Final
CWS 3 — BOS 5
6/8/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS195606080
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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnie Minoso | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Klaus | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Stephens | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Philley | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickey Vernon | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie Jensen | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Howell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lepcio | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Daley | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy White | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Hatfield | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Donovan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Moss | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Keegan | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willard Nixon | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Keegan | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Willard Nixon | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Dixie Howell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Daley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Willard Nixon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Klaus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lepcio | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Gene Stephens | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Vernon | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Hatfield | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dixie Howell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Keegan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Moss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Philley | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Rivera | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | D7 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | HP | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D7.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H;3-H | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | T8.1-H | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K/C | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HP | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | E4/BG.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2;2-H | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 3251(2)/FO.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.2-3 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | D7.1-H;3-H;BX3(765) | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43/BG | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HP | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 5/L | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7 | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 3–5 |