The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-06
B0fterS Hove
 EurIyEdse0n Most Pitchers

New York, May G. UP) Tt wasn't the lively ball that was ioth- ering big league pitchers today-it was the lively batters.
 The sporting goods folks insist there has been no change in the kind of baseballs being used this year, but the pitchers have found that there is 8 definite change in the kind of batters who are swing ing at them.
 Led by the slam-bang New York Yankees, who are hitting homers at the near-record rate of one per game for a total of 19, the Amer ican League has n route clouts to date as compared with a mere 90 in the corresponding period of 1945. The National League is up, too, with 64 homers this year as compared with A at this time last year. Every American League club but the Browns is ahead of last years homer production and the Browns are even. All but two National League teams, the Giants and Braves, are ahead of the 1925 clip.
 The Yankees, who are virtually abreast of their American League record year of 1886 when they hit 155 homers in 153 games, used a four-base wallop by Charley Keller yesterday to start them on the way to 8 { to 3 victory over 46-year- old Ted Lyons of the White Sox. King Kong Has 3 Keller'S homer gave Ernie Bon- ham 8 second inning lead he never relinquished. It was Keller's third homer of the season, putting him two behind teamnate Joe DilEag- gio, who leads both leagues with five and is running exactly even with the record pace of Babe Ruth who hit 60 homerS in 1927. Ruth didn't get his sixth homer that year until May 10.
 Bonham's victory in his first start put the Yankees 8 game and 6 half behind the pace-setting Rec Sox, who were rained out at Bos- ton.
 : The world champion Detroit Tigers used a home run by Hanl Greenberg to start them off to ( 5 to 4 victory at Philadelphia after a first game 10 to 2 defeat that rar their losing streak to seven straight games. The Tigers, who are em. parked on a disastrous road trip gained their first victory in mort than week on the artistic pitchinf of Tommy Bridges and the clutcr hitting of Eddie Lake who singlet home two runs with the bases filled to put the Tigers ahead to stay ii the seventh. Louis (Bobo) NewSom whose comeback campaign has beer an American League highlight, wor his third game against one defea in the opener when Alton Bentol was touched for seven runs in tn first three innings. Jack Wallaes, and Sam Chapman got homers fo the As in the double bill.
 The Senators, led by Cecil Travi who made five hits including
 triple, bonbarded the Indians c Washington, 12 to 4. Sherry Robert son hit 8 home run for the Mats helping to back the 12-hit attack of four pitchers. Emil Dutch) Leon ard was the winner, though he wa relieved in the fifth.
 Dodgers Drop 2
 ;, Pittsburgh moved into a fourtl place tie in the National with double win over the visiting Brook lyn Dodgers, 5 to 4 in Il inning and 4 to 3 in a six-inning game called because of the Pennsylvani, curfew. Augie Galan's wild throV on blunt set up the winning rm the opener though he yielded hitting a single to score .Ralpl Kiner. The Bucs also won the sec ond game in the final inning whel Frankie Gustine doubled to SCOT Frank Zak.
 The Cubs put over 8 il ru blast in the seventh to beat tn PhillieS at Chicago, 13 to l, afte which they got weary and Phila delphia did the base-running t take the second game, 2 to 1. Han Borowy, ace of the Cub staff las season, won his first 1946 game the opene rthough he yielded 1 hits. Andy Pafko got a homer fo Chicago and Jim Wasdell got Phil < adelphia's only run with a fourt 5 inning round tripper. Rookie Die