Final
CLE 2 — CWS 9
8/9/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA195608090
Complete available game record for CLE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 9 | 12 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Avila | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Busby | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Smith | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Sam Mele | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rocky Colavito | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Preston Ward | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Les Moss | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hegan | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Hatfield | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Strickland | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Houtteman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Harshman | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Early Wynn | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Harshman | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Early Wynn | 6.1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Art Houtteman | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Dropo | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Moss | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Harshman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Hatfield | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Early Wynn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Avila | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Busby | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Colavito | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hegan | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Houtteman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Mele | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Strickland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Preston Ward | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S5 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2;3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 7/L | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2;2-3 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 23.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H;B-2(TH) | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D7 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S6.2-3 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2;3-H | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 5/L | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.2-3 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | S8.3-H;1-3;BX2(863) | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S5/BG.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | WP.1-2;2-3 | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53 | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9/SF.1-2;3-H | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-3;2-H;3-H | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 2–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3;3-H | 2–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | FC/SH.1-2;3-H | 2–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.2-3 | 2–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3;3-H | 2–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | HP.1-2 | 2–9 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–9 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 2–9 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 2–9 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 4 | 2–9 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–9 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 2–9 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 2–9 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53 | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K/C | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–9 |