Notes players granted free agency or released between Oct 1 and Dec 31 of 1979. Signings are for signings within six months of becoming a free agent. Free Agents are listed below the signings.
Free Agent Signings
| Rk | Name | Date | To Team | From Team | Age | WAR3 | Yrs | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Kaat HOF | 1980-04-30 | St. Louis Cardinals | NYY | 41 | -1.4 | 21 | 664 | 1192 | 111 | 224 | 15 | 102 | 4 | 59 | .188 | .229 | .269 | .499 | 264 | 220 | 3.42 | 1.248 | 718 | 608 | 7 | 4233.0 | 4285 | 376 | 996 | 2362 |
| 2 | Glenn Borgmann | 1980-04-08 | Chicago White Sox | MIN | 30 | 1.0 | 8 | 442 | 1207 | 127 | 277 | 14 | 137 | 4 | 177 | .229 | .326 | .304 | .630 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Dave McKay | 1980-04-04 | Oakland Athletics | TOR | 30 | -2.0 | 5 | 365 | 1197 | 112 | 268 | 12 | 103 | 9 | 49 | .224 | .259 | .307 | .565 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Lenny Randle | 1980-04-01 | Chicago Cubs | NYY | 31 | 4.5 | 9 | 896 | 3142 | 389 | 810 | 18 | 257 | 124 | 301 | .258 | .323 | .333 | .656 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Dave Chalk | 1980-03-28 | Kansas City Royals | OAK | 29 | 1.8 | 7 | 807 | 2694 | 271 | 680 | 14 | 218 | 35 | 273 | .252 | .326 | .309 | .635 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Don Hood | 1980-03-13 | St. Louis Cardinals | NYY | 30 | 4.5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 3.98 | 1.419 | 207 | 61 | 5 | 651.2 | 631 | 43 | 294 | 291 | ||||
| 7 | Rob Andrews | 1980-02-22 | New York Mets | SFG | 27 | -0.2 | 5 | 493 | 1454 | 174 | 365 | 3 | 91 | 33 | 148 | .251 | .318 | .298 | .616 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Dave Hamilton | 1980-02-20 | Oakland Athletics | OAK | 32 | 1.3 | 8 | 57 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .121 | .256 | .152 | .408 | 39 | 38 | 3.51 | 1.390 | 280 | 56 | 31 | 674.0 | 648 | 55 | 289 | 411 |
| 9 | Rusty Torres | 1980-02-19 | Chicago White Sox | CHW | 31 | 0.5 | 8 | 604 | 1242 | 149 | 267 | 35 | 123 | 12 | 156 | .215 | .304 | .344 | .648 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Lerrin LaGrow | 1980-01-31 | Philadelphia Phillies | LAD | 31 | 2.8 | 9 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 34 | 53 | 4.11 | 1.442 | 284 | 67 | 51 | 740.0 | 772 | 69 | 295 | 354 |
| 11 | Joe Morgan HOF | 1980-01-31 | Houston Astros | CIN | 36 | 10.2 | 17 | 2045 | 7276 | 1347 | 2015 | 213 | 890 | 601 | 1466 | .277 | .397 | .437 | .834 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Jim Nettles | 1980-01-24 | New York Yankees | KCR | 33 | -0.3 | 5 | 239 | 587 | 68 | 129 | 16 | 57 | 10 | 70 | .220 | .304 | .341 | .644 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Jack Kucek | 1980-01-10 | Toronto Blue Jays | PHI | 27 | 0.4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4.31 | 1.591 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 137.2 | 149 | 16 | 70 | 86 | ||||
| 14 | Dave Freisleben | 1980-00-00 | California Angels | TOR | 28 | -3.2 | 6 | 148 | 192 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 19 | .141 | .218 | .177 | .395 | 34 | 60 | 4.30 | 1.534 | 202 | 121 | 4 | 865.1 | 897 | 67 | 430 | 430 |
| 15 | Willie Horton | 1979-12-20 | Seattle Mariners | SEA | 37 | 1.6 | 17 | 1931 | 6963 | 841 | 1919 | 317 | 1127 | 20 | 581 | .276 | .334 | .463 | .796 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Jorge Orta | 1979-12-19 | Cleveland Indians | CHW | 29 | 2.5 | 8 | 990 | 3561 | 442 | 1002 | 79 | 456 | 66 | 301 | .281 | .338 | .418 | .756 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Greg Gross | 1979-12-13 | Philadelphia Phillies | PHI | 27 | 1.8 | 7 | 780 | 2297 | 300 | 685 | 6 | 191 | 26 | 302 | .298 | .376 | .371 | .747 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Milt May | 1979-12-12 | San Francisco Giants | CHW | 29 | 3.1 | 10 | 747 | 2330 | 215 | 610 | 53 | 293 | 1 | 186 | .262 | .316 | .375 | .690 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Rennie Stennett | 1979-12-12 | San Francisco Giants | PIT | 31 | 2.4 | 9 | 1079 | 4037 | 458 | 1122 | 38 | 388 | 69 | 182 | .278 | .309 | .366 | .675 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Jim Wohlford | 1979-12-12 | San Francisco Giants | MIL | 29 | -0.8 | 8 | 664 | 1965 | 247 | 512 | 9 | 180 | 77 | 150 | .261 | .312 | .335 | .647 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Rowland Office | 1979-12-06 | Montreal Expos | ATL | 27 | -3.2 | 7 | 752 | 2076 | 219 | 540 | 26 | 211 | 24 | 149 | .260 | .313 | .346 | .659 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Freddie Patek | 1979-12-05 | California Angels | KCR | 35 | 3.0 | 12 | 1537 | 5210 | 692 | 1257 | 36 | 451 | 377 | 507 | .241 | .310 | .320 | .630 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Jay Johnstone | 1979-12-04 | Los Angeles Dodgers | SDP | 34 | 1.0 | 14 | 1304 | 3859 | 475 | 1033 | 81 | 433 | 46 | 325 | .268 | .325 | .393 | .717 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Fred Norman | 1979-12-03 | Montreal Expos | CIN | 37 | 6.5 | 15 | 361 | 554 | 28 | 71 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 37 | .128 | .182 | .135 | .318 | 100 | 99 | 3.61 | 1.341 | 355 | 260 | 4 | 1841.2 | 1694 | 180 | 775 | 1245 |
| 25 | Skip Lockwood | 1979-11-27 | Boston Red Sox | NYM | 33 | 4.8 | 12 | 370 | 260 | 15 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 18 | .154 | .214 | .204 | .417 | 54 | 96 | 3.49 | 1.295 | 396 | 105 | 66 | 1190.1 | 1069 | 94 | 473 | 818 |
| 26 | John Curtis | 1979-11-26 | San Diego Padres | SFG | 32 | 0.8 | 10 | 263 | 247 | 25 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | .158 | .212 | .186 | .398 | 67 | 72 | 3.93 | 1.453 | 292 | 143 | 5 | 1140.1 | 1185 | 96 | 472 | 605 |
| 27 | Andy Hassler | 1979-11-21 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NYM | 28 | 0.4 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .036 | .000 | .036 | 32 | 60 | 4.04 | 1.497 | 189 | 112 | 6 | 833.0 | 864 | 40 | 383 | 443 |
| 28 | Al Hrabosky | 1979-11-20 | Atlanta Braves | KCR | 30 | 1.9 | 10 | 330 | 51 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .137 | .214 | .176 | .391 | 57 | 31 | 3.01 | 1.289 | 445 | 1 | 90 | 591.1 | 504 | 36 | 258 | 484 |
| 29 | Nolan Ryan HOF | 1979-11-19 | Houston Astros | CAL | 33 | 14.2 | 13 | 145 | 261 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | .134 | .157 | .169 | .325 | 167 | 159 | 3.16 | 1.313 | 396 | 362 | 3 | 2691.1 | 1889 | 149 | 1646 | 2909 |
| 30 | Rick Wise | 1979-11-19 | San Diego Padres | CLE | 34 | 6.2 | 15 | 294 | 585 | 58 | 121 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 24 | .207 | .241 | .332 | .572 | 178 | 165 | 3.68 | 1.282 | 460 | 410 | 0 | 2873.0 | 2936 | 237 | 748 | 1561 |
| 31 | Don Stanhouse | 1979-11-17 | Los Angeles Dodgers | BAL | 29 | 3.9 | 8 | 113 | 133 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | .188 | .238 | .233 | .471 | 36 | 51 | 3.73 | 1.513 | 256 | 66 | 57 | 708.2 | 648 | 41 | 424 | 395 |
| 32 | Bruce Kison | 1979-11-16 | California Angels | PIT | 30 | 3.5 | 9 | 263 | 404 | 31 | 66 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 16 | .163 | .200 | .248 | .448 | 81 | 63 | 3.49 | 1.288 | 255 | 180 | 6 | 1266.1 | 1162 | 90 | 469 | 735 |
| 33 | Tony Pérez HOF | 1979-11-16 | Boston Red Sox | MON | 38 | 6.6 | 16 | 2162 | 7918 | 1080 | 2238 | 323 | 1357 | 47 | 752 | .283 | .345 | .474 | .819 | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Dave Goltz | 1979-11-14 | Los Angeles Dodgers | MIN | 31 | 16.2 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .103 | .161 | .103 | .265 | 96 | 79 | 3.48 | 1.311 | 247 | 215 | 3 | 1638.0 | 1654 | 119 | 493 | 887 |
| 35 | Rudy May | 1979-11-08 | New York Yankees | MON | 35 | 2.9 | 12 | 241 | 341 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 22 | .123 | .180 | .150 | .330 | 124 | 129 | 3.49 | 1.266 | 411 | 315 | 5 | 2174.2 | 1902 | 170 | 852 | 1447 |
| 36 | Bob Watson | 1979-11-08 | New York Yankees | BOS | 34 | 10.6 | 14 | 1465 | 5195 | 688 | 1553 | 152 | 835 | 24 | 537 | .299 | .366 | .450 | .816 |
Free Agent Batters