Our purple patch continues as we win our first six games of the new month to stretch our streak to 10 before dropping one at St. Louis, but the Phils stay right with us by putting together a long string of their own.
From there it’s a bit of a struggle for us as we lose Elliott for a minimum IL stint and our bats go quiet. But, as they so often do, the group still finds the way to keep the wins rolling in. A massive 17-2 win over Brooky is a hopeful omen that we can get our offence together and see this through, and two wins at Philly to close out the month certainly help us in this regard, pushing our lead out to eight games and giving us another stellar 20-8 sectional. The heart of this group knows no limits.
A simply outstanding month by Josh Gibson, who slashes 388/476/635 with 5 HR and 21 RBI to win the NL hitting award. The Waner boys also show they still have something left to offer, with key contributions in Elliott's absence.
And oh how our pitching has come good, with all four starters in fantastic form over the month and Duke Derringer winning the pitching gong. When your highest ERA is under 3, you know things are going well with your staff. Of equal importance is how sparingly our BP was required over this period, as those earlier months had been taxing on them to say the least.
With around 30 games to go, both our and the Yanks leads are handy without either of us able to relax just yet. The Philly teams are each having a fantastic year and cannot be ruled out until the "e" sits beside their names in the standings.
Awards, news and leaders. It's almost scary how closely the game is replicating Lou Gehrig's decline. While his ratings remain untouched, he has only managed 6 HR this year and is hitting an unthinkable 243. He sits just 9 behind the Babe on the homers list now and I remain convinced he'll overhaul him eventually, but all of a sudden the 600 mark looks like a tough get. Chuck Klein reaches the 2000 hit plateau.
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