Final
CWS 8 — BOS 3
7/29/1953 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS195307290
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 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferris Fain | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hoot Evers | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Gernert | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Lepcio | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Elliott | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Marsh | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Kell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Mele | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sammy White | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Zarilla | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Umphlett | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red Wilson | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Lipon | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Carrasquel | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Del Wilber | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey McDermott | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ellis Kinder | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Consolo | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Flowers | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey McDermott | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Billy Pierce | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Ellis Kinder | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ben Flowers | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Zarilla | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Kell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Kinder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lepcio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Lipon | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey McDermott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Umphlett | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoot Evers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Flowers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Gernert | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Elliott | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Carrasquel | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferris Fain | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Marsh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Wilson | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Mele | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8/8D | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL/P | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9/9D | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 13.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P# | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 1/BP | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D9.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | FC6.3XH(62) | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 2/FL/P | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 2/FL/P | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L | 0–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL/P | 0–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–1 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | D7.1-H | 0–1 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | E4.2-3 | 1–1 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9.3-H;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 13/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR) | 2–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | HR/9.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR) | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | HR/7.B-H(UR) | 7–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8/8D | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | E3 | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7.1-H(UR);B-H(UR) | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S5 | 8–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 8–3 |