1981 Cleveland Indians Trades and Transactions

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

• December 8, 1980

  Gary Gray drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

  Signed Dan Spillner as a free agent.

• December 9, 1980

  Traded Gary Alexander, Víctor Cruz, Bob Owchinko and Rafael Vásquez to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Bert Blyleven and Manny Sanguillén.

• December 29, 1980

  Signed Pat Kelly as a free agent.

• January 8, 1981

  Released Dave Hudgens.

• February 18, 1981

  Released Manny Sanguillén.

• March 15, 1981

  Jack Brohamer granted Free Agency.

• March 24, 1981

  Signed Glenn Borgmann as a free agent.

• March 26, 1981

  Traded Wayne Cage to the Seattle Mariners. Received Rod Craig.

• April 1, 1981

  Traded Juan Bonilla to the San Diego Padres. Received Bob Lacey.

• April 3, 1981

  Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Houston Astros. Received Mike Fischlin. The Cleveland Indians sent Jim Lentine (September 28, 1981) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

• April 6, 1981

  Traded a player to be named later to the New York Mets. Received Ed Glynn. The Cleveland Indians sent Matt Bullinger (minors) (December 14, 1981) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

• April 9, 1981

  Signed Jim Lentine as a free agent.

  Released Dell Alston.

• April 19, 1981

  Signed Ron Pruitt as a free agent.

• May 23, 1981

  Signed José Román as an amateur free agent.

• May 26, 1981

  Signed Junior Noboa as an amateur free agent.

• June 8, 1981

  Drafted Neal Heaton in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft.

  Drafted Matt Kinzer in the 6th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Dwight Taylor in the 7th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

  Drafted Tommy Gregg in the 9th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Terry Wells in the 11th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Jim Paciorek in the 14th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Brad Arnsberg in the 19th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Chuck Jackson in the 21st round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Keith Miller in the 24th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• August 13, 1981

  Released Ross Grimsley.

• August 25, 1981

  Purchased Dennis Lewallyn from the Texas Rangers.

• September 8, 1981

  Bob Lacey player rights sold to the Texas Rangers.

• November 13, 1981

  John Denny granted Free Agency.

  Sid Monge granted Free Agency.

  Rick Waits granted Free Agency.

• November 14, 1981

  Traded Duane Kuiper to the San Francisco Giants. Received Ed Whitson.

• November 20, 1981

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded Bo Díaz to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received a player to be named later from the Philadelphia Phillies and Silvio Martínez and Lary Sorensen from the St. Louis Cardinals. In addition, the Philadelphia Phillies sent Lonnie Smith to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Scott Munninghoff (December 9, 1981) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

• December 7, 1981

  Drafted Rich Murray from the San Francisco Giants in the 1981 rule 5 draft.

  Mike Stanton player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.

• December 9, 1981

  Traded Jack Fimple, Jorge Orta and Larry White to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Jack Perconte and Rick Sutcliffe.

• January 8, 1982

  Traded Tom Veryzer to the New York Mets. Received Ray Searage.

• January 15, 1982

  Signed Rick Waits as a free agent.

• January 19, 1982

  Released Ron Pruitt.

• January 20, 1982

  Signed Bill Nahorodny as a free agent.

• January 21, 1982

  Signed Sid Monge as a free agent.

• January 27, 1982

  Purchased Craig Stimac from the San Diego Padres.

• January 29, 1982

  Released Wayne Garland.

• February 8, 1982

  Purchased Mike Stanton from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• February 13, 1982

  Signed John Denny as a free agent.

  Released Mike Stanton.

• February 16, 1982

  Traded Sid Monge to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Bake McBride.

• March 26, 1982

  Released Dave Rosello.