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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 5, 1951
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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 August 5, 1951 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 5, 1951 |
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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 | August 5, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
Home Starting Pitcher | Walt Masterson |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 34,546 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McKinley |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Pat Mullin | Left Fielder |
Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
Red Rolfe | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Clyde Vollmer | Right Fielder |
Les Moss | Catcher |
Walt Masterson | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 5, 1951
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Masterson
Lipon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Masterson
There goes Lipon. The throw from Moss, and Doerr drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kell vs. Masterson
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lipon scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Masterson
Kryhoski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Masterson
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Masterson
Mullin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Masterson
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Masterson
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Masterson
Priddy takes first base on ball four. Ginsberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trucks vs. Masterson
Trucks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ginsberg scores. Priddy moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lipon vs. Masterson
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doerr fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Pesky covering. It's a double play. Priddy scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Masterson
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Trucks
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Trucks
Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Trucks
Moss takes first base on ball four. Hatfield moves to third. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maxwell vs. Trucks
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Walt Masterson.
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio is hit by the pitch. Hatfield scores. Vollmer moves to third. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Stobbs
Chuck Stobbs now pitching.
Kryhoski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Stobbs
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Stobbs
Hoot Evers pinch hits for Pat Mullin.
Evers strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Stobbs
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Hoot Evers now playing left field.
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. Trucks
Hatfield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Trucks
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Stobbs
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Stobbs
Priddy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trucks vs. Stobbs
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Stobbs
Lipon hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Trucks
Moss is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stobbs vs. Trucks
Stobbs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kryhoski vs. Stobbs
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Souchock vs. Stobbs
Bud Souchock pinch hits for Vic Wertz.
Souchock hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Stobbs
Evers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Evers reaches second base with a double. Kell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Stobbs
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Bud Souchock now playing right field.
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Trucks
Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Trucks
Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Stobbs
Ginsberg hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Stobbs
Priddy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Stobbs
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Stobbs
Lipon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kolloway vs. Stobbs
Don Kolloway pinch hits for Dick Kryhoski.
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Don Kolloway now playing first base.
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Trucks
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Lou Boudreau pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs.
Boudreau is hit by the pitch. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
Mickey McDermott pinch runs for Lou Boudreau.
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Vollmer moves to third. McDermott moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pesky vs. Cain
Bob Cain now pitching.
Pesky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vollmer scores. McDermott moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Cain
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. McDermott scores. DiMaggio moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doerr vs. Cain
Doerr is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatfield vs. Cain
Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. Pesky scores. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Borowy
Hank Borowy now pitching.
Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Taylor
Harry Taylor now pitching.
Souchock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Taylor
Evers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Souchock moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Groth strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ginsberg vs. Kinder
Ginsberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Ginsberg reaches second base with a double. Souchock scores. Evers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Priddy vs. Kinder
Priddy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Kinder
Charlie Keller pinch hits for Hank Borowy.
Keller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ginsberg scores. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Kinder
Lipon hits a popup towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Kinder
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Trout
Dizzy Trout now pitching.
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Trout
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kinder vs. Trout
Kinder strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Kinder
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Kinder
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Souchock for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kinder
Evers hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trout
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trout
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trout
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Trout
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Kinder
Groth hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Kinder
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Kinder
Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Trout
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Trout
Dropo hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Trout
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Trout's glove, towards Priddy, who fields it, throws to second, with Lipon covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/5/1951, game 2 -- Detroit at Boston (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Lipon J, ss 5 1 2 0 DiMaggio D, cf 3 1 0 1 Kell G, 3b 5 1 2 1 Pesky J, ss 5 1 2 1 Kryhoski D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Williams T, lf 4 0 1 1 Kolloway D, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 2 0 Wertz V, rf 1 0 0 0 Hatfield F, 3b 3 1 1 2 Souchock B, ph-rf 2 1 0 0 Dropo W, 1b 5 0 0 0 Mullin P, lf 1 0 1 0 Vollmer C, rf 3 1 0 0 Evers H, ph-lf 4 1 2 1 Moss L, c 3 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 5 0 0 0 Masterson W, p 0 0 0 0 Ginsberg J, c 5 2 2 2 Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0 Priddy J, 2b 2 2 1 1 Stobbs C, p 0 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 3 0 1 1 Boudreau L, ph 0 0 0 0 Cain B, p 0 0 0 0 McDermott M, pr 0 1 0 0 Borowy H, p 0 0 0 0 Taylor H, p 0 0 0 0 Keller C, ph 1 0 1 1 Kinder E, p 1 0 0 0 Trout D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 8 13 7 32 5 6 5 Detroit 120 011 300 -- 8 Boston 010 004 000 -- 5 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Trucks V 5.1 3 4 4 7 5 Cain B 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 Borowy H (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Trout D (S) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Masterson W 2.0 4 3 3 2 1 Stobbs C 4.0 6 2 2 1 4 Taylor H (L)* 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 Kinder E 3.0 2 1 1 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Doerr B DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 1 LOB -- Detroit 9, Boston 11 2B -- Kell G, Evers H, Ginsberg J HR -- Priddy J SB -- Lipon J HBP -- by Trucks V (DiMaggio D), by Trucks V (Boudreau L), by Cain B (Doerr B) T -- 2:48 A -- 34546
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