The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-15
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1 New York, July 15-(UP)-For whatever use posterity wants to make of it, Manager Lou Boudreau of Cleveland offered today his non- patented, non-guaranteed method of trying to keep Boston's Ted Will Jams from demoralizing ball club. It worked-after a fashion. Desperate strategy was in order at Boston yesterday when Williams came to bat for the second time in the second game of double header, which the Red Sox won II to 10 and to 4. Williams had three homers and single in the opener and double in his first time up in the second game.
 Defense Sent To Right
 Boudreau's own great efforts had gone for nothing in the opener when he hit homer and four dou- bles to drive in four runs, only to be topped by Williams, who drove in eight.
 So when Thunderbolt Theodore strode to the plate for the second time in the night cap, Boudreau lined up the Indians defensively as perhaps no other major league team in history had played a bat ter. In effect he had two right fielders, two first basemen and two second haSemen. Left fielder George Case was moved in to play the entire left side of the infield and the outfield, while six others concentrated on the other side to waylay anything the deadly right field hitting Williams might send in their direction.
 Williams might have crossed up the strategy by pushing ball into the vast vacant expanse, but he ac- cepted the challenge and hit a vii cious grounder to shortstop Bou- dreau, who threw him out from a normal second base position. Twice more the Indians used that defen- sive lineup against Williams, but OOlhi lilliCo llC NdlhCO tO Illdkc Gllc shift unnecessary. In his final time at bat there were men on base so the fielders played con- ventionally.
 If everybody starts playing me like that I'll just have to start bat ting right handed" Williams said, grinning, after the game.
 He brought his homer total to 26, his runs batted in to 82, his runs scored to 8e, and his bases on balls to 96, all tops for both leagues in the greatest one-day per- formance of the season. One of his first game homers came with the bases loaded and another with two abase put Boston ahead for keeps in the eighth inning. The only pitching of merit was by Yankee castoff Bill (Zum zum) Zuber, who skinned through to an eight-hit second game victory, though he needed relief help.
 IT. victories gave the Red Sox theii Host commanding lead of the season. II games over the Yankees who were hunbled twice at New York, to l and to by the up and coming Detroit Tigers. Hal Newhouser pitched a three-hitter for his 17th victory in the opener and another lefty, Frank (Stubby) Overmire, won his first game with fiye-hit effort in the nightcap Hank Greenberg with a triple, dou- ble, and single supplied the platter power in the opener while catcher Paul Richards three-run triple was the big blow in the second.
 In the National, the trend was the other way as the Cardinals cut Brooklyn'S lead to 2 1-2 games with stirring clutch victories, 5 to and to in 12 innings at St. Louis. Enos Claughter's two run homer in the eighth gave relief pitcher Ted Wilks the opening victory, while Stan Musial was the whole show in the second, breaking up the game with homer after sending it into extra innings with triple in the eighth, scoring on a long fly tc tie the count at 1-all. Murry Dick son went all the way to gain his sixth victory.
 The third place Cubs put over al, their runs in three innings then lei Hank Borowy coast to a 14-hit, [ to 4 victory over the Giants in 8 single game at Chicago. Phil Ca varetta set the Cub pace with a homer and two singles.
 Johnny Vandermeer pitched tht Reds to a 3 to 0 victory over the PhilS at Cincinnati, but the home folks had no hurler to cope witt Emil Verban in the second game and he got five hits against three different pitchers, pacing the Phil! to an to ? triumph. Ken RaffenS. berger hurled the win.
 The Pirates got fine pitchine from Truett (Rip) Sewell but only one of the highly-arched "bloope, losses" that brought him notoriety in the AllStar game, and he wor a 5 to 2 game from the Braves a Pittsburgh, who had taken the oper CT, 4 to 1 behind Warren Spahn! steady flinging. Frankie Gustine' homer was the only Pirate tally.
 The Senators strengthened thei hold on fourth place in the Amer ican with to and to victorie over the fifth place Browns a Washington behind the pitching 0 Sid Hudson and Ray Scarborough Rookie Gil Coan made three frs game hits for the Mats while Ger
 aid Priddy tripled and singled il