The Transactions for the 1979 Philadelphia Phillies (original) (raw)
The Transactions for the 1979 Philadelphia Phillies
1979
Dave May signed as a free agent.
Steve Waterbury released.
January 9, 1979
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
1st round (1st pick) secondary phase Mark Davis
February 23, 1979
Traded Barry Foote, Ted Sizemore, Jerry Martin, Derek Botelho and Henry Mack to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Manny Trillo, Dave Rader and Greg Gross.
March 5, 1979
Mike Anderson signed as a free agent.
March 19, 1979
Dave May released.
Butch Metzger released.
March 27, 1979
Rudy Meoli signed as a free agent.
Traded Richie Hebner and Jose Moreno to New York Mets in exchange for Nino Espinosa.
March 28, 1979
Traded Dan Boitano to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Gary Beare.
March 29, 1979
Nardi Contreras released.
Del Unser signed as a free agent.
April 3, 1979
Traded Todd Cruz to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Doug Bird.
April 13, 1979
Jackson Todd released.
Traded a player to be named later to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jack Kucek; Chicago White Sox received Jim Morrison (July 10, 1979).
May 11, 1979
Sold Jim Kaat to New York Yankees.
May 25, 1979
Bud Harrelson signed as a free agent.
June 5, 1979
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
3rd round Roy Smith (signed July 30, 1979) 4th round Jay Baller (signed June 8, 1979) 26th round Kelly Downs (signed August 24, 1979) 29th round Nelson Santovenia (did not sign)
June 16, 1979
Jim Lonborg released.
June 29, 1979
Sold Rudy Meoli to Minnesota Twins.
August 2, 1979
Sold Jose Cardenal to New York Mets.
August 26, 1979
Jeff Stone signed as a non-drafted free agent.
November 1, 1979
Granted Free Agency
November 7, 1979
Tim McCarver released.
December 3, 1979
Major League Draft
Lost Greg Walker to Chicago White Sox.
December 7, 1979
Traded Pete Mackanin to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Paul Thormodsgard.
December 13, 1979
Greg Gross signed as a free agent.
December 18, 1979
Jack Kucek released.
December 20, 1979
Jerry Willard signed as a non-drafted free agent.