Final
KC1 7 — CWS 9
4/27/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA195604270
Complete available game record for KC1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 9 | 13 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rivera | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic Power | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spook Jacobs | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| George Kell | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Doby | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe DeMaestri | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Northey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Brideweser | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Astroth | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rance Pless | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moe Burtschy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Renna | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Crimian | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Harrington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Ditmar | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Ditmar | 3.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Billy Pierce | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Moe Burtschy | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Harrington | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jack Crimian | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Dropo | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| George Kell | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Brideweser | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Rivera | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Astroth | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Burtschy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Crimian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Art Ditmar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Finigan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Harrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spook Jacobs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2;2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 13.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | E6 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 5(2)1/DP# | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | E6 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7/SF.3-H(UR) | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR/8.2-H;1-H | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO/BG | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | T8 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | T9.3-H | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S8.3-H | 3–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–5 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–5 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 3–5 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8 | 3–5 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 6(1)/FO | 3–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 3–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | WP.1-2# | 3–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7 | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | BK.1-2 | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | NP | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9 | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 0→2 | 14(1)3/GDP | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | HR/8 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D9.1-3 | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D7.2-H;3-H | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53/SH.1-2;2-3 | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H | 4–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–9 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–9 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 4–9 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–9 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–9 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–9 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 4–9 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–9 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 4–9 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 4–9 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | HR/7 | 4–9 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 5–9 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53 | 5–9 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 5–9 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | HR/7.1-H | 5–9 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 7–9 |