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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 6, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 6, 1954 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 6, 1954 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 6, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 17,139 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: (none) 3B: Jim Honochick |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Center Fielder |
Harry Agganis | First Baseman |
Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Del Wilber | Catcher |
Billy Consolo | Shortstop |
Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
Clint Courtney | Catcher |
Jim Fridley | Left Fielder |
Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 6, 1954
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Coleman
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Coleman
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Coleman
Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Coleman
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Fridley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Nixon
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Agganis scoops it up and throws to first, with Nixon covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Nixon
Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Nixon
Diering is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Coleman
Agganis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Coleman
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Coleman
Wilber strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Nixon
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Nixon
Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fridley vs. Nixon
Fridley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Coleman
Consolo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Coleman
Nixon hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Coleman
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Fridley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Nixon
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Nixon
Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Nixon
Coleman takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Abrams vs. Nixon
Abrams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Nixon
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Agganis scoops it up and throws to first, with Nixon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Coleman
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Coleman
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Coleman
Jensen hits a line drive into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agganis vs. Coleman
There goes Goodman. The throw from Courtney and he is out, Hunter applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Nixon
Diering hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Nixon
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Nixon
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Coleman
Agganis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Coleman
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Agganis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilber vs. Coleman
Wilber hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Consolo vs. Coleman
Consolo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Coleman. Agganis scores. Hatton moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Coleman
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fridley vs. Nixon
Fridley hits a popup towards short. Consolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Nixon
Young strikes out. Wilber drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Young out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Nixon
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Nixon
Coleman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Coleman
Piersall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Coleman
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Coleman
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Nixon
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Nixon
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Diering vs. Nixon
Diering takes first base on ball four. Abrams moves to third. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Nixon
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Abrams scores. Waitkus moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Courtney vs. Nixon
Courtney hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Coleman
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Coleman
Agganis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Coleman
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Agganis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilber vs. Coleman
Wilber hits a fly ball into left field. Fridley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fridley vs. Nixon
Fridley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Nixon
Young bunts towards first. Agganis scoops it up and throws to first, with Goodman covering, for the out. Fridley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Nixon
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kryhoski vs. Nixon
Dick Kryhoski pinch hits for Joe Coleman.
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Agganis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kryhoski for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Chakales
Bob Chakales now pitching.
Consolo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Chakales
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Chakales
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Hunter, and towards Young, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Chakales
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Chakales
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Nixon
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Nixon
Waitkus bunts towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Diering vs. Nixon
Diering is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Nixon
Wilber fires to first and picks off Diering. Abrams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Nixon
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Chakales
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Chakales
Agganis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Chakales
Hatton hits a line drive into right field. Abrams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Abrams. Agganis moves to third. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilber vs. Chakales
Wilber is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maxwell vs. Chakales
Karl Olson pinch runs for Del Wilber. Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Billy Consolo.
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mele vs. Chakales
Sam Mele pinch hits for Willard Nixon.
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Kinder
Mickey Owen now catching. Milt Bolling now playing shortstop. Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Courtney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fridley vs. Kinder
Fridley hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Kinder
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Kinder
Hunter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Chakales
Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Chakales
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Chakales
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Chakales
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agganis vs. Chakales
Agganis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Chakales
Hatton is walked intentionally. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Chakales
Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Kinder
Gil Coan pinch hits for Bob Chakales.
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Agganis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coan for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Kinder
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Kinder
Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/6/1954 -- Boston at Baltimore (N) Boston AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Piersall J, rf 5 1 1 0 Abrams C, rf 3 1 0 0 Williams T, lf 3 1 1 2 Waitkus E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Goodman B, 2b 5 0 2 0 Diering C, cf 2 0 0 0 Jensen J, cf 5 0 0 0 Kennedy B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Agganis H, 1b 3 1 1 0 Courtney C, c 4 0 0 0 Hatton G, 3b 4 0 2 0 Fridley J, lf 4 0 1 0 Wilber D, c 3 0 0 0 Young B, 2b 3 0 2 0 Olson K, pr 0 0 0 0 Hunter B, ss 4 0 1 0 Owen M, c 1 0 0 0 Coleman J, p 1 0 0 0 Consolo B, ss 3 0 0 0 Kryhoski D, ph 1 0 0 0 Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0 Chakales B, p 0 0 0 0 Bolling M, ss 0 0 0 0 Coan G, ph 1 0 0 0 Nixon W, p 3 0 1 0 Mele S, ph 1 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 3 8 2 30 1 5 0 Boston 000 010 000 2 -- 3 Baltimore 000 001 000 0 -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Nixon W 8.0 4 1 1 6 5 Kinder E (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Coleman J 7.0 3 1 0 2 2 Chakales B (L) 3.0 5 2 2 4 3 E -- Coleman J, Abrams C DP -- Boston 2, Baltimore 1 LOB -- Boston 10, Baltimore 7 HR -- Williams T CS -- Goodman B SH -- Young B, Waitkus E T -- 2:27 A -- 17139
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