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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 9, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 9, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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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 9, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Kralick |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gene Conley |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 12,576 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Joe Linsalata 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Bob Stewart |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Bill Tuttle | Third Baseman |
Jack Kralick | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Gene Conley | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 1961
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Conley
Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Conley
Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Conley
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out. Green moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Conley
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Conley
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Battey vs. Conley
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Conley covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Kralick
Schilling hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Kralick
Hardy hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Kralick
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kralick, and towards Versalles, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Conley
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Conley
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Conley
Kralick hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Kralick
Malzone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Malzone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Kralick
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Pagliaroni reaches second base with a double. Malzone scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Kralick
Wertz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Kralick
Buddin hits a popup towards the mound. Kralick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Kralick
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conley vs. Kralick
Conley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Conley
Versalles hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Conley
Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Conley
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Conley
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Allison moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. Conley
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Battey vs. Conley
Battey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Kralick
Schilling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Kralick
Hardy hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Kralick
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Kralick
Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagliaroni vs. Kralick
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Pagliaroni reaches second base with a double. Schilling scores. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wertz vs. Kralick
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Conley
Martin hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Conley
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen who is chasing the ball. Tuttle reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kralick vs. Conley
Kralick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it and throws to home to get Tuttle. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Conley
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Kralick
Buddin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Buddin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Kralick
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Conley vs. Kralick
Conley strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schilling vs. Kralick
Schilling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison throws the ball in to Versalles who tags Schilling trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Buddin scores. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Conley
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Conley
Allison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Conley
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Kralick
Hardy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Hardy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Kralick
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Kralick
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Kralick
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Kralick
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Conley
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Conley
Battey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to third. Battey moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Conley
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tuttle vs. Conley
Tuttle hits a line drive towards first. Wertz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Altobelli vs. Conley
Joe Altobelli pinch hits for Jack Kralick.
Altobelli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Stobbs
Chuck Stobbs now pitching.
Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stobbs
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conley vs. Stobbs
Conley strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Conley
Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Conley
Green takes first base on ball four. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Hillman
Dave Hillman now pitching.
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Versalles scores. Green moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Hillman
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Hillman
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Hillman
Battey takes first base on ball four. Green moves to third. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Becquer vs. Hillman
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Billy Martin.
Becquer hits a popup towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Stobbs
Jose Valdivielso now playing second base.
Schilling hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Stobbs
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Stobbs
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Hardy moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Stobbs
Malzone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Malzone reaches second base with a double. Hardy scores. Jensen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Stobbs
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Stobbs
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Hillman
Pete Runnels now playing first base.
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Hillman
Hal Naragon pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs.
Naragon hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Hillman
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Hillman
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. McDevitt
Danny McDevitt now pitching.
Buddin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. McDevitt
Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hillman vs. McDevitt
Hillman bunts towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Valdivielso covering, for the out. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schilling vs. McDevitt
Schilling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hardy vs. McDevitt
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Hillman
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin misplays the ball. That's an error on Buddin. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Hillman
Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hillman
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Hillman
Battey takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valdivielso vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Valdivielso bunts towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to third for the out. Battey moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Fornieles
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lepcio vs. Fornieles
Ted Lepcio pinch hits for Danny McDevitt.
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Fornieles covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/9/1961 -- Minnesota at Boston (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Versalles Z, ss 5 1 2 0 Schilling C, 2b 4 1 2 1 Green L, cf 4 1 2 0 Hardy C, cf 5 1 2 0 Allison B, rf 5 1 2 2 Jensen J, rf 2 1 0 0 Lemon J, lf 4 1 2 2 Malzone F, 3b 4 1 2 2 Killebrew H, 1b 2 0 0 0 Pagliaroni J, c 3 0 2 2 Battey E, c 3 0 1 0 Wertz V, 1b 4 0 0 0 Martin B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Runnels P, 1b 0 0 0 0 Becquer J, ph 1 0 0 0 Buddin D, ss 4 1 2 0 Valdivielso J, 2b 1 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 0 0 Tuttle B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Conley G, p 3 0 0 0 Kralick J, p 2 0 0 0 Hillman D, p 0 0 0 0 Altobelli J, ph 1 0 0 0 Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0 Stobbs C, p 0 0 0 0 Naragon H, ph 1 0 0 0 McDevitt D, p 0 0 0 0 Lepcio T, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 4 10 4 32 5 10 5 Minnesota 001 000 102 -- 4 Boston 011 100 20x -- 5 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kralick J (L) 5.0 7 3 3 3 2 Stobbs C 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 McDevitt D 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Conley G (W)* 6.0 7 2 2 4 3 Hillman D+ 2.0 3 2 1 3 2 Fornieles M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th + Pitched to 4 batters in 9th E -- Buddin D LOB -- Minnesota 14, Boston 9 2B -- Green L 2, Malzone F 2, Pagliaroni J 2, Lemon J, Buddin D, Hardy C 3B -- Tuttle B HR -- Lemon J SH -- Hillman D T -- 3:08 A -- 12576
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