1979 Cincinnati Reds Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 1978

  Mike Lum granted Free Agency.

  Pete Rose granted Free Agency.

• December 4, 1978

  Lynn Jones drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1978 rule 5 draft.

• January 9, 1979

  Drafted Bill Bordley in 1979, but pick was voided.

• May 3, 1979

  Traded Doug Capilla to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Mark Gilbert (October 12, 1979) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

• May 8, 1979

  Signed Paul Blair as a free agent.

• May 20, 1979

  Signed Mike Ramsey as an amateur free agent.

• May 25, 1979

  Traded Champ Summers to the Detroit Tigers. Received a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Sheldon Burnside (October 25, 1979) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

• June 5, 1979

  Drafted Bob Buchanan in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Keefe Cato in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Jeff Russell in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Tom Edens in the 12th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Jeff Jones in the 20th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Kurt Kepshire in the 25th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Mike Maddux in the 36th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 28, 1979

  Ken Henderson player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

  Traded Pedro Borbón to the San Francisco Giants. Received Héctor Cruz.

• July 4, 1979

  Purchased Sam Mejías from the Chicago Cubs.

• July 25, 1979

  Traded Mike Armstrong to the San Diego Padres. Received Paul O'Neill (minors).

• November 1, 1979

  Paul Blair granted Free Agency.

  Joe Morgan granted Free Agency.

  Fred Norman granted Free Agency.

• December 3, 1979

  Doug Corbett drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1979 rule 5 draft.

• January 20, 1980

  Signed John Hale as a free agent.