Final
BOS 4 — DET 2
5/16/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET195605160
Complete available game record for BOS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Malzone | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Phillips | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mickey Vernon | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Gernert | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Stephens | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Tuttle | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Boone | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Kennedy | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Maxwell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Buddin | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank House | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reno Bertoia | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Torgeson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Lary | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Belardi | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Consolo | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hurd | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Baumann | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Masterson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Parnell | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JW Porter | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Small | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lary | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Mel Parnell | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Baumann | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Walt Masterson | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Hurd | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Baumann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Gernert | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Hurd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Malzone | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Parnell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Vernon | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reno Bertoia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Boone | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Lary | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Phillips | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Masterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank House | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Maxwell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Tuttle | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
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→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | T7 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7/FL | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 13.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | NP | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | D8/78.1-H;2-H;BX3(8615) | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K/C | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 23 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K/C | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 23 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7.2-3 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 13.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | D7.2-H;B-3(E7) | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2;2-H | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 13 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | D8 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S7 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S8.1-3;3-H | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K/C | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2;2-3 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 23 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 4–2 |