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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 8, 1966
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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 June 8, 1966 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 8, 1966 |
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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 | June 8, 1966 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Wilson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 9,254 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: John Rice |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Jim Gosger | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Joe Foy | Shortstop |
Tony Conigliaro | Right Fielder |
George Smith | Second Baseman |
Mike Ryan | Catcher |
Earl Wilson | Pitcher |
Billy Herman | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Denny McLain | Pitcher |
Bob Swift | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 8, 1966
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. McLain
Petrocelli hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. McLain
Gosger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. McLain
Yastrzemski strikes out. There goes Gosger. The throw from Freehan to McAuliffe, and Gosger is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wilson
McAuliffe 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--
Lumpe vs. Wilson
There goes McAuliffe. The throw from Ryan and he is out, Foy applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Wilson
Lumpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Wilson
Cash takes first base on ball four. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Wilson
Kaline hits a line drive into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Wilson
Northrup strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. McLain
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. McLain
There's a wild pitch. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foy vs. McLain
Foy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Conigliaro vs. McLain
Conigliaro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. McLain
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Wilson
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wilson
Freehan hits a popup towards short. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Wilson
Wert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. McLain
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert juggles the ball. That's an error on Wert. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. McLain
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. McLain
Petrocelli hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gosger vs. McLain
Gosger hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McLain
Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Wilson
McLain 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, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wilson
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Wilson
Lumpe hits a fly ball towards center. Gosger settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Gosger. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Wilson
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. McAuliffe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Wilson
Kaline hits a popup towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. McLain
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. McLain
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. McLain
Conigliaro hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McLain
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Wilson
Northrup hits a line drive into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Wilson
Horton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wilson
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. McLain
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McLain
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. McLain
Petrocelli hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gosger vs. McLain
Gosger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Wilson
Wert hits a popup towards short. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Wilson
McLain strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wilson
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott juggles the ball. That's an error on Scott. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Wilson
Lumpe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McLain
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. McLain
Scott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. McLain
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wilson
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Wilson
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Wilson
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Wilson
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wilson
Freehan 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, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. McLain
Conigliaro hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McLain
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. McLain
Ryan hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. McLain
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Wilson
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Wilson
McLain 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, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wilson
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. McLain
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. McLain
Gosger hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McLain
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. McLain
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. McLain
Foy hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Wilson
Lumpe strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wilson
Cash hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wilson
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Wilson
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. McLain
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McLain
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. McLain
Ryan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Wilson
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wilson
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Wilson
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McLain
Lenny Green pinch hits for Earl Wilson.
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. McLain
Petrocelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. McLain
Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gosger for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching. Gates Brown pinch hits for Denny McLain.
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. McMahon
McAuliffe bunts towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. McMahon
Lumpe is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. McMahon
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. McMahon
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Top 11
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Sherry
Larry Sherry now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Sherry
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Sherry
Foy is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Sherry
Conigliaro takes first base on ball four. Foy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Sherry
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. McMahon
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. McMahon
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foy misplays the ball. That's an error on Foy. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. McMahon
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wert vs. McMahon
Wert takes first base on ball four. Northrup scores. Horton moves to third. Freehan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/8/1966 -- Boston at Detroit (N) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Petrocelli R, 3b 5 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ss 3 1 1 0 Gosger J, cf 5 2 3 3 Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 4 1 1 1 Scott G, 1b 5 0 1 0 Kaline A, cf 5 2 2 3 Foy J, ss 4 0 0 0 Northrup J, rf 5 1 1 0 Conigliaro T, rf 4 1 1 1 Horton W, lf 5 0 0 0 Smith G, 2b 5 0 1 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 0 0 Ryan M, c 4 1 0 0 Wert D, 3b 4 0 0 1 Wilson E, p 3 0 0 0 McLain D, p 3 0 0 0 Green L, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown G, ph 0 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 Sherry L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 4 7 4 37 5 6 5 Boston 002 100 010 00 -- 4 Detroit 001 002 010 01 -- 5 0 outs when winning run was scored. Boston IP H R ER BB SO Wilson E 9.0 5 4 3 2 5 McMahon D (L) 1.0 1 1 0 4 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO McLain D 10.0 7 4 2 1 9 Sherry L (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 E -- Wert D, Gosger J, McAuliffe D, Scott G, Foy J DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Boston 6, Detroit 9 HR -- Gosger J 2, Conigliaro T, Kaline A 2 CS -- Gosger J SH -- McAuliffe D HBP -- by Sherry L (Foy J) WP -- McLain D T -- 2:56 A -- 9254
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