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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 17, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 17, 1950 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 17, 1950 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 17, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Murray |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ellis Kinder |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 11,692 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Paparella |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
Paul Lehner | Right Fielder |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Billy Hitchcock | Second Baseman |
Kermit Wahl | Third Baseman |
Joe Tipton | Catcher |
Joe Murray | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
Matt Batts | Catcher |
Ellis Kinder | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 17, 1950
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Kinder
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Kinder
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Kinder
Lehner hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Kinder
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Murray
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Murray
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch DiMaggio for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Murray
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Kinder
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Kinder
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Kinder
Wahl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Kinder
Tipton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wahl moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Kinder
Murray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Murray
Stephens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Murray
There's a wild pitch. Stephens scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Murray
Doerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lehner throws the ball in to Joost who tags Doerr trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Murray
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Murray
Zarilla hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Zarilla reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Batts vs. Murray
Batts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zarilla scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kinder vs. Murray
Kinder takes first base on ball four. Batts moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Murray
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Kinder
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Kinder
McCosky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. McCosky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lehner vs. Kinder
Lehner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Kinder
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Murray
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Murray
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Murray
Stephens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Stephens reaches second base with a double. Pesky scores. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doerr vs. Murray
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vollmer vs. Murray
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. Stephens moves to third. Doerr moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zarilla vs. Scheib
Carl Scheib now pitching.
Zarilla hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Zarilla reaches second base with a double. Stephens scores. Doerr scores. Vollmer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Batts vs. Scheib
Batts is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kinder vs. Scheib
Kinder hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vollmer scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Scheib
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Kinder
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Kinder
Hitchcock takes first base on ball four. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wahl vs. Kinder
Wahl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fain scores. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Kinder
Tipton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheib vs. Kinder
Scheib hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hitchcock moves to third. Wahl moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Joost vs. Kinder
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCosky vs. Kinder
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Scheib
Pesky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Scheib
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Joost. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Scheib
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Scheib
Doerr hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Stephens moves to second. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Kinder
Lehner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Kinder
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Kinder
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Kinder
Hitchcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Scheib
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Scheib
Zarilla hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Scheib
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kinder vs. Scheib
Kinder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scheib fields it and throws to first for the out. Vollmer moves to third. Batts moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Scheib
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Kinder
Wahl hits a popup, foul, towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Kinder
Tipton hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheib vs. Kinder
Scheib strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Scheib
Pesky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Scheib
Goodman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Scheib
Stephens hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Scheib
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Scheib
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Scheib
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Batts vs. Scheib
Batts hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Kinder
Joost hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Kinder
McCosky strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Kinder
Lehner hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kinder vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Kinder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Shantz
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Shantz
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch DiMaggio for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Kinder
Chapman hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Kinder
Fain hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Kinder
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wahl vs. Kinder
Wahl takes first base on ball four. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Kinder
Tipton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Kinder
Shantz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Shantz
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Shantz
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Shantz
Doerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Doerr reaches second base with a double. Goodman scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vollmer vs. Shantz
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zarilla vs. Shantz
Zarilla hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Kinder
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Kinder
McCosky hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Kinder
Lehner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Kinder
Chapman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Lehner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Kinder
Fain hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chapman scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Kinder
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wahl vs. Kinder
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/17/1950 -- Philadelphia at Boston (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Joost E, ss 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 3 0 0 0 McCosky B, lf 5 0 1 0 Pesky J, 3b 4 1 0 0 Lehner P, rf 5 1 2 0 Goodman B, 1b 4 3 2 0 Chapman S, cf 5 1 1 1 Stephens V, ss 4 3 3 3 Fain F, 1b 4 1 1 1 Doerr B, 2b 4 1 2 1 Hitchcock B, 2b 4 1 2 0 Vollmer C, lf 5 1 3 1 Wahl K, 3b 4 1 2 1 Zarilla A, rf 5 1 3 2 Tipton J, c 4 1 2 3 Batts M, c 3 0 1 1 Murray J, p 1 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 3 0 0 1 Scheib C, p 2 0 1 0 Shantz B, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 6 12 6 35 10 14 9 Philadelphia 000 100 032 -- 6 Boston 025 002 01x -- 10 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Murray J (L)* 2.0 6 7 6 4 1 Scheib C 4.0 7 2 2 2 1 Shantz B 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Kinder E (W) 9.0 12 6 6 4 8 * Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd E -- Joost E 3 DP -- Philadelphia 4 LOB -- Philadelphia 10, Boston 9 2B -- Stephens V 2, McCosky B, Zarilla A, Goodman B, Doerr B, Chapman S 3B -- Zarilla A HR -- Stephens V, Tipton J WP -- Murray J T -- 2:27 A -- 11692
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