Final
KC1 1 — CWS 5
9/23/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA195609232
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic Power | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Skizas | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Robinson | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Thompson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Northey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Pilarcik | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Delsing | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Hatfield | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy Esposito | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Groth | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rance Pless | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Craddock | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack McMahan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Shantz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Crimian | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Kretlow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Harrington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Craddock | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Gerry Staley | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jack Crimian | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Lou Kretlow | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Shantz | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Harrington | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jack McMahan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sammy Esposito | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Hatfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Kretlow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Robinson | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Hector Lopez | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack McMahan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Craddock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Crimian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Shantz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Skizas | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Pilarcik | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Power | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Groth | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Harrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Thompson | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | K+CS2(26)/DP | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | WP.1-2;2-3;3-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D7.1-3;2-H;3-H | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S4 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→2 | 14(1)3/GDP | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | E6 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→2 | 36(1)3/GDP | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | E6 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H(UR) | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 6/FL | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | T7.B-H(E6)(NR) | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | D8 | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S6.2-3 | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 13 | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7 | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 0→2 | 4(B)3(1)/LDP | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43/BG | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→2 | 4(1)3/GDP | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | NP | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S7 | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S4.B-2(E4) | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | WP.1-2;2-3# | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | WP.2-3;3-H | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→2 | 8(B)615(3)/DP | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 13 | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–5 |