1980 Chicago White Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1979

  Don Kessinger granted Free Agency.

  Milt May granted Free Agency.

  Jorge Orta granted Free Agency.

  Rusty Torres granted Free Agency.

• November 14, 1979

  Released Art Kusnyer.

• December 3, 1979

  Drafted Bruce Kimm from the Chicago Cubs in the 1979 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Greg Walker from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1979 rule 5 draft.

  Traded Bill Nahorodny to the Atlanta Braves. Received Richard Wieters (minors).

• December 12, 1979

  Purchased Bill Atkinson from the Montreal Expos.

• January 11, 1980

  Drafted Tim Hulett in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary).

  Drafted Jim Siwy in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January).

• January 15, 1980

  Traded Eddie Bane to the Kansas City Royals. Received Joe Zdeb.

• January 18, 1980

  Signed Juan Agosto as a free agent.

• January 26, 1980

  Signed Leo García as a free agent.

• January 29, 1980

  Signed Glenn Borgmann as a free agent.

• February 19, 1980

  Signed Rusty Torres as a free agent.

• April 1, 1980

  Released Rusty Torres.

• April 3, 1980

  Released Glenn Borgmann.

• April 8, 1980

  Signed Glenn Borgmann as a free agent.

• June 3, 1980

  Drafted Cecil Espy in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.

  Drafted Calvin Schiraldi in the 17th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 7, 1980

  Traded Claudell Washington to the New York Mets. Received Jesse Anderson (minors).

• June 12, 1980

  Traded Randy Scarbery to the California Angels. Received Todd Cruz.

• June 13, 1980

  Traded Alan Bannister to the Cleveland Indians. Received Ron Pruitt.

• October 3, 1980

  Signed Minnie Miñoso as a free agent.

• October 6, 1980

  Released Minnie Miñoso.

• October 30, 1980

  Glenn Borgmann granted Free Agency.

• November 20, 1980

  Signed Jim Essian as a free agent.

• November 26, 1980

  Signed Ron LeFlore as a free agent.

• December 2, 1980

  Released Kevin Bell.

• December 12, 1980

  Traded Rich Wortham to the Montreal Expos. Received Tony Bernazard.

• December 19, 1980

  Released Junior Moore.

• February 4, 1981

  Signed Bill Almon as a free agent.

• February 12, 1981

  Signed Marc Hill as a free agent.

• March 18, 1981

  Signed Carlton Fisk as a free agent.

• March 28, 1981

  Traded Ken Kravec to the Chicago Cubs. Received Dennis Lamp.

• March 30, 1981

  Purchased Greg Luzinski from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• April 1, 1981

  Traded Thad Bosley to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received John Poff.

  Traded Mike Proly to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jay Loviglio.