Final
SLA 2 — CWS 3
8/18/1953 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA195308181
Complete available game record for SLA at CWS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Kokos | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chico Carrasquel | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Hunter | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Kryhoski | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Mele | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Wertz | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vern Stephens | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clint Courtney | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Neil Berry | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Boyd | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Young | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Marsh | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Krsnich | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Groth | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Edwards | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Wright | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lenhardt | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marlin Stuart | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Larsen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virgil Trucks | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Kretlow | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roy Sievers | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Kretlow | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Virgil Trucks | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0-0 |
| Don Larsen | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Marlin Stuart | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Marsh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Mele | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Boyd | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Krsnich | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virgil Trucks | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Carrasquel | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlin Stuart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Wertz | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Berry | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Courtney | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Edwards | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Groth | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Hunter | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Kokos | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Kretlow | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Kryhoski | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Stephens | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S5/BG | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 5 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 13.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9/9D | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | HR/9.1-H | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8/8D | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/L | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S5/BG.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S2/BG.1-3(E2) | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S7.3-H;1-3 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | SB2# | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | D9 | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 16(2)/FO.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K/C | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 54/SH.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | FC5.2X3(5) | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 2–3 |