Final
BOS 6 — DET 5
6/16/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET195606160
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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bolling | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Belardi | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Klaus | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Williams | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Maxwell | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Vernon | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Boone | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ted Lepcio | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Tuttle | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank House | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sammy White | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kennedy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Brideweser | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Aber | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Torgeson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virgil Trucks | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Sisler | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buddy Hicks | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gromek | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Brewer | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brewer | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Steve Gromek | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Al Aber | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Sisler | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Virgil Trucks | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Klaus | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lepcio | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Brewer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Sisler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Vernon | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Tuttle | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Belardi | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Bolling | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Boone | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Brideweser | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Gromek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Hicks | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank House | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Aber | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Maxwell | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virgil Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | HR/9.1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | E4/TH2.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43.1-2;2-3 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 6/L | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | HP | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 4(1)/FO | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 54/SH.1-2;2-3 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | WP.2-3;3-H | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2;2-H | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K/C | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D7 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 26(1)3/GDP | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7.1-H | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63.1-2 | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S9 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 15(2)/FO.1-2 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3;2-H;3-H | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | HP.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7/FL | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 5–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 5–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 5–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 5–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 5–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–5 |
| 10 top | 0→1 | K/C | 5–5 |
| 10 top | 1→2 | 43 | 5–5 |
| 10 top | 2→3 | 8 | 5–5 |
| 10 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 5–5 |
| 10 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 5–5 |
| 10 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 5–5 |
| 11 top | 0→1 | K | 5–5 |
| 11 top | 1→2 | K/C | 5–5 |
| 11 top | 2→3 | 7 | 5–5 |
| 11 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 5–5 |
| 11 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–5 |
| 11 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 5–5 |
| 12 top | 0→0 | W | 5–5 |
| 12 top | 0→1 | 24/SH.1-2 | 5–5 |
| 12 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 5–5 |
| 12 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 5–5 |
| 12 top | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 6–5 |
| 12 top | 2→3 | 5/L | 6–5 |
| 12 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–5 |
| 12 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 6–5 |
| 12 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 6–5 |
| 12 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 6–5 |