The Cards trade Ted Abernathy, acquired May 29, to the Royals for P Chris Zachary. Abernathy will go 9-3 the rest of the year for Kansas City.
The return of Denny McLain following his suspension is witnessed by a gathering of 53,863 fans and 71 writers. He is knocked out of the box in the 6th inning, but the Tigers rally to beat the Yankees in the 11th, 6 – 5.
The Reds top the Braves, 9 – 2, as Tommy Helms becomes the first Red player to go deep at Riverfront Stadium. Helms’s homer, which hits the LF pole just above the wall, is his only one of the year.
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