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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 5, 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 August 5, 1966 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 5, 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 | August 5, 1966 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Bennett |
Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Wilson |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 12,386 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Cal Drummond 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Tony Conigliaro | Right Fielder |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
Mike Ryan | Catcher |
George Smith | Second Baseman |
Dennis Bennett | Pitcher |
Billy Herman | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Dick Tracewski | Second Baseman |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Orlando McFarlane | Catcher |
Bill Freehan | First Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Earl Wilson | Pitcher |
Frank Skaff | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 5, 1966
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Wilson
Petrocelli 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. Wilson
Foy hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Wilson
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Bennett
Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Bennett
Tracewski 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--
Horton vs. Bennett
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Horton reaches second base with a double. Tracewski moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Bennett
Kaline is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McFarlane vs. Bennett
McFarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Wilson
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Wilson
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Wilson
Demeter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Demeter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Wilson
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Wilson
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bennett
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Bennett
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bennett
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bennett vs. Wilson
Bennett hits a popup towards the mound. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Wilson
Petrocelli 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Wilson
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bennett
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Bennett
Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Bennett
Tracewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Wilson
Yastrzemski 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--
Conigliaro vs. Wilson
Conigliaro hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Wilson
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Wilson
Wilson fires to first and has Yastrzemski trapped. There's the throw to Tracewski who tags Yastrzemski for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bennett
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bennett
Kaline hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McFarlane vs. Bennett
McFarlane hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Wilson
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Wilson
Ryan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wilson
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bennett
Freehan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Demeter. Freehan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Bennett
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Bennett
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to third. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Bennett
Wilson 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wert vs. Bennett
Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan scores. Stanley moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tracewski vs. Bennett
Tracewski hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanley tags and scores. McAuliffe tags and moves to third. Wert tags and moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Bennett
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bennett vs. Wilson
Bennett hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Wilson
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Wilson
Foy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Wilson
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conigliaro vs. Wilson
There's a wild pitch. Foy moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Conigliaro vs. Wilson
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bennett
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McFarlane vs. Bennett
McFarlane hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bennett
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Wilson
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Wilson
Demeter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Wilson
Ryan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bennett
Stanley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Conigliaro who is chasing the ball. Stanley reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McAuliffe vs. Bennett
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wert vs. McMahon
Wert hits a line drive towards third. Foy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Wilson
Lenny Green pinch hits for George Smith.
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wilson
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Don McMahon.
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Wilson
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Wyatt
John Wyatt now pitching. Dalton Jones now playing second base.
Tracewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Wyatt
There goes Tracewski. The throw from Ryan and he is safe. Tracewski steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Wyatt
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Wyatt
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McFarlane vs. Wyatt
McFarlane is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Wilson
Foy hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Wilson
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Wilson
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/5/1966 -- Boston at Detroit (N) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Petrocelli R, ss 4 0 1 0 Wert D, 3b 4 0 1 1 Foy J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Tracewski D, 2b 2 0 1 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 2 0 Horton W, lf 4 0 1 0 Conigliaro T, rf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 0 0 0 Scott G, 1b 3 0 0 0 McFarlane O, c 4 0 0 0 Demeter D, cf 3 0 1 0 Freehan B, 1b 2 1 1 0 Ryan M, c 2 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 2 1 1 0 Smith G, 2b 2 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ss 2 0 0 0 Green L, ph 1 0 0 0 Wilson E, p 3 0 0 0 Wyatt J, p 0 0 0 0 Bennett D, p 2 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 Jones D, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 5 0 26 2 5 2 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Detroit 000 020 00x -- 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Bennett D (L) 6.1 5 2 2 4 4 McMahon D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Wyatt J 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Wilson E (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 9 DP -- Boston 2, Detroit 1 LOB -- Boston 4, Detroit 6 2B -- Horton W, Demeter D, Freehan B 3B -- Stanley M SB -- Tracewski D SF -- Tracewski D WP -- Wilson E T -- 2:11 A -- 12386
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