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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 9, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, played on May 9, 1939 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 9, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 9, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Sundra |
Home Starting Pitcher | Thornton Lee |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 7,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: George Pipgras 2B: Cal Hubbard 3B: Eddie Rommel |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
Tommy Henrich | Center Fielder |
Bill Dickey | Catcher |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
Joe Gallagher | Right Fielder |
Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
Steve Sundra | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rip Radcliff | First Baseman |
Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
Larry Rosenthal | Right Fielder |
Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
Mike Tresh | Catcher |
Thornton Lee | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 9, 1939
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Lee
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Lee
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henrich vs. Lee
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. Rolfe moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickey vs. Lee
Dickey strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Lee
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rolfe scores. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Lee
Keller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Sundra
Radcliff hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Sundra
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sundra
Walker strikes out. There goes Owen. The throw from Dickey to Crosetti, and Owen is out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Lee
Gallagher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Lee
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundra vs. Lee
Sundra bunts in front of the plate. Tresh fields it and throws to first for the out. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Lee
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen throws to first for one, and Radcliff throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Dahlgren scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Lee
Rolfe hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Sundra
Appling hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Sundra
McNair hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Sundra
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Sundra
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Lee
Henrich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Lee
Dickey strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Lee
Gordon hits a popup towards first. Radcliff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Lee
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Sundra
Tresh hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Sundra
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Sundra
Radcliff hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Lee
Gallagher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Lee
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundra vs. Lee
Sundra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Sundra
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sundra
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henrich who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple. Owen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Appling vs. Sundra
Appling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Sundra
There's a wild pitch. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNair vs. Sundra
McNair hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Sundra
Rosenthal hits a line drive towards first. Dahlgren reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Sundra
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Sundra
Tresh takes first base on ball four. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Donald
Atley Donald now pitching.
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Radcliff vs. Donald
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Lee
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Lee
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Lee
Henrich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Lee
Dickey hits a line drive into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Donald
Owen hits a line drive into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Donald
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Donald
Appling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lee
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Lee
Keller bunts towards the mound. Lee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gallagher vs. Lee
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to second for the out. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Lee
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Donald
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Donald
Rosenthal bunts towards the mound. Donald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Donald
Kreevich hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Donald
Tresh strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donald vs. Lee
Donald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Lee
Tresh fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Tresh. Donald moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crosetti vs. Lee
Crosetti hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rolfe vs. Lee
Ollie Bejma now playing second base.
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Donald scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Lee
Henrich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Lee
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Lee
Gordon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Donald
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Donald
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Donald
Owen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Lee
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Lee
Keller is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Lee
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Lee
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donald vs. Lee
Donald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Donald
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Donald
Appling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Donald
Bejma hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Donald
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Lee
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Lee
Rolfe hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kreevich. Rolfe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Lee
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Lee
Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rolfe scores. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Lee
Gordon bunts towards the mound. Lee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Henrich scores. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Lee
Keller takes first base on ball four. Dickey moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Selkirk vs. Herring
Art Herring now pitching. George Selkirk pinch hits for Joe Gallagher.
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Dickey scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Herring
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Donald
George Selkirk now playing right field.
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Donald
Tresh takes first base on ball four. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steinbacher vs. Donald
Hank Steinbacher pinch hits for Art Herring.
Steinbacher strikes out. There goes Kreevich. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Tresh. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Radcliff vs. Donald
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Kreevich tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Donald
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tresh scores. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Donald
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Appling hits a ball on the ground that hits Owen. Owen is out and Appling is safe at first. There goes Owen trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Walker moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/9/1939 -- New York at Chicago (D) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Crosetti F, ss 5 1 1 0 Radcliff R, 1b 4 0 0 1 Rolfe R, 3b 5 2 3 1 Owen M, 3b 5 1 3 1 Henrich T, cf 4 1 3 1 Walker G, lf 5 1 2 1 Dickey B, c 5 1 2 1 Appling L, ss 5 1 2 1 Gordon J, 2b 5 0 2 2 McNair E, 2b 3 1 1 2 Keller C, lf 4 0 2 0 Bejma O, 2b 1 0 1 0 Gallagher J, rf 4 1 2 1 Rosenthal L, rf 3 0 1 0 Selkirk G, ph-rf 1 0 0 1 Kreevich M, cf 3 1 1 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 1 0 0 Tresh M, c 2 1 0 0 Sundra S, p 1 0 0 0 Lee T, p 3 0 0 0 Donald A, p 2 1 1 0 Herring A, p 0 0 0 0 Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0 Steinbacher H, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 8 16 7 35 6 11 6 New York 220 000 103 -- 8 Chicago 000 400 002 -- 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Sundra S 3.1 6 4 4 2 1 Donald A (W) 5.1 4 2 2 2 5 Murphy J (S) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lee T (L) 8.1 16 8 7 3 5 Herring A 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Radcliff R, Tresh M DP -- New York 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- New York 9, Chicago 7 2B -- Rolfe R 3B -- Walker G HR -- Gallagher J, McNair E SB -- Tresh M, Kreevich M CS -- Owen M SH -- Sundra S SF -- Radcliff R WP -- Sundra S T -- 2:19 A -- 7000
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