Texas Rangers 1979

New York Mets acquire	Date	Texas Rangers acquire
Ed Lynch Mike Jorgensen	August 12, 1979	Willie Montanez

Texas Rangers acquire	Date	New York Yankees acquire
3 players to be named later (Bob Polinsky Mark Softy Neal Mersch) Mickey Rivers	August 1, 1979	2 players to be named later (Gene Nelson Ray Fontenot) Amos Lewis Oscar Gamble

Houston Astros acquire	Date	Texas Rangers acquire
cash	June 27, 1979	Jack Lazorko

New York Mets acquire	Date	Texas Rangers acquire
Dock Ellis	June 15, 1979	Bob Myrick Mike Bruhert

Oakland Athletics acquire	Date	Texas Rangers acquire
cash Dave Chalk Mike Heath	June 15, 1979	John Henry Johnson

Texas Rangers acquire	Date	Chicago White Sox acquire
Eric Soderholm	June 15, 1979	Ed Farmer Gary Holle

Los Angeles Angels acquire	Date	Texas Rangers acquire
Bert Campaneris	May 4, 1979	Dave Chalk

Milwaukee Brewers acquire	Date	Texas Rangers acquire
Reggie Cleveland	December 15, 1978	cash Ed Farmer Gary Holle

Texas Rangers acquire	Date	Minnesota Twins acquire
Mac Scarce	December 13, 1978	Mike James Bacsik

Montreal Expos acquire	Date	Texas Rangers acquire
Jim Mason	December 8, 1978	Mike Hart

Texas Rangers acquire	Date	New York Yankees acquire
cash Dave Rajisch Domingo Ramos Larry McCall Mike Heath Sparky Lyle	November 10, 1978	Dave Righetti Greg Jemison Juan Beniquez Mike Griffith Paul Mirabella

San Diego Padres acquire	Date	Texas Rangers acquire
Bill Fahey Kurt Bevacqua Mike Hargrove	October 25, 1978	$300K cash Dave W. Roberts Oscar Gamble

Cleveland Indians acquire	Date	Texas Rangers acquire
Bobby Bonds Len Barker	October 3, 1978	Jim Kern Larvell Blanks