Final
BOS 2 — CWS 9
8/25/1939 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA193908250
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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Chicago White Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | 15 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Doerr | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackie Hayes | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Appling | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gee Walker | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Rosenthal | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Joe Vosmik | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric McNair | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tabor | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Steinbacher | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Schlueter | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Desautels | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Rensa | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emerson Dickman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lefty Grove | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Heving | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Knott | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clint Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie Bejma | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Marcum | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Wade | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Finney | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Grove | 6.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jack Knott | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Clint Brown | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Emerson Dickman | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Heving | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jake Wade | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Desautels | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Emerson Dickman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lefty Grove | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tabor | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Vosmik | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Wade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Heving | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Knott | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Hayes | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Luke Appling | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Kreevich | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric McNair | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Rensa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Schlueter | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gee Walker | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | E1/TH2.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 23/SH.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G.3-H(UR);2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S.3-H(UR) | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S3/G | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S6.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 4/L | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | E4 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S6 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | HR | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S9.B-2(E9) | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S4.2-3 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP.2-3 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S1 | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 164(1)/FO | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | SB3# | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | POCSH(1342) | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | PB.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 15(2)/FO.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 3/L | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 5/BP | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HR | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | E1/TH3/BG.2-H(NR);1-3;B-2 | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S9.3-H;2-H | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 31.2-3 | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8.3-H(UR) | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-3 | 2–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S3/BG.3-H(UR);1-2 | 2–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 2–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2 | 2–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 2–9 |