Final
CWS 4 — BOS 5
7/13/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS195607130
Complete available game record for CWS at BOS, 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | 7 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Klaus | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Consolo | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Gernert | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Vernon | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Northey | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Donovan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ike Delock | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brewer | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wilson | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brewer | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Jim Wilson | 7.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Ike Delock | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Gerry Staley | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dick Donovan | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Jensen | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Klaus | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Ike Delock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brewer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Gernert | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Vernon | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sammy Esposito | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | E4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | E3.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | E5.1-3;3-H(RBI)(UR) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | IW.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 4 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 163.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 6 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 5/L | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8.1-2;2-H | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 5(2)3/GDP | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 36(1)3/GDP | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7.1-3;2-H | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 6 | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S6 | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D7.1-3;2-H | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S3.2-3;3-H | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | WP.3-H | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8/8D | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7/FL | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2;3-H | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3;2-H | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 4/FL | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K/C | 4–5 |