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1980 1982 1981 Statistical Breakdowns: Individual Players vs. Teams Atlanta Braves Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros Los Angeles Dodgers Montreal Expos Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals

1981 Transactions January 13, 1981 New York Mets selected Herm Winningham in first round (ninth pick overall) of free agent draft. New York Mets selected Randy Milligan in first round (third pick overall) of free agent draft. February 5, 1981 New York Mets released Elliott Maddox. February 11, 1981 New York Mets traded Stan Hough and Randy Rogers to the Houston Astros for Bruce Bochy. February 17, 1981 Chicago Cubs signed Jerry Morales of the New York Mets as a free agent. February 18, 1981 Montreal Expos signed Ray Burris of the New York Mets as a free agent. February 28, 1981 New York Mets traded Steve Henderson to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Kingman. March 31, 1981 New York Mets traded Juan Berenguer to the Kansas City Royals for Marvell Wynne and John Skinner. April 3, 1981 New York Mets traded John Csefalvay to the Houston Astros for Gary Rajsich. April 5, 1981 New York Mets purchased Dan Boitano from the Milwaukee Brewers. April 6, 1981 New York Mets traded Ed Glynn to the Cleveland Indians for Dominick Bullinger. New York Mets traded Mark Bomback to the Toronto Blue Jays for Charlie Puleo. New York Mets sold Butch Benton to the Chicago Cubs. May 29, 1981 New York Mets traded Dan Norman and Jeff Reardon to the Montreal Expos for Ellis Valentine. June 8, 1981 New York Mets selected Lenny Dykstra in 12th round of free agent draft. New York Mets selected Mark Carreon in eighth round of free agent draft. New York Mets selected Terry Blocker in first round (fourth pick overall) of free agent draft. New York Mets selected John Christensen in second round of free agent draft. New York Mets selected Lou Thornton in 19th round of free agent draft. August 19, 1981 New York Mets signed free agent Mike Marshall. October 12, 1981 New York Mets released Mike Marshall. October 22, 1981 New York Mets released Dyar Miller. December 11, 1981 New York Mets traded Doug Flynn and Dan Boitano to the Texas Rangers for Jim Kern. New York Mets traded Frank Taveras to the Montreal Expos for Steve Ratzer.

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