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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 16, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 16, 1970 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 27,535 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Ed Sudol |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Jim Hickman | Right Fielder |
| Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
| Cleo James | Center Fielder |
| Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Dick Allen | First Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Carl Taylor | Right Fielder |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Milt Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 16, 1970
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Carlton
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Carlton
Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Carlton
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Holtzman
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Holtzman
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Holtzman
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Carlton
Santo hits a line drive into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Carlton
Banks hits a line drive towards third. Shannon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Carlton
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Holtzman
Allen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Holtzman
Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Holtzman
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Holtzman
Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Holtzman
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Carlton
Hiatt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Carlton
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez misplays the ball. That's an error on Ramirez. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Holtzman vs. Carlton
Holtzman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Carlton
There goes James. The throw from Torre and he is safe. James steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Carlton
Kessinger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Holtzman
Carlton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Holtzman
There goes Carlton. The throw from Hiatt and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Holtzman
Cardenal strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Holtzman
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Holtzman
Brock takes first base on ball four. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Holtzman
Allen strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Carlton
Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Carlton
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Carlton
Santo hits a line drive into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Carlton
Banks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Holtzman
Torre hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Holtzman
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Holtzman
Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Holtzman
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Carlton
Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Carlton
Hiatt hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Carlton
James hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. James reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Holtzman vs. Carlton
Holtzman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Holtzman reaches second base with a double. James scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Carlton
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Holtzman
Carlton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Holtzman
Cardenal strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Holtzman
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Holtzman
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Carlton
Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Carlton
Carlton fires to first and picks off Beckert. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Carlton
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Carlton
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Carlton
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Holtzman
Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Holtzman
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Holtzman
Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Holtzman
Shannon strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gagliano vs. Holtzman
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Milt Ramirez.
Gagliano hits a line drive into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Carlton
Dal Maxvill now playing shortstop.
Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. Carlton
Hiatt bunts towards first. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hiatt for the out. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Carlton
James is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Holtzman vs. Carlton
Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen fields it and throws to third for the out. James moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Carlton
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Holtzman
Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Steve Carlton.
Rojas hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Holtzman
Cardenal hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Holtzman
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Beckert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Johnson
Santo takes first base on ball four. Beckert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Johnson
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Johnson
Hickman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Hickman reaches second base with a double. Beckert scores. Santo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hiatt vs. Johnson
Hiatt hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Holtzman
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Holtzman
Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Holtzman
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Holtzman
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
James vs. Johnson
James hits a popup, foul, towards first. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Johnson
Holtzman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Johnson
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Holtzman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beckert vs. Campisi
Sal Campisi now pitching.
Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. McCool
Billy McCool now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Holtzman moves to third. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. McCool
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Santo vs. Taylor
Chuck Taylor now pitching.
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Holtzman
Johnny Callison now playing right field.
Shannon strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Holtzman
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Holtzman
Leron Lee pinch hits for Chuck Taylor.
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert misplays the ball. That's an error on Beckert. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Holtzman
Cardenal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maxvill scores. Lee moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Holtzman
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Brock vs. Holtzman
Brock takes first base on ball four. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Allen vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Allen is hit by the pitch. Lee scores. Cardenal moves to third. Brock moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Torre vs. Regan
Phil Regan now pitching.
Torre hits a line drive into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1970 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Kessinger D, ss 5 0 1 0 Cardenal J, cf 5 0 1 1
Beckert G, 2b 4 1 1 0 Javier J, 2b 5 0 2 0
Williams B, lf 4 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 3 0 1 0
Santo R, 3b 3 1 0 0 Allen D, 1b 4 0 1 1
Banks E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Torre J, c 5 0 3 0
Hickman J, rf 4 0 2 2 Taylor C, rf 4 0 1 0
Callison J, rf 0 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 4 0 1 0
Hiatt J, c 3 0 0 0 Ramirez M, ss 2 0 0 0
James C, cf 3 1 1 0 Gagliano P, ph 1 0 0 0
Holtzman K, p 4 0 2 1 Maxvill D, ss 0 1 0 0
Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Carlton S, p 2 0 0 0
Regan P, p 0 0 0 0 Rojas C, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson J, p 0 0 0 0
Campisi S, p 0 0 0 0
McCool B, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor C, p 0 0 0 0
Lee L, ph 1 1 0 0
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34 3 8 3 37 2 10 2
Chicago 000 010 020 -- 3
St.Louis 000 000 002 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (W) 8.2 10 2 0 3 9
Abernathy T* 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Regan P (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (L) 7.0 5 1 1 2 5
Johnson J 1.1 3 2 2 2 2
Campisi S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
McCool B+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Taylor C 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Ramirez M, Beckert G
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, St.Louis 12
2B -- James C, Holtzman K, Hickman J
SB -- James C
CS -- Carlton S
SH -- Hiatt J
HBP -- by Abernathy T (Allen D)
WP -- McCool B
PB -- Hiatt J
T -- 2:44
A -- 27535
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