1984 Chicago White Sox

Trades and Transactions

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1983 / 1985

74-88, Finished 5th in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Tony LaRussa (74-88)
Scored 679 runs, Allowed 736 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 75-87

Ballparks: Comiskey Park I · Attendance: 2,136,988 (3rd of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 111

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

October 20, 1983

Marv Foley granted Free Agency.

Ty Waller granted Free Agency.

October 31, 1983

Sold Chris Nyman to Nankia Hawks (Japan Pacific).

Released Dick Tidrow.

November 7, 1983

Julio Cruz granted Free Agency.

Jerry Koosman granted Free Agency.

Dennis Lamp granted Free Agency.

Aurelio Rodriguez granted Free Agency.

November 16, 1983

Signed Joe DeSa as a free agent.

November 21, 1983

Traded Fran Mullins to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Steve Christmas.

November 28, 1983

Purchased Kelly Paris from the Cincinnati Reds.

December 2, 1983

Signed Jerry Koosman as a free agent.

December 5, 1983

Signed Bert Roberge as a free agent.

Traded a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Ron Reed. The Chicago White Sox sent Jerry Koosman (February 15, 1984) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

December 16, 1983

Signed Cliff Speck as a free agent.

January 8, 1984

Signed Julio Cruz as a free agent.

January 17, 1984

Drafted Jeff Richardson in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

January 20, 1984

Chose Tom Seaver from the New York Mets as a free agent compensation pick.

January 23, 1984

Traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received Tom Brennan. The Chicago White Sox sent Craig Smajstrla (July 9, 1985) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

January 30, 1984

Released Lorenzo Gray.

February 7, 1984

Released Fernando Arroyo.

February 29, 1984

Signed Fernando Arroyo as a free agent.

March 1, 1984

Released Jim Kern.

March 21, 1984

Released Kelly Paris.

March 26, 1984

Released Kevin Hickey.

Released Randy Martz.

Released Steve Mura.

March 27, 1984

Signed Norberto Martin as an amateur free agent.

April 2, 1984 (Standings)

Signed Kevin Hickey as a free agent.

May 23, 1984 (Standings)

Signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.

June 4, 1984 (Standings)

Drafted Tony Menendez in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.

Drafted Adam Peterson in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft.

Drafted Terry Wells in the 8th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 21, 1984 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received Dan Spillner. The Chicago White Sox sent Jim Siwy (June 26, 1984) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

June 27, 1984 (Standings)

Traded Salome Barojas to the Seattle Mariners. Received Jerry Gleaton and Gene Nelson.

July 18, 1984 (Standings)

Signed Mike York as a free agent.

Traded players to be named later to the New York Yankees. Received Roy Smalley. The Chicago White Sox sent Doug Drabek (August 13, 1984) and Kevin Hickey (August 13, 1984) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

July 20, 1984 (Standings)

Purchased Vicente Palacios from Veracruz (Mexican).

August 31, 1984 (Standings)

Traded players to be named later to the San Francisco Giants. Received Tom O'Malley. The Chicago White Sox sent Mike Trujillo (September 7, 1984) and Pat Adams (minors) (September 7, 1984) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

September 24, 1984 (Standings)

Sold Jamie Quirk to the Cleveland Indians.

October 15, 1984 (Standings)

Tom Brennan granted Free Agency.

Dave Stegman granted Free Agency.

October 19, 1984

Released Guy Hoffman.

Released Casey Parsons.

November 8, 1984

Greg Luzinski granted Free Agency.

December 3, 1984

Drafted Bill Landrum from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

December 5, 1984

Sold Fernando Arroyo to Yucatan (Mexican).

December 6, 1984

Traded Kevin Kristan (minors), Todd Simmons (minors) and LaMarr Hoyt to the San Diego Padres. Received Ozzie Guillen, Tim Lollar, Bill Long and Luis Salazar.

December 7, 1984

Traded Bert Roberge to the Montreal Expos. Received Bryan Little.

Traded Vance Law to the Montreal Expos. Received Bob James.

December 10, 1984

Released Steve Christmas.

December 25, 1984

Signed Mark Gilbert as a free agent.

December 28, 1984

Signed Mark Ryal as a free agent.

January 12, 1985

Signed Steve Fireovid as a free agent.

January 14, 1985

Signed Steve Christmas as a free agent.

Signed Dave Wehrmeister as a free agent.

February 19, 1985

Traded Roy Smalley to the Minnesota Twins. Received Ron Scheer (minors) and Randy Johnson.

March 23, 1985

Signed Oscar Gamble as a free agent.

March 26, 1985

Released Mike Squires.

March 30, 1985

Returned Bill Landrum (earlier draft pick) to the Cincinnati Reds.

Traded Randy Niemann to the New York Mets. Received Gene Autry (minors) and Ken Reed (minors).

April 1, 1985

Released Jerry Dybzinski.

Released Tom O'Malley.

1983 / 1985 Trades and Transactions