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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 18, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 18, 1928 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 18, 1928 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 18, 1928 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Blaeholder |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Walberg |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 35,000 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Guthrie |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lu Blue | First Baseman |
Frank O'Rourke | Third Baseman |
Heinie Manush | Left Fielder |
Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
Red Kress | Shortstop |
Otis Brannan | Second Baseman |
Beauty McGowan | Right Fielder |
Wally Schang | Catcher |
George Blaeholder | Pitcher |
Dan Howley | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | Third Baseman |
Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
Ossie Orwoll | First Baseman |
Joe Boley | Shortstop |
Rube Walberg | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 18, 1928
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Walberg
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Rourke vs. Walberg
O'Rourke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Walberg
There's a wild pitch. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manush vs. Walberg
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blue moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Walberg
Schulte takes first base on ball four. Manush moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kress vs. Walberg
Kress hits a line drive towards right. Miller catches it and throws to home to double up Blue. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Blaeholder
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaeholder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Blaeholder
Haas hits a fly ball into right field. McGowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Blaeholder
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cochrane for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brannan vs. Walberg
Brannan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGowan vs. Walberg
McGowan hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Walberg
Schang hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brannan moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blaeholder vs. Walberg
Blaeholder strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blue vs. Walberg
Blue takes first base on ball four. Brannan moves to third. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Rourke vs. Walberg
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blaeholder
Simmons bunts towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Blaeholder
Foxx hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Blaeholder
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orwoll vs. Blaeholder
Orwoll hits a fly ball into right field. McGowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Walberg
Manush hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Walberg
Schulte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Walberg
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Blaeholder
Boley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walberg vs. Blaeholder
Walberg bunts towards the mound. Blaeholder fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Blaeholder
Bishop strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Blaeholder
Haas strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brannan vs. Walberg
Brannan hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGowan vs. Walberg
McGowan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Walberg
Schang hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Blaeholder
Cochrane hits a fly ball into right field. McGowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blaeholder
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Blaeholder
Foxx strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaeholder vs. Walberg
Blaeholder strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Walberg
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Walberg
O'Rourke hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Blaeholder
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orwoll vs. Blaeholder
Orwoll hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Blue. Miller moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boley vs. Blaeholder
Boley bunts towards the mound. Blaeholder fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to third. Orwoll moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walberg vs. Blaeholder
Walberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bishop vs. Blaeholder
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaeholder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Walberg
Manush hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bishop reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Walberg
Schulte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Walberg
Kress hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Haas who is chasing the ball. Kress reaches third base with a triple. Schulte goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brannan vs. Walberg
Brannan hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kress tags and scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGowan vs. Walberg
McGowan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Haas. McGowan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schang vs. Walberg
Schang is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blaeholder vs. Walberg
Blaeholder hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Blaeholder reaches second base with a double. McGowan scores. Schang moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blue vs. Rommel
Eddie Rommel now pitching.
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Blaeholder
Haas strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Blaeholder
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blaeholder
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Rommel
O'Rourke hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Rommel
Manush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Rommel
Schulte hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Rommel
Kress takes first base on ball four. Manush moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brannan vs. Rommel
Brannan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Blaeholder
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Blaeholder
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orwoll vs. Blaeholder
Orwoll bunts towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. Foxx moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Collins vs. Blaeholder
Eddie Collins pinch hits for Joe Boley.
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. Foxx scores. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
French vs. Blaeholder
Walt French pinch hits for Eddie Rommel.
French hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGowan vs. Quinn
Joe Hassler now playing shortstop. Jack Quinn now pitching.
McGowan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Quinn
Schang hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGowan tags and moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blaeholder vs. Quinn
Blaeholder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blue vs. Quinn
Blue hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGowan moves to third. Blaeholder moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Rourke vs. Earnshaw
George Earnshaw now pitching.
O'Rourke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGowan scores. Blaeholder scores. Blue moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manush vs. Earnshaw
There goes O'Rourke. The throw from Cochrane and he is out, Bishop applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Manush vs. Earnshaw
Manush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Earnshaw
Schulte takes first base on ball four. Manush moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kress vs. Earnshaw
Kress strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Blaeholder
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaeholder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Blaeholder
Haas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Blaeholder
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue fields the ball and throws to Blaeholder covering. Safe. Haas moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Blaeholder
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brannan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Haas scores. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Blaeholder
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cochrane scores. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Blaeholder
Miller bunts towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brannan vs. Earnshaw
Brannan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simmons. Brannan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGowan vs. Earnshaw
McGowan bunts towards first. Orwoll scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGowan for the out. Brannan moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schang vs. Earnshaw
Schang hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sturdy vs. Earnshaw
Guy Sturdy pinch hits for George Blaeholder.
Sturdy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orwoll vs. Gray
Sam Gray now pitching.
Orwoll hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brannan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Gray
Sammy Hale pinch hits for Joe Hassler.
Hale strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Gray
Tris Speaker pinch hits for George Earnshaw.
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Speaker for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/18/1928, game 2 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Blue L, 1b 3 0 1 0 Bishop M, 2b 4 0 0 0 O'Rourke F, 3b 5 0 1 2 Haas M, cf 3 1 0 0 Manush H, lf 4 0 2 0 Cochrane M, c 4 1 1 0 Schulte F, cf 3 1 2 0 Simmons A, lf 4 0 0 1 Kress R, ss 4 1 1 1 Foxx J, 3b 4 2 3 2 Brannan O, 2b 4 0 2 1 Miller B, rf 4 0 2 0 McGowan B, rf 4 2 2 0 Orwoll O, 1b 3 0 0 0 Schang W, c 3 0 1 0 Boley J, ss 0 0 0 0 Blaeholder G, p 3 1 1 1 Collins E, ph 1 0 0 1 Sturdy G, ph 1 0 0 0 Hassler J, ss 0 0 0 0 Gray S, p 0 0 0 0 Hale S, ph 1 0 0 0 Walberg R, p 2 0 0 0 Rommel E, p 0 0 0 0 French W, ph 1 0 0 0 Quinn J, p 0 0 0 0 Earnshaw G, p 0 0 0 0 Speaker T, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 13 5 32 4 6 4 St.Louis 000 003 020 -- 5 Philadelphia 010 000 120 -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Blaeholder G (W) 8.0 6 4 4 2 4 Gray S (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Walberg R (L) 5.2 8 3 3 4 2 Rommel E 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 Quinn J 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 Earnshaw G 1.2 2 0 0 2 2 E -- Blue L DP -- Philadelphia 2 LOB -- St.Louis 13, Philadelphia 5 2B -- McGowan B, Blaeholder G, Brannan O 3B -- Kress R HR -- Foxx J CS -- O'Rourke F SH -- Boley J, Orwoll O, McGowan B SF -- Brannan O, Schang W WP -- Walberg R T -- 1:55 A -- 35000
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