A June of two halves for the Bucs, who go back into top spot after a string of strong performances early in the month, only to lose that winning feeling late and slip back into mid-pack.
The team is still hitting well as a unit (276 BA, 3rd in the NL), but that 6th-best (or 3rd-worst) total of just 38 HR sticks out like the proverbials, with no individual player into double figures. Pie Traynor finally wakes up, hitting 385 for the month and Little Poison Lloyd Waner continues to excel.
The pitching, on the other hand, is barely hanging in there. When 4.62 is the lowest ERA for the month among your starters, you know you have problems.
Still plenty of jockeying for positions in both leagues and my belief that this will be a season featuring two tight races remains unaltered.
Awards, news, leaders. John Beckwith and Lou Gehrig are both currently top 3 in all TC stats, as is Chuck Klein over in the NL.
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