The Boston Splinters made up for losing a rain-postponed game earlier in the day by unleashing their offense on Detroit’s Frank Tanana. Tanana allowed runs in 5 straight innings, before exiting. Mickey Mantle, who had a 2-run homer against Tanana earlier in the game, took Rockets reliever Urban Shocker deep for 2 more runs in the 6th. Light rain fell, but it wasn’t enough to delay this game. Meanwhile, Pedro Martinez allowed just one run on 6 hits while striking out 7 in 8 innings of work for the Splinters to earn his 1st win in two starts. With the 10-2 win, Boston retook the lead in the American League. They are now 12-9, while Detroit fell back to 12-10.