| Transactions |
| Date | Team | Player | Type | OthTm | EffDate | When | Appl |
| 4/3/1979 | KC | Pattin | Placed on Injured List | | | Before | Yes |
| 4/3/1979 | KC | Terrell | Placed on Injured List | | | Before | Yes |
| 4/24/1979 | KC | Pattin | Activated from Injured List | | | Before | Yes |
| 4/24/1979 | KC | Throop | Demoted to reserve roster | | | Before | Yes |
| 5/7/1979 | KC | Mingori | Placed on Injured List | | 5/7/1979 | Before | No |
| 5/9/1979 | KC | Cowens | Placed on Injured List | | 5/9/1979 | Before | No |
| 5/9/1979 | KC | Cruz | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 5/9/1979 | KC | Martin | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 5/9/1979 | KC | Terrell | Activated from Injured List | | | Before | No |
| 5/9/1979 | KC | White | Placed on Injured List | | 5/9/1979 | Before | No |
| 5/30/1979 | KC | Cowens | Activated from Injured List | | | Before | No |
| 5/30/1979 | KC | Hurdle | Demoted to reserve roster | | | Before | No |
| 5/30/1979 | KC | Mingori | Activated from Injured List | | | Before | No |
| 5/30/1979 | KC | Zdeb | Demoted to reserve roster | | | Before | No |
| 6/11/1979 | KC | McRae | Placed on Injured List | | 6/11/1979 | Before | No |
| 6/11/1979 | KC | White | Activated from Injured List | | | Before | No |
| 6/13/1979 | KC | Poquette | Traded away | Bos | | Before | No |
| 6/13/1979 | KC | Scott | Acquired via trade | Bos | | Before | No |
| 6/14/1979 | KC | Martin | Demoted to reserve roster | | | Before | No |
| 6/16/1979 | KC | Paschall | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 7/6/1979 | KC | Terrell | Placed on Injured List | | 7/6/1979 | Before | No |
| 7/7/1979 | KC | Quisenberry | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 7/21/1979 | KC | Paschall | Demoted to reserve roster | | | Before | No |
| 7/21/1979 | KC | Terrell | Activated from Injured List | | | Before | No |
| 7/29/1979 | KC | Braun | Placed on Injured List | | 7/29/1979 | Before | No |
| 8/2/1979 | KC | McRae | Activated from Injured List | | | Before | No |
| 8/10/1979 | KC | Chamberlain | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 8/10/1979 | KC | Rodriguez | Placed on Injured List | | 8/10/1979 | Before | No |
| 8/17/1979 | KC | Hurdle | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 8/17/1979 | KC | Scott | Released | | | Before | No |
| 8/23/1979 | KC | Patek | Placed on Injured List | | 8/23/1979 | Before | No |
| 8/28/1979 | KC | Martin | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | KC | Barranca | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | KC | Braun | Activated from Injured List | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | KC | Christenson | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | KC | Eaton | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | KC | Gaudet | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | KC | Nettles | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | KC | Paschall | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | KC | Rodriguez | Activated from Injured List | | | Before | No |
| 9/1/1979 | KC | Zdeb | Promoted to active roster | | | Before | No |
| 9/7/1979 | KC | Patek | Activated from Injured List | | | Before | No |