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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 12, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 12, 1931 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 12, 1931 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 12, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Haines |
Home Starting Pitcher | Watty Clark |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Ted McGrew 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sparky Adams | Third Baseman |
Wally Roettger | Right Fielder |
Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
Pepper Martin | Center Fielder |
Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
Charlie Gelbert | Shortstop |
Jesse Haines | Pitcher |
Gabby Street | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Frederick | Center Fielder |
Neal Finn | Second Baseman |
Del Bissonette | First Baseman |
Babe Herman | Right Fielder |
Lefty O'Doul | Left Fielder |
Wally Gilbert | Third Baseman |
Al Lopez | Catcher |
Gordon Slade | Shortstop |
Watty Clark | Pitcher |
Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 12, 1931
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Clark
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bissonette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Clark
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Clark
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Clark
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hafey vs. Clark
Hafey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frisch scores. Bottomley moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Clark
There goes Hafey. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Hafey steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Clark
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Clark
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Haines
Frederick hits a fly ball into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Haines
Finn strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Haines
Bissonette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Clark
Gelbert bunts towards the mound. Clark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haines vs. Clark
Haines bunts towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gelbert moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Clark
The ball gets by Lopez for a passed ball. Gelbert moves to third. Haines moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Clark
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to home to get Gelbert. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roettger vs. Clark
Roettger bunts in front of the plate. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Haines moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Frisch vs. Clark
Frisch is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bottomley vs. Clark
Bottomley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Haines
Herman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Herman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Doul vs. Haines
O'Doul hits a fly ball into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herman moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gilbert vs. Haines
Gilbert hits a line drive into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Haines
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Clark
Hafey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul. Hafey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Clark
Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul. Martin reaches second base with a double. Hafey scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Clark
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gelbert vs. Clark
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert juggles the ball. That's an error on Gilbert. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haines vs. Clark
Haines bunts towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin scores. Gelbert moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Clark
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Haines
Slade hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Haines
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slade moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frederick vs. Haines
Frederick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Finn vs. Haines
Finn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Clark
Roettger strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Clark
Frisch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Clark
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Clark
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Haines
Bissonette strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Haines
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops it up and throws to first, with Haines covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Haines
O'Doul hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Clark
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clark
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Clark
Gelbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haines vs. Clark
Haines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Haines
Gilbert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Haines
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slade vs. Haines
Slade hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Haines
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frederick vs. Haines
Frederick hits a line drive into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Clark
Adams is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roettger vs. Clark
Roettger bunts towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Clark
Frisch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bottomley vs. Clark
Bottomley hits a popup towards short. Slade settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Haines
Finn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Haines
Bissonette hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Haines
Herman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Doul vs. Haines
O'Doul hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herman moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilbert vs. Haines
Gilbert hits a line drive into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Clark
Hafey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Clark
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clark
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Clark
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Haines
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Haines
Slade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Haines
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frederick vs. Haines
Frederick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haines vs. Clark
Haines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Clark
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Clark
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heimach vs. Haines
Fred Heimach pinch hits for Neal Finn.
Heimach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Haines
Val Picinich pinch runs for Fred Heimach.
Bissonette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Picinich moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Haines
Herman hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Doul vs. Haines
O'Doul hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley fields it and throws to second for the out. Picinich moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilbert vs. Haines
Gilbert hits a line drive towards short. Gelbert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Clark
Fresco Thompson now playing second base.
Frisch hits a line drive into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Clark
Bottomley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Clark
Hafey hits a popup towards short. Slade settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Clark
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Clark
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Martin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gelbert vs. Clark
Gelbert hits a popup towards short. Slade settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Haines
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Haines
Slade hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hafey. Slade reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sothern vs. Haines
Denny Sothern pinch hits for Watty Clark.
Sothern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frederick vs. Haines
Frederick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Haines
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/12/1931, game 1 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Adams S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Frederick J, cf 5 0 0 0 Roettger W, rf 4 0 0 0 Finn N, 2b 3 0 0 0 Frisch F, 2b 4 1 1 0 Heimach F, ph 1 0 1 0 Bottomley J, 1b 5 1 3 1 Picinich V, pr 0 0 0 0 Hafey C, lf 5 1 3 1 Thompson F, 2b 1 0 0 0 Martin P, cf 4 2 2 1 Bissonette D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Wilson J, c 5 0 2 1 Herman B, rf 3 0 1 0 Gelbert C, ss 4 0 1 0 O'Doul L, lf 4 0 1 0 Haines J, p 2 0 0 1 Gilbert W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Lopez A, c 4 0 1 0 Slade G, ss 4 0 2 0 Clark W, p 3 0 2 0 Sothern D, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 5 12 5 37 0 11 0 St.Louis 102 000 002 -- 5 Brooklyn 000 000 000 -- 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Haines J (W) 9.0 11 0 0 1 2 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Clark W (L) 9.0 12 5 4 3 2 E -- Gilbert W DP -- St.Louis 1, Brooklyn 1 LOB -- St.Louis 12, Brooklyn 11 2B -- Herman B, Hafey C, Martin P, Wilson J, Slade G HR -- Bottomley J SB -- Hafey C SH -- Haines J 2, Roettger W HBP -- by Clark W (Adams S) PB -- Lopez A T -- 1:56 A -- 0
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