Thursday 1/31/1981 :
  Trade between San Diego and Toronto :
   Toronto gets :
     P  Bruce Hurst
   San Diego gets :
     3B Dave Stapleton
 

 
 Friday 2/1/1981 :
   Minnesota: Free agent P  Jim Kremmel has been signed to a contract of
     $4,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
   San Diego: Free agent CF Garry Maddox has been signed to a contract of
     $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
   Baltimore: Free agent SS Tom Veryzer has been signed to a contract of
     $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
   Baltimore: Free agent P  Ken Sanders has been signed to a contract of
     $1,400,000 per year, for 1 years.

 
 Saturday 2/2/1981 :
   Kansas City: Free agent P  Sparky Lyle has been signed to a contract of
     $700,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Sunday 2/3/1981 :
   Kansas City: Free agent P  Danny Frisella has been signed to a contract of
     $5,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
   Detroit: Free agent P  Dick Woodson has been signed to a contract of
     $2,800,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Monday 2/4/1981 :
   Houston: Free agent LF George Hendrick has been signed to a contract of
     $3,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
   Houston: Free agent 2B Rod Gilbreath has been signed to a contract of
     $900,000 per year, for 5 years.

 
 Tuesday 2/5/1981 :
   Detroit: Free agent RF Rusty Staub has been signed to a contract of
     $3,300,000 per year, for 4 years.
   Houston: Free agent 3B Bill Stein has been signed to a contract of
     $2,100,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Thursday 2/7/1981 :
  Trade between Boston and Oakland :
   Oakland gets :
     RF Greg Harts
     P  Craig Swan
     P  Pete Falcone
   Boston gets :
     P  Vida Blue
     LF Jim Lyttle
     P  Barry Cort
 
   Atlanta: Free agent CF Roy White has been signed to a contract of
     $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years.

 
 Friday 2/8/1981 :
   Pittsburgh: Free agent P  Larry Dierker has been signed to a contract of
     $8,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
   Kansas City: Free agent P  Dave Hamilton has been signed to a contract of
     $13,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
   Minnesota: Free agent P  Pete Vuckovich has been signed to a contract of
     $6,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
   Detroit: Free agent P  Tom Seaver has been signed to a contract of
     $10,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
   Chicago (N): Free agent 2B Jack Brohamer has been signed to a contract of
     $900,000 per year, for 4 years.
   Washington: Free agent P  Mark Lee has been signed to a contract of
     $800,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Saturday 2/9/1981 :
   San Diego: Free agent SS Ron Washington has been signed to a contract of
     $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Sunday 2/10/1981 :
   Chicago (N): Free agent 3B Buddy Bell has been signed to a contract of
     $860,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Monday 2/11/1981 :
   Atlanta: Free agent CF Luis Melendez has been signed to a contract of
     $920,000 per year, for 2 years.

 
 Tuesday 2/12/1981 :
   Milwaukee: Free agent C  Ed Ott has been signed to a contract of
     $1,400,000 per year, for 2 years.
   Washington: Free agent P  Bob Lacey has been signed to a contract of
     $900,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Thursday 2/14/1981 :
   Atlanta: Free agent P  Mark Ballinger has been signed to a contract of
     $3,200,000 per year, for 3 years.
   Kansas City: Free agent SS Bruce Christensen has been signed to a contract of
     $750,000 per year, for 2 years.

 
 Friday 2/15/1981 :
   Washington: Free agent P  Chuck Seelbach has been signed to a contract of
     $2,100,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Saturday 2/16/1981 :
   Pittsburgh: Free agent 1B Jim Spencer has been signed to a contract of
     $1,750,000 per year, for 1 years.
   San Diego: Free agent P  Aurelio Monteagudo has been signed to a contract of
     $1,500,100 per year, for 2 years.
   Chicago: Free agent P  Jim Barr has been signed to a contract of
     $2,450,000 per year, for 4 years.
   Houston: Free agent P  Hank Webb has been signed to a contract of
     $1,900,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Sunday 2/17/1981 :
   Washington: Free agent 1B Nate Colbert has been signed to a contract of
     $2,100,000 per year, for 3 years.
   Chicago: Free agent RF Ken Henderson has been signed to a contract of
     $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
   Milwaukee: Free agent P  Mike Rowland has been signed to a contract of
     $800,000 per year, for 4 years.

 
 Wednesday 2/20/1981 :
   Kansas City: Free agent P  Burt Hooton has been signed to a contract of
     $650,000 per year, for 2 years.
   Houston: Free agent P  Gary Ignasiak has been signed to a contract of
     $600,000 per year, for 4 years.

 
 Thursday 2/21/1981 :
   Houston: Free agent P  Jim Umbarger has been signed to a contract of
     $2,100,000 per year, for 4 years.

 
 Friday 2/22/1981 :
   Milwaukee: Free agent 2B Bob Sheldon has been signed to a contract of
     $200,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Saturday 2/23/1981 :
   Cleveland: Free agent RF Bobby Murcer has been signed to a contract of
     $1,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
   Los Angeles: Free agent LF Jose Ortiz has been signed to a contract of
     $1,675,000 per year, for 3 years.
   San Diego: Free agent 1B Steve Ontiveros has been signed to a contract of
     $1,250,678 per year, for 2 years.
   Cleveland: Free agent SS Rick Auerbach has been signed to a contract of
     $700,000 per year, for 3 years.
   Chicago: Free agent SS Lee Richard has been signed to a contract of
     $500,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Sunday 2/24/1981 :
   Cleveland: Free agent P  Rudy May has been signed to a contract of
     $5,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
   Toronto: Free agent 1B Reggie Sanders has been signed to a contract of
     $4,300,000 per year, for 4 years.
   Toronto: Free agent RF Alex Johnson has been signed to a contract of
     $1,200,000 per year, for 1 years.
   Los Angeles: Free agent RF Ron Cash has been signed to a contract of
     $1,575,000 per year, for 4 years.
   Cleveland: Free agent 1B Dave Bergman has been signed to a contract of
     $1,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
   Cleveland: Free agent P  Rich Troedson has been signed to a contract of
     $1,250,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Monday 2/25/1981 :
   Cleveland: Free agent 2B Felix Millan has been signed to a contract of
     $3,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
   Pittsburgh: Free agent P  Lowell Palmer has been signed to a contract of
     $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
   Chicago: Free agent CF Bill Sharp has been signed to a contract of
     $2,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
   San Diego: Free agent SS Dave Chalk has been signed to a contract of
     $300,000 per year, for 1 years.

 
 Wednesday 2/27/1981 :
   Cleveland: Free agent C  Joe Ferguson has been signed to a contract of
     $2,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
   Toronto: Free agent 3B Doug Flynn has been signed to a contract of
     $700,000 per year, for 1 years.

 
 Thursday 2/28/1981 :
   San Diego: Free agent C  Brian Downing has been signed to a contract of
     $500,000 per year, for 2 years.

 
 Friday 3/1/1981 :
   Cleveland: Free agent LF Rick Monday has been signed to a contract of
     $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
   Cleveland: Free agent P  Stan Perzanowski has been signed to a contract of
     $2,750,000 per year, for 4 years.

 
 Saturday 3/2/1981 :
     Toronto : Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
     Detroit : Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade between Detroit and Toronto :
   Toronto gets :
     DH Test Player
   Detroit gets :
     1B Willie Upshaw
 
     Oakland : Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade between Cleveland and Oakland :
   Oakland gets :
     P  Eric Show
   Cleveland gets :
     DH Test Player
 
     Detroit : Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade between Detroit and Atlanta :
   Atlanta gets :
     DH Test Player
   Detroit gets :
     P  Frank Tanana
 
  Trade between Cincinnati and New York (N) :
   New York (N) gets :
     RF Terry Crowley
     3B Billy Grabarkewitz
   Cincinnati gets :
     2B Ted Sizemore
     CF Jeff Burroughs
 
  Trade between New York (A) and Cincinnati :
   Cincinnati gets :
     P  Jack Morris
     P  Jon Matlack
     P  Cy Acosta
     P  Bill Castro
     RF Juan Beniquez
   New York (A) gets :
     CF Jeff Burroughs
     P  Jerry Janeski
     P  Ray Newman
     P  Ken Brett
     P  Enrique Romo
 
  Trade between Cincinnati and Atlanta :
   Atlanta gets :
     P  Rick Reuschel
     LF Mitchell Page
     P  Kent Tekulve
   Cincinnati gets :
     RF Harold Baines
     P  Dennis Lamp
     RF Jerry Turner
 
     New York (A) : Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade between Cincinnati and New York (A) :
   New York (A) gets :
     C  Paul Ratliff
   Cincinnati gets :
     DH Test Player
 
  Trade between New York (A) and Atlanta :
   Atlanta gets :
     P  Dave Rozema
   New York (A) gets :
     LF Jeffrey Leonard
     P  Ron Guidry
     2B Rick Sofield
 

 
 Monday 4/1/1981 :
     New York (N) : Free agent Tug Mcgraw has been signed to a contract of
       $459,600 per year, for 1 years.

 
 Monday 4/1/1981 :
     Oakland : Free agent Rob Wilfong has been signed to a contract of
       $273,600 per year, for 1 years.
     Oakland : Free agent Mike Patterson has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
     Cincinnati : Free agent Ernie Camacho has been signed to a contract of
       $100,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Cincinnati : Free agent Orlando Isales has been signed to a contract of
       $205,200 per year, for 1 years.
     New York (A) : Free agent Larry Rothschild has been signed to a contract of
       $357,200 per year, for 1 years.
     Milwaukee : Free agent Chris Smith has been signed to a contract of
       $239,400 per year, for 1 years.
     Cleveland : Free agent Jerry Reed has been signed to a contract of
       $100,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Atlanta : Free agent Ken Holtzman has been signed to a contract of
       $2,280,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Atlanta : Free agent Tom Tischinski has been signed to a contract of
       $212,800 per year, for 1 years.
     New York (N) : Free agent Charlie Puleo has been signed to a contract of
       $114,000 per year, for 1 years.
     New York (N) : Free agent Dave Rucker has been signed to a contract of
       $190,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Chicago : Free agent Brian Giles has been signed to a contract of
       $205,200 per year, for 1 years.
     Chicago : Free agent Billy Conigliaro has been signed to a contract of
       $730,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Toronto : Free agent Jose Cruz has been signed to a contract of
       $1,064,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Toronto : Free agent Greg Luzinski has been signed to a contract of
       $273,600 per year, for 1 years.
  Trade between Houston and Atlanta :
   Atlanta gets :
     P  Joe Beckwith
     2B John Castino
   Houston gets :
     LF Mickey Rivers
 
  Trade between Baltimore and Atlanta :
   Atlanta gets :
     C  Dale Murphy
   Baltimore gets :
     C  Rick Cerone
     P  Floyd Bannister
 
  Trade between San Diego and Philadelphia :
   Philadelphia gets :
     C  Vic Correll
   San Diego gets :
     RF Larry Hisle
 

 
 Monday 4/8/1981 :
  Trade between Los Angeles and San Diego :
   San Diego gets :
     P  Silvio Martinez
     P  Bill Parsons
   Los Angeles gets :
     P  Dave Tomlin
     P  Dave Laroche
 
     Baltimore : Free agent Doc Medich has been signed to a contract of
       $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Chicago (N) : Free agent Ernie Camacho has been signed to a contract of
       $100,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Chicago (N) : Free agent Orlando Isales has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
     Milwaukee : Free agent Tom Veryzer has been signed to a contract of
       $2,600,000 per year, for 1 years.
     New York (N) : Free agent Jose Alvarez has been signed to a contract of
       $190,000 per year, for 1 years.
     New York (N) : Free agent George Cappuzzello has been signed to a contract of
       $114,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Cleveland : Free agent Reggie Jackson has been signed to a contract of
       $1,732,800 per year, for 1 years.
     Milwaukee : Free agent Mark Brouhard has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade between Cincinnati and Oakland :
   Oakland gets :
     2B Ted Sizemore
   Cincinnati gets :
     3B Elliott Maddox
 
     Chicago (N) : Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade between Cincinnati and Chicago (N) :
   Chicago (N) gets :
     1B Bob Robertson
   Cincinnati gets :
     DH Test Player
 
     Cincinnati : Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
     Pittsburgh : Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati :
   Cincinnati gets :
     DH Test Player
   Pittsburgh gets :
     CF Bill Melton
 

 
 Monday 4/22/1981 :
     Kansas City : Free agent Manny Sanguillen has been signed to a contract of
       $319,200 per year, for 1 years.
     Detroit : Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade between Detroit and Cincinnati :
   Cincinnati gets :
     DH Test Player
   Detroit gets :
     P  Jack Morris
 
     New York (A) : Free agent Bill Butler has been signed to a contract of
       $2,736,000 per year, for 1 years.

 
 Monday 4/29/1981 :
    Oakland : Ellis Valentine has been signed to a contract extension,
      $4,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
    Detroit : Jack Morris has been signed to a contract extension,
      $9,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
    Detroit : Frank Tanana has been signed to a contract extension,
      $7,500,000 per year, for 7 years.
    Detroit : Willie Upshaw has been signed to a contract extension,
      $4,240,000 per year, for 2 years.
    Detroit : Kiko Garcia has been signed to a contract extension,
      $1,160,000 per year, for 3 years.
    Boston : Vida Blue has been signed to a contract extension,
      $8,000,000 per year, for 7 years.
    Boston : Rowland Office has been signed to a contract extension,
      $3,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
    Boston : Vida Blue has been signed to a contract extension,
      $8,000,000 per year, for 7 years.
    Boston : Rowland Office has been signed to a contract extension,
      $3,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
    Boston : U.l. Washington has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
    Toronto : Gary Carter has been signed to a contract extension,
      $6,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
    Houston : George Brett has been signed to a contract extension,
      $7,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
    Houston : Fred Holdsworth has been signed to a contract extension,
      $6,400,000 per year, for 5 years.
     Washington : Free agent Rich Hand has been signed to a contract of
       $2,200,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Washington : Free agent Tom Walker has been signed to a contract of
       $760,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Cincinnati : Free agent Wayne Tolleson has been signed to a contract of
       $273,600 per year, for 1 years.
     Cincinnati : Free agent Jerry Koosman has been signed to a contract of
       $1,085,300 per year, for 1 years.

 
 Monday 5/6/1981 :
  Trade between Oakland and Los Angeles :
   Los Angeles gets :
     P  Sandy Vance
   Oakland gets :
     1B Keith Hernandez
 
     Cincinnati : Free agent Steve Dunning has been signed to a contract of
       $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Cincinnati : Free agent Jerry Grote has been signed to a contract of
       $500,000 per year, for 1 years.
  Trade between Cincinnati and Boston :
   Boston gets :
     P  Cy Acosta
   Cincinnati gets :
     P  Jim Roland
 
    New York (A) : Chet Lemon has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
    New York (A) : Gary Roenicke has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
    New York (A) : Larry Rothschild has been signed to a contract extension,
      $750,000 per year, for 3 years.
    New York (A) : Bill Paschall has been signed to a contract extension,
      $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
    New York (A) : Ramon Delos santos has been signed to a contract extension,
      $1,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
    New York (A) : Dave Rosello has been signed to a contract extension,
      $625,000 per year, for 5 years.

 
 Monday 5/13/1981 :
    Detroit : Jack Morris has been signed to a contract extension,
      $9,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
    Detroit : Frank Tanana has been signed to a contract extension,
      $7,500,000 per year, for 7 years.
    Detroit : Willie Upshaw has been signed to a contract extension,
      $4,240,000 per year, for 2 years.
    Detroit : Kiko Garcia has been signed to a contract extension,
      $1,160,000 per year, for 3 years.
     New York (A) : Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade between New York (A) and Oakland :
   Oakland gets :
     DH Test Player
   New York (A) gets :
     P  Jim Palmer
 

 
 Monday 5/20/1981 :
     Kansas City : Free agent Mike Ivie has been signed to a contract of
       $380,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Kansas City : Free agent Don Baylor has been signed to a contract of
       $684,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Cincinnati : Free agent Dick Bosman has been signed to a contract of
       $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Cincinnati : Free agent Joe Niekro has been signed to a contract of
       $550,000 per year, for 1 years.
    Cleveland : Ed Whitson has been signed to a contract extension,
      $4,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
    Cleveland : Bruce Sutter has been signed to a contract extension,
      $4,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
    Cleveland : Dave Kingman has been signed to a contract extension,
      $4,790,000 per year, for 3 years.
    Atlanta : Dennis Martinez has been signed to a contract extension,
      $12,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
    Atlanta : Eddie Murray has been signed to a contract extension,
      $5,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
    Toronto : Greg Luzinski has been signed to a contract extension,
      $1,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
    Toronto : Bake Mcbride has been signed to a contract extension,
      $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Monday 5/27/1981 :
  Trade between Atlanta and Kansas City :
   Kansas City gets :
     1B Eddie Murray
     CF Mitchell Page
   Atlanta gets :
     1B Kent Hrbek
     RF Rich Coggins
 
  Trade between Montreal and New York (N) :
   New York (N) gets :
     P  Dick Selma
   Montreal gets :
     P  David Clyde
     P  Jose Alvarez
     P  Dave Rucker
 
     Montreal : Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade between Montreal and Cincinnati :
   Cincinnati gets :
     DH Test Player
   Montreal gets :
     P  Steve Busby
     P  Milt Wilcox
 
    Milwaukee : Paul Thormodsgard has been signed to a contract extension,
      $1,800,000 per year, for 7 years.
    Milwaukee : Pat Zachry has been signed to a contract extension,
      $4,400,000 per year, for 4 years.
    Milwaukee : Steve Kemp has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,600,000 per year, for 7 years.
    Milwaukee : John Cumberland has been signed to a contract extension,
      $4,800,000 per year, for 3 years.
    Los Angeles : Jack Clark has been signed to a contract extension,
      $3,800,000 per year, for 5 years.
    Boston : Lary Sorensen has been signed to a contract extension,
      $4,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
    Washington : Al Woods has been signed to a contract extension,
      $4,420,000 per year, for 4 years.

 
 Monday 6/3/1981 :
    Montreal : David Clyde has been signed to a contract extension,
      $4,000,000 per year, for 6 years.
    Toronto : Alfredo Griffin has been signed to a contract extension,
      $750,000 per year, for 3 years.
     New York (A) : Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade between New York (A) and Cincinnati :
   Cincinnati gets :
     DH Test Player
   New York (A) gets :
     P  Bill Castro
     P  Andy Replogle
     RF Jerry Turner
 

 
 Monday 6/10/1981 :
  Trade between New York (A) and Kansas City :
   Kansas City gets :
     RF Jeff Burroughs
   New York (A) gets :
     3B Tim Wallach
     P  Jerry Augustine
     RF Mitchell Page
 
  Trade between California and Los Angeles :
   Los Angeles gets :
     P  Bobby Castillo
     P  Matt Keough
   California gets :
     P  Mark Lemongello
 

 
 Monday 6/17/1981 :
  Trade between New York (N) and New York (A) :
   New York (A) gets :
     P  Larry Andersen
   New York (N) gets :
     RF Mitchell Page
     P  Enrique Romo
     P  Ken Brett
 
    New York (N) : Mitchell Page has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,000,000 per year, for 6 years.
    New York (N) : Enrique Romo has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,750,000 per year, for 4 years.
    New York (N) : Bob Randall has been signed to a contract extension,
      $350,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Monday 6/24/1981 :
     San Diego : Free agent Jim Ray has been signed to a contract of
       $638,400 per year, for 1 years.
  Trade between Philadelphia and Atlanta :
   Atlanta gets :
     3B Jim Gantner
     C  Steve Nicosia
   Philadelphia gets :
     2B Glenn Hubbard
     RF Mike Marshall
 
     San Diego : Free agent Bart Johnson has been signed to a contract of
       $950,000 per year, for 1 years.
    St. Louis : Don Sutton has been signed to a contract extension,
      $6,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
    St. Louis : Jerry Bell has been signed to a contract extension,
      $3,250,000 per year, for 7 years.
    St. Louis : Rich Hinton has been signed to a contract extension,
      $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
    St. Louis : Jason Thompson has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,750,000 per year, for 7 years.
    St. Louis : Ken Oberkfell has been signed to a contract extension,
      $1,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
    St. Louis : Bump Wills has been signed to a contract extension,
      $1,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
    St. Louis : Willie Wilson has been signed to a contract extension,
      $400,000 per year, for 7 years.
    California : Terry Puhl has been signed to a contract extension,
      $3,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
    Kansas City : Thurman Munson has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,250,000 per year, for 2 years.
    Philadelphia : Gene Richards has been signed to a contract extension,
      $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
    Philadelphia : Ken Landreaux has been signed to a contract extension,
      $3,250,000 per year, for 5 years.
    Philadelphia : Ray Knight has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
    Philadelphia : Bob Bailor has been signed to a contract extension,
      $680,000 per year, for 4 years.
    Philadelphia : Gary Ryerson has been signed to a contract extension,
      $11,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
    Philadelphia : Charlie Williams has been signed to a contract extension,
      $3,600,000 per year, for 4 years.

 
 Monday 7/15/1981 :
     Cincinnati : Free agent Dusty Baker has been signed to a contract of
       $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Cincinnati : Free agent Bob Watson has been signed to a contract of
       $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
    Kansas City : Frank Snook has been signed to a contract extension,
      $3,790,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Monday 7/22/1981 :
    Chicago (N) : Mark Fidrych has been signed to a contract extension,
      $5,200,000 per year, for 7 years.
    Chicago (N) : Mike Proly has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,500,000 per year, for 5 years.

 
 Monday 7/29/1981 :
  Trade between Oakland and Detroit :
   Detroit gets :
     3B Mike Schmidt
   Oakland gets :
     1B Willie Upshaw
 
     California : Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
     Detroit : Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade between Detroit and California :
   California gets :
     DH Test Player
   Detroit gets :
     P  Bob Forsch
     P  Rawly Eastwick
 
  Trade between New York (A) and San Diego :
   San Diego gets :
     SS Scott Fletcher
   New York (A) gets :
     C  Jamie Quirk
 
  Trade between Detroit and San Diego :
   San Diego gets :
     C  Bill Sudakis
     RF Chili Davis
   Detroit gets :
     P  Doug Rau
     1B Earl Williams
 
    Seattle : Willie Hernandez has been signed to a contract extension,
      $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
    Seattle : Rance Mulliniks has been signed to a contract extension,
      $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
    Seattle : Rennie Stennett has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
    Los Angeles : Manny Sarmiento has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,555,000 per year, for 5 years.
    Washington : Eduardo Rodriguez has been signed to a contract extension,
      $4,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
    Washington : Ken Singleton has been signed to a contract extension,
      $3,650,000 per year, for 3 years.
    San Francisco : Rick Miller has been signed to a contract extension,
      $3,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
    San Francisco : Jim Crawford has been signed to a contract extension,
      $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
    San Francisco : Ray Burris has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
    California : Rick Honeycutt has been signed to a contract extension,
      $5,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
    California : Mark Lemongello has been signed to a contract extension,
      $6,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
    California : Johnny Bench has been signed to a contract extension,
      $10,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
    California : Omar Moreno has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
     Detroit : Free agent Jim Spencer has been signed to a contract of
       $912,000 per year, for 1 years.
  Trade between Seattle and San Diego :
   San Diego gets :
     P  Jim Willoughby
   Seattle gets :
     3B Alan Knicely
 
    Toronto : Jose Cruz has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,900,000 per year, for 3 years.
    San Diego : Dwight Evans has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,300,000 per year, for 4 years.
    San Diego : Bucky Dent has been signed to a contract extension,
      $1,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
    Baltimore : Rick Cerone has been signed to a contract extension,
      $2,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
    Baltimore : Ken Griffey has been signed to a contract extension,
      $3,400,000 per year, for 4 years.

 
 Monday 8/5/1981 :
     St. Louis : Free agent Jerry Janeski has been signed to a contract of
       $3,192,000 per year, for 1 years.
     New York(N) : Free agent Larry Lintz has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.
     New York (A) : Free agent Fergie Jenkins has been signed to a contract of
       $2,553,600 per year, for 1 years.

 
 Monday 8/12/1981 :
     San Diego : Free agent Darryl Motley has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.

 
 Monday 8/19/1981 :
     San Diego : Free agent Onix Concepcion has been signed to a contract of
       $0 per year, for 0 years.