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rollie Fingers, Ted Simmons and Pete Vuckovich.
The Chicago Cubs traded a player to be named later, Jesus Figueroa and Jerry Martin to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later, Philip Nastu and Joe Strain. The Chicago Cubs sent Mike Turgeon (minors) (August 11, 1981) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
The Montreal Expos signed Willie Montanez as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins traded Willie Norwood to the Seattle Mariners for Byron McLaughlin.
The Detroit Tigers traded Dave Stegman to the San Diego Padres for Dennis Kinney.
The Chicago Cubs traded Mike Vail to the Cincinnati Reds for Hector Cruz.
The Chicago White Sox traded Rich Wortham to the Montreal Expos for Tony Bernazard.
Charlie Spikes of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
The Baltimore Orioles released Paul Hartzell.
The New York Mets traded Jose Moreno and John Pacella to the San Diego Padres for Randy Jones.
The Texas Rangers released Jay Pettibone.
The New York Mets purchased Rick Sweet from the San Diego Padres.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Greg Hughes (minors) and Don Werner to the Texas Rangers for Greg Mahlberg and Danny Walton.
The New York Yankees signed Dave Winfield as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Rusty Staub as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Bob Davis.
The San Diego Padres signed Ozzie Guillen as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jose Morales as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Bob Jones as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Bill Stein as a free agent.
The New York Mets released Bill Almon.
The Minnesota Twins traded Mike Bacsik to the Seattle Mariners for Steve Stroughter.
The Montreal Expos signed Stan Bahnsen as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Mike Cubbage as a free agent.
Fred Holdsworth of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
The Chicago White Sox released Junior Moore.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Roy Howell as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Bobby Bonds.
Yomiura Giants (Japan Central) purchased Gary Thomasson from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Del Unser as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jim Dwyer as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Mike Sadek as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Juan Beniquez as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Pat Kelly as a free agent.
Luis Rosado sent from the New York Mets to Poza Rica (Mexican) in an unknown transaction.
The Texas Rangers released Jim Umbarger.
The New York Yankees released Jim Nettles.
The California Angels signed Gus Polidor as an amateur free agent.
The New York Mets signed Dave Roberts as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Derek Botelho as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Rawly Eastwick as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Dave Hudgens.
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave Hamilton as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Larry Biittner as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Gaylord Perry as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Melvin in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The New York Mets drafted Randy Milligan in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January).
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Rob Murphy in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The California Angels drafted Ron Romanick in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The San Diego Padres drafted Eric Bullock in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Glenn Davis in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The New York Mets drafted Herm Winningham in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Texas Rangers drafted Greg Tabor in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January).
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Kevin Gross in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The Oakland Athletics drafted Steve Kiefer in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January).
The Boston Red Sox drafted Danny Sheaffer in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January). Player signed January 14, 1981.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Tim Crews in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft (January).
The Texas Rangers drafted Dave Leiper in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Mike Felder in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft (January). Player signed January 15, 1981.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted John Kruk in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Ernest Riles in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary).
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Oddibe McDowell in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Sharperson in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Dave Johnson in the 5th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Billy Hatcher in the 6th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 22, 1981.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Russ Morman in the 7th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Doug Baker in the 9th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Bill Pecota in the 10th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January).
The Minnesota Twins drafted Ralph Bryant in the 13th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Benny Distefano in the 16th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Jeff Treadway in the 18th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres signed Kevin Bell as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Ken Macha from the Montreal Expos.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Cliff Speck.
The Oakland Athletics signed Jim Nettles as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Larvell Blanks as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dale Murray as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rusty Torres as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Cesar Geronimo to the Kansas City Royals for German Barranca.
The Baltimore Orioles traded John Buffamoyer (minors) and Joe Kerrigan to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Grace and John Hale.
The Boston Red Sox traded Fred Lynn and Steve Renko to the California Angels for Jim Dorsey, Joe Rudi and Frank Tanana.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Milner as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Jesse Jefferson as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Bill Travers as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Steve Busby as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Dave Rader as a free agent.
The California Angels released Dave Skaggs.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Bruce Boisclair as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Marshall Brant as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Bo McLaughlin.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Oswaldo Peraza as an amateur free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Leroy Stanton as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Bill Almon as a free agent.
The New York Mets released Elliott Maddox.
The California Angels traded Gil Kubski to the Toronto Blue Jays for Don Pisker (minors).
The Cincinnati Reds signed Bill Landrum as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Joe Morgan as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jose Guzman as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels released John Montague.
The California Angels purchased Luis Sanchez from Veracruz (Mexican).
The Houston Astros traded Jimmy Sexton to the Oakland Athletics for . The Oakland Athletics sent Rick Lysander (October 20, 1981) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jim Umbarger as a free agent.
The Houston Astros traded Bruce Bochy to the New York Mets for . The New York Mets sent Stan Hough (minors) (April 3, 1981) and Randy Rogers (minors) (April 3, 1981) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
Carlton Fisk of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
The Chicago White Sox signed Marc Hill as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Doug Rau.
The Chicago Cubs traded Greg Keatley to the Kansas City Royals for Dennis Webb (minors).
The New York Yankees traded Rafael Santana to the St. Louis Cardinals for . The St. Louis Cardinals sent George Frazier (June 7, 1981) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
The New York Yankees signed Bill Castro as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Jerry Morales as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Dave Skaggs as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dave Tomlin as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Ray Burris as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave Hudgens as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Manny Sanguillen.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Paul Hartzell as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Jay Pettibone as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Luis Tiant as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released George Riley.
The Montreal Expos released Dan Briggs.
The Kansas City Royals signed Don Hood as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Dave Kingman to the New York Mets for Steve Henderson and cash.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Dick Davis to the Philadelphia Phillies for Randy Lerch.
The Texas Rangers signed Ed Figueroa as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Orlando Gonzalez.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed John Montague as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Steve Braun as a free agent.
Seibu Lions (Japan Pacific) purchased Terry Whitfield from the San Francisco Giants.
The Atlanta Braves traded Jeff Burroughs to the Seattle Mariners for Carlos Diaz.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mick Kelleher as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Cliff Speck as a free agent.
Jack Brohamer of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
The Chicago White Sox signed Carlton Fisk as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Bob Galasso.
The Montreal Expos signed Dan Briggs as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Tony Walker as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants purchased Billy Smith from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Cleveland Indians signed Glenn Borgmann as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Bill Fahey from the San Diego Padres.
The Atlanta Braves traded Gary Matthews to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bob Walk.
The Cleveland Indians traded Wayne Cage to the Seattle Mariners for Rod Craig.
The Seattle Mariners released Ted Cox.
The Seattle Mariners released Rob Dressler.
The Seattle Mariners released Dave Heaverlo.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Stan Javier as an amateur free agent.
The Seattle Mariners released Willie Norwood.
The Houston Astros released Julio Gonzalez.
The Oakland Athletics traded Roy Moretti (minors) and Bob Lacey to the San Diego Padres for Eric Mustad (minors), Kevin Bell and Tony Phillips.
The San Diego Padres released Eric Rasmussen.
The Minnesota Twins released Bombo Rivera.
The San Francisco Giants released Nate Snell.
The Seattle Mariners released Mike Bacsik.
The Chicago Cubs traded Dennis Lamp to the Chicago White Sox for Ken Kravec.
The Detroit Tigers released Jim Lentine.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Kelly Snider (minors), Matt Reeves (minors) and Mickey Hatcher to the Minnesota Twins for Ken Landreaux.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Greg Luzinski from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Oakland Athletics released Alan Wirth.
The San Francisco Giants released Gorman Heimueller.
The New York Yankees traded Ruppert Jones, Joe Lefebvre, Tim Lollar and Chris Welsh to the San Diego Padres for Jerry Mumphrey and John Pacella.
The Minnesota Twins released Byron McLaughlin.
The Seattle Mariners released Dave Skaggs.
The Kansas City Royals traded John Skinner (minors) and Marvell Wynne to the New York Mets for Juan Berenguer.
The California Angels released Jim Barr.
The Cleveland Indians traded Juan Bonilla to the San Diego Padres for Bob Lacey.
The Chicago White Sox traded Thad Bosley to the Milwaukee Brewers for John Poff.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Kiko Garcia to the Houston Astros for Chris Bourjos and cash.
The Seattle Mariners released Mario Guerrero.
The Texas Rangers released Willie Horton.
Reynosa (Mexican) purchased Houston Jimenez from the Minnesota Twins.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Mick Kelleher from the Chicago Cubs.
The California Angels released Dave LaRoche.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Paul Mitchell.
The Chicago White Sox traded Mike Proly to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jay Loviglio.
The New York Mets returned Billy Smith (earlier draft pick) to the Houston Astros.
The Montreal Expos released John Tamargo.
The California Angels traded Jason Thompson to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mickey Mahler and Ed Ott.
The California Angels traded Dickie Thon to the Houston Astros for Ken Forsch.
The Atlanta Braves signed Tom Waddell as an amateur free agent.
