Final
BOS 5 — CWS 3
9/11/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA195609110
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Hatfield | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Klaus | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mickey Vernon | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jackie Jensen | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lepcio | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Daley | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willard Nixon | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Northey | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Philley | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul LaPalme | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Kinder | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Keegan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Howell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Delock | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Keegan | 6.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Willard Nixon | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ike Delock | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Paul LaPalme | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ellis Kinder | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dixie Howell | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Klaus | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Daley | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lepcio | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Willard Nixon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Delock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Vernon | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Kinder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Hatfield | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Howell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Keegan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul LaPalme | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S3.1-2;3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8.1-3;2-H | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S9.1-2;3-H | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2;2-3 | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 24/SH.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO.2-3;3-H | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7 | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.3-H | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | HR/8 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 6/FL | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 4 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 53 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 4/L | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D7 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S1/BG.1-2;2-3 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL/BP | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 3/L | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | HP.2-3;1-2 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K/C | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 5–3 |