ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚɹ ɪlˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, ˈɛʃən wʌz tɹˈeɪdᵻd wɪð tˈɑːd kɹˈuːz ænd ɹˈɑːd ˈælən tə ðə siːˈæɾəl mˈæɹɪnɚz fɔːɹ tˈɑːm pˈæsɪɹˌɛk.
On December 11, 1981, Essian was traded with Todd Cruz and Rod Allen to the Seattle Mariners for Tom Paciorek.