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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 23, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 23, 1970 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Blass |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Alan Foster |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 20,678 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Dick Stello 3B: Dick Tremblay |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Bob Robertson | First Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Third Baseman |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Steve Blass | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Manny Mota | Left Fielder |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Wes Parker | First Baseman |
| Bill Sudakis | Catcher |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Jim Lefebvre | Third Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Right Fielder |
| Alan Foster | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 23, 1970
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Foster
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Foster
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Foster
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek moves to third. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Foster
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lefebvre fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek scores. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robertson vs. Foster
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanguillen vs. Foster
Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. Foster
Pagan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Blass
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Blass
Mota hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou throws the ball in to Robertson who tags Mota trying to return to first, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Blass
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson fields the ball and throws to Blass covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Blass
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Foster
Willie Crawford now playing left field.
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Foster
Blass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Foster
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Foster
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lefebvre fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blass moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Foster
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blass scores. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Foster
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Blass
Sudakis strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Blass
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Blass
Lefebvre strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Foster
Robertson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Foster
Sanguillen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Foster
Pagan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Foster
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blass vs. Foster
Blass hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Blass
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Blass
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Blass
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Foster
Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Patek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Foster
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lefebvre fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. Foster
Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Patek scores. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Norman
Fred Norman now pitching.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robertson vs. Norman
Robertson hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sanguillen vs. Norman
Sanguillen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Sanguillen reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. Clemente scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. Norman
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lefebvre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Blass
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crawford for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Blass
Davis hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Blass
Parker is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Norman
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blass vs. Norman
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mazeroski moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Norman
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Blass moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Norman
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blass moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clemente vs. Norman
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Norman
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robertson vs. Norman
Robertson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lefebvre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Blass
Sudakis strikes out. Sanguillen drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sudakis out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Blass
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Blass
Lefebvre strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Norman
Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Norman
Pagan hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Norman
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sanguillen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blass vs. Norman
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Norman. Sanguillen scores. Mazeroski moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Norman
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lefebvre has Mazeroski trapped. There's the throw to Sudakis and back to Wills, who tags Mazeroski for the out. Blass moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Norman
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Blass
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joshua vs. Blass
Von Joshua pinch hits for Fred Norman.
Joshua hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Blass
Wills hits a line drive towards short. Patek catches it and throws to first to double up Russell. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Hough
Charlie Hough now pitching. Billy Grabarkewitz now playing shortstop.
Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Hough
Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Hough
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Hough
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Hough
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards left. Crawford fields it and throws to second to catch Robertson for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Hough
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blass vs. Hough
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blass for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Blass
Crawford hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Blass
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Blass
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Hough
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hough
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Hough
Clemente hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hough
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Blass
Gene Clines now playing right field.
Sudakis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Blass
Sizemore hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Blass
Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Hough
Robertson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Hough
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grabarkewitz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Hough
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grabarkewitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Hough
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Blass
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Russell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grabarkewitz vs. Blass
Grabarkewitz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gabrielson vs. Blass
Len Gabrielson pinch hits for Charlie Hough.
Gabrielson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Blass
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first, with Blass covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1970 -- Pittsburgh at Los Angeles (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 6 2 3 1 Wills M, ss 3 0 0 0
Alou M, cf 6 1 3 0 Hough C, p 0 0 0 0
Clemente R, rf 6 4 5 3 Gabrielson L, ph 1 0 0 0
Clines G, rf 0 0 0 0 Mota M, lf 1 0 1 0
Oliver A, lf 6 1 1 3 Crawford W, lf 3 0 0 0
Robertson B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Davis W, cf 3 0 1 0
Sanguillen M, c 6 1 3 3 Parker W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Pagan J, 3b 6 0 1 0 Sudakis B, c 3 0 1 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 6 1 4 0 Sizemore T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Blass S, p 4 1 2 0 Lefebvre J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Russell B, rf 2 0 1 0
Foster A, p 1 0 0 0
Norman F, p 0 0 0 0
Joshua V, ph 1 0 0 0
Grabarkewitz B, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
50 11 23 10 28 0 4 0
Pittsburgh 210 311 210 -- 11
Los Angeles 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blass S (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 8
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Foster A (L)* 3.0 10 6 6 2 1
Norman F 3.0 8 2 1 0 0
Hough C 3.0 5 3 3 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
E -- Norman F
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 15, Los Angeles 2
2B -- Patek F, Clemente R, Sanguillen M, Mazeroski B, Russell B
HR -- Oliver A, Clemente R
T -- 2:21
A -- 20678
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