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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 1, 1956
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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 August 1, 1956 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 1, 1956 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 1, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Brewer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 9,540 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill McKinley |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Tom Brewer | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Jim Small | Right Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 1, 1956
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Foytack
Goodman 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--
Klaus vs. Foytack
Klaus takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Foytack
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Foytack
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Foytack
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jensen for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Foytack
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Brewer
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Brewer
Maxwell 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
Top 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Foytack
Daley hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Foytack
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Foytack
Brewer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Foytack
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brewer
Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Brewer
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Foytack
Klaus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Foytack
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Foytack
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Foytack
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Small vs. Brewer
Small hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Brewer
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Brewer
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Foytack for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Foytack
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Foytack
Daley hits a line drive into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Foytack
Buddin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brewer vs. Foytack
There goes Buddin. The throw from House and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brewer vs. Foytack
Brewer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Foytack
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Brewer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klaus vs. Foytack
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Brewer
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Brewer
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Brewer
Boone takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
House vs. Brewer
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Foytack
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Foytack
Vernon hits a line drive into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Foytack
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Foytack
Piersall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daley vs. Foytack
Daley hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Small vs. Brewer
Small hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Brewer
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Brewer
Foytack strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Foytack
Buddin hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Foytack
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Foytack covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Foytack
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Foytack
Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Brewer
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Brewer
Maxwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Maxwell reaches third base with a triple. Torgeson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline hits a line drive to left field. Williams throws towards third. Klaus fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Klaus. Maxwell scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Brewer
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Brewer
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Foytack
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Foytack
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Foytack
Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Foytack
Piersall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Foytack
Daley hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Small vs. Brewer
Small takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Brewer
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belardi vs. Brewer
Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Paul Foytack.
Belardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Daley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Bunning
Jim Bunning now pitching.
Buddin hits a fly ball into right field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Bunning
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bunning
Goodman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Small who is chasing the ball. Goodman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Klaus vs. Bunning
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Brewer
Billy Consolo now playing second base.
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Brewer
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brewer
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Brewer
House hits a line drive towards the mound. Brewer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bunning
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Bunning
Gene Stephens pinch runs for Ted Williams.
Vernon hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson catches it and steps on first to double up Stephens. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daley vs. Bunning
Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Small vs. Brewer
Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Small is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Brewer
Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Bill Tuttle pinch hits for Jim Bunning.
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Billy Hoeft pinch runs for Bill Tuttle.
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Consolo misplays the ball. That's an error on Consolo. Bolling moves to third. Hoeft moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Torgeson vs. Brewer
Jim Brideweser pinch runs for Harvey Kuenn.
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon juggles the ball. That's an error on Vernon. Bolling scores. Hoeft moves to third. Brideweser moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maxwell vs. Hurd
Tom Hurd now pitching.
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Hurd
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens 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 8/1/1956 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 2b 3 1 2 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 0 0 0
Consolo B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Brideweser J, pr 0 0 0 0
Klaus B, 3b 4 1 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 5 1 1 1
Williams T, lf 4 1 2 3 Maxwell C, lf 4 2 2 2
Stephens G, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Kaline A, cf 5 0 2 1
Vernon M, 1b 5 1 2 0 Boone R, 3b 2 0 1 0
Jensen J, rf 4 1 2 2 House F, c 4 0 0 0
Piersall J, cf 5 0 1 0 Small J, rf 3 0 0 0
Daley P, c 5 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 1 1 0
Buddin D, ss 4 0 1 0 Foytack P, p 2 0 0 0
Brewer T, p 3 0 1 0 Belardi W, ph 1 0 0 0
Hurd T, p 0 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 0 0 0 0
Tuttle B, ph 1 0 1 0
Hoeft B, pr 0 0 0 0
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37 5 11 5 36 4 8 4
Boston 300 000 200 -- 5
Detroit 000 002 011 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer T (W) 8.1 8 4 3 4 3
Hurd T (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack P (L) 7.0 8 5 5 5 2
Bunning J 2.0 3 0 0 1 0
E -- House F, Klaus B, Consolo B, Vernon M
DP -- Boston 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 11, Detroit 9
3B -- Maxwell C, Goodman B
HR -- Williams T, Jensen J, Maxwell C
SB -- Buddin D
T -- 2:26
A -- 9540
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