Final
CWS 8 — DET 1
5/13/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET195605130
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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rivera | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Hicks | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Torgeson | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Phillips | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Tuttle | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Kell | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Boone | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Maxwell | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Nieman | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Wilson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jackson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reno Bertoia | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Lary | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Belardi | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gromek | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Aber | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JW Porter | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virgil Trucks | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Pierce | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Virgil Trucks | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Al Aber | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Gromek | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Frank Lary | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Esposito | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nieman | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jackson | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Kell | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Virgil Trucks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Tuttle | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Aber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Wilson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reno Bertoia | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ray Boone | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Gromek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Hicks | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Lary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Maxwell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Phillips | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Torgeson | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | E4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 4(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | OA.1X1(3) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S5 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 13.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 25(2)/FO.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | E1/SH.1-2;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8.1-2;2-3;3-H | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 65(2)/FO.1-2;3-H | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | S7.BX2(74) | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S6 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR/9 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D8 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53/SH.2-3 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | D7.3-H | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | IW | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 6 | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2;2-H | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S1/BG.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3;2-H | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3;3-H | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H | 6–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 7–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 7–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 7–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 7–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 7–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 7–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 4 | 7–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 7–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S1 | 7–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | HP.1-2 | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S4.1-2;2-3 | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 7–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 7–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 7–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S5.1-2 | 7–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 7–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | E5.1-2;2-3 | 7–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2;2-3;3-H(UR) | 7–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 9/FL | 8–1 |