B-R on Twitter / Facebook
S-R.com: Baseball | Basketball | Football | Hockey | Olympics
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Teams > Franchise Encyclopedia > 1981 Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980 / 1982)
First Half: 28-29, Finished 3rd
Second Half: 33-20, Finished 1st
Overall: 61-49, Finished 3rd in NL West
View League Standings and Leaders
Scored 394 runs, Allowed 331 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 64-46
Manager: Bill Virdon (61-49)
Ballpark: Astrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,321,282 (4th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 94; one-year: Batting - 89, Pitching - 87
| Postseason: |
Lost NL Division Series (3-2) to Los Angeles Dodgers |
BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)
Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms
Let people know you like this site. Sponsor this page for $10. Your message will replace this ad.
- Franchise Encyclopedia
- 1981
- Stats
- Roster
- Batting [+]
- Detailed Stats
- Game Logs
- Splits
- Major & Minor Leaguers
- Pitching [+]
- Detailed Stats
- Game Logs
- Splits
- Major & Minor Leaguers
- Fielding
- Schedule & Results
- Scoring
- Other [+]
1980 / 1982 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
December 4, 1980
Signed Don Sutton as a free agent.
December 8, 1980
Released Joe Morgan.
Traded Enos Cabell to the San Francisco Giants. Received Chris Bourjos and Bob Knepper.
December 9, 1980
Billy Smith selected by the New York Mets in the 1980 minor league draft.
December 10, 1980
Signed Dave Roberts as a free agent.
January 13, 1981
Drafted Glenn Davis in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary).
February 10, 1981
Traded Jimmy Sexton to the Oakland Athletics. Received a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Rick Lysander (October 20, 1981) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
February 11, 1981
Traded Bruce Bochy to the New York Mets. Received players to be named later. 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.
March 27, 1981
Released Julio Gonzalez.
April 1, 1981 (Standings)
The New York Mets returned Billy Smith (earlier draft pick).
Traded Ken Forsch to the California Angels. Received Dickie Thon.
Traded Chris Bourjos and cash to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Kiko Garcia.
April 3, 1981 (Standings)
Traded Mike Fischlin to the Cleveland Indians. Received a player to be named later and cash. The Cleveland Indians sent Jim Lentine (September 28, 1981) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
Traded Gary Rajsich to the New York Mets. Received John Csefalvay (minors).
April 17, 1981 (Standings)
Signed David Clyde as a free agent.
April 20, 1981 (Standings)
Traded Dave Bergman and Jeffrey Leonard to the San Francisco Giants. Received Mike Ivie.
June 7, 1981 (Standings)
Traded Joaquin Andujar to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Tony Scott.
June 8, 1981 (Standings)
Traded Rafael Landestoy to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Harry Spilman.
Drafted Eric Bullock in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (June Secondary).
August 31, 1981 (Standings)
Traded players to be named later and Johnny Ray to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Phil Garner. The Houston Astros sent Randy Niemann (September 9, 1981) and Kevin Houston (minors) (September 9, 1981) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
October 23, 1981
Traded Pete Ladd to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Rickey Keeton.
November 13, 1981
Tony Scott granted Free Agency.
December 9, 1981
Traded Gary Woods to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jim Tracy.
December 18, 1981
Traded Cesar Cedeno to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Ray Knight.
January 12, 1982
Drafted Randy Kramer in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
January 21, 1982
Signed Tony Scott as a free agent.
February 5, 1982
Signed Randy Moffitt as a free agent.
March 28, 1982
Traded Dave Roberts to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Steve Dunnegan (minors).
Traded Jim Pankovits to the San Diego Padres. Received Doug Lulay (minors).
