Final
BOS 4 — KC1 5
5/19/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KC1195605190
Complete available game record for BOS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Consolo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Malzone | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Renna | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Vernon | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Porterfield | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Gernert | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harry Simpson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Finigan | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie Jensen | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ginsberg | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Groth | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Buddin | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Enos Slaughter | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Spook Jacobs | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Kretlow | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moe Burtschy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Susce | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Thompson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faye Throneberry | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Baxes | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gorman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rance Pless | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Kretlow | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 |
| George Susce | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Moe Burtschy | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bob Porterfield | 2.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Gorman | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Consolo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Malzone | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Porterfield | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Gernert | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Susce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Faye Throneberry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickey Vernon | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Enos Slaughter | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Burtschy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ginsberg | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gorman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Groth | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spook Jacobs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Kretlow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Renna | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 3 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | D | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S.2-H | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | S8.1-3;BX1(863) | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-H | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S.2-H;1-3 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8.2-H(E8/TH);1-3;B-2 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 5 | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | T8.3-H;2-H | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S5 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 15(2)/FO.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 53.2-3;1-2 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 2 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 4 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D7.B-3(E7) | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 31.3-H(UR) | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | E6 | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 1 | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7.1-H(UR) | 4–3 |