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Trades before the trading deadline, awards for July, and standings at the start of August 1969
Trades before the trading deadline:
-The Boston Red Sox traded 30-year-old RP Jim Bouton and 24-year-old SP Joe Niekro to the Detroit Tigers, getting 29-year-old 1B Rick Joseph in return.
-The Baltimore Orioles traded 26-year-old CF Bob Oliver to the Cleveland Guardians, getting 31-year-old CL Ron Taylor in return.
-The Los Angeles Dodgers traded 28-year-old CF Ted Uhlaender to the Houston Astros, getting 25-year-old SP Jim McGlothlin, 23-year-old 2B Steve Huntz, and $40,800 in cash in return.
-The Houston Astros traded 24-year-old 2B Freddie Patek and 22-year-old SSP Bob Heise to the Montreal Expos, getting 32-year-old 2B Julian Javier in return.
-The Atlanta Braves traded 31-year-old RP Bob Allen and 22-year-old SP Alan Foster to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 22-year-old SP Skip Lockwood in return.
-The Houston Astros traded 26-year-old RF Curt Blefary to the Chicago Cubs, getting 29-year-old SP Woodie Fryman in return.
-The San Diego Padres traded 31-year-old RP Diego Segui and $373,000 in cash to the San Francisco Giants, getting 22-year-old SP John Cumberland and 19-year-old LF Jimmy McMath in return.
-The California Angels traded 23-year-old 1B Tom Hutton and 23-year-old RP Don Buschhorn to the Seattle Pilots, getting 31-year-old RP Wayne Schurr and $298,200 in cash in return.
-The Atlanta Braves traded 31-year-old RP Jim Lehew and 24-year-old RF Del Unser to the New York Yankees, getting 23-year-old CF Don Young and $9,200 in cash in return.
Awards
RF Roberto Clemente of the Detroit Tigers wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
LF Carl Yastrzemski of the Atlanta Braves wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
CL Sparky Lyle of the Boston Red Sox wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Jerry Koosman of the Pittsburgh Pirates wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Jerry Reuss of the Washington Senators wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award.
LF Bernie Carbo of the Houston Astros wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.
First-place teams
AL East: Cleveland Guardians (61-47—1 game ahead of the Detroit Tigers)
AL West: Chicago White Sox (68-37—5 games ahead of the California Angels)
NL East: Philadelphia Phillies (76-29—4 and a half games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates)
NL West: Houston Astros (64-42—a half-game ahead of the San Francisco Giants)
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