Final
BOS 5 — CWS 7
8/30/1955 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA195508300
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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 8 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nellie Fox | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Busby | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Klaus | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| George Kell | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sammy White | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kennedy | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grady Hatton | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Les Moss | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Faye Throneberry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Joost | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Carrasquel | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Norm Zauchin | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Byrd | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ike Delock | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Howell | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Hurd | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Kinder | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willard Nixon | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Northey | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virgil Trucks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Adams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Nixon | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Virgil Trucks | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Hurd | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Harry Byrd | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dixie Howell | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ike Delock | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ellis Kinder | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Kinder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Klaus | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Hurd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Joost | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Willard Nixon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Grady Hatton | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Delock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virgil Trucks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Byrd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Carrasquel | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dixie Howell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Kell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Busby | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Moss | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 23.1-2;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8/8D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8/8D | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/8D | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 4(1)3/GDP | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2;2-H | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3;2-H | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K/C | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | E4.1-2;2-3 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | E3.1-2;2-H(NR)(UR);3-H(UR) | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 4–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 6 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | D7 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 3 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | S9.1XH(92) | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | E6 | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | E7/F.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | T8.1-H(UR);2-H(UR) | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9.3-H(UR) | 5–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 5–7 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 5–7 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–7 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9/FL | 5–7 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 5–7 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | NP | 5–7 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 5–7 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 5–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 5–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 5–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 5–7 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7 | 5–7 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 5/L | 5–7 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 5–7 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7 | 5–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 5–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 5–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 5–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 5–7 |