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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1955-06-10 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 5160 · 2:19
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 5–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 3rd. Willard Nixon earned the win. Ted Williams went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
W: Willard Nixon L: Duke Maas SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Frank Umont · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: Joe Paparella · 3B: Jim Honochick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Goodman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Klaus | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Jackie Jensen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norm Zauchin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sammy White | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Grady Hatton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Piersall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willard Nixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Harvey Kuenn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Tuttle | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Kaline | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ferris Fain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Delsing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Fred Hatfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Red Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Harry Malmberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Duke Maas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Charlie Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank House | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Nixon | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Maas | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
 Al Aber | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Billy Goodman: 13
- Billy Klaus: 43
- Ted Williams: HR/9
- Jackie Jensen: K
Bot 1
- Harvey Kuenn: 63
- Bill Tuttle: K/C
- Al Kaline: 9
Top 2
- Norm Zauchin: K
- Sammy White: 53
- Grady Hatton: 6E3.B-1#
- Jim Piersall: 4
Bot 2
- Ferris Fain: 8
- Jim Delsing: 7
- Fred Hatfield: W
- Red Wilson: SB2
- Red Wilson: W
- Harry Malmberg: 8
Top 3
- Willard Nixon: K
- Billy Goodman: 31
- Billy Klaus: S9
- Ted Williams: HR/9.1-H
- Jackie Jensen: 8
Bot 3
- Duke Maas: K
- Harvey Kuenn: 13
- Bill Tuttle: S9
- Al Kaline: S8.1-2
- Ferris Fain: W.2-3;1-2
- Jim Delsing: S7/7S.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Fred Hatfield: 3/G
Top 4
- Norm Zauchin: E5.B-2
- Sammy White: E6/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Grady Hatton: D/89.2-H(UR)
- Jim Piersall: 63
- Willard Nixon: K
- Billy Goodman: W
- Billy Klaus: 8
Bot 4
- Red Wilson: 63
- Harry Malmberg: K/C
- Duke Maas: 3
Top 5
- Ted Williams: W
- Jackie Jensen: 64(1)3/GDP
- Norm Zauchin: W
- Sammy White: S7.1-2
- Grady Hatton: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Harvey Kuenn: 8
- Bill Tuttle: S8
- Al Kaline: S7.1-2
- Ferris Fain: 31.2-3;1-2
- Jim Delsing: 7
Top 6
- Jim Piersall: 43
- Willard Nixon: K/C
- Billy Goodman: 63
Bot 6
- Fred Hatfield: 3/G
- Red Wilson: W
- Harry Malmberg: 9/L
- Charlie Maxwell: 43
Top 7
- Billy Klaus: 43
- Ted Williams: K/C
- Jackie Jensen: W
- Norm Zauchin: S7.1-2
- Sammy White: 8
Bot 7
- Harvey Kuenn: 63
- Bill Tuttle: 8/L
- Al Kaline: S7
- Ferris Fain: 43
Top 8
- Grady Hatton: S4
- Jim Piersall: K
- Willard Nixon: 14/SH.1-2
- Billy Goodman: 63
Bot 8
- Jim Delsing: W
- Fred Hatfield: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
- Red Wilson: K/C
Top 9
- Billy Klaus: 8
- Ted Williams: S4
- Jackie Jensen: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 9
- Harry Malmberg: 8
- Frank House: 9
- Harvey Kuenn: 8