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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 1, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 1, 1947 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 1, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 1, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Chipman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kirby Higbe |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 14,333 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: Artie Gore |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
Bob Chipman | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
Carl Furillo | Left Fielder |
Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Kirby Higbe | Pitcher |
Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 1, 1947
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Higbe
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Higbe
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Higbe
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Higbe
Cavarretta bunts towards third. Jorgensen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Higbe
Scheffing strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Chipman
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Chipman
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Chipman
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reiser for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Chipman
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Furillo vs. Chipman
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Higbe
Nicholson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Higbe
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Higbe
Merullo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Chipman
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Chipman
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Jorgensen reaches second base with a double. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Reese vs. Chipman
Reese is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Higbe vs. Chipman
Higbe hits a popup into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanky vs. Chipman
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Edwards scores. Jorgensen moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Chipman
Robinson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jorgensen scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Reiser vs. Chipman
Reiser takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Chipman
Walker takes first base on ball four. Reese scores. Stanky moves to third. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Furillo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Higbe
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Higbe
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Higbe
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Higbe
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Lee
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Lee
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jorgensen for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lee
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Higbe vs. Lee
Higbe is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Higbe
Cavarretta hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Higbe
Scheffing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Higbe
The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Scheffing moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Higbe
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Higbe
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lee
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lee
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Lee
Reiser takes first base on ball four. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Lee
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Lee
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Higbe
Merullo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Higbe
Marv Rickert pinch hits for Bill Lee.
Rickert takes first base on ball four. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Higbe
Lowrey bunts towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out. Merullo moves to third. Rickert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Waitkus vs. Higbe
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waitkus for the out. Merullo scores. Rickert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Pafko vs. Higbe
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Kush
Emil Kush now pitching.
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Kush
Jorgensen strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Kush
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Higbe
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Higbe
Scheffing hits a fly ball into left field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Higbe
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Higbe
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Higbe
Lonny Frey pinch hits for Lennie Merullo.
Frey takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Dallessandro vs. Chandler
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Emil Kush. Ed Chandler now pitching.
Dallessandro hits a popup into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Chandler vs. Meyer
Russ Meyer now pitching. Bobby Sturgeon now playing shortstop.
Chandler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Meyer
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Meyer
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Meyer
Reiser is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Chandler
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Chandler
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Chandler
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Chandler
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Meyer
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Meyer
Furillo bunts towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Meyer
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Jorgensen vs. Meyer
Jorgensen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Meyer
Reese takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to third. Jorgensen moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Chandler vs. Meyer
Chandler takes first base on ball four. Walker scores. Jorgensen moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Stanky vs. Meyer
Stanky strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Chandler
Scheffing is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Chandler
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Chandler
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Meyer
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Meyer
Reiser hits a popup in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Meyer
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Meyer
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Meyer
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker scores. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jorgensen vs. Meyer
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Chandler
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Chandler
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Russ Meyer.
McCullough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Chandler
There's a wild pitch. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Chandler
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. McCullough moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Lowrey vs. Chandler
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCullough scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Chandler
Waitkus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/1/1947 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Lowrey P, 3b 4 0 1 1 Stanky E, 2b 5 0 3 1 Waitkus E, 1b 5 0 2 1 Robinson J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Pafko A, cf 4 0 0 0 Reiser P, cf 3 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, lf 4 0 1 0 Walker D, rf 3 2 2 1 Scheffing B, c 4 0 1 0 Furillo C, lf 3 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 3 0 1 0 Edwards B, c 4 1 1 1 Johnson D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Jorgensen S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Merullo L, ss 2 1 1 0 Reese P, ss 2 1 1 0 Frey L, ph 0 0 0 0 Higbe K, p 2 0 0 0 Sturgeon B, ss 1 0 0 0 Chandler E, p 1 0 0 1 Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0 Lee B, p 1 0 0 0 Rickert M, ph 0 0 0 0 Kush E, p 0 0 0 0 Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0 Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0 McCullough C, ph 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 8 2 31 5 9 5 Chicago 000 010 001 -- 2 Brooklyn 030 000 11x -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Chipman B (L) 1.2 3 3 3 5 0 Lee B 2.1 2 0 0 1 3 Kush E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Meyer R 3.0 4 2 2 4 4 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Higbe K (W) 5.2 6 1 1 4 3 Chandler E (S) 3.1 2 1 1 0 2 DP -- Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Chicago 9, Brooklyn 14 2B -- Robinson J, Jorgensen S, Nicholson B, Walker D SH -- Lowrey P, Robinson J, Furillo C WP -- Chandler E PB -- Edwards B T -- 2:19 A -- 14333
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