Thursday 1/31/1981 :
  Trade with Toronto :
   Toronto gets :
     P  Bruce Hurst
   We get :
     3B Dave Stapleton
 

 
 Friday 2/1/1981 :
     Free agent CF Garry Maddox has been signed to a contract of
     $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.

 
 Saturday 2/9/1981 :
     Free agent SS Ron Washington has been signed to a contract of
     $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
     Free agent P  Aurelio Monteagudo has been signed to a contract of
     $1,500,100 per year, for 2 years.

 
 Saturday 2/23/1981 :
     Free agent 1B Steve Ontiveros has been signed to a contract of
     $1,250,678 per year, for 2 years.

 
 Monday 2/25/1981 :
     Free agent SS Dave Chalk has been signed to a contract of
     $300,000 per year, for 1 years.

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

 
 Monday 4/1/1981 :
    Jerry Grote has been released.
    Steve Barr has been released.
    Dave Edwards has been released.
    Marv Foley has been released.
    Bill Moran has been released.
    Gary Woods has been released.
    Johnnie Lemaster has been released.
    Darrell Woodard has been released.
    Billy Smith has been released.
  Trade with Philadelphia :
   Philadelphia gets :
     C  Vic Correll
   We get :
     RF Larry Hisle
 

 
 Monday 4/8/1981 :
  Trade with Los Angeles :
   We get :
     P  Silvio Martinez
     P  Bill Parsons
   Los Angeles gets :
     P  Dave Tomlin
     P  Dave Laroche
 
     Free agent Jim Ray has been signed to a contract of
     $638,400 per year, for 1 years.
     Free agent Bart Johnson has been signed to a contract of
     $950,000 per year, for 1 years.

 
 Monday 7/8/1981 :
    Tim Blackwell has been released.

 
 Monday 7/29/1981 :
  Trade with New York (A) :
   We get :
     SS Scott Fletcher
   New York (A) gets :
     C  Jamie Quirk
 
  Trade with Detroit :
   We get :
     C  Bill Sudakis
     RF Chili Davis
   Detroit gets :
     P  Doug Rau
     1B Earl Williams
 
  Trade with Seattle :
   We get :
     P  Jim Willoughby
   Seattle gets :
     3B Alan Knicely
 
    Dwight Evans has been signed to a contract extension,
     $2,300,000 per year, for 4 years.
    Bucky Dent has been signed to a contract extension,
     $1,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
    Bart Johnson has been released.
    Chili Davis was promoted from AAA Border Patrolers to the active roster.
    Jody Davis was sent down from the active roster to AAA Border Patrolers.
    Bill Sudakis was promoted from AAA Border Patrolers to the active roster.

 
 Monday 8/12/1981 :
     Free agent Darryl Motley has been signed to a contract of
     $0 per year, for 0 years.
    Dave Chalk has been released.
     Free agent Onix Concepcion has been signed to a contract of
     $0 per year, for 0 years.