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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 10, 1961
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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 10, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 10, 1961 |
|---|---|
| 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 10, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Mossi |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gene Conley |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 14,409 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Al Smith 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Don Mossi | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Pumpsie Green | Shortstop |
| Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Gene Conley | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 10, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Conley
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Conley
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Conley
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Conley
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy 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: ---
Schilling vs. Mossi
Schilling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Mossi
Hardy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Mossi
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Mossi
Malzone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Malzone reaches second base with a double. Schilling scores. There goes Hardy trying to get to home. Colavito throws the ball in to Brown, who tags Hardy for the out. Malzone moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Mossi
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Malzone scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Mossi
Green hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Green reaches second base with a double. Jensen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Mossi
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Mossi
Runnels hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Conley
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Conley
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Conley
Boros hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conley vs. Mossi
Conley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Conley for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Mossi
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Mossi
Hardy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Mossi
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Mossi
Malzone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Conley
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alusik vs. Conley
George Alusik pinch hits for Don Mossi.
Alusik hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pagliaroni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Conley
Wood is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Koplitz
Howie Koplitz now pitching. Charlie Maxwell now playing left field. Rocky Colavito now playing right field.
Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Koplitz
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Koplitz
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Conley
Bruton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Conley
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Conley
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Conley
The ball gets by Pagliaroni for a passed ball. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Conley
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Conley
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boros vs. Conley
Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Colavito tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Conley
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Koplitz
Runnels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Runnels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Conley vs. Koplitz
Conley bunts towards the mound. Koplitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schilling vs. Koplitz
Schilling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Koplitz
Hardy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Hardy reaches second base with a double. Schilling moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Koplitz
Yastrzemski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malzone vs. Koplitz
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koplitz vs. Conley
Koplitz hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Conley
Wood is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Conley
Bruton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Koplitz
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Koplitz
There goes Jensen. The throw from Brown and he is safe. Jensen steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Koplitz
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koplitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagliaroni vs. Koplitz
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. Green moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Runnels vs. Koplitz
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Jensen scores. Green moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Conley vs. Koplitz
Conley hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Conley
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Conley
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Conley
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Conley
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boros vs. Conley
Boros hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Boros reaches second base with a double. Colavito scores. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Conley
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Koplitz
Schilling hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Koplitz
Hardy hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Koplitz
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Koplitz
Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Koplitz
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Conley
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Howie Koplitz.
Morton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Conley
Wood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Conley
Bruton hits a popup towards short. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Conley
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen who is chasing the ball. Maxwell reaches third base with a triple. Morton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colavito vs. Conley
Colavito hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Staley
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Staley
Runnels hits a line drive into right field. Colavito picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Colavito. Pagliaroni moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Conley vs. Staley
Conley hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schilling vs. Staley
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Conley
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Fornieles
Boros takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Fornieles
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to third. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Osborne vs. Fornieles
Reno Bertoia pinch runs for Dick Brown. Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
Osborne takes first base on ball four. Cash scores. Boros moves to third. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fernandez vs. Fornieles
Chico Fernandez pinch hits for Jake Wood.
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Montejo
Reno Bertoia now playing second base. Mike Roarke now catching. Manny Montejo now pitching.
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Montejo
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Montejo
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Earley
Arnold Earley now pitching.
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Earley
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Earley
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Earley
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Earley
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy 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 9/10/1961 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Schilling C, 2b 5 1 2 1
Fernandez C, ph 1 0 0 0 Hardy C, cf 5 1 3 0
Montejo M, p 0 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 2 2
Bruton B, cf 5 1 2 1 Malzone F, 3b 5 1 2 1
Kaline A, rf 1 0 1 0 Jensen J, rf 3 2 1 1
Maxwell C, lf 4 1 1 1 Green P, ss 4 1 2 1
Colavito R, lf-rf 4 3 2 2 Pagliaroni J, c 2 0 1 1
Cash N, 1b 4 1 2 0 Runnels P, 1b 4 1 2 0
McAuliffe D, ss 4 0 0 0 Conley G, p 3 0 0 0
Boros S, 3b 2 0 1 2 Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0
Brown D, c 4 0 1 0 Earley A, p 0 0 0 0
Bertoia R, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Mossi D, p 0 0 0 0
Alusik G, ph 1 0 0 0
Koplitz H, p 1 0 0 0
Morton B, ph 0 1 0 0
Staley G, p 0 0 0 0
Osborne B, ph 0 0 0 1
Roarke M, c 0 0 0 0
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35 7 10 7 35 8 15 7
Detroit 000 201 112 -- 7
Boston 420 110 00x -- 8
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi D (L) 2.0 8 6 6 0 0
Koplitz H 4.0 6 2 2 3 0
Staley G 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Montejo M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Conley G (W)* 7.0 7 5 5 4 5
Fornieles M 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Earley A (S) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Colavito R
DP -- Detroit 2, Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, Boston 8
2B -- Malzone F, Green P, Runnels P, Hardy C, Boros S
3B -- Maxwell C
HR -- Yastrzemski C, Bruton B, Colavito R
SB -- Jensen J
SH -- Conley G
SF -- Boros S
PB -- Pagliaroni J
T -- 3:01
A -- 14409
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