 He appeared in 7 games before the end of the season, batting .500 (8-for-16).During the season, as backup catcher to Birdie Tebbetts, Batts appeared in 46 games while batting .314 with 1 home run and 24 RBI.The Red Sox and Indians finished the season with identical records of 96–58, and had a playoff game that was won by the Indians.