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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 21, 1957
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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 April 21, 1957 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1957 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 21, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Drysdale |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 19,635 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Ken Burkhart |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Bob Skinner | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Paul Smith | Left Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Ron Kline | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Don Drysdale | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 21, 1957
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drysdale
Virdon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Walker juggles the ball. That's an error on Walker. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Drysdale
Skinner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Drysdale
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Drysdale
Smith takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to third. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Groat vs. Drysdale
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Kline
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cimoli vs. Kline
Cimoli hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Kline
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Kline
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Drysdale
Foiles strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Drysdale
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kline vs. Drysdale
Kline bunts towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Kline
Hodges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Hodges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Kline
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Kline
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Walker reaches second base with a double. Hodges scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. Kline
Zimmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. Kline
Drysdale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Thomas. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Kline
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. Drysdale moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Cimoli vs. Churn
Chuck Churn now pitching.
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Drysdale scores. Gilliam moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Churn
Snider takes first base on ball four. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Churn
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilliam tags and scores. Cimoli tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Churn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drysdale
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Drysdale
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drysdale
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Drysdale
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Drysdale
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Churn
Danny Kravitz now catching.
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Churn
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Churn
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops it up and throws to first, with Churn covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Drysdale
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Drysdale covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Drysdale
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Churn vs. Drysdale
Churn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Drysdale covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. Churn
Drysdale strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Churn
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Churn
Cimoli hits a line drive towards the mound. Churn catches it and throws to first to double up Gilliam. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drysdale
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Drysdale
Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Drysdale
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Drysdale
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Churn
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Snider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Churn
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Churn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Churn
Hodges is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Churn
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Drysdale
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Drysdale
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Drysdale covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Drysdale
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Churn
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Churn
There's a wild pitch. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. Churn
Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Drysdale vs. Churn
Drysdale bunts in front of the plate. Kravitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Churn
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon throws the ball in to Mazeroski who tags Gilliam trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Zimmer scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Churn
Cimoli strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Drysdale
Gene Freese pinch hits for Chuck Churn.
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Drysdale
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snider throws the ball in to Zimmer who tags Virdon trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Freese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Skinner vs. Drysdale
Skinner 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 7
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hall
Gene Freese now playing left field. Paul Smith now playing right field. Dick Hall now pitching.
Snider hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hall
Furillo hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hall
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drysdale
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Drysdale
Buddy Pritchard pinch runs for Frank Thomas.
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Drysdale
Groat takes first base on ball four. Pritchard moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kravitz vs. Drysdale
Kravitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pritchard moves to third. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Mazeroski vs. Drysdale
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Freese vs. Drysdale
Freese is hit by the pitch. Pritchard scores. Groat moves to third. Kravitz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Long vs. Labine
Dale Long pinch hits for Dick Hall. Clem Labine now pitching.
Long hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Long reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. Kravitz scores. Freese goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Labine
Virdon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Face
Dale Long now playing first base. Bob Skinner now playing left field. Gene Freese now playing third base. Roy Face now pitching.
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Face
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Face
Sandy Amoros pinch runs for Rube Walker.
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Amoros moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Labine vs. Face
Labine hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Face
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kravitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Labine
Roy Campanella now catching.
Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Powers vs. Labine
John Powers pinch hits for Roy Face.
Powers strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Labine
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Labine
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kravitz vs. Labine
Kravitz strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1957, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Clemente R, rf 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 4 1 3 1
Hall D, p 0 0 0 0 Cimoli G, lf 4 0 1 1
Long D, ph-1b 1 0 1 3 Snider D, cf 3 0 1 0
Virdon B, cf 5 0 2 0 Furillo C, rf 3 0 0 1
Skinner B, 1b-lf 5 0 3 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 1 1 0
Thomas F, 3b 4 0 2 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Pritchard B, pr 0 1 0 0 Walker R, c 3 2 2 1
Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Amoros S, pr 0 0 0 0
Powers J, ph 1 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 0 0 0 0
Smith P, lf-rf 4 0 1 0 Zimmer D, ss 4 2 3 3
Groat D, ss 4 1 1 0 Drysdale D, p 2 1 0 0
Foiles H, c 1 0 0 0 Labine C, p 1 0 0 0
Kravitz D, c 4 1 1 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Kline R, p 0 0 0 0
Churn C, p 1 0 0 0
Freese G, ph-lf-3b 1 1 1 1
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39 4 13 4 31 7 11 7
Pittsburgh 000 000 040 -- 4
Brooklyn 050 002 00x -- 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kline R (L) 1.1 5 5 3 0 1
Churn C 4.2 5 2 2 3 2
Hall D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Face R 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale D (W) 7.2 10 4 4 2 6
Labine C (S) 1.1 3 0 0 0 3
E -- Walker R, Thomas F
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 12, Brooklyn 6
2B -- Gilliam J 2, Hodges G, Walker R, Snider D, Long D
HR -- Zimmer D
SH -- Kline R, Drysdale D
SF -- Furillo C
HBP -- by Drysdale D (Freese G)
WP -- Churn C
T -- 2:35
A -- 19635
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