Final
CWS 4 — BOS 12
5/1/1940 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS194005010
Complete available game record for CWS at BOS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 13 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Finney | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taffy Wright | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Luke Appling | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Moose Solters | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric McNair | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Tabor | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Turner | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Desautels | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vallie Eaves | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lefty Grove | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Hash | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Weiland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Appleton | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallie Eaves | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Lefty Grove | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Pete Appleton | 2.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Herb Hash | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ed Weiland | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Desautels | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Doc Cramer | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Finney | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tabor | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lefty Grove | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Hash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Weiland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Appleton | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Taffy Wright | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Appling | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Vallie Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kreevich | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric McNair | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Moose Solters | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Turner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | HR/78 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | S7/L7.BX2(74) | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | PB.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6D.2-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D/P7S.2-H | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S3/BG | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9/F | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S/P9S.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S/L9.2-H;1-3 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | K+CS3(25)/DP | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 13/BG | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7 | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7/F | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7/L.1-2 | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | FC1/SH/TH3.2-3;1-2 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | FC3.3XH(32);1-2 | 1–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 1–6 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–8 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 1–8 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 1–8 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | HR/9.2-H;1-H | 1–8 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 4–8 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | WP.1-2 | 4–8 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 31.2-3 | 4–8 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 4–8 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/P8S.3-3 | 4–8 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 4–8 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 4–8 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 4–8 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 4–8 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | PB.3-H | 4–8 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | T8 | 4–9 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 4–9 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 163 | 4–9 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–9 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/P | 4–9 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 4–9 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | HR/78.1-H | 4–9 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–11 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 4–11 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 4–11 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 4–11 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 4–11 |
| 7 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 4–11 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–11 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 4–11 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D8 | 4–11 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-3 | 4–11 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 4(1)/FO.3-H | 4–11 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 4–12 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 4–12 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7 | 4–12 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 4–12 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 4–12 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9D | 4–12 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F78 | 4–12 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 4–12 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 4–12 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–12 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–12 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–12 |