Major Transactions

	04/26/1981
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Thursday, September 27th, 1979

Activated SP Jamie Holmes from the 60-day disabled list.

Monday, September 24th, 1979

Activated 1B Joe Maynard from the disabled list.

Sunday, September 9th, 1979

Recalled LF Carl Nicholson from Triple A Vaughan.

Saturday, September 1st, 1979

Recalled SP Shuncho Sakamoto from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 1B Drew Moss from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled LF Yeong-kil Yi from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 2B Dennis Sullivan from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled SP In-sin Yang from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled SP Octávio López from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 2B Fernando Hernández from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled RF Freddie Shaw from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 3B Bruce Simmons from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled C Woody Yates from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled LF Sandy Pearson from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled CL Sancho Villanueva from Triple A Vaughan.

Friday, August 31st, 1979

Placed 1B Joe Maynard on the 9-day disabled list.

Recalled SS Hsi-chuen Chu from Triple A Vaughan.

Tuesday, August 14th, 1979

Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Cristián Rodríguez.

Thursday, August 9th, 1979

Signed Héctor Guerrero to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $200,800.

Signed Brandon MacMurdo to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $143,100.

Friday, August 3rd, 1979

Signed Chad Waller to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $27,200.

Wednesday, August 1st, 1979

Recalled 2B Manlio Coppola from Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted SS Dennis Sullivan to Triple A Vaughan.

Sunday, July 29th, 1979

Placed SP Jamie Holmes on the 60-day disabled list.

Recalled MR Iván Morán from Triple A Vaughan.

Friday, July 27th, 1979

Activated SP Dan Stephens from the disabled list.

Demoted MR Iván Morán to Triple A Vaughan.

Wednesday, July 25th, 1979

Activated SS Will Pitts from the disabled list.

Demoted 2B Manlio Coppola to Triple A Vaughan.

Tuesday, July 24th, 1979

Activated CF Matt Bennett from the disabled list.

Demoted LF Yeong-kil Yi to Triple A Vaughan.

Monday, July 23rd, 1979

Assigned 3B Bill Cook to Double A San Antonio.

Saturday, July 21st, 1979

Placed 3B Henry Olson on the 60-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of MR Iván Morán from Triple A Vaughan.

Purchased the contract of 3B Dennis Sullivan from Double A San Antonio.

Demoted SP Enrique Martínez to Triple A Vaughan.

Monday, July 16th, 1979

Assigned 2B Nelson Limón to Triple A Vaughan.

Sunday, July 15th, 1979

Placed SP Dan Stephens on the 9-day disabled list.

Purchased the contract of SP Enrique Martínez from Triple A Vaughan.

Sunday, July 8th, 1979

Purchased the contract of LF Yeong-kil Yi from Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted C Woody Yates to Triple A Vaughan.

Traded 28-year-old right fielder Harry Morgan to the St. Louis Dredgers, getting 28-year-old catcher Gonzalo Ríos and 20-year-old minor league starting pitcher Pablo Domínguez in return.

Saturday, July 7th, 1979

Placed CF Matt Bennett on the 9-day disabled list.

Recalled LF Archie Gray from Triple A Vaughan.

Thursday, July 5th, 1979

Assigned SP José Ledezma to Double A San Antonio.

Wednesday, June 27th, 1979

Demoted MR Shuncho Sakamoto to Triple A Vaughan.

Tuesday, June 26th, 1979

Signed 1st round draft pick Jesse Knight for a signing bonus of $459,200 and a 2-year major league contract worth a total of $918,400.

Saturday, June 23rd, 1979

Placed SS Will Pitts on the 9-day disabled list.

Recalled 2B Manlio Coppola from Triple A Vaughan.

Wednesday, June 20th, 1979

Assigned SP Enrique Martínez to Triple A Vaughan.

Assigned 3B Melvin Black to Double A San Antonio.

Tuesday, June 12th, 1979

Purchased the contract of SP Shuncho Sakamoto from Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted MR Sancho Villanueva to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted LF Archie Gray to Triple A Vaughan.

Traded 32-year-old minor league shortstop Júlio Asconcio and 22-year-old minor league starting pitcher Michael Rhodes to the Chicago Clout, getting 31-year-old left fielder Tom Sweet and 19-year-old minor league starting pitcher Danny Owens in return.

Saturday, June 2nd, 1979

Activated SP Sun Xie from the 60-day disabled list.

Demoted SP Enrique Martínez to Triple A Vaughan.

Tuesday, May 1st, 1979

Recalled MR Enrique Martínez from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled SS Joe Maynard from Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted SP Octávio López to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 1B Drew Moss to Triple A Vaughan.

Monday, April 23rd, 1979

Activated 1B Luis Francisco from the disabled list.

Demoted SS Joe Maynard to Triple A Vaughan.

Thursday, April 12th, 1979

Assigned SS Júlio Asconcio to Triple A Vaughan.

Sunday, April 8th, 1979

Placed 1B Luis Francisco on the 9-day disabled list.

Recalled 1B Drew Moss from Triple A Vaughan.

Thursday, April 5th, 1979

SS Júlio Asconcio was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Demoted MR Enrique Martínez to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted MR In-sin Yang to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted MR José Ledezma to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 1B Drew Moss to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 2B Nelson Limón to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 3B Fernando Hernández to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 1B Hsi-chuen Chu to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted RF Freddie Shaw to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted LF Carl Nicholson to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted LF Sandy Pearson to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 2B Manlio Coppola to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 3B Bruce Simmons to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 1B Bill Cook to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 3B Melvin Black to Double A San Antonio.

Saturday, March 24th, 1979

Assigned MR Curt Melton to Triple A Vaughan.

Saturday, March 17th, 1979

Purchased the contract of CL Sancho Villanueva from Double A San Antonio.

MR Curt Melton was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Thursday, February 22nd, 1979

Assigned 1B Earl Quick to Triple A Vaughan.

Thursday, February 15th, 1979

Recalled 1B Drew Moss from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 2B Nelson Limón from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled SS Júlio Asconcio from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled RF Freddie Shaw from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled LF Carl Nicholson from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 3B Fernando Hernández from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 1B Hsi-chuen Chu from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled LF Sandy Pearson from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled MR Enrique Martínez from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 2B Manlio Coppola from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 1B Bill Cook from Double A San Antonio.

Recalled SP In-sin Yang from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 3B Bruce Simmons from Double A San Antonio.

Recalled SP José Ledezma from Triple A Vaughan.

Recalled 3B Melvin Black from Double A San Antonio.

Thursday, January 11th, 1979

Activated SP Octávio López from the 60-day disabled list.

Demoted SP Enrique Martínez to Triple A Vaughan.

Tuesday, December 26th, 1978

Recalled SS Joe Maynard from Triple A Vaughan.

Traded 26-year-old shortstop Chris Henry to the Cleveland Eagles, getting 21-year-old minor league starting pitcher Jorge Bocanegra in return.

Sunday, December 10th, 1978

Traded 31-year-old right fielder Júlio Barrón and 22-year-old minor league right fielder Miguel Valentín to the Chicago Hitmen, getting 28-year-old right fielder Archie Gray and 23-year-old minor league reliever Carlos Morín in return.

Saturday, December 9th, 1978

Assigned C Fernando Quiñones to Triple A Vaughan.

Wednesday, November 1st, 1978

Recalled 2B Henry Olson from Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 1B Drew Moss to Triple A Vaughan.

Saturday, October 14th, 1978

Activated C Jim Poole from the disabled list.

Demoted C Fernando Quiñones to Triple A Vaughan.

Friday, October 13th, 1978

Activated SP Dan Stephens from the 60-day disabled list.

Demoted SP In-sin Yang to Triple A Vaughan.

Monday, October 9th, 1978

Assigned SP Tim Cameron to Triple A Vaughan.

Assigned SS Earl Quick to Triple A Vaughan.

Tuesday, October 3rd, 1978

3B Aaron Sharp was claimed off waivers by Cleveland.

Monday, October 2nd, 1978

C Ron Childress retires.

Purchased the contract of SP In-sin Yang from Triple A Vaughan.

SS Earl Quick was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Demoted SP José Ledezma to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 2B Nelson Limón to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 2B Henry Olson to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 2B Júlio Asconcio to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted SS Joe Maynard to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted RF Carl Nicholson to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted RF Freddie Shaw to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted LF Sandy Pearson to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 1B Hsi-chuen Chu to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 2B Fernando Hernández to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 3B Bruce Simmons to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 1B Bill Cook to Triple A Vaughan.

Demoted 3B Melvin Black to Triple A Vaughan.

Signed General Manager Jim Allen to a 1-year contract extension.

Signed Bench Coach Miguel Wood to a 2-year contract extension.

Signed Hitting Coach Ben Taylor to a 1-year contract extension.

Signed Scouting Director Fausto García to a 2-year contract extension.