1979 Texas Rangers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 10, 1978

  Traded Greg Jemison (minors), Juan Beníquez, Mike Griffin, Paul Mirabella and Dave Righetti to the New York Yankees. Received Mike Heath, Sparky Lyle, Larry McCall, Dave Rajsich, Domingo Ramos and cash.

• November 27, 1978

  John Lowenstein selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.

• December 6, 1978

  Bobby Thompson player rights sold to the Seattle Mariners.

• December 8, 1978

  Traded Toby Harrah to the Cleveland Indians. Received Buddy Bell.

  Traded Jim Mason to the Montreal Expos. Received Mike Hart.

• December 13, 1978

  Traded Mike Bacsik to the Minnesota Twins. Received Mac Scarce.

• December 15, 1978

  Traded Reggie Cleveland to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Ed Farmer, Gary Holle and cash.

• February 12, 1979

  Traded Keith Smith to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Tommy Toms.

• March 26, 1979

  Released Roger Moret.

• May 4, 1979

  Traded Bert Campaneris to the California Angels. Received Dave Chalk.

• May 21, 1979

  Signed Tom Grieve as a free agent.

• June 5, 1979

  Drafted Jerry Don Gleaton in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Donnie Scott in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Nick Capra in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Tony Fossas in the 12th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1979.

  Drafted Pete O'Brien in the 15th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Dave Schmidt in the 26th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Jay Pettibone in the 30th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

  Drafted Ray Fontenot in the 34th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

• June 15, 1979

  Traded Dave Chalk, Mike Heath and cash to the Oakland Athletics. Received John Henry Johnson.

  Traded Dock Ellis to the New York Mets. Received Mike Bruhert and Bob Myrick.

  Traded Ed Farmer and Gary Holle to the Chicago White Sox. Received Eric Soderholm.

• June 27, 1979

  Purchased Jack Lazorko from the Houston Astros.

• July 30, 1979

  Traded players to be named later, Amos Lewis (minors) and Oscar Gamble to the New York Yankees. Received players to be named later and Mickey Rivers. The Texas Rangers sent Ray Fontenot (October 8, 1979) and Gene Nelson (October 8, 1979) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. The New York Yankees sent Bob Polinsky (minors) (October 8, 1979), Neal Mersch (minors) (October 8, 1979) and Mark Softy (minors) (October 8, 1979) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• August 12, 1979

  Traded players to be named later to the New York Mets. Received Willie Montañez. The Texas Rangers sent Ed Lynch (September 18, 1979) and Mike Jorgensen (October 23, 1979) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

• November 5, 1979

  Domingo Ramos player rights sold to the Toronto Blue Jays.

• November 14, 1979

  Traded Eric Soderholm to the New York Yankees. Received players to be named later and cash. The New York Yankees sent Amos Lewis (minors) (December 13, 1979) and Ricky Burdette (minors) (December 13, 1979) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• December 6, 1979

  Traded Doyle Alexander, Larvell Blanks and $50,000 to the Atlanta Braves. Received Adrian Devine and Pepe Frías.

• January 4, 1980

  Traded Mike Bucci (minors), Gary Gray and Larry McCall to the Cleveland Indians. Received David Clyde and Jim Norris.

• January 11, 1980

  Drafted Tom Dunbar in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary).

  Drafted Billy Taylor in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January). Player signed March 24, 1980.

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

  Drafted Dar Smith in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January).

• February 15, 1980

  Traded Willie Montañez to the San Diego Padres. Received Joe Carroll (minors), Tucker Ashford and Gaylord Perry.

• March 31, 1980

  Released David Clyde.

  Traded Chris Smith and LaRue Washington to the Montreal Expos. Received Rusty Staub.