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Show WHEN WALLY SCHANG BUNTED Slim Love Knows How It Feels to Expect a Bunt and Have Batter Hit Out Home Run. "Slim" Love knows the embarrassment embarrass-ment that seizes a pitcher who is expecting ex-pecting a bunt and then has the batter bat-ter cross him with a home run. It happened In a game he was twirling twirl-ing two seasons ago against Boston. The score was close, where one run was much to be desired, and Wally Schang was up with a man on second and none out. "Put it over there; let him bunt and get out," the infielders were shouting at "Slim." "Slim" says he did just as he was instructed and came In with the pitch, Wally Schang. ftsady to jump on the bunt with hopes of getting the runner going to third. "The trouble was," Love explained, "that Schang did not do as I had calculated cal-culated he would. He hit a liner to my left, barely missing me. The ball kept mounting and never stopped until it reached the fence. Before it was returned. Schang had scored." |