BEANTOWN IN RAPTURES AS BOSTON TEAMS LEAD BOTH DIVISIONS
AMERICANS GO 16-9 FOR JUNE TO PUT THEMSELVES IN A NICE SPOT
DOVES LOOKING THE GOODS AGAIN
Notable Performances
- 9th: Cards 2B Gene Baker goes 5-for-5, but can’t stop his side losing 8-5 to the Giants.
- 10th: Hector Lopez cracks his first two homers of the season to lead the White Sox to a tight 7-6 win at Washington.
- 11th: the Doves post a 6-spot in the top 11th to get past the Reds 8-2.
- 19th: Billy Loes pitches a superb 1-hitter as the Phillies take down the Pirates 5-0. Across in the junior circuit, Dave Burba of the Americans blanks the White Sox on 3 hits with 8 strikeouts in a 3-0 win, while Bob Forsch hurls a 2-hitter against the Naps in a 5-0 victory for the Sens.
- 26th: just as I was thinking to myself what an uneventful month it has been, Boston’s Heinie Berger throws the FL’s 4th no-hitter (and first since ’04) to beat the Giants 1-0.
- 28th: A big game by second-baseman Ray Mack, in which he has 4 hits including a double and a triple, as well as 4 RBI, leads the Browns to a 13-1 whipping of the White Sox.
- 29th: Alex Ferguson hurls a one-hit special with 6 strikeouts as Detroit pips Cleveland 1-0.
Achievements
- 3rd: AL PotW – Masato Yoshii (Philadelphia); NL – Ken Forsch (St. Louis); PSLA – Henry Boyle (Shreveport); PSLN – Dave Nicholson (Reading).
- 4th: in the PSL, Williamsport’s Shawn Abner hits for the cycle.
- 10th: AL PotW – Doc Scanlan (New York); NL – Billy Loes (Philadelphia); PSLA – Walt Bond (Williamsport); PSLN – George Wright (Harrisburg).
- 17th: AL PotW – Harry Coveleski (St. Louis); NL – Gabe Kapler (Boston); PSLA – Henry Boyle (Shreveport); PSLN – Sam Mele (Cedar Rapids).
- 21st: in the PSL, Chattanooga 1B Joe Cunningham hits for the cycle and drives in 5 as the Lookouts humiliate the Williamsport Grays 22-4.
- 24th: AL PotW – Oscar Charleston (Boston); NL – Bruce Hurst (Cincinnati); PSLA – Terry Moore (Chattanooga); PSLN – Mike Easler (Hazleton).
Injuries
- 15th: P Doc Scanlan (New York Highlanders), elbow bone chips; season
- 17th: Barney Pelty (Cleveland), radial nerve compression; season
- 23rd: Doug Rau (Boston Americans), shoulder inflammation; season
FULL INJURY LIST
FULL TRANSACTIONS LIST
Monthly Awards
American League
Batter: Willie Wilson, Cleveland (.325 / 10 RBI / 20 R)
Pitcher: Charlie Sweeney, Washington (7-1 / 1.87 / 39 K / 62.2 IP)
Rookie: Paul Fittery, Philadelphia (2-2 / 1.04 / 8 K / 17.1 IP)
National League
Batter: Lloyd Moseby, Brooklyn (.360 / 11 RBI / 18 R)
Pitcher: Billy Loes, Philadelphia (5-1 / 1.79 / 20 K / 50.1 IP)
Rookie: Bob Grim, Pittsburgh (4-2 / 0.82 / 20 K / 43.2 IP)
PostScript League American
Batter: Henry Boyle, Shreveport (.366 / 8 HR / 36 RBI)
Pitcher: Louis Leroy, Newark (3-0 / 2.53 / 18 K / 21.1 IP)
PostScript League National
Batter: Alex McKinnon, Wichita Falls (.402 / 6 HR / 26 RBI)
Pitcher: Ryan Dempster, Hazleton (4-0 / 1.70 / 57 K / 37 IP)
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