Final
CWS 5 — CLE 4
9/7/1940 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE194009070
Complete available game record for CWS at CLE, 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 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Skeeter Webb | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Soup Campbell | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Weatherly | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chapman | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Kuhel | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Bell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moose Solters | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Appling | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Heath | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Keltner | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taffy Wright | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mack | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rollie Hemsley | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clint Brown | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Harder | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odell Hale | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oscar Grimes | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Eisenstat | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Pytlak | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Dobson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Dietrich | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dietrich | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mel Harder | 3.1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Clint Brown | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Harry Eisenstat | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Dobson | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Appling | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Clint Brown | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Dietrich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Moose Solters | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Skeeter Webb | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Taffy Wright | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Eisenstat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Harder | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Heath | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rollie Hemsley | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Keltner | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Bell | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Boudreau | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Weatherly | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soup Campbell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soup Campbell | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chapman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chapman | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mack | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Dobson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D7/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D9 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9.2-H | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | IW | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 12(3)/FO/BG.2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 4 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 5 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 163 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S5.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7.2-H;1-H(NR)(E7)(UR);B-3 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | C/E2.B-1 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | FC1.3-H(UR);1-2 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.2-3 | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 3 | 5–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 5–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 31 | 5–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 5–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9 | 5–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K/C | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | E5/TH | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP.2-3 | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 63 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D7.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D8/9 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S1/BG.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 54/SH.2-3;1-2 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 12(3)3/GDP | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–4 |