1979 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 1978

  Fred Kendall granted Free Agency.

  Luis Tiant granted Free Agency.

• December 5, 1978

  Keith MacWhorter selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 1978 minor league draft.

• December 7, 1978

  Traded Bill Lee to the Montreal Expos. Received Stan Papi.

• January 19, 1979

  Signed Steve Renko as a free agent.

• February 3, 1979

  Traded Dave Coleman to the Minnesota Twins. Received Larry Wolfe.

• March 15, 1979

  Purchased Jim Dwyer from the San Francisco Giants.

  Traded Mike Easler to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received George Hill (minors), Martin Rivas (minors) and cash.

• April 2, 1979

  The Seattle Mariners returned Keith MacWhorter (earlier draft pick).

• May 10, 1979

  Released Luis Aponte.

• May 22, 1979

  Released Frank Duffy.

• June 5, 1979

  Drafted Marty Barrett in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary).

  Drafted Marc Sullivan in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Tom McCarthy in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Tom Dunbar in the 11th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 13, 1979

  Traded a player to be named later, Pete Ladd and cash to the Houston Astros. Received Bob Watson. The Boston Red Sox sent Bobby Sprowl (June 19, 1979) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

  Traded George Scott to the Kansas City Royals. Received Tom Poquette.

• June 15, 1979

  Andy Hassler player rights sold to the New York Mets.

• August 17, 1979

  Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago Cubs. Received Ted Sizemore. The Boston Red Sox sent Mike O'Berry (October 23, 1979) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• November 1, 1979

  Bob Montgomery granted Free Agency.

  Bob Watson granted Free Agency.

• November 16, 1979

  Signed Tony Pérez as a free agent.

• November 27, 1979

  Signed Skip Lockwood as a free agent.

• January 11, 1980

  Drafted Ray Krawczyk in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• February 28, 1980

  Signed Luis Aponte as a free agent.

• March 30, 1980

  Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dave Rader. The Boston Red Sox sent Stan Papi (May 12, 1980) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.