Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-11
Giants Again
Finding June
Tough Month
By the Associated Press

San Francisco, always the
bridesmaid and never the bride,
is June-struck again.
In each Of their first four
seasons in San Francisco the
Giants have stormed into June
in or close to first place in the
National League standings. only
to fall flat on their faces in
the month of honeymoons and
traditional bliss.
This year. their fifth on the
West Coast. has been no excep-
ton. They absorbed two more
defeats at the hands of st.
Louis yesterday-6-5 and 1873
extending their losing streak
to six straight games.
The double defeat. coupled
with Los Angeles double tri-
umph over Houston, 9-3 and
81, dropped the Giants 2l2
games behind the league-lead-
ing Dodgers. Only a week ago
the Giants led the Dodgers by
two games.
Same Old Pattern
The Giants June collapse is
in the believe-it-or-not cate
CORY:
195S-The Giants were in
first place on June /, enjoying
a one-game lead over Milwau-
kee. They lost IA Of their next
20 to drop into third place. 51a
games off the pace.
1959-The Giants were in
second place, a game in back
of Milwaukee on June /. They
lost nine of their next 16 to
fall two games behind, flubbing
a grand opportunity to take
over the league lead.
1960-The Giants were in
first place on May 80, leading
Pittsburgh by one game. They
lost II of their next % to skid
into third place, ga games be-
hind.
l96l-The Giants were in
first place on May 20. leading
Los Angeles by a game and a
half. They lost eight of their
next 10 to fall into third place,
two games off the pace.
1962-The Giants were in
first place on June S. leading
Los Angeles by two games
They lost their next six to slide
into second place, ga games in
back of the Dodgers.
Pirates Win Twice
In other games yesterday,
Pittsburgh took two games
from Milwaukee, 1873 and 80,
Cincinnati split with Philadel-
phia, winning the second game,
go, after the Phillies had won
the opener, Us, and Chicago,
after losing the first game, 81,
came from behind with three
runs in the ninth on Ernie
Banks pinch homer and one
in the 10th to win the second
game. 5-4. from New York.
A Runaway crowd of 1859
largest at Busch Stadium in 10
years, saw the Cardinals stretch
their winning streak, which
began after eight straight
losses, to seven. Home runs BY
Curt Flood and Stan Musia,
highlighted the double triumph
Flood homered with one or
and one out in the ninth to &C.
count for the tying and win
ming runs in the opener
Musial's came with two on ir
a six-run fourth inning of the
nightcap.
Don Drysdale pitched a six
hitter for his 10th victory ano
Ron Fairly drove in four runs
with a triple, double and two
singles in the Dodgers first
game triumph over Houston
Rodgers PAGES Cubs
Bill Mazeroski and Dick
Schofield drove in nine runs
between them in Pittsburgh'S
first-game victory over Mil
waukee. Mazeroski batting in
five with two home runs. Don
Hoak's four-bagger proved to
be the difference in the night
cap.
Andre Rodgers run-scoring
double off Believer Ken Nc
Kenzie in the 10th after Banks
game-tying, three-run homer
in the ninth, gave the Cubs a
split with the Nets.
Sixth-inning home runs by
Frank Robinson, Gordie Cole
man and Leo Cardenas fea-
tured Cincinnati's second-game
triumph over the Phillies after
Yves Covington had spanked
the Phils to a victory in the