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: 33-22, Finished 2nd
Second Half: 24-26, Finished 3rd
Overall: 57-48, Finished 2nd in AL West
View League Standings and Leaders
Scored 452 runs, Allowed 389 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 60-45
Manager: Don Zimmer (57-48)
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 850,076 (10th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 94; one-year: Batting - 91, Pitching - 90
BaseballAmerica.com: Franchise Executives
BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)
Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms
Like this page? Sponsor it 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.
October 1, 1980
Traded Gaylord Perry to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later and Ken Clay. The New York Yankees sent Marvin Thompson (minors) (October 1, 1980) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
October 22, 1980
Ed Figueroa granted Free Agency.
October 23, 1980
Rusty Staub granted Free Agency.
October 24, 1980
Traded Tucker Ashford and cash to the New York Yankees. Received Roger Holt.
October 25, 1980
Bud Harrelson granted Free Agency.
November 4, 1980
Dave Roberts granted Free Agency.
November 19, 1980
Traded Sparky Lyle to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Kevin Saucier (November 19, 1980) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
December 10, 1980
Traded Kevin Saucier to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mark Wagner.
December 12, 1980
Traded Steve Finch (minors), Brian Allard, Rick Auerbach, Ken Clay, Jerry Don Gleaton and Richie Zisk to the Seattle Mariners. Received Larry Cox, Rick Honeycutt, Willie Horton, Mario Mendoza and Leon Roberts.
December 15, 1980
Released Jay Pettibone.
Traded Greg Mahlberg and Danny Walton to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Greg Hughes (minors) and Don Werner.
December 18, 1980
Signed Bob Jones as a free agent.
Signed Bill Stein as a free agent.
1981
Released Jim Umbarger.
January 13, 1981
Drafted Greg Tabor in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January).
Drafted Dave Leiper in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
February 10, 1981
Signed Jose Guzman as an amateur free agent.
March 1, 1981
Signed Ed Figueroa as a free agent.
April 1, 1981 (Standings)
Released Willie Horton.
April 17, 1981 (Standings)
Signed Bobby Bonds as a free agent.
May 25, 1981 (Standings)
Released Ed Figueroa.
June 4, 1981 (Standings)
Sold Bobby Bonds to the Chicago Cubs.
June 8, 1981 (Standings)
Drafted Ron Darling in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Al Lachowicz in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Oddibe McDowell in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Barry Jones in the 6th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Kevin Buckley in the 17th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Glen Cook in the 24th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
June 10, 1981 (Standings)
Released Adrian Devine.
August 12, 1981 (Standings)
Selected Tom Poquette off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
August 18, 1981 (Standings)
Released Larry Cox.
August 25, 1981 (Standings)
Sold Dennis Lewallyn to the Cleveland Indians.
September 8, 1981 (Standings)
Purchased Bob Lacey from the Cleveland Indians.
October 20, 1981
Traded Dave Rajsich to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Ramon Aviles.
November 13, 1981
Fergie Jenkins granted Free Agency.
Tom Poquette granted Free Agency.
December 11, 1981
Traded Jim Kern to the New York Mets. Received Dan Boitano and Doug Flynn.
January 6, 1982
Signed Frank Tanana as a free agent.
January 12, 1982
Drafted Jody Reed in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Scott Bailes in the 7th round of the 1982 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
January 15, 1982
Signed Lamar Johnson as a free agent.
February 2, 1982
Signed Jim Gideon as a free agent.
February 18, 1982
Released Tony Fossas.
February 19, 1982
Traded Rick Lisi to the Baltimore Orioles. Received a player to be named later. The Baltimore Orioles sent Steve Luebber (February 23, 1982) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
March 26, 1982
Released Bob Lacey.
Traded Bump Wills to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later, Paul Mirabella and cash. The Chicago Cubs sent Paul Semall (minors) (April 21, 1982) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
March 30, 1982
Released John Ellis.
March 31, 1982
Traded Al Oliver to the Montreal Expos. Received Dave Hostetler and Larry Parrish.
April 1, 1982
Traded Nelson Norman to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Victor Cruz.
Traded Ron Darling and Walt Terrell to the New York Mets. Received Lee Mazzilli.
