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Red Sox 8 @ Tigers 2
Tiger Stadium
August 6, 1966

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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 August 6, 1966 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Red Sox with a score of 8 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 6, 1966 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 8 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 8
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 2 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherLee Stange  
Losing PitcherDenny McLain  
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Game Winning RBIJoe Foy 

Game Info

DateAugust 6, 1966 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherLee Stange  
Home Starting PitcherDenny McLain  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance14,903 
Time of Game2 hours 35 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lou DiMuro
1B: Hank Soar
2B: Nestor Chylak
3B: Cal Drummond

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jose Tartabull  Center Fielder 
Joe Foy  Third Baseman 
Carl Yastrzemski  Left Fielder 
Tony Conigliaro  Right Fielder 
Don Demeter  First Baseman 
Rico Petrocelli  Shortstop 
Eddie Kasko  Second Baseman 
Mike Ryan  Catcher 
Lee Stange  Pitcher 
Billy Herman  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Wert  Third Baseman 
Dick McAuliffe  Shortstop 
Norm Cash  First Baseman 
Al Kaline  Center Fielder 
Willie Horton  Left Fielder 
Jim Northrup  Right Fielder 
Jerry Lumpe  Second Baseman 
Bill Freehan  Catcher 
Denny McLain  Pitcher 
Frank Skaff  Manager 

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Red Sox 8 @ Tigers 2
Tiger Stadium
August 6, 1966

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         Game of 8/6/1966 -- Boston at Detroit (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Tartabull J, cf       5  2  4  1   Wert D, 3b            4  0  0  0   
Foy J, 3b             4  0  1  1   McAuliffe D, ss       4  0  0  0   
Yastrzemski C, lf     2  1  0  0   Cash N, 1b            4  0  2  0   
Green L, lf           1  0  1  0   Kaline A, cf          4  0  1  0   
Conigliaro T, rf      5  1  1  0   Horton W, lf          4  1  2  0   
Demeter D, 1b         4  2  2  2   Northrup J, rf        4  1  2  2   
Scott G, 1b           1  0  0  0   Lumpe J, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Petrocelli R, ss      5  1  1  0   Freehan B, c          3  0  1  0   
Kasko E, 2b           4  0  2  2   McLain D, p           1  0  1  0   
Ryan M, c             3  1  1  0   Pena O, p             0  0  0  0   
Stange L, p           2  0  0  0   Gladding F, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Tracewski D, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Sparma J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Wood J, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Aguirre H, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  8 13  6                        34  2  9  2

Boston           101 240 000 --  8
Detroit          000 000 002 --  2

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stange L (W)          9.0  9  2  2  0  3

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
McLain D (L)          3.1  6  4  3  1  1
Pena O                1.0  2  3  3  1  1
Gladding F            1.2  4  1  0  0  1
Sparma J              2.0  0  0  0  1  1
Aguirre H             1.0  1  0  0  1  2

E -- Horton W 2
DP -- Boston 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Detroit 5
2B -- Kasko E, Tartabull J, Horton W, Freehan B
3B -- Tartabull J
HR -- Demeter D, Northrup J
CS -- Yastrzemski C, Kaline A
SH -- Stange L 2
WP -- Pena O
T -- 2:35
A -- 14903

    

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