Saturday 3/2/1981 :
  Trade with New York (N) :
   New York (N) gets :
     RF Terry Crowley
     3B Billy Grabarkewitz
   We get :
     2B Ted Sizemore
     CF Jeff Burroughs
 
  Trade with New York (A) :
   We get :
     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 with Atlanta :
   Atlanta gets :
     P  Rick Reuschel
     LF Mitchell Page
     P  Kent Tekulve
   We get :
     RF Harold Baines
     P  Dennis Lamp
     RF Jerry Turner
 
  Trade with New York (A) :
   New York (A) gets :
     C  Paul Ratliff
   We get :
     DH Test Player
 
    Test Player has been released.
     Free agent Ernie Camacho has been signed to a contract of
     $100,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Free agent Orlando Isales has been signed to a contract of
     $205,200 per year, for 1 years.

 
 Monday 4/8/1981 :
    Orlando Isales has been released.
    Ernie Camacho has been released.
  Trade with Oakland :
   Oakland gets :
     2B Ted Sizemore
   We get :
     3B Elliott Maddox
 
  Trade with Chicago (N) :
   Chicago (N) gets :
     1B Bob Robertson
   We get :
     DH Test Player
 
    Test Player has been released.
     Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
     $0 per year, for 0 years.
    Test Player has been released.
  Trade with Pittsburgh :
   We get :
     DH Test Player
   Pittsburgh gets :
     CF Bill Melton
 
    Test Player has been released.

 
 Monday 4/22/1981 :
  Trade with Detroit :
   We get :
     DH Test Player
   Detroit gets :
     P  Jack Morris
 

 
 Monday 4/29/1981 :
     Free agent Wayne Tolleson has been signed to a contract of
     $273,600 per year, for 1 years.
     Free agent Jerry Koosman has been signed to a contract of
     $1,085,300 per year, for 1 years.

 
 Monday 5/6/1981 :
     Free agent Steve Dunning has been signed to a contract of
     $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Free agent Jerry Grote has been signed to a contract of
     $500,000 per year, for 1 years.
    Test Player has been released.
    Steve Dunning was promoted from AAA The River Front Reds to the active roster.
  Trade with Boston :
   Boston gets :
     P  Cy Acosta
   We get :
     P  Jim Roland
 

 
 Monday 5/20/1981 :
     Free agent Dick Bosman has been signed to a contract of
     $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Free agent Joe Niekro has been signed to a contract of
     $550,000 per year, for 1 years.

 
 Monday 5/27/1981 :
  Trade with Montreal :
   We get :
     DH Test Player
   Montreal gets :
     P  Steve Busby
     P  Milt Wilcox
 
    Test Player has been released.
  Trade with New York (A) :
   We get :
     DH Test Player
   New York (A) gets :
     P  Bill Castro
     P  Andy Replogle
     RF Jerry Turner
 
    Test Player has been released.

 
 Monday 7/15/1981 :
     Free agent Dusty Baker has been signed to a contract of
     $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
     Free agent Bob Watson has been signed to a contract of
     $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years.