Final
BOS 7 — CLE 1
8/3/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE195608030
Complete available game record for BOS at CLE, 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 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Avila | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Klaus | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Busby | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gene Stephens | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Vernon | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Preston Ward | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Consolo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Zauchin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Wertz | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rocky Colavito | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chico Carrasquel | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sammy White | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Hegan | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Mele | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| George Strickland | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Garcia | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Parnell | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Mossi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal McLish | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Houtteman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Rosen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Garcia | 4.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mel Parnell | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Art Houtteman | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Don Mossi | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Cal McLish | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Klaus | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Gene Stephens | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Mickey Vernon | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jackie Jensen | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Parnell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Zauchin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Strickland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Ward | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Wertz | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Mossi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Busby | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Carrasquel | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Rocky Colavito | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Garcia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hegan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Art Houtteman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal McLish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Mele | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Avila | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 13.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | D8.3-H | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→2 | 16(1)3/GDP.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 6/L | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S6 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | E1.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | E6.1-2;3-H(RBI)(UR) | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S5 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | D7.1-3;2-H;3-H | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8.1-3;2-H;3-H | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 6–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 6–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 63 | 6–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 6–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 6–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9 | 6–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 6–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W | 6–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 6–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3 | 6–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 6–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7 | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | WP.1-3(E2) | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 1→3 | 36(1)3/GDP | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | E3 | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 7–1 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9 | 7–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 6 | 7–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 7–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 7–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 7–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 7–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W | 7–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 7–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 7–1 |