Final
CWS 4 — KC1 6
5/28/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KC1195605280
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Esposito | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Enos Slaughter | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Philley | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Renna | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Hatfield | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Thompson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jackson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Delsing | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Groth | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Les Moss | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dixie Howell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Donovan | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sandy Consuegra | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lasorda | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bubba Phillips | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Burtschy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Donovan | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Tom Lasorda | 8.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Moe Burtschy | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dixie Howell | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sandy Consuegra | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Billy Pierce | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Moss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Philley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Philley | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy Consuegra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Doby | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Hatfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Howell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jackson | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Donovan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Burtschy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Groth | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lasorda | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Renna | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Enos Slaughter | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Thompson | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 1/BG | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S4 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | HR/7 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 2 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7/L | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | FC6.2X3(65) | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | PO1(243) | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8/8D | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D8.1-H | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | FC6.2X3(64) | 2–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 2–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9/9D.2-3 | 2–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | T8.3-H | 2–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7.3-H | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S4 | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S7.1-3(E7);2-H;3-H# | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9.1-H | 4–4 |