Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bolling vs. Sisler
  
  Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bertoia vs. Sisler
  
  Bertoia hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. Sisler
  
  Kuenn hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buddin vs. Bunning
  
  Buddin hits a popup towards third. Skizas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Bunning
  
  Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Bunning
  
  Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gernert vs. Bunning
  
  Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skizas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zernial vs. Sisler
  
  Zernial 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--
  Kaline vs. Sisler
  
  Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boone vs. Sisler
  
  Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Skizas vs. Sisler
  
  Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wilson vs. Sisler
  
  Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stephens vs. Bunning
  
  Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Bunning
  
  Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunning covering, for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Bunning
  
  White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bunning vs. Sisler
  
  Bunning strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bolling vs. Sisler
  
  Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bertoia vs. Sisler
  
  Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kuenn vs. Sisler
  
  There goes Bertoia. The throw from White and he is safe. Bertoia steals second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kuenn vs. Sisler
  
  Kuenn strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. Bunning
  
  Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sisler vs. Bunning
  
  Sisler bunts in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Buddin vs. Bunning
  
  Buddin strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Runnels vs. Bunning
  
  Runnels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Runnels reaches second base with a double. Piersall scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Williams vs. Bunning
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zernial vs. Sisler
  
  Zernial hits a line drive towards third. Malzone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Sisler
  
  Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boone vs. Sisler
  
  Boone hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gernert vs. Bunning
  
  Gernert strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stephens vs. Bunning
  
  Stephens hits a popup towards short. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Bunning
  
  Malzone hits a popup towards short. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skizas vs. Sisler
  
  Skizas hits a line drive towards first. Gernert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Sisler
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bunning vs. Sisler
  
  Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Bunning
  
  White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. Bunning
  
  Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sisler vs. Bunning
  
  Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bolling vs. Sisler
  
  Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bertoia vs. Sisler
  
  Bertoia hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. Sisler
  
  Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buddin vs. Bunning
  
  Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Bunning
  
  Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Bunning
  
  Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gernert vs. Bunning
  
  Gernert strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zernial vs. Sisler
  
  Zernial hits a line drive towards the mound. Sisler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Sisler
  
  Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boone vs. Sisler
  
  Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stephens vs. Bunning
  
  Stephens strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Bunning
  
  Malzone takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Bunning
  
  White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Malzone moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Piersall vs. Bunning
  
  Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bertoia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Malzone moves to third. White moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Sisler vs. Bunning
  
  Sisler strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Buddin vs. Bunning
  
  Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bertoia misplays the ball. That's an error on Bertoia. Malzone scores. White moves to third. Piersall moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Runnels vs. Bunning
  
  Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. There goes Piersall trying to get to home. Kuenn throws the ball in to Wilson who tags Piersall who's trying to score from second, for the out. Buddin moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skizas vs. Sisler
  
  Pete Daley now catching.
  
  Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maxwell vs. Sisler
  
  Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Red Wilson.
  
  Maxwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harris vs. Sisler
  
  Gail Harris pinch hits for Jim Bunning.
  
  There goes Maxwell. The throw from Daley and he is safe. Maxwell steals second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harris vs. Sisler
  
  Harris strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bolling vs. Sisler
  
  Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Spencer
  
  Charlie Lau now catching. George Spencer now pitching.
  
  Williams hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gernert vs. Spencer
  
  Gernert takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stephens vs. Spencer
  
  Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gernert moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Malzone vs. Spencer
  
  Malzone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Malzone reaches second base with a double. Gernert scores. Stephens moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Daley vs. Spencer
  
  Daley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Piersall vs. Spencer
  
  Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stephens scores. Malzone scores. Daley moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sisler vs. Morgan
  
  Tom Morgan now pitching.
  
  Sisler strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Buddin vs. Morgan
  
  Buddin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Daley trying to get to home. Zernial throws the ball in to Lau who tags Daley, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Piersall moves to second. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bertoia vs. Sisler
  
  Gene Stephens now playing left field. Marty Keough now playing right field.
  
  Bertoia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kuenn vs. Sisler
  
  Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zernial vs. Sisler
  
  Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bertoia moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kaline vs. Sisler
  
  Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Boone vs. Sisler
  
  Boone hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/2/1958 -- Detroit at Boston (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Bolling F, 2b         4  0  0  0   Buddin D, ss          5  0  1  0   
Bertoia R, ss         4  0  2  0   Runnels P, 2b         4  0  3  2   
Kuenn H, cf           4  0  0  0   Williams T, lf        3  0  0  0   
Zernial G, lf         4  0  2  0   Keough M, rf          0  0  0  0   
Kaline A, rf          4  0  1  0   Gernert D, 1b         3  1  0  0   
Boone R, 1b           4  0  0  0   Stephens G, rf-lf     4  1  1  0   
Skizas L, 3b          3  0  1  0   Malzone F, 3b         3  2  1  1   
Wilson R, c           2  0  0  0   White S, c            3  1  1  0   
Maxwell C, ph         1  0  1  0   Daley P, c            0  0  0  0   
Lau C, c              0  0  0  0   Piersall J, cf        3  1  2  2   
Bunning J, p          2  0  0  0   Sisler D, p           3  0  0  0   
Harris G, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Spencer G, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Morgan T, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  0  7  0                        31  6  9  5

Detroit          000 000 000 --  0
Boston           001 000 23x --  6

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bunning J (L)         7.0  5  3  1  3  5
Spencer G             0.1  3  3  3  2  0
Morgan T              0.2  1  0  0  0  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sisler D (W)          9.0  7  0  0  0  4

E -- Bertoia R
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, Boston 7
2B -- Runnels P, Malzone F
SB -- Bertoia R, Maxwell C
SH -- Sisler D
T -- 2:33
A -- 5653

    

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