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

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


| Top of the 1st, Cleveland Batting, Tied 0-0, Ned Garver facing 1-2-3 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Bill Glynn | Strikeout |
| O | --- | Bobby Avila | Lineout: RF |
| --- | Larry Doby | Single | |
| 1-- | Al Rosen | Error by SS. Doby to 2B; Rosen to 1B | |
| R | 12- | Vic Wertz | Single. Doby Scores; Rosen to 2B |
| R | 12- | Wally Westlake | Single. Rosen Scores; Wertz to 3B |
| R | 1-3 | George Strickland | Single. Wertz Scores; Westlake to 2B |
| R | 12- | Hal Naragon | Single. Westlake Scores; Strickland to 2B |
| 12- | Dave Hoskins | Walk. Strickland to 3B; Naragon to 2B | |
| O | 123 | Bill Glynn | Strikeout |
| 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cleveland 4, Detroit 0 | |||
| Bottom of the 1st, Detroit Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Hoskins facing 1-2-3 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Harvey Kuenn | Groundout: 1B-P |
| O | --- | Bill Tuttle | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| O | --- | Frank House | Flyout: CF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cleveland 4, Detroit 0 | |||
| Top of the 2nd, Cleveland Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ned Garver facing 2-3-4 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Bobby Avila | Popout: 2B |
| O | --- | Larry Doby | Strikeout |
| O | --- | Al Rosen | Flyout: RF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cleveland 4, Detroit 0 | |||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Detroit Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Hoskins facing 4-5-6 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Ray Boone | Groundout: P-1B |
| --- | Wayne Belardi | Hit by Pitch | |
| O | 1-- | Steve Souchock | Strikeout |
| O | 1-- | Al Kaline | Groundout: 1B unassisted |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cleveland 4, Detroit 0 | |||
| Top of the 3rd, Cleveland Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ned Garver facing 5-6-7 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| R | --- | Vic Wertz | Home Run |
| --- | Wally Westlake | Single | |
| O | 1-- | George Strickland | Groundout: SS-2B. Westlake out at 2B; Strickland to 1B |
| OO | 1-- | Hal Naragon | Lineout: 1B Double Play. 1B unassisted. Strickland out at 1B |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cleveland 5, Detroit 0 | |||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Detroit Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Hoskins facing 8-9-1 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Frank Bolling | Flyout: CF |
| --- | Ned Garver | Walk | |
| O | 1-- | Harvey Kuenn | Garver caught stealing 2B (C-2B) |
| O | --- | Harvey Kuenn | Groundout: 1B unassisted |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cleveland 5, Detroit 0 | |||
| Top of the 4th, Cleveland Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ned Garver facing 9-1-2 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Dave Hoskins | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| --- | Bill Glynn | Single | |
| O | 1-- | Bobby Avila | Lineout: SS |
| O | 1-- | Larry Doby | Popout: 3B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cleveland 5, Detroit 0 | |||
| Bottom of the 4th, Detroit Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Hoskins facing 2-3-4 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Bill Tuttle | Flyout: LF |
| --- | Frank House | Single | |
| 1-- | Ray Boone | Wild Pitch. House to 2B | |
| -2- | Ray Boone | Single. House to 3B | |
| OR | 1-3 | Wayne Belardi | Groundout: 3B-1B. House Scores; Boone to 2B |
| O | -2- | Steve Souchock | Groundout: 1B unassisted |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cleveland 5, Detroit 1 | |||
| Top of the 5th, Cleveland Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ned Garver facing 4-5-6 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Al Rosen | Walk | |
| O | 1-- | Vic Wertz | Lineout: 2B |
| O | 1-- | Wally Westlake | Popout: 3B |
| 1-- | George Strickland | Single. Rosen to 2B | |
| O | 12- | Hal Naragon | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cleveland 5, Detroit 1 | |||
| Bottom of the 5th, Detroit Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Hoskins facing 7-8-9 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Al Kaline | Groundout: SS-1B |
| O | --- | Frank Bolling | Flyout: LF |
| --- | Ned Garver | Single | |
| 1-- | Harvey Kuenn | Walk. Garver to 2B | |
| R | 12- | Bill Tuttle | Double. Garver Scores; Kuenn to 3B |
| O | -23 | Frank House | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cleveland 5, Detroit 2 | |||
| Top of the 6th, Cleveland Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ned Garver facing 9-1-2 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Dave Philley | Flyout: RF |
| --- | Bill Glynn | Single | |
| 1-- | Bobby Avila | Single. Glynn to 2B | |
| 12- | Larry Doby | Hit by Pitch. Glynn to 3B; Avila to 2B | |
| OO | 123 | Al Rosen | Groundout: Double Play. 3B-2B-1B. Doby out at 2B |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cleveland 5, Detroit 2 | |||
| Bottom of the 6th, Detroit Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Hooper facing 4-5-6 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Ray Boone | Foul Out: 3B |
| O | --- | Wayne Belardi | Groundout: SS-1B |
| R | --- | Steve Souchock | Home Run |
| O | --- | Al Kaline | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cleveland 5, Detroit 3 | |||
| Top of the 7th, Cleveland Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ned Garver facing 5-6-7 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Vic Wertz | Flyout: RF |
| O | --- | Wally Westlake | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| O | --- | George Strickland | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cleveland 5, Detroit 3 | |||
| Bottom of the 7th, Detroit Batting, Behind 3-5, Bob Hooper facing 8-9-1 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Frank Bolling | Groundout: 1B-P |
| O | --- | Reno Bertoia | Groundout: 1B unassisted |
| --- | Harvey Kuenn | Double | |
| O | -2- | Bill Tuttle | Flyout: CF |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cleveland 5, Detroit 3 | |||
| Top of the 8th, Cleveland Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob G. Miller facing 8-9-1 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Hal Naragon | Popout: 3B |
| O | --- | Hank Majeski | Flyout: LF |
| O | --- | Bill Glynn | Groundout: SS-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cleveland 5, Detroit 3 | |||
| Bottom of the 8th, Detroit Batting, Behind 3-5, Hal Newhouser facing 3-4-5 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Frank House | Strikeout |
| O | --- | Ray Boone | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| O | --- | Wayne Belardi | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cleveland 5, Detroit 3 | |||
| Top of the 9th, Cleveland Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob G. Miller facing 2-3-4 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| --- | Bobby Avila | Walk | |
| O | 1-- | Larry Doby | Strikeout |
| O | 1-- | Al Rosen | Strikeout |
| O | 1-- | Vic Wertz | Flyout: LF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cleveland 5, Detroit 3 | |||
| Bottom of the 9th, Detroit Batting, Behind 3-5, Hal Newhouser facing 6-7-8 | |||
| O/R | RoB | Batter | Play Detail |
| O | --- | Steve Souchock | Strikeout |
| --- | Al Kaline | Single | |
| O | 1-- | Red Wilson | Popout: 1B |
| O | 1-- | Bob Nieman | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cleveland 5, Detroit 3 | |||