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

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

 
 Friday 2/8/1981 :
     Free agent P  Tom Seaver has been signed to a contract of
     $10,000,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Saturday 3/2/1981 :
     Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
     $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade with Toronto :
   Toronto gets :
     DH Test Player
   We get :
     1B Willie Upshaw
 
     Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
     $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade with Atlanta :
   Atlanta gets :
     DH Test Player
   We get :
     P  Frank Tanana
 
    Jody Davis has been released.

 
 Monday 4/22/1981 :
     Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
     $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade with Cincinnati :
   Cincinnati gets :
     DH Test Player
   We get :
     P  Jack Morris
 
    John Tudor was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
    Jack Morris was promoted from AAA  to the active roster.

 
 Monday 4/29/1981 :
    Jack Morris has been signed to a contract extension,
     $9,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
    Frank Tanana has been signed to a contract extension,
     $7,500,000 per year, for 7 years.
    Willie Upshaw has been signed to a contract extension,
     $4,240,000 per year, for 2 years.
    Kiko Garcia has been signed to a contract extension,
     $1,160,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Monday 5/13/1981 :
    Jack Morris has been signed to a contract extension,
     $9,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
    Frank Tanana has been signed to a contract extension,
     $7,500,000 per year, for 7 years.
    Willie Upshaw has been signed to a contract extension,
     $4,240,000 per year, for 2 years.
    Kiko Garcia has been signed to a contract extension,
     $1,160,000 per year, for 3 years.

 
 Monday 7/29/1981 :
  Trade with Oakland :
   We get :
     3B Mike Schmidt
   Oakland gets :
     1B Willie Upshaw
 
     Free agent Test Player has been signed to a contract of
     $0 per year, for 0 years.
  Trade with California :
   California gets :
     DH Test Player
   We get :
     P  Bob Forsch
     P  Rawly Eastwick
 
  Trade with San Diego :
   San Diego gets :
     C  Bill Sudakis
     RF Chili Davis
   We get :
     P  Doug Rau
     1B Earl Williams
 
    Mike Lacoss was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
    Mike Schmidt was promoted from AAA  to the active roster.
    Greg Thayer was sent down from the active roster to AAA .
    Rawly Eastwick was promoted from AAA  to the active roster.
    Fergie Jenkins has been released.
     Free agent Jim Spencer has been signed to a contract of
     $912,000 per year, for 1 years.