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Trades, awards for July, and baseball standings at the start of August 1901
Trades before the trading deadline:
-The St. Louis Cardinals traded 36-year-old RF Patsy Donovan to the Boston Beaneaters, getting 22-year-old 2B Shad Barry in return.
-The Boston Beaneaters traded 24-year-old RF Pat Carney to the Chicago Orphans, getting 35-year-old RP Bert Cunningham in return.
-The Baltimore Orioles traded 23-year-old CF Jim Jackson and 22-year-old 1B Slats Jordan to the Cleveland Blues, getting 30-year-old CL Bill Hoffer in return.
Awards for July:
2B Jimmy Williams of the Baltimore Orioles wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
LF Jimmy Sheckard of the Brooklyn Superbas wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
SP Harry Howell of the Baltimore Orioles wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Rube Waddell of the Pittsburgh Pirates wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Eddie Plank of the Philadelphia Athletics wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award.
RF Lefty Davis of the Brooklyn Superbas wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.
In the AL, the Baltimore Orioles now lead the Philadelphia Athletics by 8 games for first place while, in the NL, the Boston Beaneaters lead the Brooklyn Superbas by one and a half games for first place.
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