Final
CWS 2 — DET 3
8/16/1953 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET195308160
Complete available game record for CWS at DET, 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chico Carrasquel | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Pesky | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Boone | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Mele | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Souchock | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Boyd | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Batts | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Red Wilson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nieman | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wright | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Keegan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Krsnich | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lund | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Connie Johnson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Fornieles | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Stewart | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Elliott | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Branca | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Branca | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Connie Johnson | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bob Keegan | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Fornieles | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnie Minoso | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fornieles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Rivera | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Stewart | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Wilson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wright | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Keegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Krsnich | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chico Carrasquel | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Boyd | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Mele | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Boone | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Branca | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Batts | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lund | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nieman | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Pesky | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bud Souchock | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7/7D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | T8 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | FC5.3XH(52);B-1 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HP | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO.B-1 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 13.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S6.3-H | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | E5.2-3;B-1 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO.3-H(UR);B-1 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/8D | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 31 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 6 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 3/L | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | T9 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/L | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | NP | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9.3-H | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S4 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D9.1-3 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | OA.3XH(2);2-3(TH) | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | HP | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | E3.B-1 | 1–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.2-3;1-2 | 1–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63.3-H(UR);2-3 | 1–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9/9D | 2–3 |