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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 6, 1960
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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 6, 1960 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 6, 1960 |
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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 | May 6, 1960 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Sullivan |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 3,987 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Neil Chrisley | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Gene Stephens | Left Fielder |
Lou Clinton | Right Fielder |
Haywood Sullivan | Catcher |
Frank Sullivan | Pitcher |
Billy Jurges | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 6, 1960
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sullivan
Yost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stephens. Yost reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Sullivan
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Clinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chrisley vs. Sullivan
Chrisley hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yost tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Sullivan
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Sullivan
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards second. Runnels picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Runnels. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bilko vs. Sullivan
Bilko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Bunning
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels hits a line drive into left field. Chrisley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sullivan
Wilson hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Sullivan
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Sullivan
Bunning bunts in front of the plate. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Sullivan
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels 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: ---
Wertz vs. Bunning
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bunning
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Bunning
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clinton vs. Bunning
Clinton strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Sullivan
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. Sullivan
Chrisley hits a line drive into right field. Clinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Sullivan
Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Stephens 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: ---
Sullivan vs. Bunning
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Bunning
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Bunning
Buddin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Sullivan
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Malzone. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Sullivan
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sullivan
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Bunning
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Bunning
Thomson hits a line drive into left field. Chrisley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Bunning
Stephens 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-
Clinton vs. Bunning
Clinton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Sullivan
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Sullivan
Bunning strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Sullivan
Yost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bolling vs. Sullivan
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chrisley vs. Sullivan
Chrisley hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Sullivan
Kaline hits a line drive into right field. Clinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Bunning
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Bunning
Sullivan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Bunning
Buddin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Sullivan
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Sullivan
Bilko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sullivan
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Bunning
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Bunning
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Sullivan
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Sullivan
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Malzone. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Sullivan
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Sullivan
Bolling takes first base on ball four. Bunning moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chrisley vs. Sullivan
Chrisley hits a line drive towards first. Wertz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Bunning
Norm Cash now playing first base.
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clinton vs. Bunning
Clinton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chrisley. Clinton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geiger vs. Bunning
Gary Geiger pinch hits for Haywood Sullivan.
Geiger strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Bunning
Ted Williams pinch hits for Frank Sullivan.
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brewer
Don Gile now catching. Tom Brewer now pitching.
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Brewer
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards second. Runnels scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Brewer
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Bunning
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Bunning
Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Brewer
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Brewer
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Brewer
Bunning hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Bunning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Brewer
Yost strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bunning
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Bunning
Stephens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clinton vs. Bunning
Clinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomson scores. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gile vs. Bunning
Gile bunts towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. Stephens moves to third. Clinton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keough vs. Bunning
Marty Keough pinch hits for Tom Brewer.
Keough is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Buddin vs. Bunning
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. Stephens scores. Clinton moves to third. Keough moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clinton scores. Keough moves to third. Runnels moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/6/1960 -- Detroit at Boston (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Yost E, 3b 5 1 2 0 Buddin D, ss 5 0 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 3 0 1 1 Runnels P, 2b 5 0 2 0 Chrisley N, lf 3 0 0 1 Malzone F, 3b 5 0 1 1 Kaline A, cf 2 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 3 0 1 0 Colavito R, rf 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 2 0 Bilko S, 1b 3 0 0 0 Stephens G, lf 4 1 2 0 Cash N, 1b 1 0 0 0 Clinton L, rf 4 1 2 1 Wilson R, c 4 0 0 0 Sullivan H, c 2 0 0 0 Fernandez C, ss 3 1 1 0 Geiger G, ph 1 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 3 0 1 0 Gile D, c 0 0 0 0 Sullivan F, p 2 0 0 0 Williams T, ph 1 0 0 0 Brewer T, p 0 0 0 0 Keough M, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 6 2 36 3 11 2 Detroit 100 010 000 -- 2 Boston 000 000 003 -- 3 2 outs when winning run was scored. Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Bunning J (L) 8.2 11 3 1 2 13 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Sullivan F 7.0 5 2 2 3 1 Brewer T (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 E -- Runnels P, Malzone F 2, Fernandez C DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 2 LOB -- Detroit 8, Boston 10 2B -- Yost E, Clinton L, Bunning J SH -- Bunning J, Gile D SF -- Chrisley N T -- 2:45 A -- 3987
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