1981 Texas Rangers Trades and Transactions

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

• November 4, 1980

  Dave Roberts granted Free Agency.

• November 19, 1980

  Traded Sparky Lyle to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Kevin Saucier (November 19, 1980) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• December 10, 1980

  Traded Kevin Saucier to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mark Wagner.

• December 12, 1980

  Traded Steve Finch (minors), Brian Allard, Rick Auerbach, Ken Clay, Jerry Don Gleaton and Richie Zisk to the Seattle Mariners. Received Larry Cox, Rick Honeycutt, Willie Horton, Mario Mendoza and Leon Roberts.

• December 15, 1980

  Released Jay Pettibone.

  Traded Greg Mahlberg and Danny Walton to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Greg Hughes (minors) and Don Werner.

• December 18, 1980

  Signed Bob Jones as a free agent.

  Signed Bill Stein as a free agent.

• Before 1981 Season

  Released Jim Umbarger.

• January 13, 1981

  Drafted Greg Tabor in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January).

  Drafted Dave Leiper in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• February 10, 1981

  Signed José Guzmán as an amateur free agent.

• March 1, 1981

  Signed Ed Figueroa as a free agent.

• April 1, 1981

  Released Willie Horton.

• April 17, 1981

  Signed Bobby Bonds as a free agent.

• May 25, 1981

  Released Ed Figueroa.

• June 4, 1981

  Bobby Bonds player rights sold to the Chicago Cubs.

• June 8, 1981

  Drafted Ron Darling in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.

  Drafted Al Lachowicz in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.

  Drafted Oddibe McDowell in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.

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

  Drafted Kevin Buckley in the 17th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

  Drafted Glen Cook in the 24th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

• June 10, 1981

  Released Adrian Devine.

• August 12, 1981

  Selected Tom Poquette off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• August 18, 1981

  Released Larry Cox.

• August 25, 1981

  Dennis Lewallyn player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians.

• September 8, 1981

  Purchased Bob Lacey from the Cleveland Indians.

• October 20, 1981

  Traded Dave Rajsich to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Ramón Avilés.

• November 13, 1981

  Fergie Jenkins granted Free Agency.

  Tom Poquette granted Free Agency.

• December 11, 1981

  Traded Jim Kern to the New York Mets. Received Dan Boitano and Doug Flynn.

• January 6, 1982

  Signed Frank Tanana as a free agent.

• January 12, 1982

  Drafted Jody Reed in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Scott Bailes in the 7th round of the 1982 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 15, 1982

  Signed Lamar Johnson as a free agent.

• February 2, 1982

  Signed Jim Gideon as a free agent.

• February 18, 1982

  Released Tony Fossas.

• February 19, 1982

  Traded Rick Lisi to the Baltimore Orioles. Received a player to be named later. The Baltimore Orioles sent Steve Luebber (February 23, 1982) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• March 26, 1982

  Released Bob Lacey.

  Traded Bump Wills to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later, Paul Mirabella and cash. The Chicago Cubs sent Paul Semall (minors) (April 21, 1982) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

• March 30, 1982

  Released John Ellis.

• March 31, 1982

  Traded Al Oliver to the Montreal Expos. Received Dave Hostetler and Larry Parrish.

• April 1, 1982

  Traded Nelson Norman to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Víctor Cruz.

  Traded Ron Darling and Walt Terrell to the New York Mets. Received Lee Mazzilli.