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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 17, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 17, 1981 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Whitson |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 4,721 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Randy Marsh 3B: Lanny Harris |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Householder | Right Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
| Mike O'Berry | Catcher |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Dave Bergman | First Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Center Fielder |
| Larry Herndon | Left Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Ed Whitson | Pitcher |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 17, 1981
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Whitson
Householder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Whitson
There goes Householder. The throw from May and he is safe. Householder steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Whitson
Griffey hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Whitson
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Householder moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Whitson
Foster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Driessen vs. Whitson
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Seaver
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Householder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Seaver
Bergman hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Seaver
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Whitson
Knight hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Whitson
Oester hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Berry vs. Whitson
O'Berry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Whitson
Seaver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Seaver
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Seaver
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Seaver
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Seaver
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Whitson
Householder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Householder for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Whitson
Griffey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Whitson
Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Whitson
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Driessen vs. Whitson
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitson vs. Seaver
Whitson hits a fly ball into right field. Householder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Seaver
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Seaver
Bergman hits a line drive into right field. Householder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Seaver
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Whitson
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Whitson
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oester for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Berry vs. Whitson
O'Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Whitson
Seaver takes first base on ball four. O'Berry moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Householder vs. Whitson
Householder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Seaver
Leonard strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Seaver
Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Householder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Whitson
Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Whitson
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Whitson
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Driessen vs. Whitson
Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Seaver
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Seaver
LeMaster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitson vs. Seaver
There goes May. The throw from O'Berry and he is out, Knight applying the tag. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitson vs. Seaver
Whitson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Seaver
Morgan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Whitson
Knight hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Knight reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oester vs. Whitson
Oester hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Knight trying to get to home. Leonard throws the ball in to May who tags Knight who's trying to score from second, for the out. Oester moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Berry vs. Whitson
O'Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Whitson
Seaver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Seaver
Bergman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Seaver
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Whitson
Householder hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Whitson
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Whitson
Concepcion hits a line drive towards first. Bergman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Seaver
Leonard hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Seaver
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Seaver
May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Whitson
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herndon throws the ball in to Morgan who tags Foster, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Whitson
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Whitson
Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Seaver
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Seaver
Enos Cabell pinch hits for Ed Whitson.
Cabell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Cabell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Seaver
Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bergman vs. Seaver
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Holland
Al Holland now pitching.
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Holland
Mike Vail pinch hits for Mike O'Berry.
Vail strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Holland
Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Seaver
Joe Nolan now catching.
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Seaver
Joe Pettini pinch runs for Jack Clark.
Evans bunts towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. Pettini moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Seaver
Leonard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Seaver
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. Pettini moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Seaver
May is walked intentionally. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LeMaster vs. Seaver
LeMaster hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Holland
Jerry Martin now playing center field. Jeffrey Leonard now playing right field.
Householder hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Householder reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Holland
Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Householder moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Concepcion vs. Minton
Eddie Milner pinch runs for Ken Griffey. Billy Smith now playing shortstop. Greg Minton now pitching.
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Householder scores. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Minton
There's a wild pitch. Milner moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foster vs. Minton
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Driessen vs. Minton
Driessen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Knight vs. Minton
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Price
Eddie Milner now playing left field. Joe Price now pitching. Sam Mejias now playing center field.
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Price
Morgan bunts towards the mound. Price fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching. Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Dave Bergman.
Wohlford hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Hume
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1981 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Householder P, rf 5 1 2 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Griffey K, cf 4 0 2 0 Bergman D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Milner E, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Wohlford J, ph 1 0 0 0
Concepcion D, ss 5 0 3 1 Clark J, rf 4 0 2 0
Foster G, lf 5 0 2 0 Pettini J, pr 0 0 0 0
Price J, p 0 0 0 0 Martin J, cf 1 0 0 0
Hume T, p 0 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Driessen D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Leonard J, cf-rf 3 0 0 0
Knight R, 3b 5 0 1 0 Herndon L, lf 4 0 0 0
Oester R, 2b 4 0 2 0 May M, c 2 0 1 0
O'Berry M, c 2 0 0 0 LeMaster J, ss 4 0 1 0
Vail M, ph 1 0 0 0 Minton G, p 0 0 0 0
Nolan J, c 0 0 0 0 Whitson E, p 2 0 0 0
Seaver T, p 3 0 0 0 Cabell E, ph 1 0 1 0
Mejias S, cf 0 0 0 0 Holland A, p 0 0 0 0
Smith B, ss 0 0 0 0
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38 1 12 1 31 0 5 0
Cincinnati 000 000 000 1 -- 1
San Francisco 000 000 000 0 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (W) 9.0 5 0 0 5 3
Price J 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Hume T (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson E 8.0 9 0 0 3 2
Holland A (L)* 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Minton G 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 10th
DP -- Cincinnati 1, San Francisco 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 11, San Francisco 9
2B -- Knight R, Cabell E, Householder P
SB -- Householder P
CS -- May M
SH -- Evans D, Morgan J
WP -- Minton G
T -- 2:53
A -- 4721
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