Final
CWS 5 — CLE 6
7/31/1945 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE194507310
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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Meyer | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Moses | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Rocco | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerby Farrell | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Schalk | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Seerey | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Heath | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Dickshot | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Cuccinello | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Boudreau | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Hayes | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Oris Hockett | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Felix Mackiewicz | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cass Michaels | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Tresh | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Cihocki | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Klieman | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Center | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Baker | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thornton Lee | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Klieman | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Thornton Lee | 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Pete Center | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Lee | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Cuccinello | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Dickshot | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cass Michaels | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wally Moses | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oris Hockett | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Schalk | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Kerby Farrell | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Tresh | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Seerey | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Klieman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Center | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cihocki | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Hayes | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Heath | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Boudreau | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Felix Mackiewicz | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutch Meyer | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Rocco | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H;1-H(E3/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S4.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | D9.2-H;1-3 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | T9.3-H;2-H | 3–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 3–3 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 3–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 3–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HR/7 | 3–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 4–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 4–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 4–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43 | 4–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S9 | 4–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 4–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S | 4–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | FLE4 | 4–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | E5/G.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S1.2-H(E2/TH)(NR);1-3;B-2 | 4–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | E5/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 7/DP.3-H(UR);2X3(726) | 4–5 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7 | 4–6 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 4–6 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 99/G.2-3 | 4–6 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | D.3-H | 4–6 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 5–6 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 5–6 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 99/FL | 5–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S | 5–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 5–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 99/SH.2-3;1-2 | 5–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–6 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 5–6 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 5–6 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 0→2 | 43(B)6(1)/GDP | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–6 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 99 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–6 |