The early part of June sees us make a run for it with 12 wins from our first 13 including a four-game road sweep over the Giants, our nearest rivals at that point, and 10 straight until we drop both games of a DH at the Braves. Groh is suspended for 5 games after an incident early in that series (a reckless act and, with Rube Foster on the mound, perhaps a foolhardy one as well...), and it seems to throw us off balance as we lose 4 of the games he misses and let the Cards creep up on us a bit with an untidy 4-6 finish to the month. We end up 18-8 for the period.
Still, the squad plays some great baseball, led by a rampant Baker who hits 404 for the sectional and deservedly wins the monthly award. Mays wins his second straight Rookie gong.
We'll need to keep on doing so, as the Cards do not look like they are going away anytime soon. The BoSox and Sens seem destined for a vicious dogfight down the stretch in the junior circuit.
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