| Transactions |
| Date | Team | Player | Type | OthTm | EffDate | When | Appl |
| 4/3/1979 | Min | Powell | Placed on Injured List | | | Before | Yes |
| 4/30/1979 | Min | Brett | Signed | | | Before | Yes |
| 4/30/1979 | Min | Holly | Demoted to reserve roster | | | Before | Yes |
| 5/2/1979 | Min | Zahn | Placed on Injured List | | 5/2/1979 | Before | Yes |
| 5/4/1979 | Min | Bacsik | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | Yes |
| 5/7/1979 | Min | Powell | Activated from Injured List | | | Before | Yes |
| 5/7/1979 | Min | Powell | Demoted to reserve roster | | | Before | Yes |
| 5/17/1979 | Min | Powell | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | Yes |
| 5/17/1979 | Min | Sofield | Demoted to reserve roster | | | Before | Yes |
| 5/28/1979 | Min | Cubbage | Placed on Injured List | | 5/28/1979 | Before | Yes |
| 6/2/1979 | Min | Zahn | Activated from Injured List | | | Before | No |
| 6/4/1979 | Min | Brett | Released | | | Before | No |
| 6/5/1979 | Min | Graham | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 6/15/1979 | Min | Cubbage | Activated from Injured List | | | Before | No |
| 6/15/1979 | Min | Graham | Demoted to reserve roster | | | Before | No |
| 6/18/1979 | Min | Erickson | Demoted to reserve roster | | | Before | No |
| 6/18/1979 | Min | Jackson | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 7/16/1979 | Min | Goodwin | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 7/16/1979 | Min | Kusick | Demoted to reserve roster | | | Before | No |
| 7/25/1979 | Min | Kusick | Traded away | Tor | | Before | No |
| 7/25/1979 | Min | Kusick | Released | | | Before | No |
| 8/2/1979 | Min | Hartzell | Placed on Injured List | | 8/2/1979 | Before | No |
| 8/4/1979 | Min | Erickson | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 8/27/1979 | Min | Hartzell | Activated from Injured List | | | Before | No |
| 8/27/1979 | Min | Serum | Demoted to reserve roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | Min | Felton | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | Min | Graham | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | Min | Holly | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | Min | Serum | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | Min | Sofield | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | Min | Thormodsgard | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | Min | Vega | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | Min | Ward | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/3/1979 | Min | Stanfield | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |