Inning: 1 New York
Marlon Smykal pitching.
Ray Niedenfuer strikes out.
Moe Smith grounds out to the shortstop.
Pete Boone strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 1 Detroit
Steve Newkirk pitching.
Gene Saier lines out to the shortstop.
Don Knowlson strikes out.
Tracy Bemis grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 New York
Tom Rodriguez strikes out.
Bob Drabowsky doubles to left field.
Johnny Gear grounds out to the second baseman.
Bob Drabowsky advances to third on the play.
Art Staehle strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Detroit
Kevin Espy grounds out to the second baseman.
Saburo Okubo singles to right field.
Rich Chris doubles to left field.
Saburo Okubo uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Dave Nichting walks.
Bill Speed flies out to the left fielder.
Marlon Smykal strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 3 New York
Carl Gillis flies out to the center fielder.
Steve Newkirk doubles past the left fielder.
Ray Niedenfuer strikes out.
Moe Smith flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Detroit
Gene Saier strikes out.
Don Knowlson doubles to left field.
Tracy Bemis singles past the second baseman.
Don Knowlson scores.
Kevin Espy singles to left field.
Tracy Bemis advances to third on the hit.
Saburo Okubo reached on a fielding error by Ray Niedenfuer.
Tracy Bemis scores.
Rich Chris lines out to the second baseman.
Wes Lidle 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.
Dave Nichting grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 4 New York
Pete Boone walks.
Tom Rodriguez walks.
Bob Drabowsky flies out to the center fielder.
Johnny Gear grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Pete Boone advances to third on the play.
Tom Rodriguez advances to second on the play.
Art Staehle singles to right field.
Pete Boone scores.
Tom Rodriguez scores.
Carl Gillis flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double!
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Detroit
Bill Speed flies out to the center fielder.
Marlon Smykal flies out to the left fielder.
Gene Saier grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 5 New York
Wes Lidle singles to right field.
Ray Niedenfuer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.
Moe Smith singles to right field.
Pete Boone doubles to right field.
Moe Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Tom Rodriguez walks.
Bob Drabowsky grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 5 Detroit
Don Knowlson doubles to left field.
Tracy Bemis singles to center field.
Don Knowlson scores.
Tracy Bemis steals second.
Kevin Espy singles to right field.
Tracy Bemis scores.
Harlond Tyler comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Saburo Okubo strikes out.
Rich Chris grounds into a force play to the shortstop.
Kevin Espy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Rich Chris is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd).
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 6 New York
Johnny Gear grounds out to the shortstop.
Art Staehle strikes out.
Carl Gillis pops out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 6 Detroit
Dave Nichting strikes out.
Bill Speed strikes out.
Marlon Smykal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 New York
Harlond Tyler flies out to the left fielder.
Ray Niedenfuer pops out to the second baseman.
Moe Smith strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Detroit
Gene Saier singles to right field.
Don Knowlson grounds out to the shortstop.
Gene Saier advances to second on the play.
Tracy Bemis grounds out to the shortstop.
Kevin Espy strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 New York
Pete Boone pops out to the first baseman.
Tom Rodriguez strikes out.
Bob Drabowsky flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 8 Detroit
Saburo Okubo triples.
Rich Chris strikes out.
Isidro Driessen is pinch hitting for Dave Nichting.
Isidro Driessen grounds out to the shortstop.
Saburo Okubo scores.
Bill Speed grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 9 New York
Terry McGee enters the game as a defensive replacement for Isidro Driessen at SS.
Edward Biddle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Knowlson at 3B.
Verne Walton enters the game as a defensive replacement for Saburo Okubo at CF.
Eddie Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule.
Johnny Gear grounds out to the shortstop.
Art Staehle grounds out to the shortstop.
Carl Gillis strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0
New York total runners left on base: 5
Detroit total runners left on base: 5