Final
BOS 4 — DET 8
9/16/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET195609162
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 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | 14 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Mauch | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Klaus | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Phillips | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Gernert | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Maxwell | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie Jensen | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Boone | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Zauchin | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Tuttle | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Vernon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Lepcio | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Milt Bolling | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bolling | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Williams | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Lau | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Wilson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Daley | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Stephens | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fritz Dorish | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bunning | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Parnell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willard Nixon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Host | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Porterfield | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Host | 4.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Willard Nixon | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Bunning | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Bob Porterfield | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mel Parnell | 2.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Fritz Dorish | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Mauch | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Milt Bolling | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willard Nixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Parnell | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Porterfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Daley | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Vernon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Klaus | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Zauchin | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fritz Dorish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Gernert | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lepcio | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Lau | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Boone | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Bunning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Host | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bolling | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Maxwell | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Phillips | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Tuttle | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Wilson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | D7.2-H;1-3;BX3(765) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7.2-H;1-H | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 1–3 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K/C | 1–3 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9 | 1–3 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 3/P | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D7.1-3 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | BK.1-2# | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 2/P | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53.2-3 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | HR/9.1-H | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | HR/7 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S7 | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | S9.B-2(TH);1X3(9325);2-H | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 5/P | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8.2-3 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP.3-H | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 4–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43 | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | D7.1XH(715) | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | T8.1-H;2-H | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–8 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 4–8 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8 | 4–8 |
| 9 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 4–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–8 |