Final
CWS 8 — BOS 6
5/28/1945 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS194505280
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 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Culberson | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Moses | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Metkovich | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerby Farrell | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Steiner | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oris Hockett | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom McBride | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Curtright | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Johnson | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Cuccinello | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Tobin | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Schalk | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cass Michaels | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Lake | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Garbark | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Ferriss | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Walters | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Vic Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bucher | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex Cecil | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orval Grove | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Barrett | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Lazor | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ryba | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Cecil | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Orval Grove | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Ryba | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Vic Johnson | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Frank Barrett | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Walters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex Cecil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Lake | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom McBride | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom McBride | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Metkovich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Ryba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Steiner | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Johnny Tobin | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Barrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Culberson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Garbark | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Johnson | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Cuccinello | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Schalk | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Curtright | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerby Farrell | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cass Michaels | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Wally Moses | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orval Grove | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oris Hockett | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 1/P | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | E6 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7.2-H;1-H | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 14(1)/FO.3-H | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 13.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | S4.2XH(42) | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9 | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | S7.2-H;1X3(76);B-2(TH3) | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S6.2-2 | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 4/L | 5–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 5–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S | 5–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 5–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HP | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | T8.2-H;1-H | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 63 | 7–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 7–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 7–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 7–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 7–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S | 7–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 7–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D.1-3 | 7–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 7–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 7–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | OA.1X2(2E4) | 7–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 7–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 99 | 7–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 99 | 7–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 7–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S | 7–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 7–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S8 | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | BK.1-2 | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 8–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 8–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | E6.1-2 | 8–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S9.2-H;1-3 | 8–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 8–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 8–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9.3-H | 8–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 99 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 8–6 |