The Braves traded Van Kelly, Walt Hriniak, and Andy Finlay (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Tony Gonzalez on June 13, 1969. The Montreal Expos acquired Claude Raymond from the Braves on August 19, 1969. The Braves sent Joe Pepitone to the New York Yankees as part of a 3-team trade on October 31, 1969. After playing only 77 games due to leg injuries, Van Kelly retired from baseball to take a job with Atlanta Trust Company. He later became president of the company before retiring again to work as a security guard. In 1974, Kelly bought a local radio station in Dalton, Georgia and worked at it until his death in 2001 at the age of 70. Walt Hriniak had 15 good seasons with the Braves from 1956 to 1972, batting over.300 five times. He finished with a batting average of.284 in 1969 when he suffered a broken ankle while chasing a foul ball off the bat of Frank Thomas during a game at Milwaukee. Hriniak missed most of the season and was replaced by Don Denkinger who played very well at first base. Hriniak had surgery on his ankle but it wasn't completely healed when he died. He was 49 years old. Andy Finlay started 69 games at third base for the Braves in 1969 after coming over from the Padres.