Final
CWS 5 — KC1 6
9/28/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KC1195609280
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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6 | 12 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Power | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hector Lopez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Skizas | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hal Smith | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rance Pless | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Groth | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Delsing | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Northey | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pisoni | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe DeMaestri | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Burnette | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Crimian | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Staley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Kellner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Kellner | 2.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Billy Pierce | 6.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jack Crimian | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Gerry Staley | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Wally Burnette | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Delsing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sammy Esposito | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Pierce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Burnette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Crimian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rance Pless | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe DeMaestri | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Hector Lopez | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Skizas | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Smith | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Groth | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pisoni | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Kellner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | HR/7.1-H | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D8 | 3–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K/C | 3–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HR/7 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S6 | 4–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 5/L | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 94(1)3/DP | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 53 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2;3-H | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | HP.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S7 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-3;2-H | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D7 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | PB.2-3 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | E6.3-H | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 5/L | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7.2-H | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 5–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 5–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S9 | 5–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S5.1-2 | 5–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 56(1)/FO.2-3 | 5–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 5–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 5–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S1 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 13/SH.1-2 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | FC5.2X3(5) | 5–6 |