Final
BOS 12 — CWS 5
5/20/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA195605201
Complete available game record for BOS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 2 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Consolo | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Malzone | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Norm Zauchin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy Consuegra | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Vernon | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Gernert | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Les Moss | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Kell | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nieman | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jackie Jensen | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Hatfield | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jackson | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Daley | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Connie Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hurd | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fornieles | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Donovan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Delsing | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Dahlke | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Baumann | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Donovan | 4.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Frank Baumann | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Connie Johnson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Hurd | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Dahlke | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Fornieles | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Sandy Consuegra | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Zauchin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Baumann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Billy Consolo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Daley | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Gernert | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Hurd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Malzone | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Vernon | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Hatfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nieman | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jackson | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Connie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Kell | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy Consuegra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Dahlke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Delsing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fornieles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Moss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | HR/7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 4 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D7 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | E4 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 3 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 4/L | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 5 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2;2-H | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 7–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | E6 | 7–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 7–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2;2-H(UR) | 7–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43.1-2;2-3 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 7–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 7–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 7–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D9.1-3;2-H | 7–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 8–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H | 8–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 9–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 9–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 9–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 9–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7 | 9–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D8.1-H | 9–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S1/BG.2-3 | 10–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2;3-H | 10–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2;2-H | 11–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 12–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 6 | 12–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13 | 12–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S4/BG | 12–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | E6.1-2 | 12–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2;2-H | 12–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 12–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 12–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D8.1-H;2-H(UR) | 12–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 12–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H(UR) | 12–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7/7D | 12–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 12–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 12–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 12–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 12–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 12–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8/8D | 12–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 12–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63 | 12–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 12–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 53/BG | 12–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 12–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 12–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W | 12–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 12–5 |