| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | |
| Detroit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | |
| Detroit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |


| Top of the 1st, Boston Batting, Tied 0-0, Ned Garver facing 1-2-3 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Jim Piersall | Flyout: CF |
| --- | Grady Hatton | Single | |
| 1-- | Billy Goodman | Error by 3B. Hatton to 2B; Goodman to 1B | |
| O | 12- | Sammy White | Groundout: SS-2B. Hatton to 3B; Goodman out at 2B; White to 1B |
| O | 1-3 | Harry Agganis | White caught stealing 2B (C-SS) |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Boston 0, Detroit 0 | |||
| Bottom of the 1st, Detroit Batting, Tied 0-0, Willard Nixon facing 1-2-3 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Harvey Kuenn | Groundout: SS-1B |
| O | --- | Al Kaline | Groundout: SS-1B |
| O | --- | Jim Delsing | Popout: 2B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Boston 0, Detroit 0 | |||
| Top of the 2nd, Boston Batting, Tied 0-0, Ned Garver facing 5-6-7 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Harry Agganis | Groundout: SS-1B |
| O | --- | Jackie Jensen | Bunt: Groundout: 3B-1B |
| O | --- | Ted Lepcio | Flyout: CF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Boston 0, Detroit 0 | |||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Detroit Batting, Tied 0-0, Willard Nixon facing 4-5-6 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Ray Boone | Single | |
| O | 1-- | Walt Dropo | Flyout: CF |
| O | 1-- | Bill Tuttle | Groundout: 2B-1B. Boone to 2B |
| R | -2- | Frank House | Single. Boone Scores |
| O | 1-- | Frank Bolling | Lineout: RF |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Boston 0, Detroit 1 | |||
| Top of the 3rd, Boston Batting, Behind 0-1, Ned Garver facing 8-9-1 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Milt Bolling | Walk | |
| O | 1-- | Willard Nixon | Bunt: Groundout: P-1B - Sacrifice Hit. Bolling to 2B |
| -2- | Jim Piersall | Walk | |
| O | 12- | Grady Hatton | Groundout: 3B-2B. Bolling to 3B; Piersall out at 2B; Hatton to 1B |
| O | 1-3 | Billy Goodman | Groundout: P-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Boston 0, Detroit 1 | |||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Detroit Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willard Nixon facing 9-1-2 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Ned Garver | Lineout: 2B |
| O | --- | Harvey Kuenn | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| O | --- | Al Kaline | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Boston 0, Detroit 1 | |||
| Top of the 4th, Boston Batting, Behind 0-1, Ned Garver facing 4-5-6 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Sammy White | Lineout: LF |
| O | --- | Harry Agganis | Groundout: SS-1B |
| O | --- | Jackie Jensen | Groundout: SS-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Boston 0, Detroit 1 | |||
| Bottom of the 4th, Detroit Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willard Nixon facing 3-4-5 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Jim Delsing | Popout: 2B |
| O | --- | Ray Boone | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| --- | Walt Dropo | Single | |
| O | 1-- | Bill Tuttle | Pickoff. Dropo out at 1B (P-1B) |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Boston 0, Detroit 1 | |||
| Top of the 5th, Boston Batting, Behind 0-1, Ned Garver facing 7-8-9 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Ted Lepcio | Strikeout |
| --- | Milt Bolling | Double | |
| O | -2- | Willard Nixon | Lineout: RF |
| R | -2- | Jim Piersall | Single. Bolling Scores |
| 1-- | Grady Hatton | Walk. Piersall to 2B | |
| O | 12- | Billy Goodman | Groundout: 1B unassisted |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Boston 1, Detroit 1 | |||
| Bottom of the 5th, Detroit Batting, Tied 1-1, Willard Nixon facing 6-7-8 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Bill Tuttle | Flyout: CF |
| O | --- | Frank House | Flyout: LF |
| O | --- | Frank Bolling | Flyout: LF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Boston 1, Detroit 1 | |||
| Top of the 6th, Boston Batting, Tied 1-1, Ned Garver facing 4-5-6 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Sammy White | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| O | --- | Harry Agganis | Flyout: RF |
| --- | Jackie Jensen | Error by SS. Jensen to 2B | |
| -2- | Ted Lepcio | Single. Jensen to 3B | |
| R | 1-3 | Milt Bolling | Single. Jensen Scores; Lepcio to 2B |
| 12- | Willard Nixon | Walk. Lepcio to 3B; Bolling to 2B | |
| R | 123 | Jim Piersall | Single. Lepcio Scores; Bolling to 3B; Nixon to 2B |
| O | 123 | Grady Hatton | Flyout: LF |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Boston 3, Detroit 1 | |||
| Bottom of the 6th, Detroit Batting, Behind 1-3, Willard Nixon facing 9-1-2 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Ned Garver | Groundout: SS-1B |
| O | --- | Harvey Kuenn | Popout: 2B |
| --- | Al Kaline | Single | |
| O | 1-- | Jim Delsing | Single. Kaline out at 3B (CF-3B) |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Boston 3, Detroit 1 | |||
| Top of the 7th, Boston Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ned Garver facing 3-4-5 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Billy Goodman | Flyout: LF |
| --- | Sammy White | Double | |
| -2- | Harry Agganis | Walk | |
| 12- | Jackie Jensen | Single. White to 3B; Agganis to 2B | |
| R | 123 | Ted Lepcio | Single. White Scores; Agganis to 3B; Jensen to 2B |
| R | 123 | Milt Bolling | Error by 3B. Agganis Scores; Jensen to 3B; Lepcio to 2B; Bolling to 1B |
| OR | 123 | Willard Nixon | Lineout: LF - Sacrifice Fly. Jensen Scores |
| O | 12- | Jim Piersall | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Boston 6, Detroit 1 | |||
| Bottom of the 7th, Detroit Batting, Behind 1-6, Willard Nixon facing 4-5-6 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Ray Boone | Flyout: CF |
| O | --- | Walt Dropo | Flyout: LF |
| O | --- | Bill Tuttle | Strikeout |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Boston 6, Detroit 1 | |||
| Top of the 8th, Boston Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ray Herbert facing 2-3-4 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Grady Hatton | Walk | |
| R | 1-- | Billy Goodman | Double. Hatton Scores |
| O | -2- | Sammy White | Strikeout |
| O | -2- | Harry Agganis | Strikeout |
| -2- | Jackie Jensen | Error by 3B. Goodman to 3B; Jensen to 1B | |
| R | 1-3 | Ted Lepcio | Single. Goodman Scores; Jensen to 3B |
| O | 1-3 | Milt Bolling | Flyout: CF |
| 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Boston 8, Detroit 1 | |||
| Bottom of the 8th, Detroit Batting, Behind 1-8, Willard Nixon facing 7-8-9 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Frank House | Strikeout |
| --- | Frank Bolling | Walk | |
| O | 1-- | Don Lund | Flyout: LF |
| O | 1-- | Harvey Kuenn | Groundout: P-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Boston 8, Detroit 1 | |||
| Top of the 9th, Boston Batting, Ahead 8-1, Dick Weik facing 9-1-2 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Willard Nixon | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| --- | Jim Piersall | Walk | |
| O | 1-- | Grady Hatton | Groundout: P-1B. Piersall to 2B |
| R | -2- | Billy Goodman | Single. Piersall Scores |
| O | 1-- | Sammy White | Groundout: SS-1B |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Boston 9, Detroit 1 | |||
| Bottom of the 9th, Detroit Batting, Behind 1-9, Willard Nixon facing 2-3-4 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Al Kaline | Groundout: SS-1B |
| O | --- | Jim Delsing | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| O | --- | Ray Boone | Lineout: SS |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Boston 9, Detroit 1 | |||