And on June 9, 1946, when Williams entered the batter’s box for his first at-bat in the second game of a doubleheader, the ...

The Tigers squandered four leads — 1-0, 2-1, 3-2 and 6-4 — across the first eight innings on May 13 against the Boston Red Sox. In the bottom of the 11th, Báez saved the day and lifted the ...