Win: Ben Poepping Loss: Jeremy Hefner
Save: Pete Masterson
Inning: 1 Boston Bill Perkowski pitching. Matt Peterson flies out to the right fielder. Dick Kane grounds out to the second baseman. John Willis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Jocko Hernandez pitching. Bill McGraw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ozzie Shanks strikes out. Chuck Wise flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston George Lewis strikes out. Minoru Takeuchi strikes out. Al Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jo-Jo Holland triples. Bob Macleod singles to left field. Jo-Jo Holland scores. Gus Segelke grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ray Cavanaugh pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Earl Miller doubles to center field. William Randle pops out to the third baseman. Jocko Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Peterson walks. Dick Kane grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Matt Peterson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Terry Knickerbocker singles past the shortstop. Bill Perkowski lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill McGraw strikes out. Ozzie Shanks walks. Chuck Wise strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston John Willis hits a home run. George Lewis singles to center field. Minoru Takeuchi hits a home run. George Lewis scores. Al Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Earl Miller walks. William Randle grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Earl Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jocko Hernandez singles to center field. William Randle advances to third on the hit. Terry Leach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Peterson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Jo-Jo Holland grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Macleod strikes out. Gus Segelke walks. Gus Segelke steals second. Ray Cavanaugh walks. Terry Knickerbocker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Dick Kane hits a home run. John Willis walks. Passed ball. John Willis advances to second. George Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. John Willis advances to third on the play. Minoru Takeuchi strikes out. Al Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Terry Leach strikes out. Bill McGraw strikes out. Ozzie Shanks flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Earl Miller walks. William Randle singles to center field. Earl Miller advances to third on the hit. William Randle steals second. Jocko Hernandez strikes out. Matt Peterson grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Miller scores. William Randle advances to third on the play. George Lewis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Kane grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Chuck Wise singles to right field. Jo-Jo Holland doubles to left field. Chuck Wise scores. Bob Macleod grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Segelke strikes out. Ray Cavanaugh singles to right field. Jo-Jo Holland scores. Terry Knickerbocker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston John Willis strikes out. George Lewis strikes out. Minoru Takeuchi hits a home run. Al Patterson singles to right field. Earl Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Ron Merloni is pinch hitting for George Lewis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Merloni is hit by a pitch. Bill McGraw grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ron Merloni is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ozzie Shanks walks. Ben Poepping comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Chuck Wise flies out to the center fielder. Jo-Jo Holland singles to center field. Bill McGraw scores. Bob Macleod doubles to left field. Ozzie Shanks scores. Jo-Jo Holland uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gus Segelke pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Jeremy Hefner pitching. William Randle strikes out. Ben Poepping strikes out. Matt Peterson singles to right field. Matt Peterson steals second. Dick Kane hits a home run. Matt Peterson scores. Ray Aust comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Ray Cavanaugh strikes out. Pete Masterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Knickerbocker strikes out. Dan Nelson is pinch hitting for Ray Aust. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dan Nelson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Ethyl Eichelberger pitching. George Lewis hits a home run. Minoru Takeuchi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Al Patterson hits a home run. Oscar Teckson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Miller singles to left field. Earl Miller steals second. William Randle singles to center field. Earl Miller scores. Pete Masterson lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, William Randle forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Matt Peterson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pete Masterson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Bill McGraw grounds out to the second baseman. Ozzie Shanks grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Wise walks. Jo-Jo Holland singles to right field. Chuck Wise advances to third on the hit. Bob Macleod flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 8