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1979 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 / 1980)
80-82, Finished 5th in NL East
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Scored 706 runs, Allowed 707 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-81
Manager: Herman Franks (78-77) and Joey Amalfitano (2-5)
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,648,587 (6th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 111;   one-year: Batting - 112, Pitching - 112
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1978 / 1980 Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

October 17, 1978

Released Davey Johnson.

Released Cookie Rojas.

October 26, 1978

Released Rudy Meoli.

November 2, 1978

Dave Roberts granted Free Agency.

December 9, 1978

Signed Carmelo Martinez as an amateur free agent.

December 14, 1978

Traded Rodney Scott and Jerry White to the Montreal Expos. Received Sam Mejias.

January 20, 1979

Signed Steve Waterbury as a free agent.

February 23, 1979

Traded Greg Gross, Dave Rader and Manny Trillo to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Henry Mack (minors), Derek Botelho, Barry Foote, Jerry Martin and Ted Sizemore.

March 20, 1979

Traded Larry Cox to the Seattle Mariners. Received Puchy Delgado.

Traded a player to be named later to the Detroit Tigers. Received Steve Dillard. The Chicago Cubs sent Ed Putman (March 24, 1979) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

March 28, 1979

Released Mike Sember.

March 30, 1979

Signed Jim Willoughby as a free agent.

May 3, 1979 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Doug Capilla. The Chicago Cubs sent Mark Gilbert (October 12, 1979) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

May 11, 1979 (Standings)

Released Gene Clines.

May 23, 1979 (Standings)

Traded Ray Burris to the New York Yankees. Received Dick Tidrow.

June 5, 1979 (Standings)

Drafted Scott Fletcher in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 6, 1979.

Drafted Jon Perlman in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.

Drafted Chuck Crim in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Dave Owen in the 10th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1979.

Drafted Ray Soff in the 11th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

Drafted Tom Grant in the 16th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1979.

Drafted Bryan Oelkers in the 20th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Mark Huismann in the 23rd round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Steve Ziem in the 29th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 26, 1979 (Standings)

Traded Bobby Murcer to the New York Yankees. Received Paul Semall (minors).

June 28, 1979 (Standings)

Purchased Ken Henderson from the Cincinnati Reds.

July 4, 1979 (Standings)

Purchased Miguel Dilone from the Oakland Athletics.

Sold Sam Mejias to the Cincinnati Reds.

August 17, 1979 (Standings)

Traded Ted Sizemore to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later and cash. The Boston Red Sox sent Mike O'Berry (October 23, 1979) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

August 30, 1979 (Standings)

Purchased Bruce Kimm from the Detroit Tigers.

October 3, 1979 (Standings)

Released Ken Holtzman.

October 17, 1979

Traded Donnie Moore to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Mike Tyson.

December 3, 1979

Bruce Kimm drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1979 rule 5 draft.

January 11, 1980

Drafted Tom Henke in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Jim Eppard in the 11th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

February 5, 1980

Released Derek Botelho.

April 1, 1980

Purchased Len Randle from the Seattle Mariners.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

1978 / 1980 Trades and Transactions

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