Final
KC1 3 — CWS 2
7/4/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA195607042
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clete Boyer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Robinson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Slaughter | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Skizas | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Thompson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Doby | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Ginsberg | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hector Lopez | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Finigan | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Hatfield | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Baxes | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Philley | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Northey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dixie Howell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul LaPalme | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Shantz | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Donovan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Ditmar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Kellner | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Staley | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bubba Phillips | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Kellner | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Gerry Staley | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Art Ditmar | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dixie Howell | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Paul LaPalme | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Shantz | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Hatfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Howell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul LaPalme | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Baxes | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Ditmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Skizas | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Enos Slaughter | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Finigan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Thompson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ginsberg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Robinson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Shantz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Kellner | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | E6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2;2-H(UR) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9.1-3;B-2(TH);2-H | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | FLE2 | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 53.2-3;3-H(UR) | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S5/BG | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 6/L | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 13/BG | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S6 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K23 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S9 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 23 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | PO1(13) | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | D8 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | IW | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S5.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8.B-2(E8);1-3 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | PO2(E1).3-H;2-3 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7.3-H(UR) | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 6 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | FC6.2-3;1X2(6E4) | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 3/LDP.1X1(3) | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S1/BG.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2;2-3 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 6/FL | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 3–2 |