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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1955-05-04 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 32485 · 2:44

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 3–2. Willard Nixon earned the win and Ellis Kinder picked up the save. Jackie Jensen went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	7
DET	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8

W: Willard Nixon L: Frank Lary SV: Ellis Kinder

Umpires — HP: Nestor Chylak · 1B: Charlie Berry · 2B: Bill McKinley · 3B: Red Flaherty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Goodman	4	0	0	0	1	1
Harry Agganis	5	1	2	0	0	1
Faye Throneberry	5	0	1	0	0	1
Sammy White	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jackie Jensen	4	1	1	1	1	0
Ted Lepcio	5	1	1	1	0	0
Jim Piersall	4	0	0	0	1	1
Billy Klaus	5	0	1	1	0	1
Willard Nixon	4	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

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

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willard Nixon	10.1	8	3	4
Ellis Kinder	0.2	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Lary	11.0	7	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Goodman: K/C
Harry Agganis: 3
Faye Throneberry: 31

Bot 1

Harvey Kuenn: 53
Fred Hatfield: K/C
Al Kaline: 31

Top 2

Sammy White: 63
Jackie Jensen: 43
Ted Lepcio: 8

Bot 2

Ferris Fain: W
Ray Boone: S9.1-2
Jim Delsing: 4(1)3/GDP.2-3
Bill Tuttle: S8/8S.3-H
Frank House: 43

Top 3

Jim Piersall: W
Billy Klaus: SB2
Billy Klaus: K
Willard Nixon: 4
Billy Goodman: W
Harry Agganis: K

Bot 3

Frank Lary: 13
Harvey Kuenn: S5
Fred Hatfield: S8.1-2
Al Kaline: S7.2-H;1-2
Ferris Fain: PB.2-3;1-2
Ferris Fain: 8
Ray Boone: K

Top 4

Faye Throneberry: K
Sammy White: 53
Jackie Jensen: HR/9
Ted Lepcio: 7

Bot 4

Jim Delsing: 43
Bill Tuttle: 53
Frank House: 7

Top 5

Jim Piersall: 31
Billy Klaus: 43
Willard Nixon: 13

Bot 5

Frank Lary: 63
Harvey Kuenn: 7
Fred Hatfield: W
Al Kaline: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Billy Goodman: 143
Harry Agganis: D7
Faye Throneberry: 4
Sammy White: K

Bot 6

Ferris Fain: 6
Ray Boone: K/C
Jim Delsing: 8

Top 7

Jackie Jensen: 63
Ted Lepcio: D7
Jim Piersall: 8.2-3
Billy Klaus: S9.3-H
Willard Nixon: 43

Bot 7

Bill Tuttle: 63
Frank House: K
Frank Lary: 8

Top 8

Billy Goodman: 43
Harry Agganis: 63
Faye Throneberry: 8

Bot 8

Harvey Kuenn: 2/FL
Fred Hatfield: 31
Al Kaline: 53

Top 9

Sammy White: 63
Jackie Jensen: 8
Ted Lepcio: 63

Bot 9

Ferris Fain: 13
Ray Boone: S6
Jim Delsing: 46(1)/FO
Bill Tuttle: 64(1)/FO

Top 10

Jim Piersall: 53
Billy Klaus: 43
Willard Nixon: S6
Billy Goodman: 6(1)/FO

Bot 10

Frank House: 8
Frank Lary: D6
Harvey Kuenn: 4
Fred Hatfield: 8

Top 11

Harry Agganis: S9
Faye Throneberry: S1/BG.1-2
Sammy White: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Jackie Jensen: IW
Ted Lepcio: FC3.3-H(RBI);2-3;1-2;B-1
Jim Piersall: K/C
Billy Klaus: 13

Bot 11

Al Kaline: 63
Ferris Fain: S9
Ray Boone: W.1-2
Jim Delsing: 8
Bill Tuttle: 7