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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 18, 1952
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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 May 18, 1952 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1952 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 18, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Wight |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Marlin Stuart |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 25,971 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Larry Napp |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Faye Throneberry | Right Fielder |
| Don Lenhardt | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Clyde Vollmer | Center Fielder |
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Del Wilber | Catcher |
| Bill Wight | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Bud Souchock | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| Marlin Stuart | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 18, 1952
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Stuart
Pesky hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Priddy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Stuart
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first, with Stuart covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Stuart
Lenhardt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Wight
Lipon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Wight
Kolloway bunts towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Wight
Kell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Wight
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Souchock vs. Wight
Souchock strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Stuart
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Stuart
Vollmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Stuart
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Priddy throws to second for one, and Lipon throws to first, and Kolloway drops the ball. Stephens scores. Goodman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Stuart
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilber vs. Stuart
Wilber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wight vs. Stuart
Wight strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Wight
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Wight
Batts hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Wight
Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trout
Dizzy Trout now pitching.
Pesky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Trout
Throneberry hits a fly ball into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Trout
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Trout
Stephens hits a line drive towards first. Kolloway reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Wight
Trout hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Wight
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Wight
Kolloway hits a fly ball into center field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Trout
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Trout
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway fields the ball and throws to Trout covering. Safe. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Trout
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vollmer scores. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilber vs. Trout
Wilber hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wight vs. Trout
Wight hits a popup towards first. Kolloway catches it and throws to Priddy, who tags Dropo for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Wight
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Wight
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Wight
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trout
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Trout
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lenhardt vs. Trout
There goes Pesky. The throw from Batts and he is out, Kell applying the tag. Throneberry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lenhardt vs. Trout
Lenhardt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Trout
Stephens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Trout
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway juggles the ball. That's an error on Kolloway. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Trout
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Trout
Dropo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Souchock. Dropo reaches second base with a double. Vollmer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilber vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Wilber is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wight vs. Littlefield
Wight strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Wight
Groth hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Wight
Batts hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Wight
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Littlefield
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pesky for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Littlefield
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Littlefield
Lenhardt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Littlefield
Stephens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Wight
Littlefield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Wight
Lipon takes first base on ball four. Littlefield moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kolloway vs. Wight
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wight fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Littlefield moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kell vs. Wight
There's a wild pitch. Littlefield scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Wight
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Wight
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Littlefield
Vollmer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Littlefield
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Littlefield
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Wight
Souchock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Wight
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groth for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Wight
Batts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Wight
There goes Batts. The throw from Wilber and he is safe. Batts steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Priddy vs. Wight
Priddy hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullin vs. Wight
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Dick Littlefield.
Mullin hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Hoeft
Billy Hoeft now pitching.
Wilber hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wight vs. Hoeft
Wight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Hoeft
Pesky hits a line drive into right field. Wertz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wertz. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Throneberry vs. Hoeft
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Throneberry for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Wight
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Wight
Kolloway takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Wight
Kell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Wight
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mapes vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching. Cliff Mapes pinch hits for Bud Souchock.
Mapes hits a fly ball into center field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Kinder
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Hoeft
Cliff Mapes now playing left field.
Lenhardt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Hoeft
Stephens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Hoeft
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Hoeft
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Hoeft
Dropo takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilber vs. Hoeft
Wilber is hit by the pitch. Goodman moves to third. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kinder vs. White
Hal White now pitching.
Kinder hits a fly ball into left field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Kinder
Batts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutchinson vs. Kinder
Fred Hutchinson pinch hits for Jerry Priddy.
Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kinder fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Kinder
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Hal White.
Ginsberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Kinder
Lipon hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1952 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Pesky J, 3b 5 0 2 0 Lipon J, ss 4 0 1 0
Throneberry F, rf 4 1 0 0 Kolloway D, 1b 2 1 0 0
Lenhardt D, lf 3 2 2 1 Kell G, 3b 3 1 1 2
Stephens V, ss 5 2 2 3 Wertz V, rf 2 0 0 0
Vollmer C, cf 3 1 1 0 Souchock B, lf 3 1 1 1
Goodman B, 2b 5 1 2 0 Mapes C, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Dropo W, 1b 4 0 2 1 Groth J, cf 4 0 0 0
Wilber D, c 3 0 1 1 Batts M, c 4 0 2 0
Wight B, p 4 0 0 0 Priddy J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Kinder E, p 1 0 0 0 Hutchinson F, ph 1 0 0 0
Stuart M, p 0 0 0 0
Trout D, p 1 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 1 1 1 0
Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0
Hoeft B, p 0 0 0 0
White H, p 0 0 0 0
Ginsberg J, ph 0 0 0 0
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37 7 12 6 30 4 6 3
Boston 020 130 001 -- 7
Detroit 000 001 120 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wight B (W) 7.1 5 4 4 5 2
Kinder E (S) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Stuart M (L) 2.0 3 2 0 0 2
Trout D 2.2 6 4 4 3 1
Littlefield D 2.1 1 0 0 2 2
Hoeft B 1.2 2 1 1 2 0
White H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Kolloway D 2, Wertz V
DP -- Boston 2, Detroit 2
LOB -- Boston 11, Detroit 6
2B -- Dropo W
HR -- Stephens V, Souchock B, Kell G, Lenhardt D
SB -- Batts M
CS -- Pesky J
SH -- Kolloway D
HBP -- by Hoeft B (Wilber D)
WP -- Wight B
T -- 2:38
A -- 25971
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