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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 29, 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 August 29, 1938 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 29, 1938 |
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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 | August 29, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elden Auker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Wilson |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 4,500 |
Time of Game | 2 hours |
Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: Lou Kolls 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chet Morgan | Center Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Left Fielder |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Rudy York | Catcher |
Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
Tony Piet | Third Baseman |
Mark Christman | Shortstop |
Elden Auker | Pitcher |
Del Baker | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Jack Wilson | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 29, 1938
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Wilson
Morgan 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--
Walker vs. Wilson
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Wilson
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Greenberg vs. Wilson
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
York vs. Wilson
York hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker scores. Gehringer moves to third. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fox vs. Wilson
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gehringer scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piet vs. Wilson
Piet takes first base on ball four. Greenberg moves to third. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Christman vs. Wilson
Christman hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Auker
Cramer 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, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Auker
Vosmik hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Auker
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Wilson
Auker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Wilson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wilson
Walker hits a line drive into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Auker
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Piet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Auker
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Wilson
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Wilson
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Wilson
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Auker
Doerr strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Auker
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Auker
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Wilson
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piet vs. Wilson
Piet hits a line drive into right field. Chapman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Chapman. Fox moves to third. Piet moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Christman vs. Wilson
Christman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox scores. Piet scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auker vs. Wilson
Auker bunts towards the mound. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Wilson
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman throws the ball in to Cronin who tags Morgan trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Christman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wilson
Walker hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cramer. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Wilson
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Wilson
Greenberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Auker
Cramer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Auker
Vosmik hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Auker
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Wilson
York hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Wilson
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Wilson
Piet is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Wilson
There goes Piet. The throw from Desautels and he is safe. Piet steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Wilson
Christman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Auker vs. McKain
Archie McKain now pitching.
Auker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. Piet moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. McKain
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cronin fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Auker
Cronin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Auker
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Higgins for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Piet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Auker
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Auker
Desautels strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. McKain
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gehringer vs. McKain
Gehringer hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greenberg vs. McKain
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. McKain
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. Greenberg moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fox vs. McKain
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg scores. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piet vs. McKain
Piet hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Piet reaches second base with a double. York scores. Fox goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. McKain
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Christman for the out. Piet moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Auker vs. McKain
Auker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. Piet scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. McKain
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKain vs. Auker
McKain hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Auker
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Auker
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Baker
Al Baker now pitching. Eric McNair now playing shortstop. Moe Berg now catching. Red Nonnenkamp now playing first base.
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Baker
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Baker
Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Baker
York hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Auker
Nonnenkamp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Auker
McNair strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Auker
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Baker
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Baker
Piet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Doerr. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Baker
Christman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auker vs. Baker
Auker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Auker
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Piet juggles the ball. That's an error on Piet. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berg vs. Auker
Berg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baker vs. Auker
Baker hits a popup towards short. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cramer vs. Auker
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
Top 9
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Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Baker
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Baker
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Baker
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Baker
Greenberg is hit by the pitch. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Baker
York hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Baker
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piet vs. Baker
There goes Fox. The throw from Berg and he is safe. Fox steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piet vs. Baker
Piet hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Piet reaches second base with a double. Fox scores. View Play -
Tigers, 15 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Baker
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nonnenkamp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Christman for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 15 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Auker
Vosmik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morgan. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 15 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nonnenkamp vs. Auker
Nonnenkamp hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vosmik moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 15 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McNair vs. Auker
McNair hits a popup, foul, towards third. Piet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 15 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Higgins vs. Auker
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/29/1938 -- Detroit at Boston (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Morgan C, cf 6 1 3 1 Cramer D, cf 4 0 1 0 Walker D, lf 6 2 2 0 Vosmik J, lf 4 0 1 0 Gehringer C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 3 2 0 0 Nonnenkamp R, 1b 2 0 1 0 York R, c 6 3 4 6 Cronin J, ss 2 1 1 1 Fox P, rf 6 3 3 2 McNair E, ss 2 0 0 0 Piet T, 3b 4 2 3 3 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Christman M, ss 5 1 1 2 Chapman B, rf 3 0 0 0 Auker E, p 4 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Desautels G, c 2 0 0 0 Berg M, c 1 0 1 0 Wilson J, p 1 0 0 0 McKain A, p 1 0 0 0 Baker A, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 44 15 17 14 31 1 5 1 Detroit 200 315 004 -- 15 Boston 000 010 000 -- 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Auker E (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Wilson J (L) 4.1 9 6 6 5 1 McKain A 1.2 4 5 4 1 0 Baker A 3.0 4 4 4 1 1 E -- Chapman B, Cronin J, Doerr B, Piet T DP -- Detroit 2, Boston 1 LOB -- Detroit 11, Boston 4 2B -- Gehringer C, Walker D, Piet T 2, Vosmik J 3B -- Walker D HR -- York R 2, Cronin J SB -- Piet T, Fox P HBP -- by Wilson J (Piet T), by Baker A (Greenberg H) T -- 2:00 A -- 4500
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