1981 California Angels Trades and Transactions

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

• December 2, 1980

  Signed Geoff Zahn as a free agent.

• December 8, 1980

  Dan Whitmer drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

• December 10, 1980

  Traded Mark Clear, Carney Lansford and Rick Miller to the Boston Red Sox. Received Rick Burleson and Butch Hobson.

• December 11, 1980

  Signed John D'Acquisto as a free agent.

• December 29, 1980

  Signed Juan Beníquez as a free agent.

• January 5, 1981

  Signed Gus Polidor as an amateur free agent.

• January 13, 1981

  Drafted Ron Romanick in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary).

• January 23, 1981

  Traded Jim Dorsey, Joe Rudi and Frank Tanana to the Boston Red Sox. Received Fred Lynn and Steve Renko.

• January 26, 1981

  Signed Jesse Jefferson as a free agent.

  Signed Bill Travers as a free agent.

• February 2, 1981

  Signed Dave Rader as a free agent.

  Released Dave Skaggs.

• February 6, 1981

  Traded Gil Kubski to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Don Pisker (minors).

• February 10, 1981

  Purchased Luis Sánchez from Veracruz (Mexican).

  Released John Montague.

• April 1, 1981

  Released Jim Barr.

  Released Dave LaRoche.

  Traded Jason Thompson to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Mickey Mahler and Ed Ott.

  Traded Dickie Thon to the Houston Astros. Received Ken Forsch.

• April 20, 1981

  Released Dave Rader.

• April 22, 1981

  Signed Doug Rau as a free agent.

• April 28, 1981

  Signed Bob Davis as a free agent.

• June 8, 1981

  Drafted Dick Schofield in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.

  Drafted Devon White in the 6th round of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1981.

  Drafted Joey Meyer in the 8th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Sap Randall in the 10th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

  Drafted Craig Gerber in the 20th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

• June 18, 1981

  Signed T.R. Bryden as an amateur free agent.

• July 16, 1981

  Purchased Ángel Moreno from Aguascalientes (Mexican).

• September 1, 1981

  Signed Joe Ferguson as a free agent.

• September 25, 1981

  Released Doug Rau.

• October 15, 1981

  Released Bob Davis.

• November 13, 1981

  Bert Campaneris granted Free Agency.

  Jesse Jefferson granted Free Agency.

  Ed Ott granted Free Agency.

• December 6, 1981

  Purchased Bob Boone from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• December 7, 1981

  Drafted José Moreno from the San Diego Padres in the 1981 rule 5 draft.

• December 8, 1981

  Drafted Dave Smith from the New York Mets in the 1981 minor league draft.

• December 11, 1981

  Traded Brian Harper to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Tim Foli.

• December 17, 1981

  Purchased Craig Cacek from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• January 12, 1982

  Released Larry Harlow.

• January 15, 1982

  Dave Frost granted Free Agency.

• January 22, 1982

  Signed Reggie Jackson as a free agent.

• January 28, 1982

  Traded Dan Ford to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Doug DeCinces and Jeff Schneider.

• January 29, 1982

  Signed Ed Ott as a free agent.

• January 31, 1982

  Signed Urbano Lugo as an amateur free agent.

• March 24, 1982

  Traded Butch Hobson to the New York Yankees. Received Bill Castro.

• April 1, 1982

  Signed Jerry Narron as a free agent.