DETROIT (57-39) @ CHICAGO (70-27) game 1

STARTING PITCHERS
7Y (12-7 3.14) 17Z (15-2 1.57)
After the Sox picked up a run in the boot I’m of the third, the Bengals jumped ahead only to be knotted up by a Boyer homer. Bottom of the 7th, pinch hitter extraordinaire Smokey Burgess provided the margin of victory giving the home club the first three of this series.
DET 000 200 000 2 7 0
CWS 001 100 20x 4 6 0
2B DET Wert 13
CWS Martin 12
3B CWS w. Williams 3
HR CWS Boyer 1 (4th off McLain) Burgess 1 (7th off McLain)
RBI DET Northrup 42 Wert 29
CWS Burgess 2(4) Boyer 1 W. Williams 13
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
McLain 7 5 2 3 4 4 4 28 52
Horlen 7 6 0 1 5 2 2 28 61
WP Horlen (16-2 1.62) LP McLain (12-8 3.23) SV McMahon 5
SCORING PLAYS
BOTTOM 3 .. Nartin doubled. W. Williams singled scoring a run. DET 0 CWS 1
TOP 4 .. Kaline walked. Cash singled. Northrup singled scoring a run. Wert singled scoring a run. DET 2 CWS 1
BOTTOM 4 .. K. Boyer homered. DET 2 CWS 2
BOTTOM 7 .. Hansen walked. Burgess pinch hit a homer scoring two runs. DET 2 CWS 4
NOTES: Joe Horlen tied teammate Tommy John for league lead win wins. Smokey Burgess broke his slump with aplomb.
STAR OF THE GAME: 1-1 PH-HR 2RBIs


