Final
CWS 6 — BOS 3
5/17/1939 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS193905170
Complete available game record for CWS at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Bejma | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Finney | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Vosmik | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gee Walker | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Cronin | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Appling | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hank Steinbacher | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tabor | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Doerr | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marv Owen | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Tresh | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Desautels | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Wilson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clint Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Dietrich | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Heving | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Nonnenkamp | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rip Radcliff | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dietrich | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Jack Wilson | 9.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Clint Brown | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Heving | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Desautels | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Tabor | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Finney | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Vosmik | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Heving | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie Bejma | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Dietrich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Appling | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marv Owen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Steinbacher | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gee Walker | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7/7D/F | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HR/78.1-H | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G.2-3 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7.3-H;1-H | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S6/P | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 4/L | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 2/FL/BP | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HR/7 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 3/L | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | E3/G | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | E5/G | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9 | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 3–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 3–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K+SB2/C | 3–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 3–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 3–3 |
| 10 top | 0→1 | 9/L | 3–3 |
| 10 top | 1→1 | S8 | 3–3 |
| 10 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 3–3 |
| 10 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3;3-H | 3–3 |
| 10 top | 1→1 | S7.1-3;3-H | 4–3 |
| 10 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 5–3 |
| 10 top | 2→3 | K23 | 6–3 |
| 10 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 6–3 |
| 10 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 6–3 |
| 10 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 6–3 |
| 10 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 6–3 |
| 10 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 6–3 |