1983 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1982

  Released Tony Pérez.

• November 10, 1982

  Tom Burgmeier granted Free Agency.

• December 6, 1982

  Traded Jerry King (minors), Garry Hancock and Carney Lansford to the Oakland Athletics. Received Tony Armas and Jeff Newman.

• December 10, 1982

  Traded Chuck Rainey to the Chicago Cubs. Received Doug Bird.

• January 10, 1983

  Signed Josías Manzanillo as an amateur free agent.

• January 11, 1983

  Drafted Ellis Burks in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 17, 1983.

  Drafted Eric Hetzel in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 13, 1983

  Traded Mike Torrez to the New York Mets. Received a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Mike Davis (minors) (February 15, 1983) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

• January 17, 1983

  Purchased Brian Kingman from the Oakland Athletics.

• March 25, 1983

  Released Brian Kingman.

• May 17, 1983

  Signed Dana Williams as an amateur free agent.

• June 6, 1983

  Drafted Randy Byers in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Roger Clemens in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1983.

  Drafted Mike Brumley in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.

  Drafted John Mitchell in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft.

  Drafted Dana Kiecker in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983.

  Drafted Kirt Manwaring in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mike Dalton in the 15th round of the 1983 amateur draft.

• October 20, 1983

  Steve Shields granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 1983

  Doug Bird granted Free Agency.

• December 5, 1983

  Signed Víctor Rosario as an amateur free agent.

• December 6, 1983

  Traded John Tudor to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Mike Easler.

• January 17, 1984

  Drafted Dan Gakeler in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary).

  Drafted John Leister in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary).

  Drafted Daryl Irvine in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• February 20, 1984

  Signed Rich Gale as a free agent.

• March 24, 1984

  Traded Luis Aponte to the Cleveland Indians. Received Paul Perry (minors) and Michael Poindexter (minors).