| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 | |
| Boston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | x | 9 | 15 | 3 |

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 | |
| Boston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | x | 9 | 15 | 3 |


| Top of the 1st, Detroit Batting, Tied 0-0, Willard Nixon facing 1-2-3 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Harvey Kuenn | Flyout: LF |
| --- | Bill Tuttle | Double | |
| -2- | Jim Delsing | Walk | |
| 12- | Ray Boone | Error by SS. Tuttle to 3B; Delsing to 2B; Boone to 1B | |
| RRR | 123 | Walt Dropo | Triple. Tuttle Scores; Delsing Scores; Boone Scores |
| OR | --3 | Frank House | Flyout: RF - Sacrifice Fly. Dropo Scores |
| --- | Al Kaline | Walk | |
| O | 1-- | Reno Bertoia | Flyout: CF |
| 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Detroit 4, Boston 0 | |||
| Bottom of the 1st, Boston Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Gromek facing 1-2-3 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Milt Bolling | Lineout: SS |
| O | --- | Jim Piersall | Strikeout |
| O | --- | Ted Williams | Lineout: LF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 4, Boston 0 | |||
| Top of the 2nd, Detroit Batting, Ahead 4-0, Willard Nixon facing 9-1-2 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Steve Gromek | Strikeout |
| --- | Harvey Kuenn | Double | |
| -2- | Bill Tuttle | Single. Kuenn to 3B | |
| R | 1-3 | Jim Delsing | Single. Kuenn Scores; Tuttle to 2B |
| O | 12- | Ray Boone | Strikeout |
| 12- | Walt Dropo | Error by SS. Tuttle to 3B; Delsing to 2B; Dropo to 1B | |
| RR | 123 | Frank House | Single. Tuttle Scores; Delsing Scores; Dropo to 2B. E9. Dropo to 3B; House to 2B |
| O | -23 | Al Kaline | Flyout: CF |
| 3 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Detroit 7, Boston 0 | |||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Boston Batting, Behind 0-7, Steve Gromek facing 4-5-6 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Sammy White | Groundout: SS-1B |
| --- | Jackie Jensen | Single | |
| 1-- | Harry Agganis | Single. Jensen to 2B | |
| O | 12- | Ted Lepcio | Groundout: SS-2B. Jensen to 3B; Agganis out at 2B; Lepcio to 1B |
| R | 1-3 | Grady Hatton | Single. Jensen Scores; Lepcio to 3B |
| O | 1-3 | Hal Brown | Strikeout |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Detroit 7, Boston 1 | |||
| Top of the 3rd, Detroit Batting, Ahead 7-1, Hal Brown facing 8-9-1 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Reno Bertoia | Strikeout |
| --- | Steve Gromek | Single | |
| 1-- | Harvey Kuenn | Single. Gromek to 2B | |
| 12- | Bill Tuttle | Single. Gromek to 3B; Kuenn to 2B | |
| R | 123 | Jim Delsing | Walk. Gromek Scores; Kuenn to 3B; Tuttle to 2B |
| OO | 123 | Ray Boone | Groundout: Double Play. P-C-1B. Kuenn out at home |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Detroit 8, Boston 1 | |||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Boston Batting, Behind 1-8, Steve Gromek facing 1-2-3 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Milt Bolling | Flyout: RF |
| O | --- | Jim Piersall | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| --- | Ted Williams | Single | |
| O | 1-- | Sammy White | Lineout: SS |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Detroit 8, Boston 1 | |||
| Top of the 4th, Detroit Batting, Ahead 8-1, Hal Brown facing 5-6-7 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Walt Dropo | Groundout: SS-1B |
| O | --- | Frank House | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| O | --- | Al Kaline | Flyout: CF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 8, Boston 1 | |||
| Bottom of the 4th, Boston Batting, Behind 1-8, Steve Gromek facing 5-6-7 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Jackie Jensen | Flyout: LF |
| --- | Harry Agganis | Single | |
| 1-- | Ted Lepcio | Single. Agganis to 2B | |
| O | 12- | Grady Hatton | Foul Out: SS |
| R | 12- | Charlie Maxwell | Single. Agganis Scores; Lepcio to 3B |
| RR | 1-3 | Milt Bolling | Triple. Lepcio Scores; Maxwell Scores |
| R | --3 | Jim Piersall | Single. Bolling Scores |
| 1-- | Ted Williams | Single. Piersall to 3B | |
| RR | 1-3 | Sammy White | Triple. Piersall Scores; Williams Scores |
| O | --3 | Jackie Jensen | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Detroit 8, Boston 7 | |||
| Top of the 5th, Detroit Batting, Ahead 8-7, Russ Kemmerer facing 8-9-1 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Reno Bertoia | Popout: 3B |
| O | --- | Dick Marlowe | Strikeout |
| O | --- | Harvey Kuenn | Flyout: CF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 8, Boston 7 | |||
| Bottom of the 5th, Boston Batting, Behind 7-8, Dick Marlowe facing 6-7-8 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Harry Agganis | Walk | |
| O | 1-- | Ted Lepcio | Lineout: CF |
| O | 1-- | Grady Hatton | Flyout: LF |
| O | 1-- | Russ Kemmerer | Strikeout |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Detroit 8, Boston 7 | |||
| Top of the 6th, Detroit Batting, Ahead 8-7, Russ Kemmerer facing 2-3-4 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Bill Tuttle | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| O | --- | Jim Delsing | Popout: 2B |
| --- | Ray Boone | Single | |
| O | 1-- | Walt Dropo | Flyout: RF |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Detroit 8, Boston 7 | |||
| Bottom of the 6th, Boston Batting, Behind 7-8, Dick Marlowe facing 1-2-3 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Milt Bolling | Flyout: RF |
| --- | Jim Piersall | Hit by Pitch | |
| 1-- | Ted Williams | Walk. Piersall to 2B | |
| O | 12- | Sammy White | Flyout: CF |
| O | 12- | Jackie Jensen | Strikeout |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Detroit 8, Boston 7 | |||
| Top of the 7th, Detroit Batting, Ahead 8-7, Ellis Kinder facing 6-7-8 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Frank House | Groundout: SS-1B |
| O | --- | Al Kaline | Popout: 2B |
| O | --- | Reno Bertoia | Popout: 2B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 8, Boston 7 | |||
| Bottom of the 7th, Boston Batting, Behind 7-8, Bob G. Miller facing 6-7-8 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Harry Agganis | Single | |
| 1-- | Ted Lepcio | Walk. Agganis to 2B | |
| O | 12- | Grady Hatton | Bunt: Groundout: 1B-3B. Agganis out at 3B; Lepcio to 2B; Hatton to 1B |
| 12- | Ellis Kinder | Bunt: Error by 3B - Sacrifice Hit. Lepcio to 3B; Hatton to 2B; Kinder to 1B | |
| O | 123 | Milt Bolling | Popout: 3B |
| O | 123 | Jim Piersall | Lineout: 3B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Detroit 8, Boston 7 | |||
| Top of the 8th, Detroit Batting, Ahead 8-7, Ellis Kinder facing 9-1-2 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Frank Bolling | Flyout: LF |
| O | --- | Harvey Kuenn | Flyout: CF |
| --- | Bill Tuttle | Walk | |
| O | 1-- | Jim Delsing | Strikeout |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Detroit 8, Boston 7 | |||
| Bottom of the 8th, Boston Batting, Behind 7-8, Bob G. Miller facing 3-4-5 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Ted Williams | Single | |
| 1-- | Sammy White | Single. Goodman to 3B | |
| 1-3 | Jackie Jensen | Walk. White to 2B | |
| OR | 123 | Karl Olson | Groundout: P-1B. Goodman Scores; White to 3B; Jensen to 2B |
| OR | -23 | Ted Lepcio | Flyout: CF - Sacrifice Fly. White Scores |
| -2- | Grady Hatton | Single. Jensen to 3B | |
| O | 1-3 | Del Wilber | Flyout: LF |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Detroit 8, Boston 9 | |||
| Top of the 9th, Detroit Batting, Behind 8-9, Sid Hudson facing 4-5-6 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Ray Boone | Groundout: P-1B |
| --- | Red Wilson | Single | |
| O | 1-- | Frank House | Flyout: RF |
| O | 1-- | Wayne Belardi | Flyout: LF |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Detroit 8, Boston 9 | |||