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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1955-05-15 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:31

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 10–4. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 4th. Frank Sullivan earned the win. Harry Agganis went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	10
BOS	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5		10	12

W: Frank Sullivan L: Frank Lary SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Napp · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: John Rice · 3B: Johnny Stevens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harvey Kuenn	5	1	3	2	0	1
Fred Hatfield	5	0	1	0	0	1
Al Kaline	3	0	1	1	1	1
Ferris Fain	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Boone	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Delsing	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Tuttle	3	1	1	0	1	0
Frank House	4	0	1	0	0	1
Frank Lary	0	0	0	0	1	0
Leo Cristante	1	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Maxwell	1	1	0	1	0	0
Bubba Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Goodman	4	1	1	2	1	0
Gene Stephens	4	1	2	0	1	0
Harry Agganis	5	1	2	3	0	0
Jackie Jensen	5	1	2	1	0	1
Eddie Joost	3	2	1	0	1	0
Sammy White	3	1	1	1	0	0
Billy Klaus	3	2	3	2	1	0
Jim Piersall	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Sullivan	3	1	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Lary	3.2	8	2	0
Leo Cristante	2.1	1	1	1
Van Fletcher	2.0	3	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Sullivan	9.0	10	4	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harvey Kuenn: K
Fred Hatfield: 13
Al Kaline: 4

Bot 1

Billy Goodman: W
Gene Stephens: S8.1X3(85)
Harry Agganis: 7
Jackie Jensen: S6.1X2(64)

Top 2

Ferris Fain: 43
Ray Boone: 53
Jim Delsing: 8

Bot 2

Eddie Joost: 3
Sammy White: 8
Billy Klaus: S7/7DW
Jim Piersall: WP.1-2
Jim Piersall: 63

Top 3

Bill Tuttle: W
Frank House: BK.1-2
Frank House: 2/FL
Frank Lary: W+SB3
Harvey Kuenn: S9.3-H;1X3(95)
Fred Hatfield: S8/G.1-2
Al Kaline: S8/8S.2-H;1-2
Ferris Fain: 43

Bot 3

Frank Sullivan: 4
Billy Goodman: 8
Gene Stephens: 43

Top 4

Ray Boone: 53
Jim Delsing: S8
Bill Tuttle: 64(1)/FO.B-1
Frank House: 43

Bot 4

Harry Agganis: D7
Jackie Jensen: D6/7S.2-H
Eddie Joost: W
Sammy White: S8.2-H;1-2
Billy Klaus: D7.2-H;1-3
Jim Piersall: 43
Frank Sullivan: 23
Billy Goodman: D7.3-H;2-H
Gene Stephens: S8.2-3
Harry Agganis: 6

Top 5

Leo Cristante: K
Harvey Kuenn: 43
Fred Hatfield: 9

Bot 5

Jackie Jensen: K
Eddie Joost: 8
Sammy White: 7

Top 6

Al Kaline: W
Ferris Fain: POCS2(23)
Ferris Fain: 43
Ray Boone: 53

Bot 6

Billy Klaus: W
Jim Piersall: 9
Frank Sullivan: E1/SH.1-2;B-1
Billy Goodman: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Jim Delsing: S8/G
Bill Tuttle: S8.1-3
Frank House: K
Charlie Maxwell: 46(1)/FO.3-H;B-1
Harvey Kuenn: D7.1-H
Fred Hatfield: K

Bot 7

Gene Stephens: 3/G
Harry Agganis: 63
Jackie Jensen: 8

Top 8

Al Kaline: K
Ferris Fain: W
Ray Boone: S3.1-2
Jim Delsing: 31.2-3;1-2
Bill Tuttle: 9

Bot 8

Eddie Joost: S8
Sammy White: 14/SH.1-2
Billy Klaus: S7.2-H;B-2(TH)
Jim Piersall: 53
Frank Sullivan: E6/G.2-3;B-1
Billy Goodman: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2;B-1
Gene Stephens: W.2-3;1-2
Harry Agganis: T8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Jackie Jensen: 53

Top 9

Frank House: S9
Bubba Phillips: 64(1)3/GDP
Harvey Kuenn: S9
Fred Hatfield: 3/G

Notes & reviews

Gene Stephens rounded 2B too far

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