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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 5, 1938
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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 May 5, 1938 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1938 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 5, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ostermueller |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 5,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Kolls |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Rudy York | Left Fielder |
| Don Ross | Third Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Mickey Cochrane | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Fritz Ostermueller | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 5, 1938
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ostermueller
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ostermueller
Gehringer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Kennedy
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Kennedy
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Kennedy
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. York settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Kennedy
Cronin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cramer moves to third. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Higgins vs. Kennedy
Higgins hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Ostermueller
Greenberg hits a line drive towards third. Higgins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Ostermueller
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Ostermueller
Ross hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Kennedy
Doerr hits a line drive into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Kennedy
Desautels hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Kennedy
Ostermueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Kennedy
Cramer hits a popup towards third. Ross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Ostermueller
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Ostermueller
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Ostermueller
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ostermueller
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Walker hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Kennedy
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Kennedy
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Kennedy
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Kennedy
Higgins strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ostermueller
Gehringer hits a line drive towards first. Foxx reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Ostermueller
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Ostermueller
York strikes out. There goes Greenberg. The throw from Desautels to second, and Greenberg is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Kennedy
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Kennedy
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Gehringer. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ostermueller vs. Kennedy
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Ostermueller
Ross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Ostermueller
Tebbetts hits a line drive into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Ostermueller
Rogell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Rogell reaches second base with a double. Ross moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kennedy vs. Ostermueller
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ross scores. Rogell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Ostermueller
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Kennedy
Cramer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Cramer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vosmik vs. Kennedy
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Kennedy
Foxx hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Kennedy
Cronin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of York. Cronin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Kennedy
Higgins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cronin scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Kennedy
There's a wild pitch. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Kennedy
Rudy York now catching. Roy Cullenbine now playing left field.
Doerr hits a line drive into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Kennedy
Desautels hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Red Nonnenkamp now playing right field.
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Ostermueller
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Ostermueller
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Ostermueller
York hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Ostermueller
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Kennedy
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Kennedy
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cramer for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Kennedy
Vosmik hits a fly ball into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Ostermueller
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Ostermueller
Rogell bunts for an out with unknown description. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Ostermueller
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cullenbine scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. McKain
Archie McKain now pitching.
Fox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. McKain
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Kennedy
Foxx hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Kennedy
Cronin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Kennedy
Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nonnenkamp vs. Kennedy
Nonnenkamp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Kennedy
Doerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. McKain
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. McKain
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. McKain
York hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. McKain
Ross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. McKain
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Kennedy
Desautels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Kennedy
Eric McNair pinch hits for Archie McKain.
McNair hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Kennedy
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Kennedy
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Kennedy
Foxx strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Wagner
Charlie Wagner now pitching.
Rogell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Wagner
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Wagner
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rogell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Wagner
Walker takes first base on ball four. Rogell moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gehringer vs. Wagner
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Rogell scores. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenberg vs. Wagner
There goes Gehringer. The throw from Desautels and he is safe. Gehringer steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Greenberg vs. Wagner
Greenberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Kennedy
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Kennedy
Higgins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nonnenkamp vs. Coffman
Slick Coffman now pitching.
Nonnenkamp hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cronin scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Coffman
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaffke vs. Coffman
Fabian Gaffke pinch hits for Gene Desautels.
Gaffke strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marcum vs. Coffman
Johnny Marcum pinch hits for Charlie Wagner.
Marcum is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1938 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Fox P, rf 5 0 2 0 Cramer D, cf 4 1 2 0
Walker D, cf 4 0 1 0 Vosmik J, lf 4 1 1 0
Gehringer C, 2b 5 0 0 1 Foxx J, 1b 5 1 2 3
Greenberg H, 1b 5 2 3 1 Cronin J, ss 3 2 2 0
York R, lf-c 4 2 2 3 Higgins P, 3b 5 0 3 1
Ross D, 3b 4 1 2 0 Chapman B, rf 3 0 1 0
Tebbetts B, c 2 0 0 0 Nonnenkamp R, rf 2 0 0 1
Cullenbine R, lf 1 1 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Rogell B, ss 3 1 2 0 Desautels G, c 4 0 1 0
Kennedy V, p 4 0 2 2 Gaffke F, ph 1 0 0 0
Coffman S, p 0 0 0 0 Ostermueller F, p 3 0 1 0
McKain A, p 0 0 0 0
McNair E, ph 1 0 0 0
Wagner C, p 0 0 0 0
Marcum J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 14 7 40 5 13 5
Detroit 000 012 121 -- 7
Boston 000 040 001 -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (W)* 8.0 13 5 5 4 4
Coffman S (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F 6.1 9 4 4 1 1
McKain A (L) 1.2 3 2 2 0 0
Wagner C 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Gehringer C
DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 3
LOB -- Detroit 6, Boston 13
2B -- Rogell B, Cronin J
3B -- Cramer D
HR -- Foxx J, Greenberg H, York R 2
SB -- Gehringer C
CS -- Greenberg H
SH -- Rogell B
WP -- Kennedy V
T -- 2:37
A -- 5500
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