1980 Atlanta Braves Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1979

  Rowland Office granted Free Agency.

• November 20, 1979

  Signed Al Hrabosky as a free agent.

• December 3, 1979

  Mike Macha drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1979 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Richard Wieters (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bill Nahorodny.

• December 5, 1979

  Traded Barry Bonnell, Joey McLaughlin and Pat Rockett to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Chris Chambliss and Luis Gómez.

• December 6, 1979

  Traded Adrian Devine and Pepe Frías to the Texas Rangers. Received Doyle Alexander, Larvell Blanks and $50,000.

• Before 1980 Season

  Released Larry Anderson.

• January 11, 1980

  Drafted Craig McMurtry in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January).

• February 15, 1980

  Traded Don Collins to the Cleveland Indians. Received Gary Melson (minors).

• March 28, 1980

  Traded Eddie Solomon to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received a player to be named later. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Greg Field (minors) (April 25, 1980) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

• March 29, 1980

  Released Mickey Mahler.

• April 10, 1980

  Signed Butch Edge as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• June 3, 1980

  Drafted Ken Dayley in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.

  Drafted Jeff Dedmon in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary).

  Drafted Jim Acker in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.

  Drafted Brian Fisher in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft.

  Drafted Darrel Akerfelds in the 9th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Paul Zuvella in the 15th round of the 1980 amateur draft.

• June 12, 1980

  Joe Nolan granted Free Agency.

• July 1, 1980

  Traded Bill Haslerig (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Randy Johnson.

• July 16, 1980

  Traded Bob Beall to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Jerry McDonald (minors).

• July 23, 1980

  Released Terry Leach.

• August 8, 1980

  Released Larvell Blanks.

• October 24, 1980

  Charlie Spikes granted Free Agency.

• November 15, 1980

  Signed Claudell Washington as a free agent.

• December 12, 1980

  Traded Doyle Alexander to the San Francisco Giants. Received Craig Landis (minors) and John Montefusco.

• January 12, 1981

  Signed Gaylord Perry as a free agent.

• February 3, 1981

  Released Bo McLaughlin.

• March 7, 1981

  Traded Jeff Burroughs to the Seattle Mariners. Received Carlos Diaz.

• March 25, 1981

  Traded Gary Matthews to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Bob Walk.

• April 1, 1981

  Signed Tom Waddell as an amateur free agent.