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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 5, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 5, 1948 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 11,434 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Red Jones 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Bill Summers |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Ed Mierkowicz | Left Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Jimmy Outlaw | Right Fielder |
| Sam Vico | First Baseman |
| Hank Riebe | Catcher |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jake Jones | First Baseman |
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 5, 1948
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Parnell
Lipon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams throws the ball in to Doerr who tags Lipon, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Parnell
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Parnell covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a line drive towards first. Vico reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mierkowicz vs. Parnell
Mierkowicz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Parnell
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Parnell
Outlaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. Parnell
Vico hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Mierkowicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Trucks
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riebe vs. Parnell
Riebe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Parnell
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens misplays the ball. That's an error on Stephens. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Parnell
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Trucks
Mele strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Trucks
Parnell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Parnell
Mayo hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mierkowicz vs. Parnell
Mierkowicz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Parnell
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Parnell
Outlaw hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Parnell
Vico hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Riebe vs. Parnell
Riebe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Trucks
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Trucks
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Parnell
Trucks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Parnell
Lipon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Parnell
Mayo hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lipon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mierkowicz vs. Parnell
Mierkowicz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lipon scores. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Parnell
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams throws the ball in to Stephens who relays the ball to Doerr who tags Evers trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kell scores. Mierkowicz moves to third. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parnell vs. Trucks
The umpire calls a balk on Trucks Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parnell vs. Trucks
Parnell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tebbetts scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trucks
There's a wild pitch. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Parnell
Outlaw hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Parnell
Vico hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Riebe vs. Parnell
Riebe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Mierkowicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Trucks
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Mierkowicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Parnell
Trucks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Parnell
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Parnell
The umpire calls a balk on Parnell Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayo vs. Parnell
The umpire calls a balk on Parnell Lipon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayo vs. Parnell
Mayo hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lipon scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mierkowicz vs. Parnell
Mierkowicz takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Dorish
Fritz Dorish now pitching.
Evers takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to third. Mierkowicz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Outlaw vs. Dorish
Outlaw hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Trucks
Mele hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Trucks
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Fritz Dorish.
Goodman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Vico hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vico for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riebe vs. Kinder
Riebe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trucks vs. Kinder
Trucks bunts in front of the plate. Tebbetts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Trout
Dizzy Trout now pitching.
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Trout
Trout fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Trout. Pesky scores. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Trout
Doerr hits a popup towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spence vs. Trout
Stan Spence pinch hits for Jake Jones.
Spence hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stephens scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Trout
Mele strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Kinder
Stan Spence now playing first base.
Lipon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Kinder
Mayo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Kinder
Kell bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Lipon moves to third. Mayo moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mierkowicz vs. Kinder
Mierkowicz strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evers vs. Kinder
Evers hits a fly ball towards left. Williams catches it and throws to home to double up Lipon. View Play
Bottom 10
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trout
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kinder vs. Trout
Kinder bunts towards first. Vico scoops it up and throws to first, with Mayo covering, for the out. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Trout
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Trout
Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Mierkowicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Kinder
Outlaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. Kinder
Vico bunts towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutchinson vs. Kinder
Fred Hutchinson pinch hits for Hank Riebe.
Hutchinson hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trout vs. Kinder
Trout hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trout
Hal Wagner now catching.
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trout
Stephens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1948 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Lipon J, ss 4 2 2 0 DiMaggio D, cf 5 0 0 0
Mayo E, 2b 5 0 1 1 Pesky J, 3b 5 1 2 1
Kell G, 3b 4 1 3 0 Williams T, lf 5 0 1 0
Mierkowicz E, lf 3 0 1 1 Stephens V, ss 5 2 2 1
Evers H, cf 4 0 1 1 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Outlaw J, rf 3 0 0 0 Jones J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Vico S, 1b 5 0 2 0 Spence S, ph-1b 1 0 1 1
Riebe H, c 3 0 0 0 Mele S, rf 4 0 0 0
Hutchinson F, ph 1 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 1 2 0
Wagner H, c 0 0 0 0 Parnell M, p 2 0 0 0
Trucks V, p 4 0 1 0 Dorish F, p 0 0 0 0
Trout D, p 1 0 0 0 Goodman B, ph 0 0 0 0
Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0
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37 3 11 3 38 4 8 3
Detroit 000 002 010 00 -- 3
Boston 000 001 002 01 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V* 8.0 5 3 2 0 6
Trout D (L) 2.1 3 1 1 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell M 7.2 10 3 3 3 0
Dorish F 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Kinder E (W) 3.0 1 0 0 3 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Stephens V, Trout D
DP -- Boston 6
LOB -- Detroit 9, Boston 5
HR -- Stephens V
SH -- Kell G, Kinder E
HBP -- by Trucks V (Goodman B)
WP -- Trucks V
Balk -- Trucks V, Parnell M 2
T -- 2:36
A -- 11434
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