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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 4, 1955
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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 May 4, 1955 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 4, 1955 |
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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 | May 4, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brooks Lawrence |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 19,388 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Secory |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Rip Repulski | Right Fielder |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
Brooks Lawrence | Pitcher |
Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 4, 1955
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Podres
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Podres
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Podres
Musial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Podres
Repulski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Lawrence
Gilliam hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Lawrence
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Rice and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Lawrence
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lawrence
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Lawrence covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Lawrence
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Podres
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Podres
Moon hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Podres
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Lawrence
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lawrence
Hodges hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lawrence
Robinson hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lawrence
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Podres vs. Lawrence
Podres hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Podres
Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Podres
Lawrence hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Podres
Boyer hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Lawrence
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Lawrence
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Lawrence
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Lawrence
Campanella hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Lawrence
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lawrence
Hodges is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lawrence
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Lawrence
There's a wild pitch. Hodges moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Lawrence
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Podres vs. Moford
Herb Moford now pitching.
Podres strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Podres
Virdon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Virdon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Podres
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Podres
Repulski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Podres
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Podres
Podres fires to first and picks off Schoendienst. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Podres
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Moford
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Moford
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Moford
Snider strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Podres
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rice for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Podres
Grammas hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moford vs. Podres
Moford hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Moford
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Moford
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Moford
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Podres
Boyer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Podres
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Podres
Musial hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Podres
Repulski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Repulski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Podres
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Moford
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Moford
Furillo takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Podres vs. Moford
There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to third. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Podres vs. Moford
Podres hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial juggles the ball. That's an error on Musial. Robinson scores. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilliam vs. Moford
Gilliam hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Moford
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Furillo scores. Podres moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Moford
Snider takes first base on ball four. Podres moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Moford
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Podres tags and scores. Reese tags and moves to third. Snider tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Amoros vs. Moford
Amoros hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Podres
Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Podres
Rice hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Podres
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Del Rice.
Grammas hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Podres
Bill Sarni pinch hits for Herb Moford.
Sarni hits a line drive into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. LaPalme
Paul LaPalme now pitching. Bill Sarni now catching.
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. LaPalme
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. LaPalme
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Podres
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Podres
Virdon hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Virdon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Podres
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Repulski vs. Podres
Repulski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schoendienst vs. Podres
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Podres
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Podres vs. LaPalme
Podres hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. LaPalme
Gilliam bunts towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Schoendienst covering, for the out. Podres moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. LaPalme
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Podres scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. LaPalme
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Musial. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. LaPalme
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. LaPalme
Amoros hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. LaPalme
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Podres
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Paul LaPalme.
Hemus hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Podres
Harry Elliott pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Podres
Sarni hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Sarni reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Podres
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/4/1955 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Boyer K, 3b 5 1 1 1 Gilliam J, 2b 3 2 1 0 Virdon B, cf 4 2 2 0 Reese P, ss 5 2 3 3 Musial S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Snider D, cf 4 2 1 3 Repulski R, rf 3 1 2 2 Campanella R, c 4 1 1 4 Schoendienst R, 2b 3 0 1 1 Amoros S, lf 5 0 0 0 Moon W, lf 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 1 Rice D, c 3 0 1 0 Robinson J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Schofield D, pr 0 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 1 1 0 0 LaPalme P, p 0 0 0 0 Podres J, p 4 2 1 1 Hemus S, ph 1 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 3 0 0 0 Elliott H, ph 1 0 0 0 Lawrence B, p 1 0 0 0 Moford H, p 1 0 0 0 Sarni B, ph-c 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 9 4 33 12 9 12 St.Louis 000 201 010 -- 4 Brooklyn 113 003 04x -- 12 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Lawrence B (L) 2.2 4 5 5 4 0 Moford H 3.1 2 3 2 2 2 LaPalme P 2.0 3 4 3 0 1 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Podres J (W) 9.0 9 4 4 2 4 E -- Rice D, Musial S 2 LOB -- St.Louis 6, Brooklyn 6 2B -- Musial S, Virdon B 2, Repulski R, Sarni B HR -- Hodges G, Snider D, Repulski R, Boyer K, Campanella R SB -- Gilliam J SH -- Gilliam J SF -- Campanella R HBP -- by Lawrence B (Hodges G) WP -- Lawrence B, Moford H T -- 2:31 A -- 19388
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