On May 16, 1954, Ted Williams is back, though grimacing with each swing, after suffering a collarbone fracture

and goes 8 for 9 with two home runs and seven RBI in a doubleheader against the Tigers. Williams has three hits in game one, a 7 – 6 loss. He goes 5 for 5 in the nightcap, including both home runs, but Boston loses, 9 – 8, in 14 innings. His heroics, however, do not prevent the Red Sox from losing both games to the Detroit Tigers.

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