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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 21, 1955
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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 June 21, 1955 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 21, 1955 |
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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 | June 21, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
Home Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 25,332 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Red Flaherty |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Fred Hatfield | Second Baseman |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Frank House | Catcher |
Reno Bertoia | Shortstop |
Ned Garver | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
Billy Klaus | Shortstop |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Norm Zauchin | First Baseman |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 21, 1955
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Nixon
Hatfield strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Nixon
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Nixon
Kaline strikes out. There goes Tuttle. The throw from White to second, and Tuttle is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Garver
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garver
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Nixon
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Nixon
Delsing hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Delsing reaches second base with a double. Torgeson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Nixon
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Delsing moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
House vs. Nixon
House strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bertoia vs. Nixon
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Garver
Zauchin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garver
White hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Nixon
Garver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Nixon
Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Nixon
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Nixon
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Garver
Hatton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garver
Piersall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Piersall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Garver
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Nixon
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Nixon
Delsing hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Nixon
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Nixon
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Garver
Klaus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Garver
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Nixon
Bertoia is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Nixon
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Nixon
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Nixon
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Nixon
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Garver
Zauchin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Zauchin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Garver
White hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Garver
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zauchin moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piersall vs. Garver
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Nixon
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Nixon
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Nixon
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops it up and throws to first, with Nixon covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Garver
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Garver
Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Nixon
House hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Nixon
Bertoia hits a fly ball towards right. Jensen settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Jensen. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Nixon
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Nixon
Hatfield hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garver
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zauchin vs. Garver
Zauchin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Garver
White hits a line drive into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatton vs. Garver
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Jensen scores. Zauchin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Garver
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Nixon
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Nixon
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Nixon
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. Kaline moves to third. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Delsing vs. Nixon
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kaline scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Hurd
Tom Hurd now pitching.
Boone bunts towards first. Zauchin scoops it up and throws to first, with Goodman covering, for the out. Torgeson moves to third. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
House vs. Hurd
House is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Hurd
Bubba Phillips pinch runs for Frank House. Harvey Kuenn pinch hits for Reno Bertoia.
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torgeson tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garver vs. Hurd
Garver hits a popup towards first. Zauchin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Garver
Fred Hatfield now playing shortstop. Red Wilson now catching. Harry Malmberg now playing second base. Gene Stephens pinch hits for Tom Hurd.
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klaus vs. Garver
Tom Brewer pinch runs for Billy Goodman.
Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Garver
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen hits a popup towards short. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Garver
Zauchin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Garver
There's a wild pitch. Zauchin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Garver
White strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Kinder
Eddie Joost now playing second base. Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Kinder
Tuttle strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kinder
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Kinder
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/21/1955 -- Detroit at Boston (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Hatfield F, 2b-ss 3 0 0 0 Goodman B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 3 1 1 0 Brewer T, pr 0 1 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 1 0 0 Joost E, 2b 0 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 2 1 1 Klaus B, ss 4 0 1 0 Delsing J, lf 4 0 2 2 Williams T, lf 3 2 1 3 Boone R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 0 House F, c 3 0 0 0 Zauchin N, 1b 4 0 3 0 Phillips B, pr 0 0 0 0 White S, c 4 0 0 0 Wilson R, c 0 0 0 0 Hatton G, 3b 3 0 1 2 Bertoia R, ss 3 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 3 0 1 0 Kuenn H, ph 0 0 0 1 Nixon W, p 2 0 0 0 Malmberg H, 2b 0 0 0 0 Hurd T, p 0 0 0 0 Garver N, p 4 0 1 0 Stephens G, ph 1 1 1 0 Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 4 6 4 32 5 10 5 Detroit 010 000 030 -- 4 Boston 000 000 23x -- 5 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Garver N (L) 8.0 10 5 5 1 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Nixon W* 7.0 6 4 4 5 4 Hurd T (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Kinder E (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th E -- Jensen J DP -- Detroit 2, Boston 1 LOB -- Detroit 9, Boston 4 2B -- Delsing J, Piersall J, Zauchin N HR -- Williams T CS -- Tuttle B SH -- Boone R SF -- Kuenn H WP -- Garver N T -- 2:45 A -- 25332
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