[Lord Byron]

Trades before the trading deadline:
-The Brooklyn Robins traded 24-year-old CF Jim Hickman to the Philadelphia Athletics, getting 30-year-old RP Larry Cheney in return.
-The Cleveland Guardians traded 31-year-old C Ted Easterly to the Chicago White Sox, getting 24-year-old 3B Fred McMullin and 24-year-old RP Oscar Harstad in return.
-The Philadelphia Athletics traded 30-year-old 3B Larry Gardner to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 20-year-old 1B George Kelly in return.
-The Cincinnati Reds traded 27-year-old 2B Ralph Young to the Pittsburgh Pirates, getting 27-year-old SP Frank Allen and 23-year-old LF Les Mann in return.
-The Chicago White Sox traded 21-year-old RP Stan Baumgartner to the Boston Red Sox, getting 30-year-old RP Jack Rowan and 22-year-old CL Allen Russell in return.

Awards
1B Wally Pipp of the Cleveland Guardians wins the AL Batter of the Month Award with 3 home runs, 17 RBIs, and 18 runs scored.
CF Tris Speaker of the Brooklyn Robins wins the NL Batter of the Month Award with 0 home runs, 9 RBIs, and 22 runs scored.
SP Lefty Tyler of the New York Yankees wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award with a 6-2 record, 1.21 ERA, and 28 strikeouts.
SP Fred Toney of the Philadelphia Phillies wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award with a 6-1 record, 1.38 ERA, and 19 strikeouts.
RF Greasy Neale of the New York Yankees wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award with 1 home run, 12 RBIs, and 16 runs scored.
SP Howard Ehmke of the Pittsburgh Pirates wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award with a 2-5 record, 4.25 ERA, and 23 strikeouts.

First-place teams
AL: New York Yankees and St. Louis Browns (tied for first at 60-37 and 62-39, respectively--both are 6 and a half games ahead of the Chicago White Sox)
NL: Brooklyn Robins (57-40--2 games ahead of the New York Giants)