Willie Montanez Trades and Transactions

The Willie Montanez trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Willie Montanez has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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Willie Montanez

Willie Montanez Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#305)

Willie Montanez Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#305)
 

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Birth Name:   Guillermo (Naranjo) Montanez
Nickname:   Willie the Phillie
Born On:   04-01-1948  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Catano, Puerto Rico
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   193
First Game:   04-12-1966 (Age 18)
Last Game:   10-02-1982
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Willie Montanez

Trades & Transactions

03-01-1965: Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals.
11-29-1965: Selected by California Angels from St. Louis Cardinals in the first-year minor league draft.
05-05-1966: Returned to St. Louis Cardinals.
04-08-1970: Traded by St. Louis Cardinals (with Tim McCarver, Byron Browne, Joe Hoerner and Curt Flood) to Philadelphia Phillies for Jerry Johnson, Dick Allen and Cookie Rojas.
05-04-1975: Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to San Francisco Giants for Garry Maddox.
06-13-1976: Traded by San Francisco Giants (with Craig Robinson, Mike Eden and Jake Brown) to Atlanta Braves for Darrell Evans and Marty Perez.
12-08-1977: Traded by Atlanta Braves to New York Mets for Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs and Eddie Miller.
08-12-1979: Traded by New York Mets to Texas Rangers for Ed Lynch and Mike Jorgensen.
02-15-1980: Traded by Texas Rangers to San Diego Padres for Gaylord Perry and Tucker Ashford.
08-31-1980: Traded by San Diego Padres to Montreal Expos for Tony Phillips.
10-26-1980: Granted free agency.
12-12-1980: Signed by Montreal Expos.
08-20-1981: Traded by Montreal Expos to Pittsburgh Pirates for John Milner.
07-01-1982: Released by Pittsburgh Pirates.
08-10-1982: Signed by Philadelphia Phillies.
11-04-1982: Released by Philadelphia Phillies.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

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