1980 Milwaukee Brewers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 1979

  Jim Wohlford granted Free Agency.

• December 3, 1979

  Drafted Mark Brouhard from the California Angels in the 1979 rule 5 draft.

• December 4, 1979

  Purchased Fred Holdsworth from the Detroit Tigers.

• December 6, 1979

  Traded Lenn Sakata to the Baltimore Orioles. Received John Flinn.

• January 11, 1980

  Drafted Herm Winningham in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Randy O'Neal in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

• January 15, 1980

  Signed Carlos Ponce as an amateur free agent.

• April 3, 1980

  Released Ray Fosse.

• May 16, 1980

  Signed Chuck Porter as a free agent.

• June 3, 1980

  Drafted Dion James in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.

  Drafted Matt Williams in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Randy Ready in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1980.

  Drafted Steve Engel in the 9th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• July 24, 1980

  Signed Bill Lyons as an amateur free agent.

• September 1, 1980

  Selected John Poff off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• September 22, 1980

  Purchased Jamie Easterly from the Montreal Expos.

• October 22, 1980

  Bill Castro granted Free Agency.

• October 28, 1980

  Vic Harris granted Free Agency.

• November 22, 1980

  Bill Travers granted Free Agency.

• December 8, 1980

  Drafted Tom Candiotti from the Kansas City Royals in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

• December 12, 1980

  Traded David Green, Dave LaPoint, Sixto Lezcano and Lary Sorensen to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Rollie Fingers, Ted Simmons and Pete Vuckovich.

• December 19, 1980

  Fred Holdsworth granted Free Agency.

• December 20, 1980

  Signed Roy Howell as a free agent.

• January 13, 1981

  Drafted Tim Crews in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft (January).

  Drafted Mike Felder in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft (January). Player signed January 15, 1981.

  Drafted Ernie Riles in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary).

• February 21, 1981

  Signed Paul Hartzell as a free agent.

• March 1, 1981

  Traded Dick Davis to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Randy Lerch.

• March 20, 1981

  Released Bob Galasso.

• April 1, 1981

  Released Paul Mitchell.

  Traded John Poff to the Chicago White Sox. Received Thad Bosley.