Final
BOS 8 — CWS 5
7/28/1938 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA193807282
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 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boze Berger | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doc Cramer | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Steinbacher | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Vosmik | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rip Radcliff | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Appling | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red Nonnenkamp | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Chapman | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Dykes | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Rensa | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Desautels | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Whitehead | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Rigney | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Archie McKain | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Midkiff | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie McKain | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 |
| John Whitehead | 2.1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dick Midkiff | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Rigney | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Archie McKain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Midkiff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Nonnenkamp | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Desautels | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chapman | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Vosmik | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Whitehead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Boze Berger | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rip Radcliff | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Rensa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Rigney | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Steinbacher | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Appling | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | T9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | E3.3-H(NR)(UR) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-2# | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | T9.2-H | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H;1-2# | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 3 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | E3 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | SB3;SB2 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7.3-H(UR);2-H | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO.2-3 | 5–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | T8/89.3-H(UR);1-H(UR) | 5–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 4/L | 7–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 7–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 5 | 7–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 7–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.2-3 | 7–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 7–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 7–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 16(1)/FO | 7–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 7–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 6(1)/FO.2-3 | 7–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 7–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9 | 7–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 7–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 7–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 7–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 7–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 7–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 7–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 7–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63.2-3;1-2 | 7–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 53 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | T7.2-H;1-H;B-H(E6/TH)(NR) | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 7–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 7–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 7–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 7–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-2# | 7–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 7–5 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D9 | 7–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 7–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7 | 7–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 7–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 7–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 7–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 7–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 4 | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S7 | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2# | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13 | 8–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 8–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 3 | 8–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 8–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63 | 8–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 8–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 8–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 8–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 8–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 8–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 8–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 3 | 8–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 53 | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 8–5 |