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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 21, 1985
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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 21, 1985 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1985 |
|---|---|
| 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 21, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Walt Terrell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Sellers |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 25,618 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Vic Voltaggio 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Kirk Gibson | DH |
| Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
| Nelson Simmons | Right Fielder |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Bob Melvin | Catcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Tony Armas | Left Fielder |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Mike Easler | DH |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Steve Lyons | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Hoffman | Shortstop |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 21, 1985
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Sellers
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Sellers
Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Sellers
Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Sellers
The ball gets by Gedman for a passed ball. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Sellers
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Armas settles under the ball 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: ---
Evans vs. Terrell
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Terrell
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon 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--
Buckner vs. Terrell
Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Evans goes all the way around to score. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Armas vs. Terrell
Armas hits a ball on the ground into right field. Simmons picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Simmons. Buckner scores. Armas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gedman vs. Terrell
Gedman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Armas moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Easler vs. Terrell
Easler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Sellers
Lemon hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Sellers
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Sellers
Simmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lyons. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Grubb moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brookens vs. Sellers
Brookens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grubb scores. There goes Simmons trying to get to home. Evans throws the ball in to Gedman who tags Simmons who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melvin vs. Sellers
Brookens is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Terrell
Barrett strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Terrell
Lyons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. Terrell
Hoffman hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Terrell
Evans takes first base on ball four. Lyons moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Terrell
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lyons scores. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Terrell
Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Boggs goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. Scherrer
Bill Scherrer now pitching.
Armas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. Scherrer
Gedman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melvin vs. Sellers
Melvin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Sellers
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lyons who is chasing the ball. Whitaker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Sellers
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Whitaker scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Sellers
Gibson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Sellers
Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trammell scores. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Sellers
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gibson moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herndon vs. Lollar
Tim Lollar now pitching. Larry Herndon pinch hits for Johnny Grubb.
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Lollar
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Scherrer
Larry Herndon now playing left field.
Easler strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Scherrer
Barrett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lyons vs. Scherrer
Lyons hits a fly ball into right field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. Scherrer
Hoffman takes first base on ball four. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Scherrer
Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Barrett scores. Hoffman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boggs vs. Scherrer
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scherrer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Lollar
Brookens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lyons. Brookens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melvin vs. Lollar
Melvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Lollar
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Lollar
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Lyons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Scherrer
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Scherrer
Armas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Scherrer
Gedman hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easler vs. Scherrer
Easler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Armas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Scherrer
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Lollar
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lollar
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lollar
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Lollar
Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Scherrer
Lyons strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Scherrer
Hoffman hits a fly ball into right field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Scherrer
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Scherrer
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Scherrer
Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Armas vs. Scherrer
Armas is walked intentionally. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gedman vs. Cary
Chuck Cary now pitching.
Gedman hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lollar
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Lollar
Brookens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melvin vs. Lollar
Melvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Lollar
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Melvin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Lollar
Trammell hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Cary
Easler strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Cary
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Cary
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Lollar
Gibson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Lollar
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Trujillo
Mike Trujillo now pitching.
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Trujillo
Herndon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Cary
Hoffman strikes out. Melvin drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hoffman out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Cary
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Cary
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Trujillo
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Trujillo
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Tom Brookens.
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trujillo fields it and throws to first for the out. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garbey vs. Trujillo
Barbaro Garbey pinch hits for Bob Melvin.
Garbey strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Trujillo
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simmons scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Trujillo
Trammell takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Crawford
Steve Crawford now pitching.
Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Lyons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Cary
Doug Flynn now playing third base. Marty Castillo now catching.
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Cary
Kevin Romine pinch hits for Tony Armas.
Romine strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Cary
Gedman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easler vs. Cary
Easler strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Crawford
Kevin Romine now playing left field.
Evans hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Crawford
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Crawford
Herndon takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Crawford
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman misplays the ball. That's an error on Hoffman. Lemon scores. Herndon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Crawford
Alejandro Sanchez pinch hits for Doug Flynn.
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1985 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Whitaker L, 2b 5 1 3 1 Evans D, rf 3 3 2 2
Trammell A, ss 4 1 1 1 Boggs W, 3b 5 1 2 1
Gibson K, dh 4 0 2 0 Buckner B, 1b 5 1 3 3
Evans D, 1b 5 1 2 2 Armas T, lf 2 0 2 1
Lemon C, cf 5 1 2 0 Romine K, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Grubb J, lf 0 1 0 0 Gedman R, c 4 0 1 0
Herndon L, ph-lf 3 0 0 0 Easler M, dh 5 0 1 0
Simmons N, rf 4 1 1 0 Barrett M, 2b 4 1 1 0
Brookens T, 3b 3 0 2 1 Lyons S, cf 4 1 1 0
Bergman D, ph 1 0 0 0 Hoffman G, ss 3 0 0 0
Flynn D, 3b 0 0 0 0
Sanchez A, ph 1 0 0 0
Melvin B, c 2 0 0 0
Garbey B, ph 1 0 0 0
Castillo M, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 13 5 36 7 13 7
Detroit 012 010 011 -- 6
Boston 231 010 00x -- 7
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell W (L) 1.2 6 5 5 2 1
Scherrer B 3.0 7 2 2 3 2
Cary C 3.1 0 0 0 0 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sellers J 2.1 7 3 3 2 1
Lollar T (W) 4.0 4 1 1 1 4
Trujillo M 1.1 1 1 1 2 2
Crawford S (S) 1.1 1 1 0 1 0
E -- Simmons N, Hoffman G
DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 11, Boston 11
2B -- Buckner B 2, Simmons N, Brookens T
3B -- Whitaker L
HR -- Evans D, Evans D
CS -- Brookens T
HBP -- by Cary C (Gedman R)
PB -- Gedman R
T -- 3:27
A -- 25618
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