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1981 Oakland Athletics
Trades and Transactions
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980 / 1982
First Half: 37-23, Finished 1stSecond Half: 27-22, Finished 2nd
Overall: 64-45, Finished 1st in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Billy Martin (64-45)
Scored 458 runs, Allowed 403 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-48
Ballparks: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Attendance: 1,304,052 (4th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 94 · one-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 93
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Lost AL Championship Series (3-0) to New York Yankees Won AL Division Series (3-0) over Kansas City Royals |
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1980 / 1982 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 23, 1980
Released Randy Elliott.
October 31, 1980
Jim Essian granted Free Agency.
November 3, 1980
Traded Mike Morgan to the New York Yankees. Received Fred Stanley.
December 6, 1980
Sold Mario Guerrero to the Seattle Mariners.
December 8, 1980
Drafted Brian Doyle from the New York Yankees in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Tom Filer from the New York Yankees in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Roy Thomas from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
December 9, 1980
Drafted DeWayne Buice from the San Francisco Giants in the 1980 minor league draft.
Drafted Bob Kearney from the San Francisco Giants in the 1980 minor league draft.
December 11, 1980
Traded Michael King (minors) to the Chicago Cubs. Received Keith Drumright and Cliff Johnson.
December 12, 1980
Mike Edwards granted Free Agency.
Released Dave Hamilton.
January 10, 1981
Signed Dave Hamilton as a free agent.
January 13, 1981
Drafted Steve Kiefer in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January).
Drafted Doug Baker in the 9th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
January 17, 1981
Signed Jim Nettles as a free agent.
February 10, 1981
Traded a player to be named later to the Houston Astros. Received Jimmy Sexton. The Oakland Athletics sent Rick Lysander (October 20, 1981) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
February 18, 1981
Signed Dave Hudgens as a free agent.
March 2, 1981
Released Orlando Gonzalez.
March 27, 1981
Traded Roy Moretti (minors) and Bob Lacey to the San Diego Padres. Received Eric Mustad (minors), Kevin Bell and Tony Phillips.
March 30, 1981
Released Alan Wirth.
April 6, 1981 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Bob Owchinko. The Oakland Athletics sent Ernie Camacho (April 10, 1981) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
April 9, 1981 (Standings)
Returned Tom Filer (earlier draft pick) to the New York Yankees.
Signed Dave Heaverlo as a free agent.
Signed Bo McLaughlin as a free agent.
April 10, 1981 (Standings)
Signed Gorman Heimueller as a free agent.
April 14, 1981 (Standings)
Signed Chris Codiroli as a free agent.
April 22, 1981 (Standings)
Signed Chuck Hensley as a free agent.
April 30, 1981 (Standings)
Signed Mike Warren as a free agent.
May 20, 1981 (Standings)
Traded Chuck Dougherty (minors), Mike Patterson and Dave Revering to the New York Yankees. Received Jim Spencer and Tom Underwood.
June 2, 1981 (Standings)
Signed Ed Figueroa as a free agent.
June 8, 1981 (Standings)
Drafted Donnie Hill in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (June Secondary).
Drafted Tim Pyznarski in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Mike Gallego in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1981.
Drafted Rick Rodriguez in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Curt Young in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Mickey Tettleton in the 5th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Alvin Davis in the 6th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Bill Bathe in the 8th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
June 10, 1981 (Standings)
Purchased Rick Bosetti from the Toronto Blue Jays.
August 27, 1981 (Standings)
Released Tim Hosley.
December 4, 1981
Signed Joe Rudi as a free agent.
December 7, 1981
Mike Warren drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1981 rule 5 draft.
December 9, 1981
Purchased Tom Romano from Utica (New York Pennsylvania).
Traded Rich Bordi to the Seattle Mariners. Received Dan Meyer.
Traded Roy Thomas to the Seattle Mariners. Received Tim Hallgren (minors) and Rusty McNealy.
January 12, 1982
Drafted Dave Leiper in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (January Secondary).
Drafted Robby Thompson in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
January 28, 1982
Signed Danny Goodwin as a free agent.
February 7, 1982
Signed Dennis Kinney as a free agent.
February 8, 1982
Traded Lance Hudson (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Davey Lopes.
February 24, 1982
Traded Craig Minetto to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Allen Edwards (minors).
March 1, 1982
Traded Jeff Cox and Scott Meyer to the Detroit Tigers. Received Jack Smith (minors), Mark Fellows (minors) and Darrell Brown.
March 9, 1982
Signed Steve Baker as a free agent.
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