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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 6, 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 August 6, 1963 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 6, 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 | August 6, 1963 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Wilson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 13,288 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Kinnamon 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Felix Mantilla | Shortstop |
Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
Russ Nixon | Catcher |
Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
Earl Wilson | Pitcher |
Johnny Pesky | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
George Smith | Second Baseman |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 6, 1963
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Lary
Mantilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Lary
Malzone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Wilson
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wilson
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Wilson
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colavito vs. Wilson
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Wilson
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Wilson
Phillips hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Lary
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Lary
Mejias hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Lary
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wilson
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Wilson
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Wilson
Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. Wilson
Bruton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Bruton reaches second base with a double. Freehan scores. There goes Lary trying to get to home. Yastrzemski throws the ball in to Nixon, who tags Lary for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Wilson
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Wilson
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Lary
Mantilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Mantilla goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Lary
Malzone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Lary
Stuart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Wilson
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wilson
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Wilson
Phillips hits a line drive for a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Lary
Mejias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mejias moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Lary
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lary, and towards McAuliffe, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wilson
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Wilson
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Smith reaches second base with a double. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lary vs. Wilson
Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. Wilson
Bruton takes first base on ball four. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAuliffe vs. Wood
Wilbur Wood now pitching.
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Wood
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Wood
Colavito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Lary
Mantilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Lary
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wood
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Wood
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Wood
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Wood
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Smith reaches second base with a double. Phillips scores. Freehan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Wood
Wood spins and fires to second and Mantilla drops the ball. That's an error on Mantilla. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lary vs. Wood
Lary bunts towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Wood
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Lary
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Lary
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wood
McAuliffe 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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wood
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Wood
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Wood
Cash hits a popup towards short. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Lary
Jim Gosger pinch hits for Wilbur Wood.
Gosger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Lary
Mantilla hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Earley
Arnold Earley now pitching.
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Earley
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Earley
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. Phillips goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lary vs. Earley
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bruton vs. Earley
Bruton strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Lary
Malzone hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Lary
Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Lary
Mejias hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Earley
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Earley
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Earley
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Earley
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Earley
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Earley
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon 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, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling 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, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lary
Dick Williams pinch hits for Arnold Earley.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/6/1963 -- Boston at Detroit (N) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Mantilla F, ss 4 1 3 0 Bruton B, cf 4 0 1 1 Geiger G, cf 4 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ss 4 1 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 1 1 Kaline A, rf 3 1 1 1 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Colavito R, lf 5 1 2 3 Stuart D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mejias R, rf 4 0 1 0 Phillips B, 3b 4 2 2 0 Nixon R, c 4 0 1 0 Freehan B, c 5 3 3 0 Schilling C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Smith G, 2b 4 2 3 3 Wilson E, p 2 0 0 0 Lary F, p 3 0 2 2 Wood W, p 0 0 0 0 Gosger J, ph 1 0 1 0 Earley A, p 0 0 0 0 Williams D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 1 9 1 36 10 16 10 Boston 001 000 000 -- 1 Detroit 110 230 12x -- 10 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Wilson E (L)* 3.0 9 4 4 3 1 Wood W 3.0 4 3 2 0 0 Earley A 2.0 3 3 3 2 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F (W) 9.0 9 1 1 0 2 * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th E -- Mantilla F DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 8, Detroit 9 2B -- McAuliffe D, Bruton B, Yastrzemski C, Smith G 2, Kaline A 3B -- Smith G HR -- Colavito R SH -- Lary F SF -- Kaline A T -- 2:29 A -- 13288
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