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LOS ANGELES (UPI) -Jaun-ly Dick Stuart today attributed his homerun splurge to some good advice and a different bat.The Boston first baseman Monday night stroked his ninth homer of the season and seventh in nine games to knock in two runs and puli the Red Sox from behind for a 4-3 win over the luckless Los Angeles Angels.j Two weeks ago I took special batting practice with Mike Higgins (former Boston manager) watching and he noticed I was jerking my head as pitches came over the plate,” Stuart said.“I worked at correcting that by keeping my head low and !f switched to a different bat.iAnd, bingo, I started hitting homers.”Last year Stuart was named for the American League Ail-| Star squad and then removed ifrom the team, but he receiveda pair of All-Star bats.I The talkative first baseman isaid he switched to one of j those bats two weeks ago ana started hitting home runs.“I’ve ordered a full shipment of the hats and that’s all I’m| going to use from now on,” he ; grinned.Latman I* LoserLos Angeles pitcher BarryLatman appeared on the verge of scoring his third win of the season untii he made the mistake of throwing an outside pitch to Stuart who belted it in to the centerfield stands.“It was one of those things,” manager Bill Rigney said, “one bad pitch, one error and there went the game.”Latman had held the Red Sox to four hits and two unearned runs until the eighth. But with two out, Felix Mantilla beat out an infield grounder for a hit before Stuart homered.H'L — 4 m !lt;i m m a V a
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Redlands Daily Facts
Redlands, California, US
Tue, Jun 02, 1964
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