1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 1978

  Steve Brye granted Free Agency.

  Duffy Dyer granted Free Agency.

  Dave Hamilton granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 1978

  Released Dave May.

• December 4, 1978

  Ken Macha drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1978 rule 5 draft.

• December 5, 1978

  Traded Odell Jones, Mario Mendoza and Rafael Vásquez to the Seattle Mariners. Received Rick Jones, Tom McMillan and Enrique Romo.

• January 9, 1979

  Drafted Rick Ownbey in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 19, 1979

  Signed Lee Lacy as a free agent.

• January 25, 1979

  Traded John Stuper to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Tommy Sandt.

• March 15, 1979

  Traded George Hill (minors), Martin Rivas (minors) and cash to the Boston Red Sox. Received Mike Easler.

• March 27, 1979

  Purchased Craig Cacek from the Houston Astros.

• April 7, 1979

  Traded Jerry Reuss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Rick Rhoden.

• April 9, 1979

  Signed Rod Gilbreath as a free agent.

• April 19, 1979

  Traded Frank Taveras to the New York Mets. Received Greg Field (minors) and Tim Foli.

• May 8, 1979

  Signed Joe Coleman as a free agent.

• June 5, 1979

  Drafted Mike Bielecki in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 13, 1979.

  Drafted José DeLeón in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Chris Green in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Ron Wotus in the 16th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Joel Skinner in the 37th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Herm Winningham in the 39th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Mike Sharperson in the 41st round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 28, 1979

  Traded Fred Breining, Al Holland and Ed Whitson to the San Francisco Giants. Received Bill Madlock, Lenny Randle and Dave Roberts.

• August 3, 1979

  Lenny Randle player rights sold to the New York Yankees.

• September 21, 1979

  Purchased Dock Ellis from the New York Mets.

• November 1, 1979

  Dock Ellis granted Free Agency.

  Bruce Kison granted Free Agency.

  Rennie Stennett granted Free Agency.

• November 21, 1979

  Signed Andy Hassler as a free agent.

• November 24, 1979

  Signed Cecilio Guante as an amateur free agent.

• December 21, 1979

  Traded John Burden (minors) and Larry Littleton to the Cleveland Indians. Received Larry Andersen.

• January 11, 1980

  Drafted Keith Creel in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Tom Nieto in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Bill Bathe in the 10th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• March 28, 1980

  Traded a player to be named later to the Atlanta Braves. Received Eddie Solomon. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Greg Field (minors) (April 25, 1980) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

• April 1, 1980

  Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Seattle Mariners. Received Odell Jones. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Larry Andersen (October 29, 1980) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.