6 ▁for ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x , ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Brow ns , ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers , ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁and ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s , ▁with ▁brief ▁tr ades ▁to ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁Cleveland . ▁A ▁s lap ▁h itter , ▁Batt s ▁played ▁mostly ▁backup ▁roles ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁career ; ▁during ▁parts ▁of ▁ten ▁ML B ▁seasons , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 5 4 6 ▁games ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 6 9 ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁ 2 6 ▁home ▁runs , ▁and ▁ 2 1 9 ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in . ▁ ▁Early ▁and ▁personal ▁life ▁Batt s ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁Texas . ▁When ▁his ▁mother ▁died , ▁his ▁father ▁married ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁sister . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁uncle ▁of ▁former ▁major ▁le ag uer ▁D anny ▁He ep . ▁ ▁Path ▁to ▁the ▁maj ors ▁ ▁G row ing ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁sand l ots ▁of ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁Batt s ▁batt ed ▁and ▁threw ▁right - hand ed . ▁But ▁in ▁a ▁flu ke ▁position ▁change ▁up , ▁he ▁found ▁his ▁n iche ▁behind ▁the ▁plate ▁on ▁a ▁sem ip ro ▁team . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁fresh man ▁at ▁Bay lor ▁University ▁and ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁Red ▁So x ▁sc outs . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁when ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁Boston ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁pay ing ▁his ▁tu ition , ▁the ▁Bay lor ▁team ▁dropped ▁him . ▁ ▁Batt s