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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1950-09-18 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 24485 · 2:22
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 3–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 9th. Willard Nixon earned the win and Ellis Kinder picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
W: Willard Nixon L: Hal Newhouser SV: Ellis Kinder
Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Johnny Stevens · 2B: Joe Paparella · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dom DiMaggio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Goodman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vern Stephens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Walt Dropo | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Doerr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Zarilla | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willard Nixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Lipon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Priddy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Kell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vic Wertz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hoot Evers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Groth | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Don Kolloway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Ginsberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hal Newhouser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pat Mullin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Keller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Nixon | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
 Ellis Kinder | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Newhouser | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
 Hal White | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dom DiMaggio: 3/FL
- Billy Goodman: S7
- Ted Williams: 7
- Vern Stephens: 54(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Johnny Lipon: S9
- Jerry Priddy: 9
- George Kell: SB2
- George Kell: W
- Vic Wertz: K
- Hoot Evers: W.2-3;1-2
- Johnny Groth: K/C
Top 2
- Walt Dropo: D9
- Bobby Doerr: S7.2-H
- Al Zarilla: K
- Birdie Tebbetts: 9/9S
- Willard Nixon: E6/G.1-2
- Dom DiMaggio: 9
Bot 2
- Don Kolloway: S8
- Joe Ginsberg: 6/7S
- Hal Newhouser: 16(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Billy Goodman: 43
- Ted Williams: 43
- Vern Stephens: 7
Bot 3
- Johnny Lipon: 5/FL
- Jerry Priddy: D7
- George Kell: 8/89
- Vic Wertz: WP.2-3
- Vic Wertz: E5.3-H(NR)(UR)
- Hoot Evers: 4/L
Top 4
- Walt Dropo: S7
- Bobby Doerr: 54(1)3/GDP
- Al Zarilla: K
Bot 4
- Johnny Groth: 43
- Don Kolloway: W
- Joe Ginsberg: 5/P
- Hal Newhouser: 7/L
Top 5
- Birdie Tebbetts: 3/P
- Willard Nixon: 63
- Dom DiMaggio: 63
Bot 5
- Johnny Lipon: 13
- Jerry Priddy: E5#
- George Kell: 64(1)/FO
- Vic Wertz: 7
Top 6
- Billy Goodman: 7
- Ted Williams: W
- Vern Stephens: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Hoot Evers: 31
- Johnny Groth: 43
- Don Kolloway: 43
Top 7
- Walt Dropo: 3/FL
- Bobby Doerr: 53
- Al Zarilla: 5/FL
Bot 7
- Joe Ginsberg: D/78
- Hal Newhouser: K/BF
- Johnny Lipon: 63
- Jerry Priddy: 53
Top 8
- Birdie Tebbetts: 8
- Willard Nixon: 43
- Dom DiMaggio: 9
Bot 8
- George Kell: S7
- Vic Wertz: 54/SH.1-2
- Hoot Evers: 43.2-3
- Johnny Groth: S9.3-H
- Don Kolloway: 64(1)/FO
Top 9
- Billy Goodman: S8
- Ted Williams: S2.1-3(E1/TH)
- Vern Stephens: SB2
- Vern Stephens: IW
- Walt Dropo: S8.1-2;2-3;3-H
- Bobby Doerr: 8/F.3-H
- Al Zarilla: 5/FL
- Tom Wright: K
Bot 9
- Joe Ginsberg: W#
- Pat Mullin: 34/SH.1-2
- Charlie Keller: 4/P
- Jerry Priddy: 63
Notes & reviews
- Tiger half of inning not shown