Final
BOS 5 — CWS 3
5/7/1937 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA193705070
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 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Almada | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hank Steinbacher | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doc Cramer | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dixie Walker | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Cronin | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jimmie Foxx | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Zeke Bonura | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Appling | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie Hayes | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Ferrell | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Piet | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boze Berger | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian Gaffke | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Doerr | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Merv Shea | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lefty Grove | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vern Kennedy | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Sewell | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Grove | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Vern Kennedy | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Almada | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Ferrell | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fabian Gaffke | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lefty Grove | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Merv Shea | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Steinbacher | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Appling | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Boze Berger | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Zeke Bonura | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jackie Hayes | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dixie Walker | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Piet | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | E5/TH | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | FLE2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D/78.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH) | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63.3-H | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S5/BG | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K23 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 4/L | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K/C | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8/F/8S | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | E5/G.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.2-3 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8/F | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 4/FL | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S5 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 13# | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 23/G# | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | E6/G.1-3# | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43.3-H(UR);1-2# | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63# | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | D | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 6# | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-3 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G.3-H;1-2 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |