[Lord Byron]

-The Atlanta Braves traded 31-year-old 3B Pete Ward to the Washington Senators, getting 27-year-old SSP Marty Martinez and 23-year-old RP Jim Ray in return.
-The Chicago Cubs traded 22-year-old CF Mike Lum to the Baltimore Orioles, getting 30-year-old RF Ron Fairly in return.
-The Philadelphia Phillies traded 24-year-old 2B Dave Nelson to the Boston Red Sox, getting 32-year-old RP Eddie Fisher and 22-year-old SP Mike Torrez in return.
-The Detroit Tigers traded 22-year-old LF Joe Keough and 24-year-old RP Frank Reberger to the Boston Red Sox, getting 30-year-old SSP Gene Michael in return.
-The Baltimore Orioles traded 27-year-old SP Ray Culp to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting 23-year-old RP Mike Paul in return.
-The Boston Red Sox traded 25-year-old 3B Joe Foy and 22-year-old LF Joe Keough to the California Angels, getting 22-year-old C Ellie Rodriguez and 22-year-old 2B Eddie Leon in return.
-The Oakland Athletics traded 29-year-old 2B Zoilo Versalles to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting 27-year-old RP Dave Vineyard in return.
-The Cincinnati Reds traded 25-year-old RP Tom Burgmeier and 22-year-old SP Alan Foster to the Atlanta Braves, getting 24-year-old CF Cito Gaston and 21-year-old 3B Aurelio Rodriguez in return.
-The New York Yankees traded 28-year-old RP Pat House and 21-year-old 1B Jim Spencer to the Chicago White Sox, getting 24-year-old RF Ron Swoboda in return.
-The Seattle Pilots failed to sign 2nd round draft pick Jerry Morales. Did not receive compensation (no offer given).
-The Seattle Pilots failed to sign 8th round draft pick Alec Distaso.
-The Cincinnati Reds failed to sign 2nd round draft pick Bart Johnson. Did not receive compensation (no offer given).
-The San Diego Padres failed to sign 1st round draft pick Toby Harrah. Did not receive compensation (no offer given).
-No one was inducted into the 1969 class of the baseball Hall of Fame.