1979 California Angels Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 1978

  Al Fitzmorris granted Free Agency.

  Released Tom Griffin.

• December 3, 1978

  Signed Jim Barr as a free agent.

• December 4, 1978

  Dave Machemer drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1978 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Danny Goodwin and Ron Jackson to the Minnesota Twins. Received Dan Ford.

• December 5, 1978

  Tony Solaita player rights sold to the Montreal Expos.

• January 9, 1979

  Drafted Otis Nixon in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Al Newman in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Curt Wardle in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Gary Pettis in the 6th round of the 1979 amateur draft (January).

• January 29, 1979

  Released Bob Jones.

• February 3, 1979

  Traded Dave Engle, Paul Hartzell, Brad Havens and Ken Landreaux to the Minnesota Twins. Received Rod Carew.

• March 27, 1979

  Signed Willie Davis as a free agent.

• April 2, 1979

  Released Ken Brett.

• April 5, 1979

  Released Steve Stroughter.

• April 19, 1979

  Signed Curt Brown as an amateur free agent.

• May 4, 1979

  Traded Dave Chalk to the Texas Rangers. Received Bert Campaneris.

• June 5, 1979

  Traded Floyd Rayford and cash to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Larry Harlow.

  Drafted Bill Lindsey in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Pat Keedy in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Darrell Miller in the 9th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

• June 6, 1979

  Dyar Miller player rights sold to the Toronto Blue Jays.

• July 6, 1979

  Released Keith Comstock.

• July 31, 1979

  Released Terry Humphrey.

• August 29, 1979

  Traded a player to be named later to the Seattle Mariners. Received John Montague. The California Angels sent Jim Anderson (December 5, 1979) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

• September 20, 1979

  Purchased Ralph Garr from the Chicago White Sox.

• November 1, 1979

  Nolan Ryan granted Free Agency.

• November 16, 1979

  Signed Bruce Kison as a free agent.

• December 3, 1979

  Mark Brouhard drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1979 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Freddie Martínez from the New York Mets in the 1979 rule 5 draft.

• December 5, 1979

  Signed Freddie Patek as a free agent.

• December 6, 1979

  Traded Willie Aikens and Rance Mulliniks to the Kansas City Royals. Received a player to be named later, Al Cowens and Todd Cruz. The Kansas City Royals sent Craig Eaton (April 1, 1980) to the California Angels to complete the trade.

• Before 1980 Season

  Signed Dave Freisleben as a free agent.

• January 11, 1980

  Drafted Kevin Romine in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• March 17, 1980

  Traded Mike Barlow to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Mark Wiley.

• March 30, 1980

  Released Danny Boone.

• March 31, 1980

  Released Chuck Porter.

• April 1, 1980

  Released Dave Freisleben.

  Released Ike Hampton.

  Released Orlando Ramírez.