| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
| Boston | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | x | 7 | 13 | 1 |

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
| Boston | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | x | 7 | 13 | 1 |


| Top of the 1st, Detroit Batting, Tied 0-0, Leo Kiely facing 1-2-3 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Harvey Kuenn | Groundout: 1B unassisted |
| O | --- | Bill Tuttle | Popout: 3B |
| O | --- | Bob Nieman | Flyout: RF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 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 | --- | Milt Bolling | Lineout: 2B |
| R | --- | Jim Piersall | Home Run |
| O | --- | Ted Williams | Strikeout |
| O | --- | Sammy White | Groundout: 1B-P |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 0, Boston 1 | |||
| Top of the 2nd, Detroit Batting, Behind 0-1, Leo Kiely facing 4-5-6 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Ray Boone | Strikeout |
| --- | Walt Dropo | Single | |
| OO | 1-- | Red Wilson | Groundout: Double Play. 1B-SS-1B. Dropo out at 2B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 0, Boston 1 | |||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Boston Batting, Ahead 1-0, George Zuverink facing 5-6-7 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Jackie Jensen | Single | |
| RR | 1-- | Harry Agganis | Home Run. Jensen Scores |
| O | --- | Ted Lepcio | Strikeout |
| --- | Grady Hatton | Hit by Pitch | |
| O | 1-- | Leo Kiely | Flyout: CF |
| 1-- | Milt Bolling | Error by SS. Hatton to 2B; Bolling to 1B | |
| O | 12- | Jim Piersall | Single. Hatton out at home (LF-C); Bolling to 2B |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Detroit 0, Boston 3 | |||
| Top of the 3rd, Detroit Batting, Behind 0-3, Leo Kiely facing 7-8-9 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Al Kaline | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| --- | Reno Bertoia | Walk | |
| O | 1-- | George Zuverink | Single. Bertoia to 3B; Zuverink out at 2B (RF-SS-2B) |
| O | --3 | Harvey Kuenn | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Detroit 0, Boston 3 | |||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Boston Batting, Ahead 3-0, George Zuverink facing 3-4-5 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Ted Williams | Flyout: CF |
| --- | Sammy White | Single | |
| O | 1-- | Jackie Jensen | Lineout: SS |
| 1-- | Harry Agganis | Double. White to 3B | |
| O | -23 | Ted Lepcio | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Detroit 0, Boston 3 | |||
| Top of the 4th, Detroit Batting, Behind 0-3, Leo Kiely facing 2-3-4 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| R | --- | Bill Tuttle | Home Run |
| O | --- | Bob Nieman | Flyout: LF |
| O | --- | Ray Boone | Strikeout |
| O | --- | Walt Dropo | Flyout: RF |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 1, Boston 3 | |||
| Bottom of the 4th, Boston Batting, Ahead 3-1, George Zuverink facing 8-9-1 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Grady Hatton | Error by 1B. Hatton to 1B | |
| 1-- | Leo Kiely | Single. Hatton to 2B | |
| O | 12- | Milt Bolling | Bunt: Groundout: C-2B - Sacrifice Hit. Hatton to 3B; Kiely to 2B |
| OR | -23 | Jim Piersall | Groundout: SS-1B. Hatton Scores |
| -2- | Ted Williams | Walk | |
| O | 12- | Sammy White | Flyout: RF |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Detroit 1, Boston 4 | |||
| Top of the 5th, Detroit Batting, Behind 1-4, Leo Kiely facing 6-7-8 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Red Wilson | Flyout: LF |
| --- | Al Kaline | Single | |
| O | 1-- | Reno Bertoia | Groundout: 1B-SS. Kaline out at 2B; Bertoia to 1B |
| O | 1-- | George Zuverink | Popout: 3B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Detroit 1, Boston 4 | |||
| Bottom of the 5th, Boston Batting, Ahead 4-1, George Zuverink facing 5-6-7 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Jackie Jensen | Error by SS. Jensen to 1B | |
| O | 1-- | Harry Agganis | Flyout: CF |
| O | 1-- | Ted Lepcio | Flyout: RF |
| 1-- | Grady Hatton | Walk. Jensen to 2B | |
| R | 12- | Leo Kiely | Single. Jensen Scores; Hatton to 3B; Kiely to 2B |
| O | -23 | Milt Bolling | Lineout: SS |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Detroit 1, Boston 5 | |||
| Top of the 6th, Detroit Batting, Behind 1-5, Leo Kiely facing 1-2-3 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Harvey Kuenn | Error by 2B. Kuenn to 1B | |
| OO | 1-- | Bill Tuttle | Groundout: Double Play. SS-2B-1B. Kuenn out at 2B |
| O | --- | Bob Nieman | Lineout: 3B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Detroit 1, Boston 5 | |||
| Bottom of the 6th, Boston Batting, Ahead 5-1, George Zuverink facing 2-3-4 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| R | --- | Jim Piersall | Home Run |
| O | --- | Ted Williams | Groundout: C-1B |
| O | --- | Sammy White | Flyout: LF |
| --- | Jackie Jensen | Single. E8. Jensen to 2B | |
| O | -2- | Harry Agganis | Flyout: CF |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Detroit 1, Boston 6 | |||
| Top of the 7th, Detroit Batting, Behind 1-6, Leo Kiely facing 4-5-6 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Ray Boone | Single | |
| O | 1-- | Walt Dropo | Flyout: RF |
| O | 1-- | Red Wilson | Foul Out: 2B |
| 1-- | Al Kaline | Single. Boone to 2B | |
| RR | 12- | Reno Bertoia | Double. Boone Scores; Kaline Scores |
| O | -2- | Don Lund | Flyout: CF |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Detroit 3, Boston 6 | |||
| Bottom of the 7th, Boston Batting, Ahead 6-3, Al Aber facing 7-8-9 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Ted Lepcio | Single | |
| 1-- | Grady Hatton | Single. Lepcio to 2B | |
| O | 12- | Leo Kiely | Groundout: 3B-2B. Lepcio to 3B; Hatton out at 2B; Kiely to 1B |
| OR | 1-3 | Milt Bolling | Single. Lepcio Scores; Kiely out at 3B (LF-3B) |
| O | 1-- | Jim Piersall | Strikeout |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Detroit 3, Boston 7 | |||
| Top of the 8th, Detroit Batting, Behind 3-7, Leo Kiely facing 1-2-3 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Harvey Kuenn | Single | |
| O | 1-- | Bill Tuttle | Groundout: SS-1B. Kuenn to 2B |
| O | -2- | Bob Nieman | Groundout: P-1B. Kuenn to 3B |
| --3 | Ray Boone | Walk | |
| O | 1-3 | Walt Dropo | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Detroit 3, Boston 7 | |||
| Bottom of the 8th, Boston Batting, Ahead 7-3, Al Aber facing 3-4-5 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Ted Williams | Groundout: P-1B |
| O | --- | Sammy White | Flyout: RF |
| O | --- | Jackie Jensen | Flyout: RF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 3, Boston 7 | |||
| Top of the 9th, Detroit Batting, Behind 3-7, Leo Kiely facing 6-7-8 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Red Wilson | Popout: 3B |
| O | --- | Al Kaline | Flyout: RF |
| O | --- | Reno Bertoia | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Detroit 3, Boston 7 | |||