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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 20, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 20, 1948 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 20, 1948 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 20, 1948 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Harris |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Hutchinson |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 6,890 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Red Jones 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Bill Summers |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
Stan Spence | Right Fielder |
Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
Lou Stringer | Second Baseman |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Mickey Harris | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
Neil Berry | Second Baseman |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Pat Mullin | Center Fielder |
Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
Jimmy Outlaw | Third Baseman |
Sam Vico | First Baseman |
Bob Swift | Catcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 20, 1948
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Hutchinson
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Hutchinson
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Hutchinson
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Hutchinson
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Hutchinson
The ball gets by Swift for a passed ball. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spence vs. Hutchinson
Spence strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Harris
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Harris
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Harris
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Stringer. Berry goes all the way around to score. Wertz moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mullin vs. Harris
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wakefield vs. Harris
There's a wild pitch. Wertz scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Harris
Wakefield strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hutchinson
Goodman hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Hutchinson
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Outlaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Hutchinson
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mullin. Tebbetts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Hutchinson
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Harris
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Harris
Vico hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Harris
Swift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutchinson vs. Harris
Hutchinson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Hutchinson
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Hutchinson
Pesky takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Hutchinson
The ball gets by Swift for a passed ball. DiMaggio moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Hutchinson
Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Berry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stephens vs. Hutchinson
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon misplays the ball. That's an error on Lipon. DiMaggio scores. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spence vs. Hutchinson
Spence hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Spence reaches second base with a double. Pesky scores. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goodman vs. Hutchinson
Goodman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stringer vs. Hutchinson
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Harris
Lipon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Harris
Berry bunts towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Harris
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullin vs. Harris
Mullin strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Hutchinson
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Hutchinson
Harris bunts towards third. Outlaw fields it and throws to first for the out. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Hutchinson
DiMaggio hits a line drive off the glove of Outlaw, and into shallow left field. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Tebbetts moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pesky vs. Hutchinson
Pesky hits a line drive into right field. Wertz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wertz. Tebbetts scores. DiMaggio scores. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Hutchinson
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. Williams reaches second base with a double. Pesky scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Hutchinson
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spence vs. Hutchinson
There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spence vs. Hutchinson
Spence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Hutchinson
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Harris
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Harris
Outlaw hits a popup, foul, towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Harris
Vico hits a fly ball into right field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Hutchinson
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Outlaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Hutchinson
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Outlaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Hutchinson
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Harris
Swift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutchinson vs. Harris
Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Harris
Lipon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Harris
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Hutchinson
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Hutchinson
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hutchinson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Harris
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Harris
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Harris
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Outlaw vs. Harris
Outlaw takes first base on ball four. Mullin moves to third. Wakefield moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vico vs. Harris
Vico hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Swift vs. Harris
Swift hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Hutchinson
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Outlaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Hutchinson
Spence hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vico scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spence for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hutchinson
Goodman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stringer vs. Hutchinson
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Harris
Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Harris
Lipon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Harris
Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Harris
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Hutchinson
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Hutchinson
Harris hits a popup in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Hutchinson
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Hutchinson
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Harris
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Harris
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Harris
Outlaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. Harris
Vico hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Outlaw moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swift vs. Harris
Swift takes first base on ball four. Outlaw moves to third. Vico moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hutchinson vs. Harris
Hutchinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hutchinson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vico scoops it up and throws to first, with Hutchinson covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Hutchinson
Stephens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Hutchinson
Spence hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hutchinson
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Harris
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Harris
Berry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Harris
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/20/1948 -- Boston at Detroit (D) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI DiMaggio D, cf 5 3 4 0 Lipon J, ss 3 0 0 0 Pesky J, 3b 4 2 2 2 Berry N, 2b 3 1 2 0 Williams T, lf 5 0 1 2 Wertz V, rf 5 1 0 0 Stephens V, ss 5 1 1 2 Mullin P, cf 4 0 1 0 Spence S, rf 4 0 1 1 Wakefield D, lf 3 0 0 0 Goodman B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Outlaw J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Stringer L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Vico S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 1 2 0 Swift B, c 1 0 0 0 Harris M, p 3 0 0 0 Hutchinson F, p 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 7 12 7 29 2 4 0 Boston 102 300 001 -- 7 Detroit 200 000 000 -- 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Harris M (W) 9.0 4 2 0 9 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Hutchinson F (L) 9.0 12 7 7 3 1 E -- Stringer L, Pesky J, Lipon J, Wertz V DP -- Boston 2, Detroit 1 LOB -- Boston 8, Detroit 10 2B -- Tebbetts B, Spence S, DiMaggio D, Williams T, Goodman B HR -- Stephens V SH -- Berry N, Harris M WP -- Harris M, Hutchinson F PB -- Swift B 2 T -- 1:43 A -- 6890
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