Final
KC1 2 — CWS 5
7/4/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA195607041
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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Chicago White Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rivera | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic Power | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harry Simpson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Doby | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Skizas | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Thompson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ginsberg | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Groth | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Robinson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Crimian | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McMahan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rance Pless | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lasorda | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack McMahan | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Billy Pierce | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Tom Lasorda | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jack Crimian | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy Esposito | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Power | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Crimian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ginsberg | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Groth | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lasorda | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack McMahan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | E6.1-2;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9/SF.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2;2-H | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2;2-H(UR) | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 0–3 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 13.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | E4 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | E5 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S6 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53/SH.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 6 | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | HP.1-2 | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7/FL | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | DGR/7 | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S6.2-2 | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 13.1-2;2-3 | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2;2-H;3-H | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 13/SH.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S8 | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 0→2 | 16(1)3/GDP | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D7.1-H | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 6/FL | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7 | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 3(1)3(B)/DP | 2–5 |