Final
CWS 6 — KC1 3
4/20/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KC1195604200
Complete available game record for CWS at KC1, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rivera | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Power | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spook Jacobs | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Slaughter | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Kennedy | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cal Abrams | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ginsberg | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Astroth | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Shantz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Northey | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Brideweser | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Valo | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Baxes | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Thompson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lasorda | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gorman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Kretlow | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hector Lopez | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Donovan | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dixie Howell | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Harrington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Donovan | 7.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Lou Kretlow | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Tom Gorman | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dixie Howell | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Lasorda | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Harrington | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Howell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Brideweser | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Donovan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Slaughter | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Astroth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Baxes | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe DeMaestri | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Finigan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ginsberg | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gorman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Harrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spook Jacobs | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Kretlow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lasorda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 4 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9/9D | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HR/8.1-H | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 4/FL | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3;2-H | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 0→2 | 36(1)3/GDP | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K/C | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | S7.2-H;1X3(725) | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K/C | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | E6 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 0→2 | 36(1)3/GDP | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D9 | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 6/L | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S4 | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/BG.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | HR/9.2-H | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO.2-3 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2;3-H | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 4 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 6–3 |