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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 / 1981)
81-80, Finished 4th in NL West
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Scored 630 runs, Allowed 660 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-84
Manager: Bobby Cox (81-80)
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,048,411 (12th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103; one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
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1979 / 1981 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 16, 1979
Released Darrel Chaney.
October 19, 1979
Sold Jamie Easterly to the Montreal Expos.
November 1, 1979
Rowland Office granted Free Agency.
November 20, 1979
Signed Al Hrabosky as a free agent.
December 3, 1979
Mike Macha drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1979 rule 5 draft.
Traded Rick Wieters (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bill Nahorodny.
December 5, 1979
Traded Barry Bonnell, Joey McLaughlin and Pat Rockett to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Chris Chambliss and Luis Gomez.
December 6, 1979
Traded Adrian Devine and Pepe Frias to the Texas Rangers. Received Doyle Alexander, Larvell Blanks and $50,000.
1980
Released Larry Anderson.
January 11, 1980
Drafted Craig McMurtry in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January).
February 15, 1980
Traded Don Collins to the Cleveland Indians. Received Gary Melson (minors).
March 28, 1980
Traded Eddie Solomon to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received a player to be named later. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Greg Field (minors) (April 25, 1980) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
March 29, 1980
Released Mickey Mahler.
April 10, 1980 (Standings)
Signed Butch Edge as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
June 3, 1980 (Standings)
Drafted Ken Dayley in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
Drafted Jeff Dedmon in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary).
Drafted Jim Acker in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
Drafted Brian Fisher in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
Drafted Darrel Akerfelds in the 9th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Paul Zuvella in the 15th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
June 12, 1980 (Standings)
Joe Nolan granted Free Agency.
July 1, 1980 (Standings)
Traded Bill Haselrig (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Randy Johnson.
July 16, 1980 (Standings)
Traded Bob Beall to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Jerry McDonald (minors).
July 23, 1980 (Standings)
Released Terry Leach.
August 8, 1980 (Standings)
Released Larvell Blanks.
November 15, 1980
Signed Claudell Washington as a free agent.
December 12, 1980
Traded Doyle Alexander to the San Francisco Giants. Received Craig Landis (minors) and John Montefusco.
December 13, 1980
Charlie Spikes granted Free Agency.
January 12, 1981
Signed Gaylord Perry as a free agent.
February 3, 1981
Released Bo McLaughlin.
March 7, 1981
Traded Jeff Burroughs to the Seattle Mariners. Received Carlos Diaz.
March 25, 1981
Traded Gary Matthews to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Bob Walk.
April 1, 1981
Signed Tom Waddell as an amateur free agent.
