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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 7, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 7, 1973 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 7, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 7, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Marty Pattin |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 29,147 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Gates Brown | DH |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Joe Schultz | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Third Baseman |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 7, 1973
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Pattin
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Pattin
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Pattin
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Pattin
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Perry
Perry fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Perry. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pattin
Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Pattin
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Pattin
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Pattin
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Pattin
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Perry
Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Perry
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffin scores. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harper scores. Aparicio moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio scores. Smith scores. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Pattin
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Pattin
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Pattin
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Pattin
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Pattin
Brown takes first base on ball four. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Pattin
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Scherman
Fisk hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Scherman
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Scherman
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Scherman
Harper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Pattin
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Pattin
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Pattin
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Scherman
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Scherman
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Scherman
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. Aparicio scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Scherman
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Scherman
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Pattin
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Pattin
Stanley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Stanley reaches second base with a double. McAuliffe scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Pattin
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Pattin
Horton hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Pattin
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Miller
Cooper hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Miller
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Miller
Harper hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Miller
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Pattin
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Pattin
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Pattin
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Miller
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Miller
Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Miller
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Miller
Ben Oglivie pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staton vs. Pattin
Joe Staton pinch hits for Ed Brinkman.
Staton hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Pattin
McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Pattin
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Pattin
Northrup hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Farmer
Tom Veryzer now playing shortstop. Ed Farmer now pitching.
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Farmer
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Farmer
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Farmer
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Pattin
Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pattin
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Pattin
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Pattin
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Pattin
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veryzer vs. Pattin
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Farmer
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Farmer
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Smith reaches second base with a double. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Farmer
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Aparicio scores. Smith scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. Farmer
Oglivie hits a line drive towards short. Veryzer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Farmer
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Farmer
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Fisk reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Strahler
Mike Strahler now pitching.
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Pattin
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Pattin
Stanley hits a popup towards third. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Pattin
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/7/1973 -- Detroit at Boston (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Harper T, lf 5 1 2 0 Stanley M, cf 4 0 1 1 Aparicio L, ss 3 3 1 1 Northrup J, rf 5 0 2 0 Smith R, cf 5 2 3 1 Horton W, lf 4 1 1 1 Yastrzemski C, 3b 3 2 1 3 Brown G, dh 3 1 1 1 Cepeda O, dh 4 0 3 3 Freehan B, c 4 0 1 0 Oglivie B, pr 1 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Miller R, rf 5 1 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 2 0 Fisk C, c 4 0 1 1 Brinkman E, ss 2 0 0 0 Cooper C, 1b 5 1 2 1 Staton J, ph 1 0 0 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 1 1 1 Veryzer T, ss 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 10 3 39 11 15 11 Detroit 010 010 010 -- 3 Boston 050 210 03x -- 11 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Perry J (L) 1.2 7 5 5 2 1 Scherman F 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 Miller B 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 Farmer E 1.2 3 3 3 2 0 Strahler M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Pattin M (W) 9.0 10 3 3 3 4 E -- Perry J DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Detroit 9, Boston 9 2B -- Miller R, Cepeda O, McAuliffe D, Stanley M, Smith R, Yastrzemski C, Fisk C HR -- Brown G, Cooper C, Horton W T -- 2:47 A -- 29147
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