Final
CWS 8 — KC1 3
7/4/1955 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KC1195507041
Complete available game record for CWS at KC1, 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 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Busby | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Valo | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Wilson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Kell | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Nieman | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic Power | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Astroth | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clete Boyer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Carrasquel | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Enos Slaughter | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Sleater | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Kellner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Connie Johnson | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Johnson | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Alex Kellner | 3.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Lou Sleater | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nieman | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Carrasquel | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Rivera | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Connie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Kell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Busby | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Astroth | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Wilson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Finigan | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Kellner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Power | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Harry Simpson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Sleater | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Valo | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | HR/7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | D7.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63.2-3;3-H | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 31 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 5 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | HR/7 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 5 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP.2-3;3-H(NR) | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR/7 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 4 | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP.2-3 | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | E3.3-H(NR)(UR) | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | D8 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | D7.2-H | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | T9.2-H | 6–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 4 | 7–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 6/L | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 7–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53 | 7–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 7–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 7–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | T7 | 7–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8.3-H | 7–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 8–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 8–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 8–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 8–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 8–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 8–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9/9D | 8–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 6 | 8–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7 | 8–2 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 5(B)3(1)/LDP | 8–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 8–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 8–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | FLE9 | 8–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 8–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S6.2-H | 8–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | D9.1-3 | 8–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 8–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 8–3 |