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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 7, 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 7, 1963 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 7, 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 7, 1963 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chet Nichols |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 6,181 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Bill Kinnamon |
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 |
Chet Nichols | Pitcher |
Johnny Pesky | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Bill Freehan | First Baseman |
George Thomas | Center Fielder |
Gus Triandos | Catcher |
George Smith | Second Baseman |
Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 7, 1963
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Bunning
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
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, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Bunning
Stuart strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Nichols
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Nichols
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nichols fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Nichols
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Nichols
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Bunning
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bunning
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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Nichols
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Nichols
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Nichols
There goes Thomas. The throw from Nixon and he is out, Schilling applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Nichols
Triandos hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Nichols
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Nichols
Bunning 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, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Bunning
Nichols hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Bunning
Mantilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nichols moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geiger vs. Bunning
Geiger hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freehan scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunning covering, for the out. Nichols moves to third. Mantilla moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Nichols
Wert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias who is chasing the ball. Wert reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McAuliffe vs. Nichols
McAuliffe hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Nichols
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Wert scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Nichols
Colavito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Nichols
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Nichols
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Bunning
Stuart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Bunning
Mejias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stuart moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nixon vs. Bunning
Nixon takes first base on ball four. Mejias moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Bunning
Dick Williams pinch hits for Chet Nichols.
Williams hits a line drive towards short. McAuliffe catches it and throws to second to double up Mejias. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Lamabe
Jack Lamabe now pitching.
Triandos strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lamabe
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Lamabe
Bunning strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Bunning
Mantilla strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
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, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
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. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Bunning
Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Bunning
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Lamabe
Wert strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Lamabe
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Lamabe
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Lamabe
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Faul
Bill Faul now pitching.
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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Faul
Schilling hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamabe vs. Faul
Lamabe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lamabe
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Lamabe
Bill Bruton pinch hits for George Thomas.
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Lamabe
Triandos hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Faul
Bill Bruton now playing center field.
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Faul
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Faul
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Faul
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lamabe
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Lamabe
Norm Cash pinch hits for Bill Faul.
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Lamabe
Wert hits a line drive towards third. Malzone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Lamabe
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Radatz
Dick Radatz now pitching.
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Radatz
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Gladding
Norm Cash now playing first base. Fred Gladding now pitching. Bill Freehan now catching.
Stuart strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Gladding
Mejias hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Gladding
Nixon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Radatz
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Radatz
Bruton bunts towards the mound. Radatz fields it and throws to first for the out. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gladding vs. Radatz
Gladding hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Radatz
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Gladding
Schilling hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clinton vs. Gladding
Lou Clinton pinch hits for Dick Radatz.
Clinton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Gladding
Mantilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Gladding
Geiger strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/7/1963 -- Boston at Detroit (D) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Mantilla F, ss 5 0 2 0 Wert D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Geiger G, cf 5 2 2 2 McAuliffe D, ss 4 1 2 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 3 1 3 4 Malzone F, 3b 4 1 1 0 Colavito R, lf 4 0 0 0 Stuart D, 1b 4 1 2 2 Freehan B, 1b-c 3 0 2 0 Mejias R, rf 4 0 1 0 Thomas G, cf 2 0 1 0 Nixon R, c 3 0 0 0 Bruton B, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Schilling C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Triandos G, c 3 1 1 1 Nichols C, p 1 0 1 0 Gladding F, p 1 0 0 0 Williams D, ph 1 0 0 0 Smith G, 2b 4 1 2 0 Lamabe J, p 1 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 2 0 0 0 Radatz D, p 0 0 0 0 Faul B, p 0 0 0 0 Clinton L, ph 1 0 0 0 Cash N, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 10 4 32 5 12 5 Boston 100 030 000 -- 4 Detroit 011 000 30x -- 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Nichols C 3.0 6 2 2 1 1 Lamabe J 3.2 4 2 2 1 4 Radatz D (L) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Bunning J 5.0 9 4 4 1 3 Faul B (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 Gladding F (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 DP -- Boston 2, Detroit 1 LOB -- Boston 7, Detroit 6 2B -- Kaline A, McAuliffe D 3B -- Wert D HR -- Geiger G 2, Triandos G, Stuart D, Kaline A CS -- Thomas G SH -- Bruton B T -- 2:19 A -- 6181
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