July's Batter of the Month, Willie Stargell (RKA), was batting .236 / .289 / .452 at the end of lay on July 2nd. His next game on the 4th commenced a 29 game hitting streak, the longest to date in ATB. During the next 40 calendar days the right fielder/designated hitter batted .410 with 15 2B, 10 HR, and 37 RBI.
At the end of the hit streak he was counted among the better players in the league, batting .289 / .349 / .563 and more than saved his season.
Also note after going hitless on the 14th of August, he recorded hits in his next for games as well, giving him a streak of recording hits in 33 of his last 34 games
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