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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 26, 1963
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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 May 26, 1963 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 26, 1963 |
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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 | May 26, 1963 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Morehead |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Stewart 1B: Al Salerno 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Ed Runge |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Lou Clinton | Right Fielder |
Russ Nixon | Catcher |
Dick Williams | First Baseman |
Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
Dave Morehead | Pitcher |
Johnny Pesky | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Gus Triandos | Catcher |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 26, 1963
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bunning
Geiger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Morehead
Wood hits a popup towards first. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Morehead
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Morehead
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud misplays the ball. That's an error on Bressoud. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Morehead
There goes Kaline. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Kaline steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Morehead
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clinton vs. Bunning
Clinton strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bunning
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bunning
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Morehead
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Morehead
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Triandos vs. Morehead
Triandos hits a popup, foul, towards first. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wert vs. Morehead
Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash scores. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bunning vs. Morehead
Bunning strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wood vs. Morehead
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Bunning
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morehead vs. Bunning
Morehead strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Morehead
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Morehead
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Morehead
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Morehead
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Lamabe
Jack Lamabe now pitching.
McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Lamabe
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Lamabe
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Lamabe
Bunning strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bunning
Geiger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clinton vs. Bunning
Clinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Lamabe
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Lamabe
There goes Wood. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Wood steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Lamabe
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wood scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Lamabe
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Bruton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Lamabe
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamabe fields it and has Kaline trapped. He races towards second and tags Kaline for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Lamabe
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Lamabe
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Lamabe
Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Clinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bunning
Nixon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bunning
Williams hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Bunning
Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamabe vs. Bunning
Lamabe hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Lamabe
Wert hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Lamabe
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Lamabe
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Clinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bunning
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Lamabe
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lamabe
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Lamabe
Colavito hits a fly ball towards center. Geiger settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Geiger. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Lamabe
Cash takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAuliffe vs. Lamabe
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kaline tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Lamabe
Triandos hits a popup towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clinton vs. Bunning
Clinton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bunning
Nixon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bunning
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bressoud vs. Bunning
Bressoud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gosger vs. Bunning
Felix Mantilla pinch runs for Eddie Bressoud. Jim Gosger pinch hits for Jack Lamabe.
Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Fornieles
Felix Mantilla now playing shortstop. Jim Gosger now playing right field. Mike Fornieles now pitching. Billy Gardner now playing third base.
Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Fornieles
There goes Wert. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Wert steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bunning vs. Fornieles
Bunning hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wert moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wood vs. Fornieles
Wood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Wood reaches second base with a double. Wert scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Fornieles
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wood scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Fornieles
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Fornieles
Colavito hits a popup towards short. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Fornieles
Cash hits a line drive into right field. Gosger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gosger. Bruton scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Fornieles
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bunning
Geiger hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Bunning
Gardner strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fornieles vs. Bunning
Fornieles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Fornieles
Triandos hits a line drive towards third. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Fornieles
Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Fornieles
Bunning bunts towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Fornieles
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bunning
Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Bunning
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Bunning
Mantilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gosger vs. Bunning
Gosger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/26/1963, game 1 -- Boston at Detroit (D) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Schilling C, 2b 5 0 0 0 Wood J, 2b 6 2 2 1 Geiger G, cf 4 1 3 1 Bruton B, cf 4 3 2 2 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 2 3 3 Malzone F, 3b 3 0 0 0 Colavito R, lf 4 1 0 0 Gardner B, 3b 1 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 2 2 1 Clinton L, rf 3 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ss 3 1 2 4 Fornieles M, p 1 0 0 0 Triandos G, c 5 0 0 0 Nixon R, c 4 2 3 2 Wert D, 3b 5 1 3 1 Williams D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bunning J, p 4 0 0 0 Bressoud E, ss 2 0 0 0 Mantilla F, pr-ss 1 0 1 0 Morehead D, p 1 0 0 0 Lamabe J, p 1 0 0 0 Gosger J, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 8 3 38 12 14 12 Boston 000 010 110 -- 3 Detroit 015 201 30x -- 12 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Morehead D (L)* 2.0 4 5 5 3 1 Lamabe J 4.0 4 4 3 3 1 Fornieles M 2.0 6 3 3 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Bunning J (W) 9.0 8 3 3 2 10 * Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd E -- Bressoud E, Geiger G, Gosger J LOB -- Boston 7, Detroit 10 2B -- Kaline A, Williams D, Wood J HR -- Kaline A, McAuliffe D, Nixon R 2, Geiger G SB -- Kaline A, Wood J, Wert D SH -- Bunning J SF -- McAuliffe D T -- 2:27 A -- 0
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