1981 Chicago White Sox Trades and Transactions

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

• 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.

• April 7, 1981

  Released Ron Pruitt.

• June 8, 1981

  Drafted Daryl Boston in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.

  Drafted Craig Smajstrla in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

  Drafted Wade Rowdon in the 8th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

  Drafted Al Jones in the 13th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

  Drafted Jack Hardy in the 21st round of the 1981 amateur draft.

  Drafted LaVel Freeman in the 30th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• July 6, 1981

  Signed Jim Barr as a free agent.

• July 18, 1981

  Signed George Riley as a free agent.

• August 15, 1981

  Traded a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs. Received Lynn McGlothen. The Chicago White Sox sent Bob Molinaro (March 29, 1982) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

• August 30, 1981

  Traded a player to be named later, Bambi Mesa (minors), Ron Perry (minors) and cash to the Minnesota Twins. Received Jerry Koosman. The Chicago White Sox sent Randy Johnson (September 2, 1981) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

• September 1, 1981

  Released Francisco Barrios.

• September 4, 1981

  Released Jim Barr.

• September 9, 1981

  Purchased Jerry Turner from the San Diego Padres.

• September 10, 1981

  Purchased Jerry Hairston from Durango (Mexican).

• October 30, 1981

  Traded Gary Holle and Dewey Robinson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received José Castro (minors).

• November 13, 1981

  Ed Farmer granted Free Agency.

  Lamar Johnson granted Free Agency.

  Jerry Turner granted Free Agency.

• November 27, 1981

  Traded Chet Lemon to the Detroit Tigers. Received Steve Kemp.

• December 11, 1981

  Traded Rod Allen, Todd Cruz and Jim Essian to the Seattle Mariners. Received Tom Paciorek.

• December 31, 1981

  Traded Mike Colbern to the Atlanta Braves. Received Butch Edge.

• January 12, 1982

  Drafted Rodney McCray in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted John Cangelosi in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 11, 1982.

  Drafted Chris Beasley in the 6th round of the 1982 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• February 2, 1982

  Chose Joel Skinner from the Pittsburgh Pirates as a free agent compensation pick.

• February 11, 1982

  Signed Pete Mackanin as a free agent.

• February 13, 1982

  Signed Steve Dillard as a free agent.

• March 20, 1982

  Purchased Geoff Combe from the Cincinnati Reds.

• March 21, 1982

  Traded Ross Baumgarten and Butch Edge to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Ernie Camacho and Vance Law.

• March 24, 1982

  Traded Greg Pryor to the Kansas City Royals. Received Jeff Schattinger.

• March 26, 1982

  Purchased Chico Escárrega from Campeche (Mexican).

• March 29, 1982

  Released Pete Mackanin.

  Released George Riley.

• March 30, 1982

  Traded Bert Geiger (minors) and Cecil Espy to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Rudy Law.

• April 1, 1982

  Purchased Salomé Barojas from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).