The Transactions for the 1979 New York Mets (original) (raw)
The Transactions for the 1979 New York Mets
1979
Billy Baldwin released.
January 9, 1979
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
1st round (1st pick) Neal Heaton (did not sign) 10th round Rusty Tillman
March 13, 1979
Traded Mardie Cornejo to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Ed Glynn.
March 25, 1979
Lost Bobby Brown to Toronto Blue Jays on waivers.
March 26, 1979
Bobby Valentine released.
March 27, 1979
Traded Nino Espinosa to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Richie Hebner and Jose Moreno.
March 29, 1979
Lenny Randle released.
April 4, 1979
Wayne Twitchell signed as a free agent.
April 15, 1979
Jose Oquendo signed as a non-drafted free agent.
April 19, 1979
Traded Tim Foli and Greg Field to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Frank Taveras.
June 5, 1979
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
1st round (2nd pick) Tim Leary 2nd round Jeff Bettendorf 6th round Ron Gardenhire 15th round Walt Terrell (did not sign) 20th round John Leister (did not sign) 27th round Dave Smith 29th round Clay Christiansen (did not sign) 1st round (22nd pick) secondary phase Bill Mooneyham (did not sign)
June 15, 1979
Purchased Andy Hassler from Boston Red Sox.
Traded Bob Myrick and Mike Bruhert to Texas Rangers in exchange for Dock Ellis.
August 2, 1979
Purchased Jose Cardenal from Philadelphia Phillies.
August 12, 1979
Traded Willie Montanez to Texas Rangers in exchange for 2 players to be named later; New York Mets received Ed Lynch (September 18, 1979) and Mike Jorgensen (October 23, 1979).
August 19, 1979
Sold Wayne Twitchell to Seattle Mariners.
August 20, 1979
Claimed Ray Burris from New York Yankees on waivers.
August 30, 1979
Sold Dale Murray to Montreal Expos.
September 21, 1979
Sold Dock Ellis to Pittsburgh Pirates.
October 26, 1979
Traded Dwight Bernard to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Mark Bomback.
October 31, 1979
Traded Richie Hebner to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Jerry Morales and Phil Mankowski.
November 1, 1979
Granted Free Agency
Andy Hassler Ed Kranepool Skip Lockwood
December 3, 1979
Major League Draft
Lost Alfredo Martinez to California Angels.
December 10, 1979
Traded Jody Davis to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ray Searage.
December 11, 1979
Bob Apodaca released.