Final
CWS 2 — BOS 1
5/10/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS195605100
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nellie Fox | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Klaus | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Kell | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Faye Throneberry | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Gernert | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Zauchin | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Nieman | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jackson | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt Bolling | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Vernon | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connie Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Keegan | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Parnell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Johnson | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mel Parnell | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bob Keegan | 8.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Klaus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Milt Bolling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Gernert | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Parnell | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Faye Throneberry | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Zauchin | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Kell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Jackson | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Connie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Keegan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nieman | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | HR/7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2;2-H | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S6 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 16(1)/FO.2-3 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 53.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 4 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | E5 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 13.1-2;2-3 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S5/BG | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 341 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | PB.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43/BG | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D8 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K/C | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S4 | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | HR/7 | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/8D | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | D9 | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 6/L | 2–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 2–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D8 | 2–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 2–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 2–1 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7 | 2–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 13.2-3 | 2–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 2–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 2–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 2–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 2–1 |