| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| Boston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| Boston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |


| Top of the 1st, Detroit Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Henry facing 1-2-3 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Frank Bolling | Walk | |
| O | 1-- | Bill Tuttle | Flyout: LF |
| O | 1-- | Bob Nieman | Groundout: 3B-1B. Bolling to 2B |
| O | -2- | Ray Boone | Popout: 2B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Detroit 0, Boston 0 | |||
| Bottom of the 1st, Boston Batting, Tied 0-0, George Zuverink facing 1-2-3 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Billy Goodman | Groundout: 1B-P |
| O | --- | Jim Piersall | Foul Out: SS |
| --- | Ted Williams | Walk | |
| O | 1-- | Jackie Jensen | Lineout: CF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Detroit 0, Boston 0 | |||
| Top of the 2nd, Detroit Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Henry facing 5-6-7 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Walt Dropo | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| --- | Al Kaline | Single | |
| O | 1-- | Red Wilson | Groundout: 2B-1B. Kaline to 2B |
| -2- | Harvey Kuenn | Intentional Walk | |
| O | 12- | George Zuverink | Strikeout |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Detroit 0, Boston 0 | |||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Boston Batting, Tied 0-0, George Zuverink facing 5-6-7 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Harry Agganis | Triple | |
| OR | --3 | Ted Lepcio | Lineout: CF - Sacrifice Fly. Agganis Scores |
| --- | Milt Bolling | Double | |
| -2- | Mickey Owen | Error by 2B. Bolling to 3B; Owen to 1B | |
| O | 1-3 | Bill Henry | Flyout: CF |
| O | 1-3 | Billy Goodman | Flyout: CF |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Detroit 0, Boston 1 | |||
| Top of the 3rd, Detroit Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Henry facing 1-2-3 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Frank Bolling | Error by SS. Bolling to 1B | |
| O | 1-- | Bill Tuttle | Strikeout |
| 1-- | Bob Nieman | Single. Bolling to 2B | |
| R | 12- | Ray Boone | Double. Bolling Scores; Nieman to 3B |
| RR | -23 | Walt Dropo | Single. Nieman Scores; Boone Scores |
| O | 1-- | Al Kaline | Lineout: 2B |
| 1-- | Red Wilson | Single. Dropo to 3B | |
| O | 1-3 | Harvey Kuenn | Flyout: CF |
| 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Detroit 3, Boston 1 | |||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Boston Batting, Behind 1-3, George Zuverink facing 2-3-4 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Jim Piersall | Lineout: 3B |
| O | --- | Ted Williams | Strikeout |
| --- | Jackie Jensen | Error by SS. Jensen to 1B | |
| O | 1-- | Harry Agganis | Strikeout |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Detroit 3, Boston 1 | |||
| Top of the 4th, Detroit Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bill Henry facing 9-1-2 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | George Zuverink | Foul Out: 3B |
| --- | Frank Bolling | Walk | |
| OO | 1-- | Bill Tuttle | Groundout: Double Play. SS-2B-1B. Bolling out at 2B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 3, Boston 1 | |||
| Bottom of the 4th, Boston Batting, Behind 1-3, George Zuverink facing 6-7-8 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Ted Lepcio | Flyout: RF |
| O | --- | Milt Bolling | Flyout: RF |
| O | --- | Mickey Owen | Strikeout |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 3, Boston 1 | |||
| Top of the 5th, Detroit Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bill Henry facing 3-4-5 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Bob Nieman | Groundout: P-1B |
| --- | Ray Boone | Single | |
| O | 1-- | Walt Dropo | Groundout: 2B-1B. Boone to 2B |
| R | -2- | Al Kaline | Single. Boone Scores |
| O | 1-- | Red Wilson | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Detroit 4, Boston 1 | |||
| Bottom of the 5th, Boston Batting, Behind 1-4, George Zuverink facing 9-1-2 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Bill Henry | Single | |
| O | 1-- | Billy Goodman | Groundout: 2B-SS. Henry out at 2B; Goodman to 1B |
| O | 1-- | Jim Piersall | Foul Out: SS |
| RR | 1-- | Ted Williams | Home Run. Goodman Scores |
| O | --- | Jackie Jensen | Flyout: RF |
| 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 4, Boston 3 | |||
| Top of the 6th, Detroit Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bill Henry facing 8-9-1 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Harvey Kuenn | Popout: SS |
| --- | George Zuverink | Single | |
| OO | 1-- | Frank Bolling | Groundout: Double Play. SS-2B-1B. Zuverink out at 2B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 4, Boston 3 | |||
| Bottom of the 6th, Boston Batting, Behind 3-4, George Zuverink facing 5-6-7 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Harry Agganis | Flyout: LF |
| O | --- | Ted Lepcio | Groundout: SS-1B |
| O | --- | Milt Bolling | Groundout: SS-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 4, Boston 3 | |||
| Top of the 7th, Detroit Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bill Henry facing 2-3-4 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Bill Tuttle | Flyout: LF |
| O | --- | Bob Nieman | Flyout: CF |
| O | --- | Ray Boone | Groundout: SS-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 4, Boston 3 | |||
| Bottom of the 7th, Boston Batting, Behind 3-4, George Zuverink facing 8-9-1 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Mickey Owen | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| O | --- | Don Lenhardt | Strikeout |
| --- | Billy Goodman | Double | |
| -2- | Jim Piersall | Single. Goodman to 3B | |
| O | 1-3 | Ted Williams | Strikeout |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Detroit 4, Boston 3 | |||
| Top of the 8th, Detroit Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ellis Kinder facing 5-6-7 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Walt Dropo | Flyout: LF |
| O | --- | Al Kaline | Popout: 3B |
| O | --- | Red Wilson | Lineout: 3B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 4, Boston 3 | |||
| Bottom of the 8th, Boston Batting, Behind 3-4, George Zuverink facing 4-5-6 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Jackie Jensen | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| O | --- | Harry Agganis | Popout: 2B |
| --- | Ted Lepcio | Walk | |
| O | 1-- | Milt Bolling | Flyout: RF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Detroit 4, Boston 3 | |||
| Top of the 9th, Detroit Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ellis Kinder facing 8-9-1 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Harvey Kuenn | Flyout: LF |
| O | --- | Don Lund | Lineout: SS |
| O | --- | Frank Bolling | Flyout: LF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 4, Boston 3 | |||
| Bottom of the 9th, Boston Batting, Behind 3-4, Ray Herbert facing 8-9-1 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Grady Hatton | Strikeout |
| O | --- | Charlie Maxwell | Strikeout |
| --- | Billy Goodman | Double | |
| O | -2- | Jim Piersall | Groundout: SS-1B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Detroit 4, Boston 3 | |||