Major Transactions

The Phoenix Aces traded 37-year-old minor league shortstop Fletcher Chamberlain and 21-year-old minor league starting pitcher Ben Gilbert to the Philadelphia Blue Rocks, getting 35-year-old starting pitcher John Lancaster in return.

Los Angeles Quakes: Purchased the contract of MR Lachlan Bethune from Triple A Port Credit.

Los Angeles Quakes: Demoted CF Michael Zimmerman to Triple A Port Credit.

Chicago Clout: Recalled LF Lonnie Browning from Triple A Brampton.

Chicago Clout: Demoted SP Will Benjamin to Triple A Brampton.

The Los Angeles Quakes traded 32-year-old reliever Barthelemy Saro and 19-year-old minor league first baseman Dan Smith to the Chicago Clout, getting 37-year-old right fielder Carlos Rivera and 23-year-old minor league second baseman Leon Anderson in return.

Monday, November 10th, 1980

The Bronx Ironmen: Activated SP Tommy Lowery from the 60-day disabled list.

The Bronx Ironmen: Demoted SP Russell Hutchesson to Triple A Timmins.

Saturday, November 8th, 1980

Los Angeles Quakes: Demoted LF Zach Wakeham to Triple A Port Credit.

Friday, November 7th, 1980

Pittsburgh Keystones: Activated SP Tracy Lee from the 60-day disabled list.

Pittsburgh Keystones: Demoted SP Matt Patterson to Triple A St. Catherines.

Chicago Clout: Activated SP Will Benjamin from the 60-day disabled list.

Chicago Clout: Demoted SP Sean Díaz to Triple A Brampton.

Monday, November 3rd, 1980

Washington Mutuals: Signed general manager Luis Amador to a 4-year, $111,500 per year contract.

Saturday, November 1st, 1980

Los Angeles Quakes: Recalled LF Zach Wakeham from Triple A Port Credit.

Los Angeles Quakes: Demoted RF Lucas Avery to Triple A Port Credit.

Friday, October 31st, 1980

Washington Mutuals: Activated SP Jeffrey Murphy from the 60-day disabled list.

Washington Mutuals: Demoted SP Ryobe Takeuchi to Triple A Welland.

Los Angeles Quakes: Activated CF Lucas Avery from the 60-day disabled list.

Los Angeles Quakes: LF Alfred Williams was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Chicago Clout: Recalled 1B Tom Griffin from Triple A Brampton.

Chicago Clout: Demoted 1B Octávio Toledo to Triple A Brampton.

The Chicago Clout traded 26-year-old second baseman Martin Barr and 20-year-old minor league starting pitcher Jack Roberts to the Philadelphia Blue Rocks, getting 35-year-old third baseman Martín Sánchez and 21-year-old minor league second baseman Jeff Dawson in return.

Wednesday, October 29th, 1980

Los Angeles Quakes: Demoted LF Zach Wakeham to Triple A Port Credit.

San Antonio Revenge: Assigned MR Jorge Muñóz to Triple A Walnut Grove.

Tuesday, October 28th, 1980

Chicago Clout: Purchased the contract of SS Octávio Toledo from Double A Corpus Christi.

Chicago Clout: Demoted 1B Tom Griffin to Triple A Brampton.

The Chicago Clout traded 38-year-old left fielder Anastasio Maldonado and 23-year-old minor league starting pitcher Jorge Bonilla to the Pittsburgh Keystones, getting 31-year-old left fielder Palmer Raymond and 23-year-old minor league second baseman Leon Anderson in return.

Saturday, October 25th, 1980

Boston Colonials: Signed hitting coach Álex Cruz to a 5-year, $37,600 per year contract.

Friday, October 24th, 1980

Phoenix Aces: Demoted CF Manuel Ordóñez to Triple A Ajax.

The Phoenix Aces traded 32-year-old minor league right fielder Joe Whittier and 22-year-old minor league starting pitcher Juan Rivera to the Los Angeles Quakes, getting 30-year-old left fielder Vincent Ward and 22-year-old minor league first baseman Alex Lehman in return.

Thursday, October 23rd, 1980

Cincinnati Rivermen: Recalled CF Jack Martin from Triple A Kitchener.

Cincinnati Rivermen: Demoted SS Manuel Martínez to Triple A Kitchener.

Tuesday, October 21st, 1980

San Antonio Revenge: Demoted RF Will Horn to Triple A Walnut Grove.

Pittsburgh Keystones: Activated SP Wen Ying from the disabled list.

Pittsburgh Keystones: Demoted SP Rob Cole to Triple A St. Catherines.

Washington Mutuals: Activated MR George Jackson from the 60-day disabled list.

Washington Mutuals: Demoted MR Kevin Hall to Triple A Welland.

Los Angeles Quakes: Activated LF Zach Wakeham from the disabled list.

Los Angeles Quakes: LF Alfred Williams was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Monday, October 20th, 1980

Baltimore Barons: Signed pitching coach Glenn Jones to a 5-year, $43,600 per year contract.

Sunday, October 19th, 1980

Los Angeles Quakes: Assigned MR Lachlan Bethune to Triple A Port Credit.

Detroit Bears: Signed bench coach Elard Bongers to a 5-year, $117,000 per year contract.

Baltimore Barons: Activated SP Jared Richardson from the 60-day disabled list.

Baltimore Barons: Demoted SP Will Wise to Triple A Thornhill.

Friday, October 17th, 1980

St. Louis Dredgers: Signed general manager Anastasio Martínez to a 5-year, $138,800 per year contract.

Cincinnati Rivermen: Signed team doctor César Torres to a 5-year, $75,300 per year contract.

Boston Colonials: Activated CF Paul Calvino from the disabled list.

Boston Colonials: Demoted CF Jesús Vázquez to Triple A Peterborough.

Baltimore Barons: Activated 3B David Bell from the disabled list.

Baltimore Barons: Demoted 2B Suk-min Yi to Triple A Thornhill.

Thursday, October 16th, 1980

Atlanta Rebels: Activated LF Chia-ch'ing Mo from the disabled list.

Atlanta Rebels: Demoted RF Don Miles to Triple A Keswick.

Wednesday, October 15th, 1980

New York Empires: Activated 3B Tom Thomas from the 60-day disabled list.

New York Empires: Demoted 3B Brenton Griffin to Triple A Guelph.

Monday, October 13th, 1980

Houston Bullfighters: Signed pitching coach Pavel Warya to a 5-year, $127,900 per year contract.

San Antonio Revenge: Activated RF Will Horn from the 60-day disabled list.

San Antonio Revenge: CF Augusto Botequim was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Sunday, October 12th, 1980

Cleveland Eagles: Signed team doctor Ramón Santiago to a 4-year, $68,900 per year contract.

Phoenix Aces: Activated CF Manuel Ordóñez from the disabled list.

Phoenix Aces: Demoted 1B Joe Wright to Triple A Ajax.

Chicago Clout: Activated RF Manuel Acosta from the disabled list.

Chicago Clout: Demoted LF Lonnie Browning to Triple A Brampton.

Saturday, October 11th, 1980

Manhattan Peril: Signed bench coach Roy Murphy to a 5-year, $116,000 per year contract.

Los Angeles Quakes: Activated SP Mark Isobel from the disabled list.

Los Angeles Quakes: MR Lachlan Bethune was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Friday, October 10th, 1980

Philadelphia Blue Rocks: Activated LF Ricardo Rodríguez from the disabled list.

Philadelphia Blue Rocks: Demoted CF Domingo Aguilar to Triple A Brantford.

Thursday, October 9th, 1980

Philadelphia Blue Rocks: Demoted CF Wade Barnes to Triple A Brantford.

Phoenix Aces: Assigned RF Joe Whittier to Triple A Ajax.

Pittsburgh Keystones: Signed general manager Carlos Alfonso to a 4-year, $143,700 per year contract.

Wednesday, October 8th, 1980

Pittsburgh Keystones: Signed scouting director Ernesto Sánchez to a 5-year, $46,600 per year contract.

Tuesday, October 7th, 1980

Phoenix Aces: Signed free agent C Felipe Delgado to a 1-year contract worth a total of $65,074.

Phoenix Aces: Demoted C Grant Collins to Triple A Ajax.

The Bronx Ironmen: Signed team doctor Martin Shafer to a 4-year, $83,700 per year contract.

Monday, October 6th, 1980

Phoenix Aces: Assigned SS Fletcher Chamberlain to Triple A Ajax.

St. Louis Dredgers: Assigned SS Raúl Saucedo to Triple A Hamilton.

St. Louis Dredgers: Assigned 1B Ángelo López to Triple A Hamilton.

Chicago Clout: Assigned 1B Manny Vela to Triple A Brampton.

Detroit Bears: Recalled LF Yeong-kil Yi from Triple A Vaughan.

Detroit Bears: Assigned MR Corentin Anne to Triple A Vaughan.

Detroit Bears: Demoted RF Sandy Pearson to Triple A Vaughan.

Cleveland Eagles: Assigned RF Vincent Hughes to Triple A Pickering.

Sunday, October 5th, 1980

St. Louis Dredgers: Signed scouting director Dustin Dennis to a 4-year, $53,500 per year contract.

Saturday, October 4th, 1980

Chicago Clout: Signed hitting coach Jake Gilchrist to a 5-year, $57,500 per year contract.

San Antonio Revenge: Signed team doctor Michael Bailey to a 4-year, $80,300 per year contract.

Chicago Hitmen: Signed pitching coach Norberto Delgado to a 5-year, $123,900 per year contract.

Pittsburgh Keystones: Signed manager Walt Welch to a 5-year, $118,900 per year contract.

Friday, October 3rd, 1980

New York Empires: Signed team doctor Craig Petty to a 3-year, $87,200 per year contract.

Thursday, October 2nd, 1980

Phoenix Aces: Signed bench coach Jason Lee to a 3-year, $140,300 per year contract.

Pittsburgh Keystones: Signed bench coach John Spence to a 4-year, $123,900 per year contract.

Wednesday, October 1st, 1980

Philadelphia Blue Rocks: Recalled CF Wade Barnes from Triple A Brantford.

Philadelphia Blue Rocks: 1B Dan Hughes was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

Detroit Bears: Activated RF Sandy Pearson from the 60-day disabled list.

Detroit Bears: Demoted LF Yeong-kil Yi to Triple A Vaughan.

Phoenix Aces: Purchased the contract of SS Brenton Martin from Triple A Ajax.

Phoenix Aces: RF Joe Whittier was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).

St. Louis Dredgers: Purchased the contract of LF Willie Evans from Triple A Hamilton.

St. Louis Dredgers: Demoted 2B Robert Lewis to Triple A Hamilton.

The Phoenix Aces traded 27-year-old second baseman Frank Bowman to the St. Louis Dredgers, getting 27-year-old left fielder Todd Perkins and 21-year-old minor league starting pitcher Carlos González in return.

Tuesday, September 30th, 1980

Detroit Bears: Activated SS Dave Day from the disabled list.

Detroit Bears: Demoted SS Earl Quick to Triple A Vaughan.

The Bronx Ironmen: Activated MR Carlos Padilla from the disabled list.

The Bronx Ironmen: Demoted MR Palmer Duncan to Triple A Timmins.

Monday, September 29th, 1980

The Bronx Ironmen: MR Bobby Elkins retires.

Baltimore Barons: MR Augusto Quiñones retires.

New York Empires: C Kevin Sullivan retires.

Pittsburgh Keystones: MR Juan Júlio retires.

Washington Mutuals: MR Damian Bell retires.

Los Angeles Quakes: RF Jody Rush retires.