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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 9, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 9, 1973 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 9, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 9, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Curtis |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 25,224 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Frank Howard | DH |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Ike Brown | First Baseman |
Dick Sharon | Right Fielder |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Joe Schultz | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Third Baseman |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 9, 1973
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Curtis
Taylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Curtis
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Curtis
Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Howard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Curtis
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freehan vs. Curtis
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Lolich
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Sharon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Curtis
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharon vs. Curtis
Sharon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Curtis
There goes Sharon. The throw from Montgomery and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Curtis
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sharon scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Curtis
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Curtis
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Curtis
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Lolich
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Lolich
Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montgomery vs. Lolich
Montgomery hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Montgomery reaches second base with a double. Cepeda scores. Cater moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffin vs. Lolich
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cater tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Lolich
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Lolich
Harper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Curtis
Howard hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Curtis
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Curtis
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Curtis
Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharon vs. Curtis
Sharon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Pole
Dick Pole now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sharon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brinkman vs. Pole
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Lolich
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Lolich
Cater strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Pole
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Pole
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Pole
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Pole
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Lolich
Montgomery hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Lolich
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lolich
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Pole
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Pole
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sharon vs. Pole
Sharon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to first for the out. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Pole
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Lolich
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Pole
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Pole
The ball gets by Montgomery for a passed ball. Brinkman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Pole
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Pole
Stanley hits a popup into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Pole
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Lolich
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Lolich
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Pole
Horton hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Pole
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Pole
Norm Cash pinch hits for Ike Brown.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sharon vs. Pole
Sharon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Pole
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Lolich
Norm Cash now playing first base.
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Lolich
Griffin bunts towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. Montgomery moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Lolich
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Lolich
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Pole
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Pole
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Pole
Stanley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Pole
Gates Brown pinch hits for Frank Howard.
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Pole
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Jim Northrup now playing left field.
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Aparicio scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Lolich
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Pole
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Pole
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharon vs. Pole
Sharon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Pole
There goes Sharon. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Sharon steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Pole
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski juggles the ball. That's an error on Yastrzemski. Sharon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brinkman vs. Pole
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Lolich
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Lolich
Montgomery hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Lolich
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Evans takes first base on ball four. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Hiller
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Hiller
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Sharon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/9/1973 -- Detroit at Boston (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Taylor T, 2b 4 1 2 2 Harper T, lf 5 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 5 0 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 1 1 0 Howard F, dh 3 0 1 0 Smith R, cf 4 0 1 0 Brown G, ph 0 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 5 0 0 0 Cepeda O, dh 3 1 1 0 Northrup J, lf 0 0 0 0 Cater D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Freehan B, c 3 1 0 0 Montgomery B, c 4 1 3 2 Brown I, 1b 3 1 1 2 Griffin D, 2b 3 0 1 1 Cash N, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 2 0 0 0 Sharon D, rf 4 1 3 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 5 1 2 1 Brinkman E, ss 5 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 5 12 5 33 4 8 3 Detroit 122 000 000 -- 5 Boston 020 000 011 -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lolich M (W) 8.1 8 4 4 3 4 Hiller J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Curtis J (L) 2.2 6 5 5 2 2 Pole D 6.1 6 0 0 3 1 E -- Montgomery B, Smith R, Aparicio L, Yastrzemski C DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 1 LOB -- Detroit 13, Boston 7 2B -- Howard F, Montgomery B, Stanley M HR -- Taylor T, Brown I, Montgomery B SB -- Sharon D 2 SF -- Taylor T, Griffin D PB -- Montgomery B T -- 2:43 A -- 25224
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