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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1957-09-15 Β· Day game Β· Fenway Park Β· 2:30

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 7–1. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 3rd. Jim Bunning earned the win.

Line score

123456789RHE
DET002202001713
BOS00000100015

W: Jim Bunning   L: Willard Nixon   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Joe Paparella Β· 1B: Eddie Hurley Β· 2B: Ed Runge Β· 3B: Frank Umont Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Bill Tuttle501100
Frank Bolling512001
Ray Boone502102
Al Kaline411001
Charlie Maxwell422102
Harvey Kuenn310011
Frank House402200
Jim Finigan312100
Jim Bunning311001

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jim Piersall410011
Billy Klaus401001
Marty Keough300011
Frank Malzone401101
Jackie Jensen400001
Dick Gernert301011
Ken Aspromonte301010
Pete Daley401002
Willard Nixon200000
Murray Wall100001
Mickey Vernon100000

Detroit Tigers β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jim Bunning9.0549

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Willard Nixon5.01114
Murray Wall4.0204

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Bill Tuttle: 63
  • Frank Bolling: 9/F
  • Ray Boone: S9
  • Al Kaline: K

Bot 1

  • Jim Piersall: W
  • Billy Klaus: K/C
  • Marty Keough: 8/F
  • Frank Malzone: 8/F

Top 2

  • Charlie Maxwell: K
  • Harvey Kuenn: 53
  • Frank House: 43

Bot 2

  • Jackie Jensen: 53
  • Dick Gernert: S8
  • Ken Aspromonte: 8/F
  • Pete Daley: 3/FL

Top 3

  • Jim Finigan: 63
  • Jim Bunning: D7/78
  • Bill Tuttle: S8/89.2-H;BX2(84)
  • Frank Bolling: T8/78
  • Ray Boone: D7/7L.3-H
  • Al Kaline: 53

Bot 3

  • Willard Nixon: 6/P
  • Jim Piersall: 63
  • Billy Klaus: 5/P

Top 4

  • Charlie Maxwell: S8
  • Harvey Kuenn: W.1-2
  • Frank House: D7.2-H;1-3
  • Jim Finigan: S8.3-H;2XH(82)
  • Jim Bunning: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

  • Marty Keough: 1/BP
  • Frank Malzone: 53
  • Jackie Jensen: K/C

Top 5

  • Bill Tuttle: 53
  • Frank Bolling: K/C
  • Ray Boone: 63/G6D

Bot 5

  • Dick Gernert: W
  • Ken Aspromonte: 63.1-2
  • Pete Daley: K
  • Willard Nixon: 43

Top 6

  • Al Kaline: S7.B-2(E6)
  • Charlie Maxwell: D7/78.2-H
  • Harvey Kuenn: K+PB.B-1
  • Frank House: S9.2-H;1-2
  • Jim Finigan: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Jim Bunning: K
  • Bill Tuttle: 3/P

Bot 6

  • Jim Piersall: E5/G
  • Billy Klaus: 3/G.1-2
  • Marty Keough: WP.2-3#
  • Marty Keough: K
  • Frank Malzone: S8.3-H(UR)
  • Jackie Jensen: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

  • Frank Bolling: 9/F
  • Ray Boone: K/C
  • Al Kaline: 8/F

Bot 7

  • Dick Gernert: K
  • Ken Aspromonte: S7
  • Pete Daley: K
  • Murray Wall: K/C

Top 8

  • Charlie Maxwell: K/C
  • Harvey Kuenn: 9/F
  • Frank House: 6/P

Bot 8

  • Jim Piersall: K/BF
  • Billy Klaus: S9
  • Marty Keough: W.1-2
  • Frank Malzone: K
  • Jackie Jensen: 6/P

Top 9

  • Jim Finigan: S5
  • Jim Bunning: 14/SH.1-2
  • Bill Tuttle: E6/G.2-H(NR)(UR)
  • Frank Bolling: S7.1-2
  • Ray Boone: K+CS3(25)/DP

Bot 9

  • Dick Gernert: 8/F
  • Ken Aspromonte: W
  • Pete Daley: S7.1-2
  • Mickey Vernon: 6/P
  • Jim Piersall: 8/F

Notes & reviews

  • Pete Daley dropped the third strike and then made a bad throw to 1B