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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 20, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 20, 1937 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 20, 1937 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 20, 1937 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cy Blanton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Max Butcher |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 1,926 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
Al Todd | Catcher |
Johnny Dickshot | Left Fielder |
Pep Young | Second Baseman |
Bill Brubaker | Shortstop |
Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
Cy Blanton | Pitcher |
Pie Traynor | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Stripp | Third Baseman |
Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
Cookie Lavagetto | Second Baseman |
Heinie Manush | Right Fielder |
Eddie Morgan | Left Fielder |
Johnny Cooney | Center Fielder |
Roy Spencer | Catcher |
Lindsay Brown | Shortstop |
Max Butcher | Pitcher |
Burleigh Grimes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 20, 1937
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Butcher
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Butcher
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Butcher
Suhr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Todd vs. Butcher
Todd hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickshot vs. Butcher
Dickshot hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Blanton
Stripp strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Blanton
Hassett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Blanton
Lavagetto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hassett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manush vs. Blanton
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr fields it and throws to second for the out. Hassett moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Blanton
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Butcher
Young hits a line drive into left field. Morgan picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Morgan. Young moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brubaker vs. Butcher
Brubaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Young trying to get to third. Manush throws the ball in to Stripp who tags Young for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Butcher
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Blanton
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brubaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Blanton
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Blanton
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanton vs. Butcher
Blanton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Butcher
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Butcher
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Butcher
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Blanton
Butcher strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Blanton
Stripp hits a fly ball into left field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Blanton
Hassett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Blanton
There goes Hassett. The throw from Todd and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lavagetto vs. Blanton
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manush vs. Blanton
There goes Lavagetto. The throw from Todd and he is safe. Lavagetto steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Manush vs. Blanton
Manush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phelps vs. Blanton
Babe Phelps pinch hits for Eddie Morgan.
Phelps hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Todd juggles the ball. That's an error on Todd. Hassett scores. Lavagetto moves to third. Manush moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooney vs. Blanton
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brubaker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Butcher
Tom Winsett now playing left field.
Todd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickshot vs. Butcher
Dickshot strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Butcher
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Winsett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brubaker vs. Butcher
Brubaker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Winsett. Brubaker reaches second base with a double. Todd moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Traynor vs. Butcher
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Blanton
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Blanton
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Blanton
Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanton vs. Butcher
Blanton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Butcher
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Winsett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Butcher
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Blanton
Stripp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brubaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Blanton
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brubaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Blanton
Lavagetto hits a line drive into left field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Butcher
Suhr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Butcher
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Butcher's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Lavagetto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickshot vs. Butcher
Dickshot hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Butcher
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Blanton
Manush 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winsett vs. Blanton
Winsett strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Blanton
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cooney for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Butcher
Brubaker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Butcher
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanton vs. Butcher
Blanton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Blanton
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Blanton
Brown bunts towards the mound. Blanton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butcher vs. Blanton
Butcher hits a popup towards short. Brubaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stripp vs. Blanton
Stripp hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Butcher
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Butcher
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett scoops it up and throws to first, with Butcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Butcher
Suhr is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Blanton
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brubaker misplays the ball. That's an error on Brubaker. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Blanton
Lavagetto bunts towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lavagetto for the out. Hassett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manush vs. Blanton
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blanton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winsett vs. Blanton
Winsett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Butcher
Todd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickshot vs. Butcher
Dickshot bunts and there's an error on the play. Todd moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Butcher
Young bunts towards short. Brown fields it and throws to third for the out. Dickshot moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brubaker vs. Butcher
Brubaker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Traynor vs. Butcher
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Blanton
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blanton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Blanton
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bucher vs. Blanton
Woody English pinch runs for Roy Spencer. Jim Bucher pinch hits for Lindsay Brown.
Bucher is hit by the pitch. English moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Butcher vs. Blanton
Butcher hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stripp vs. Blanton
Stripp hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. English moves to third. Bucher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hassett vs. Blanton
Hassett 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
Top 10
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanton vs. Butcher
Paul Chervinko now catching. Jim Bucher now playing third base. Joe Stripp now playing shortstop.
Blanton strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Butcher
Waner hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Chervinko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Butcher
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett fields the ball and throws to Butcher covering. Safe. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Butcher
Suhr hits a fly ball into right field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Butcher
Todd hits a fly ball into right field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Blanton
Lavagetto strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Blanton
Manush hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Waner. Manush reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Winsett vs. Blanton
Winsett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Manush scores. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/20/1937 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Waner L, cf 4 1 1 0 Stripp J, 3b-ss 5 0 0 0 Waner P, rf 5 0 1 0 Hassett B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Suhr G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lavagetto C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Todd A, c 5 0 2 1 Manush H, rf 4 1 1 0 Dickshot J, lf 4 0 0 0 Morgan E, lf 1 0 0 0 Young P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Phelps B, ph 1 0 0 0 Brubaker B, ss 4 0 2 0 Winsett T, lf 3 0 1 1 Traynor P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cooney J, cf 4 0 0 0 Blanton C, p 3 0 0 0 Spencer R, c 4 0 2 0 English W, pr 0 0 0 0 Chervinko P, c 0 0 0 0 Brown L, ss 3 0 0 0 Bucher J, ph-3b 0 0 0 0 Butcher M, p 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 1 8 1 36 2 6 1 Pittsburgh 100 000 000 0 -- 1 Brooklyn 001 000 000 1 -- 2 1 out when winning run was scored. Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Blanton C (L) 9.1 6 2 1 3 6 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Butcher M (W) 10.0 8 1 1 3 5 E -- Morgan E, Todd A 2, Brubaker B, Brown L, Suhr G DP -- Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Brooklyn 11 2B -- Brubaker B, Manush H SB -- Hassett B, Lavagetto C SH -- Lavagetto C HBP -- by Blanton C (Bucher J) T -- 2:20 A -- 1926
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