▁playing ▁time ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years ; ▁in ▁ ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁ 6 0 ▁games ▁but ▁only ▁hit ▁for ▁a ▁. 2 4 2 ▁average ▁with ▁ 3 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 3 1 ▁R BI , ▁while ▁in ▁ ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 7 5 ▁games ▁and ▁raised ▁his ▁average ▁to ▁. 2 7 3 ▁with ▁ 4 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 3 4 ▁R BI . ▁Batt s ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁anti - S emit ic ▁b ait ing ▁of ▁future ▁M VP ▁and ▁four - time ▁All ▁Star ▁Al ▁Rosen , ▁who ▁challeng ed ▁Batt s ▁but ▁was ▁interrupted ▁by ▁other ▁players ▁who ▁r ushed ▁Batt s ▁away . ▁▁ ▁Manager ▁Steve ▁O ' Ne ill ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁team , ▁and ▁Batt s ▁said ▁" he ▁didn ' t ▁like ▁me ▁for ▁some ▁reason ." ▁Then ▁in ▁May ▁ ▁Batt s ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Brow ns ▁after ▁getting ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁slow ▁start , ▁hitting ▁just ▁ 4 - for - 2 9 ▁(. 1 3 8 ) ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁games . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁ 5 ▁seasons ▁with ▁Boston , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 ▁games ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 7 2 ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁ 9 ▁home ▁runs , ▁and ▁ 9 6 ▁R BI . ▁ ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Brow ns ▁Batt s ▁spent ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Brow ns , ▁his ▁only ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁club . ▁He ▁played