| | | Saturday, December 27th, 1980 | | Signed free agent RP John Verhoeven to a minor league contract. | | Friday, December 26th, 1980 | | Signed free agent RP Jeff Twitty to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, December 14th, 1980 | | Signed free agent RP Ray Burris to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Lary Sorensen to a minor league contract. | | Thursday, December 11th, 1980 | | Signed free agent SP Kevin Kobel to a minor league contract. | | Thursday, December 4th, 1980 | | Signed free agent 3B Butch Hobson to a minor league contract. | | Friday, November 7th, 1980 | | Signed 2B Junior Kennedy to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,000. | | Signed RP Matt Keough to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,000. | | Signed CL Tim Stoddard to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $5,300. | | Saturday, November 1st, 1980 | | Purchased the contract of LF Al Woods from Triple A Fontana. | | Sunday, October 5th, 1980 | | Signed free agent SP Eric Rasmussen to a minor league contract with a $200 signing bonus. | | Released SP Eric Rasmussen. | | Wednesday, September 24th, 1980 | | Signed free agent RP Jim Otten to a minor league contract with a $180 signing bonus. | | Released RP Jim Otten. | | Monday, September 22nd, 1980 | | Signed free agent RP Bob Forsch to a minor league contract with a $550 signing bonus. | | Released RP Bob Forsch. | | Sunday, September 21st, 1980 | | Signed free agent RP Mark L Lee to a minor league contract with a $180 signing bonus. | | Released RP Mark L Lee. | | Saturday, September 13th, 1980 | | Released LF Hector Cruz. | | Thursday, August 21st, 1980 | | Released 1B Sal Bando. | | Purchased the contract of RF Jerry Martin from Triple A Fontana. | | Placed 2B Ryan Raburn on the Bad Boyz League 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/20/1980. | | Signed free agent C John Ellis to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent C Sal Butera to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 1B Randy Bass to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 2B Ramon Aviles to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 3B Ted Cox to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SS Pepe Frias to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent LF Larry Biittner to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent CF Juan Beniquez to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RF Paul Householder to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Dave Ford to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Ed Farmer to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Pedro Borbon to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Mike Bacsik to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Mike Barlow to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Reggie Cleveland to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 3B Barry Evans to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent LF Hector Cruz to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, August 10th, 1980 | | Placed 2B Wayne Krenchicki on the Bad Boyz League 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/09/1980. | | Monday, July 21st, 1980 | | Signed free agent CF Thad Bosley to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Fernando Arroyo to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Jerry Augustine to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, July 20th, 1980 | | Placed RP Cla Meredith on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 07/19/1980. | | Purchased the contract of RP Ken Brett from Triple A Fontana. | | Monday, June 30th, 1980 | | Drafted RP Cla Meredith in the 1980 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick). | | Demoted RP Bobby Castillo to Triple A Fontana. | | Placed RP Cla Meredith on the 40-man roster. | | Purchased the contract of RP Cla Meredith from Triple A Fontana. | | Released RP Jim Rooker. | | Drafted 2B Ryan Raburn in the 1980 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 6, 18th overall pick). | | Drafted C Bill A Schwartz in the 1980 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 6, 30th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Kevin Newman in the 1980 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 6, 42nd overall pick). | | Drafted LF Randy Byers in the 1980 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 6, 54th overall pick). | | Purchased the contract of RP Tom Griffin from Triple A Fontana. | | Demoted RP LaMarr Hoyt to Triple A Fontana. | | Released C Bill A Schwartz. | | Released LF Randy Byers. | | Released SS Kevin Newman. | | Released 2B Jack Brohamer. | | Wednesday, June 11th, 1980 | | Released RP John Curtis. | | Signed free agent C Tim Blackwell to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent C Bob Boone to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 1B Randy Bass to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 2B Ramon Aviles to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 3B Ted Cox to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SS Lenny Faedo to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent LF Larry Biittner to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent CF Thad Bosley to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RF Hosken Powell to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Fernando Arroyo to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Ed Farmer to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Jerry Augustine to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Pedro Borbon to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Mike Bacsik to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Reggie Cleveland to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 2B Steve Dillard to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent LF Tim M Corcoran to a minor league contract. | | Friday, May 30th, 1980 | | Placed SP John Montefusco on the Bad Boyz 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/28/1980. | | Thursday, May 22nd, 1980 | | Signed free agent RP Tom Griffin to a minor league contract with a $200 signing bonus. | | Released RP Tom Griffin. | | Signed free agent RP Win Remmerswaal to a minor league contract with a $180 signing bonus. | | Released RP Win Remmerswaal. | | Signed free agent C Tim Blackwell to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent C Larry Cox to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 1B Randy Bass to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 2B Ramon Aviles to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 3B Barry Evans to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SS Larry Bowa to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent LF Larry Biittner to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent CF Thad Bosley to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RF Hosken Powell to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP Jim Rooker to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Fernando Arroyo to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Ed Farmer to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Jerry Augustine to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Pedro Borbon to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Reggie Cleveland to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Mike Bacsik to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 2B Julio C Gonzalez to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent LF Tim M Corcoran to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, May 11th, 1980 | | Signed free agent CF Thad Bosley to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Fernando Arroyo to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Pedro Borbon to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, May 7th, 1980 | | Granted SP Pat Zachry free agency because of a contract clause. | | Signed free agent CF Thad Bosley to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Fernando Arroyo to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Jerry Augustine to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, April 26th, 1980 | | Released RP Marty Pattin. | | Signed C Terry Kennedy to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,200. | | Thursday, April 24th, 1980 | | Signed free agent C Larry Cox to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent C Vic Correll to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 1B Sal Bando to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 2B Jack Brohamer to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 3B Barry Evans to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SS Rafael Landestoy to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent LF Glenn Adams to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent CF Jesus Figueroa to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RF Hosken Powell to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Fernando Arroyo to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Ed Farmer to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Ed Glynn to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Jerry Augustine to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Pedro Borbon to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent RP Mike Bacsik to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent 2B Steve Dillard to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent LF Jose Cardenal to a minor league contract. | | Friday, April 18th, 1980 | | Signed LF Steve Kemp to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,570. | | Signed SP Rudy May to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $12,000. | | Signed SP Steve McCatty to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,210. | | Saturday, April 5th, 1980 | | Signed SP Rick Langford to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $15,000. | | Signed 2B Jorge Orta to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $14,500. | | Sunday, March 23rd, 1980 | | Signed free agent 2B Rob Picciolo to a minor league contract. | | Thursday, March 20th, 1980 | | Signed general manager Steve Simonetti to a 2-year, $1,648 per year contract. | | Sunday, March 16th, 1980 | | Signed free agent LF John Milner to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent LF Mike Vail to a minor league contract. | | Signed team doctor Jason Sanders to a 2-year, $1,260 per year contract. | | Monday, March 3rd, 1980 | | Drafted C Johnny Bench in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick). | | Drafted LF George Foster in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 13th overall pick). | | Drafted RF Dwight Evans in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 12, 36th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Fernando Valenzuela in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 4, Pick 1, 37th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Jerry Reuss in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 12, 60th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Gaylord Perry in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 6, Pick 1, 61st overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Toby Harrah in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 7, Pick 12, 84th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Bob Forsch in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 1, 85th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Vida Blue in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 9, Pick 12, 108th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Cesar Cedeno in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 10, Pick 1, 109th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Pete Redfern in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 11, Pick 12, 132nd overall pick). | | Drafted SS Tim Foli in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 12, Pick 1, 133rd overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Davey Lopes in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 13, Pick 12, 156th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B John Mayberry Sr in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 14, Pick 1, 157th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Mike Parrott in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 15, Pick 12, 180th overall pick). | | Drafted SP John Montefusco in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 16, Pick 1, 181st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Jim Beattie in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 17, Pick 12, 204th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Rick Honeycutt in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 18, Pick 1, 205th overall pick). | | Drafted C Milt May in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 19, Pick 12, 228th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Eric Rasmussen in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 20, Pick 1, 229th overall pick). | | Drafted CL Lee Smith in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 21, Pick 12, 252nd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Charlie Leibrandt in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 22, Pick 1, 253rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Steve Stone in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 23, Pick 12, 276th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Steve Busby in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 24, Pick 1, 277th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Paul Splittorff in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 25, Pick 12, 300th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Paul Mitchell in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 26, Pick 1, 301st overall pick). | | Drafted LF Greg Luzinski in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 27, Pick 12, 324th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Ruppert Jones in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 28, Pick 1, 325th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Jim Gantner in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 29, Pick 12, 348th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Frank LaCorte in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 30, Pick 1, 349th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Jim Anderson in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 31, Pick 12, 372nd overall pick). | | Drafted RF Rusty Staub in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 32, Pick 1, 373rd overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Tony Perez in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 33, Pick 12, 396th overall pick). | | Drafted CL Kent Tekulve in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 34, Pick 1, 397th overall pick). | | Drafted C Ed Ott in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 35, Pick 12, 420th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Dyar Miller in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 36, Pick 1, 421st overall pick). | | Drafted RP Joey McLaughlin in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 37, Pick 12, 444th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Ed Farmer in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 38, Pick 1, 445th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Bobby Sprowl in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 39, Pick 12, 468th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Dale Murray in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 40, Pick 1, 469th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Bob McClure in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 41, Pick 12, 492nd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Jackson Todd in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 42, Pick 1, 493rd overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Steve R Ontiveros in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 43, Pick 12, 516th overall pick). | | Drafted C Ron Pruitt in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 44, Pick 1, 517th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Mike Armstrong in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 45, Pick 12, 540th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Sheldon Burnside in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 46, Pick 1, 541st overall pick). | | Drafted SS Lenny Faedo in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 47, Pick 12, 564th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Larry Milbourne in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 48, Pick 1, 565th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Ty Waller in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 49, Pick 12, 588th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Denny Walling in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 50, Pick 1, 589th overall pick). | | Drafted LF John Milner in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 51, Pick 12, 612nd overall pick). | | Drafted RP John Flinn in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 52, Pick 1, 613rd overall pick). | | Drafted RF Mike Davis in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 53, Pick 12, 636th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Miguel Dilone in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 54, Pick 1, 637th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Frank Pastore in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Bobby Grich in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 13th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Pete Rose Sr in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 12, 36th overall pick). | | Drafted C Terry Kennedy in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 4, Pick 1, 37th overall pick). | | Drafted RF Ken Singleton in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 12, 60th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Rudy May in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 6, Pick 1, 61st overall pick). | | Drafted CL John Butcher in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Ron Cey in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 6, 18th overall pick). | | Drafted RF Ken Singleton in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 7, 31st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Pete Vuckovich in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 4, Pick 6, 42nd overall pick). | | Drafted LF Steve Kemp in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 7, 55th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Rudy May in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 6, Pick 6, 66th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ken Forsch in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 7, Pick 7, 79th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Craig Swan in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 6, 90th overall pick). | | Drafted C John Wockenfuss in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 9, Pick 7, 103rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Pat Zachry in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 10, Pick 6, 114th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Pete Rose Sr in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 11, Pick 7, 127th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Al Bumbry in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 12, Pick 6, 138th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Rick Langford in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 13, Pick 7, 151st overall pick). | | Drafted SS Tim Foli in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 14, Pick 6, 162nd overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Jorge Orta in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 15, Pick 7, 175th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Matt Keough in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 16, Pick 6, 186th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ken Kravec in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 17, Pick 7, 199th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Steve McCatty in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 18, Pick 6, 210th overall pick). | | Drafted C Terry Kennedy in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 19, Pick 7, 223rd overall pick). | | Drafted CL Lee Smith in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 20, Pick 6, 234th overall pick). | | Drafted RP LaMarr Hoyt in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 21, Pick 7, 247th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Chris Knapp in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 22, Pick 6, 258th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Dickie Noles in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 23, Pick 7, 271st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Mike LaCoss in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 24, Pick 6, 282nd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Tim Stoddard in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 25, Pick 7, 295th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Joe Beckwith in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 26, Pick 6, 306th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Jeff Burroughs in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 27, Pick 7, 319th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Luis Salazar in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 28, Pick 6, 330th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B John Mayberry Sr in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 29, Pick 7, 343rd overall pick). | | Drafted SS Kiko Garcia in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 30, Pick 6, 354th overall pick). | | Drafted C Tim Blackwell in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 31, Pick 7, 367th overall pick). | | Drafted SP John Curtis in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 32, Pick 6, 378th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Alan Bannister in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 33, Pick 7, 391st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Randy Jones in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 34, Pick 6, 402nd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Rick Matula in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 35, Pick 7, 415th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Jerry Royster in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 36, Pick 6, 426th overall pick). | | Drafted CL Bobby Castillo in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 37, Pick 7, 439th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Craig Chamberlain in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 38, Pick 6, 450th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Marty Pattin in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 39, Pick 7, 463rd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Roger Weaver in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 40, Pick 6, 474th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Bobby Sprowl in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 41, Pick 7, 487th overall pick). | | Drafted RF Mookie Wilson in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 42, Pick 6, 498th overall pick). | | Drafted RP George Riley in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 43, Pick 7, 511st overall pick). | | Drafted C Alex Trevino in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 44, Pick 6, 522nd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Reggie Cleveland in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 45, Pick 7, 535th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Bob Veselic in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 46, Pick 6, 546th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Larvell Blanks in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 47, Pick 7, 559th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Junior Kennedy in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 48, Pick 6, 570th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Thad Bosley in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 49, Pick 7, 583rd overall pick). | | Drafted LF Billy Sample in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 50, Pick 6, 594th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Jim Dwyer in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 51, Pick 7, 607th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Al Woods in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 52, Pick 6, 618th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Geoff Combe in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 53, Pick 7, 631st overall pick). | | Drafted RF Rick Sofield in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 54, Pick 6, 642nd overall pick). | | Drafted C Luis Pujols in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 55, Pick 7, 655th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Danny Heep in the 1980 inaugural draft (Round 56, Pick 6, 666th overall pick). | | |
