On this date in 1969 the Astros and Expos announced a trade that would send Rusty Staub to the brand new Montreal Expos in exchange for Donn Clendenon and Jesus Alou. Clendenon never played for the Astros.
A little background, though. For eight seasons, Clendenon had been a stalwart in the Pirates lineup since getting nine games with the 1961 World Series-winning team and then batting mostly in the #3-spot. He only played in 80 games in 1962, but hit .302/.376/.477 and coming in 2nd for the NL Rookie of the Year, behind the Cubs’ Ken Hubbs.