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@BAL		3
1
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@BOS		4
5
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@NYY		2
6
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@WSH		6
1
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@CHC		7
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10
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6
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@STL		10
8
Tuesday, June 21, 1955,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 25,332, Time of Game: 2:45
Tigers
4
32-28
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Red Sox
5
32-32
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Tom Hurd (2-3)
L: Ned Garver (5-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    4  6  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   2  3  X    5 10  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fred Hatfield 2B-SS 3 0 0 0 2 1 .231 .653 0.032 1.41 0.129 -0.097 -0.4 4 4
Bill Tuttle CF 3 1 1 0 2 1 .274 .745 -0.028 1.76 0.131 -0.159 -0.1 3 0 CS
Al Kaline RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .373 1.050 -0.070 2.22 0.124 -0.195 -0.7 3 0
Earl Torgeson 1B 4 2 1 1 1 0 .259 .730 0.191 1.97 0.324 -0.133 1.1 8 1
Jim Delsing LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .279 .845 0.145 1.27 0.181 -0.036 1.4 1 0 2B
Ray Boone 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .731 -0.011 0.92 0.015 -0.027 -0.3 2 3 SH
Frank House C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .240 .665 -0.103 1.17 0.003 -0.105 -0.9 1 0 IW
   Bubba Phillips PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .612 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Red Wilson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .676 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Reno Bertoia SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .509 -0.033 0.99 0.028 -0.060 -0.4 0 1
   Harvey Kuenn PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .343 .842 0.022 2.39 0.022 0.000 -0.2 SF
   Harry Malmberg 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .620 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ned Garver P 4 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .443 -0.031 0.99 0.034 -0.065 -0.5 1 1
Team Totals 31 4 6 4 7 5 .194 .559 0.114 1.50 0.991 -0.877 -0.9 24 10
2B: J Delsing (9, off W Nixon).
SF: H Kuenn (3, off T Hurd).
SH: R Boone (1, off T Hurd).
IBB: F House (3, by T Hurd).
TB: J Delsing 3; N Garver; B Tuttle; E Torgeson; R Boone.
RBI: J Delsing 2 (42); E Torgeson (19); H Kuenn (27).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Boone-F Hatfield-E Torgeson 2.
Baserunning
CS: B Tuttle (3, 2nd base by W Nixon/S White).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Goodman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 .666 0.030 1.61 0.121 -0.092 -0.2 3 3
   Tom Brewer PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .135 .270 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Eddie Joost 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 .543 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Billy Klaus SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .307 .839 -0.070 1.71 0.047 -0.117 -0.2 3 2
Ted Williams LF 3 2 1 3 1 0 .362 1.372 0.571 2.03 0.627 -0.056 2.0 1 0 HR
Jackie Jensen RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .262 .828 0.001 1.50 0.108 -0.107 -0.4 4 0 GDP
Norm Zauchin 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .280 .875 0.218 1.30 0.236 -0.018 1.5 8 3 2B
Sammy White C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .692 -0.221 1.67 0.000 -0.221 -1.7 5 1
Grady Hatton 3B 3 0 1 2 0 0 .220 .686 0.173 2.60 0.247 -0.074 0.7 0 1
Jim Piersall CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 .714 -0.084 1.46 0.048 -0.133 -0.9 2 0 2B,GDP
Willard Nixon P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .502 -0.083 1.50 0.000 -0.083 -0.6 1 2
   Tom Hurd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gene Stephens PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .345 1.012 0.079 1.78 0.079 0.000 0.4
   Ellis Kinder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 5 10 5 1 2 .312 .802 0.614 1.69 1.513 -0.901 0.7 27 12
2B: N Zauchin (6, off N Garver); J Piersall (14, off N Garver).
HR: T Williams (9, off N Garver; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: T Williams 4; N Zauchin 4; J Piersall 2; B Klaus; G Hatton; G Stephens; J Jensen; B Goodman.
GIDP: J Jensen (13); J Piersall (5).
RBI: T Williams 3 (22); G Hatton 2 (11).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. S White-B Goodman.
E: J Jensen (4).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ned Garver, L (5-8) 8 10 5 5 1 2 1 3.68 33 43 -0.615 1.69 -0.7
Team Totals 8 10 5 5 1 2 1 5.62 33 43 -0.615 1.50 -0.7

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Willard Nixon 7 6 4 4 5 4 0 4.35 32 48 -0.285 1.23 -0.2
Tom Hurd, W (2-3) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.25 4 2 1 -0.001 1.65 0.6
Ellis Kinder, S (8) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.38 4 0 0 0.172 3.56 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 7 5 0 4.00 40 48 2 1 -0.114 1.69 0.9
W Nixon faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: N Garver (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: T Hurd (8; F House).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Charlie Berry, 2B - Bill McKinley, 3B - Red Flaherty.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 25,332.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Boston Red Sox
1 Fred Hatfield 2B 1 Billy Goodman 2B
2 Bill Tuttle CF 2 Billy Klaus SS
3 Al Kaline RF 3 Ted Williams LF
4 Earl Torgeson 1B 4 Jackie Jensen RF
5 Jim Delsing LF 5 Norm Zauchin 1B
6 Ray Boone 3B 6 Sammy White C
7 Frank House C 7 Grady Hatton 3B
8 Reno Bertoia SS 8 Jim Piersall CF
9 Ned Garver P 9 Willard Nixon P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 2-4 1 1-3 RRR BOS T. Williams N. Garver 55% 85% Home Run; Stephens Scores; Brewer Scores
t8 1-2 0 12- R DET E. Torgeson W. Nixon -29% 24% Single to CF; Tuttle Scores; Kaline to 3B; Torgeson to 2B/Adv on throw
b7 0-1 1 123 RR BOS G. Hatton N. Garver 25% 81% Single to RF; Williams Scores; Jensen Scores; Zauchin to 2B
b7 0-1 0 12- BOS N. Zauchin N. Garver 13% 69% Single to LF (Short LF); Williams to 3B; Jensen to 2B
t8 1-2 0 1-- DET A. Kaline W. Nixon -12% 53% Walk; Tuttle to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET F. Hatfield W. Nixon 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- DET B. Tuttle W. Nixon -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO DET A. Kaline W. Nixon 5% 55% Double Play: Strikeout, Tuttle Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS B. Goodman N. Garver -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS B. Klaus N. Garver -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O BOS T. Williams N. Garver -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- DET E. Torgeson W. Nixon -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- R DET J. Delsing W. Nixon -12% 34% Double to RF; Torgeson Scores
t2 1-0 0 -2- O DET R. Boone W. Nixon 1% 36% Groundout: SS-1B; Delsing to 3B
t2 1-0 1 --3 O DET F. House W. Nixon 5% 41% Strikeout
t2 1-0 2 --3 O DET R. Bertoia W. Nixon 4% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O BOS J. Jensen N. Garver -3% 42% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-1 1 --- O BOS N. Zauchin N. Garver -2% 40% Flyball: 2B
b2 0-1 2 --- O BOS S. White N. Garver -1% 39% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- DET N. Garver W. Nixon -3% 36% Single to CF (Short CF)
t3 1-0 0 1-- O DET F. Hatfield W. Nixon 3% 39% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 1 1-- O DET B. Tuttle W. Nixon 3% 42% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Tuttle to 1B
t3 1-0 2 1-- O DET A. Kaline W. Nixon 2% 44% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- O BOS G. Hatton N. Garver -3% 41% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 0-1 1 --- BOS J. Piersall N. Garver 5% 46% Double to LF
b3 0-1 1 -2- O BOS W. Nixon N. Garver -4% 42% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-1 2 -2- O BOS B. Goodman N. Garver -4% 38% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- O DET E. Torgeson W. Nixon 2% 41% Groundout: P-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- O DET J. Delsing W. Nixon 2% 42% Flyball: LF
t4 1-0 2 --- DET R. Boone W. Nixon -1% 41% Single to CF
t4 1-0 2 1-- O DET F. House W. Nixon 2% 43% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- BOS B. Klaus N. Garver 5% 48% Single to RF
b4 0-1 0 1-- O BOS T. Williams N. Garver -5% 44% Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 0-1 1 1-- OO BOS J. Jensen N. Garver -7% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- O DET R. Bertoia W. Nixon 3% 39% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-0 1 --- O DET N. Garver W. Nixon 2% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-0 2 --- DET F. Hatfield W. Nixon -1% 40% Walk
t5 1-0 2 1-- DET B. Tuttle W. Nixon -2% 38% Walk; Hatfield to 2B
t5 1-0 2 12- O DET A. Kaline W. Nixon 5% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 5-6-7
b5 0-1 0 --- BOS N. Zauchin N. Garver 9% 51% Double to LF
b5 0-1 0 -2- O BOS S. White N. Garver -6% 45% Flyball: CF
b5 0-1 1 -2- O BOS G. Hatton N. Garver -5% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B; Zauchin to 3B
b5 0-1 2 --3 O BOS J. Piersall N. Garver -6% 35% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 4-5-6
t6 1-0 0 --- O DET E. Torgeson W. Nixon 3% 37% Flyball: RF
t6 1-0 1 --- O DET J. Delsing W. Nixon 2% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-0 2 --- O DET R. Boone W. Nixon 1% 40% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 9-1-2
b6 0-1 0 --- O BOS W. Nixon N. Garver -4% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-1 1 --- O BOS B. Goodman N. Garver -3% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-1 2 --- O BOS B. Klaus N. Garver -2% 31% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 7-8-9
t7 1-0 0 --- O DET F. House W. Nixon 3% 34% Lineout: 2B
t7 1-0 1 --- DET R. Bertoia W. Nixon -3% 31% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Bertoia to 1B
t7 1-0 1 1-- O DET N. Garver W. Nixon 2% 33% Groundout: P-1B; Bertoia to 2B
t7 1-0 2 -2- O DET F. Hatfield W. Nixon 4% 37% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 3-4-5
b7 0-1 0 --- BOS T. Williams N. Garver 7% 45% Walk
b7 0-1 0 1-- BOS J. Jensen N. Garver 11% 56% Single to LF; Williams to 2B
b7 0-1 0 12- BOS N. Zauchin N. Garver 13% 69% Single to LF (Short LF); Williams to 3B; Jensen to 2B
b7 0-1 0 123 O BOS S. White N. Garver -12% 57% Lineout: LF
b7 0-1 1 123 RR BOS G. Hatton N. Garver 25% 81% Single to RF; Williams Scores; Jensen Scores; Zauchin to 2B
b7 2-1 1 12- OO BOS J. Piersall N. Garver -8% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 2-3-4
t8 1-2 0 --- DET B. Tuttle W. Nixon -9% 65% Single to SS
t8 1-2 0 1-- DET A. Kaline W. Nixon -12% 53% Walk; Tuttle to 2B
t8 1-2 0 12- R DET E. Torgeson W. Nixon -29% 24% Single to CF; Tuttle Scores; Kaline to 3B; Torgeson to 2B/Adv on throw
t8 2-2 0 -23 R DET J. Delsing W. Nixon -6% 18% Single to SS; Kaline Scores; Torgeson stays at 2B
Tom Hurd replaces Willard Nixon pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-2 0 12- O DET R. Boone T. Hurd -0% 17% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Torgeson to 3B; Delsing to 2B
t8 3-2 1 -23 DET F. House T. Hurd -0% 17% Intentional Walk
Harvey Kuenn pinch hits for Reno Bertoia (SS) batting 8th
Bubba Phillips pinch runs for Frank House (C) batting 7th
t8 3-2 1 123 RO DET H. Kuenn T. Hurd -2% 15% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Torgeson Scores
t8 4-2 2 12- O DET N. Garver T. Hurd 3% 18% Flyball: 1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 9-1-2
Red Wilson replaces Bubba Phillips (PR) playing C batting 7th
Harry Malmberg replaces Harvey Kuenn (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
Fred Hatfield moves from 2B to SS
Gene Stephens pinch hits for Tom Hurd (P) batting 9th
b8 2-4 0 --- BOS G. Stephens N. Garver 8% 26% Single to CF (Short CF)
b8 2-4 0 1-- BOS B. Goodman N. Garver 12% 38% Single to P; Stephens to 2B
Tom Brewer pinch runs for Billy Goodman (2B) batting 1st
b8 2-4 0 12- O BOS B. Klaus N. Garver -8% 30% Flyball: RF; Stephens to 3B
b8 2-4 1 1-3 RRR BOS T. Williams N. Garver 55% 85% Home Run; Stephens Scores; Brewer Scores
b8 5-4 1 --- O BOS J. Jensen N. Garver -1% 84% Flyball: SS
b8 5-4 2 --- BOS N. Zauchin N. Garver 1% 84% Single to LF
b8 5-4 2 1-- BOS S. White N. Garver 1% 85% Wild Pitch; Zauchin to 2B
b8 5-4 2 -2- O BOS S. White N. Garver -2% 83% Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Ellis Kinder facing 1-2-3
Ellis Kinder replaces Gene Stephens (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Eddie Joost replaces Tom Brewer (PR) playing 2B batting 1st
t9 4-5 0 --- DET F. Hatfield E. Kinder -12% 71% Walk
t9 4-5 0 1-- O DET B. Tuttle E. Kinder 11% 82% Strikeout
t9 4-5 1 1-- O DET A. Kaline E. Kinder 10% 92% Flyball: CF
t9 4-5 2 1-- O DET E. Torgeson E. Kinder 8% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 5.

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