For 6 innings, Bobby Veach was the only batter in the Detroit Rockets lineup who could get a hit off Hal Newhouser. Newhouser allowed back-to-back homers to Manny Ramírez and Mark McGwire in the 7th, but those were the only runs he allowed. Overall, the Swats starter struck out 12, including a stretch of 5 straight, while holding Detroit to 4 hits in 8 innings. Jimmie Foxx led the New York offense against Roger Clemens, going 3 for 4 with a single, double, and homer while driving in 2. Clemens allowed 4 runs in the 5-2 loss and struck out 10 of his own. Satchel Paige picked up his 6th save. New York improved to 16-21, while Detroit fell to 21-16. The Rockets still lead the Splinters in the American League.