According to Baseball Almanac, the definition of a “June Swoon” is the falling apart after Memorial Day of a team that got off to a good start in April and May. That definition fits the Cincinnati Reds this year. After a good start the Reds went 9-17 in the month of June and fell to 39-45 on the season.
The baseball term “June Swoon” first appeared in 1955 in a newspaper headline about the ____________.
- Cubs
- Giants
- Senators
- Reds
- Rockies
Answer: Cubs
The headline ran in the Oshkosh Northwestern on May 24, 1955, in an Associated Press story by sportswriter Ken Liss. Here’s more on the June Swoon and the team other than the Cubs that’s associated with the term.