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Blue Jays
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 12, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 12, 1979 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 12, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 12, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Balor Moore |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Proly |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 14,712 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Fred Spenn 3B: Jim Evans |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Cannon | Right Fielder |
Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Tony Solaita | DH |
Al Woods | Left Fielder |
Bob Davis | Catcher |
Tim Johnson | Second Baseman |
Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Morrison | Second Baseman |
Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
Alan Bannister | Left Fielder |
Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Junior Moore | DH |
Rusty Torres | Right Fielder |
Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
Kevin Bell | Third Baseman |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 12, 1979
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Proly
Cannon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Cannon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bosetti vs. Proly
Bosetti bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Nahorodny scoops up the ball and tags Bosetti for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Proly
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cannon moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Proly
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cannon scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Proly
Solaita hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woods vs. Proly
Woods takes first base on ball four. Solaita moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Proly
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. Mayberry scores. Solaita scores. Woods moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Proly
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Moore
Morrison strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Moore
Pryor hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Moore
Bannister hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Moore
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Bannister moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lemon vs. Moore
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell juggles the ball. That's an error on Howell. Bannister scores. Johnson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Moore
There's a wild pitch. Johnson scores. Lemon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Moore
Moore strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Proly
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Proly
Cannon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cannon for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Proly
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Moore
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Moore
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Moore
Bell hits a popup towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Proly
Howell hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Proly
Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Proly
Solaita takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Proly
Woods hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Moore
Morrison hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Moore
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Moore
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Proly
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Proly fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Proly
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bannister. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Proly
Gomez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cannon vs. Proly
Cannon hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Moore
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Moore
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Moore
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Proly
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Proly
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Proly
There's a wild pitch. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Proly
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howell scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Proly
Solaita hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woods vs. Howard
Fred Howard now pitching.
Woods hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. Solaita moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Howard
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Solaita scores. There goes Woods trying to get to second. Bannister throws the ball in to Bell who relays the ball to Pryor who tags Woods for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Howard
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Howard covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Moore
Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Moore
Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Moore
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Moore
Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Howard
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Howard
Cannon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Torres who is chasing the ball. Cannon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bosetti vs. Howard
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Howard fields it and throws to home to get Cannon. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Howard
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Moore
Pryor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cannon who is chasing the ball. Pryor reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bannister vs. Moore
Bannister hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cannon who is chasing the ball. Bannister reaches third base with a triple. Pryor scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Moore
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bannister tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Moore
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Moore
Moore hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Moore
Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Howard
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching.
Solaita strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Farmer
Woods hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Farmer
Davis bunts towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Morrison covering, for the out. Mayberry scores. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Farmer
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Moore
Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Buskey
Harry Chappas pinch runs for Bill Nahorodny. Tom Buskey now pitching. Jorge Orta pinch hits for Kevin Bell.
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Buskey
Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Buskey
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Farmer
Jim Morrison now playing third base. Jorge Orta now playing second base. Milt May now catching.
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Farmer
Cannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Farmer
There goes Cannon. The throw from May and he is safe. Cannon steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bosetti vs. Farmer
Bosetti strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Farmer
Howell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Buskey
Bob Bailor now playing right field.
Bannister hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Buskey
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Buskey
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Buskey
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Farmer
Mayberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Farmer
Solaita hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Farmer
Woods hits a popup towards third. Morrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Buskey
Torres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Buskey
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Buskey
Claudell Washington pinch runs for Milt May.
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Buskey
Ralph Garr pinch hits for Jim Morrison.
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/12/1979, game 2 -- Toronto at Chicago (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Cannon J, rf 5 1 3 0 Morrison J, 2b-3b 4 0 0 0 Bailor B, rf 0 0 0 0 Garr R, ph 1 0 0 0 Bosetti R, cf 5 0 0 0 Pryor G, ss 4 1 1 0 Howell R, 3b 4 1 0 0 Bannister A, lf 4 2 2 1 Mayberry J, 1b 4 3 2 2 Johnson L, 1b 3 1 2 1 Solaita T, dh 4 2 2 0 Lemon C, cf 4 0 0 0 Woods A, lf 4 0 2 1 Moore J, dh 4 1 1 1 Davis B, c 3 0 1 2 Torres R, rf 3 0 0 0 Johnson T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Nahorodny B, c 1 0 0 0 Gomez L, ss 4 0 0 0 Chappas H, pr 0 0 0 0 May M, c 1 0 0 0 Washington C, pr 0 0 0 0 Bell K, 3b 2 0 0 0 Orta J, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 11 5 33 5 6 3 Toronto 300 030 100 -- 7 Chicago 200 003 000 -- 5 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Moore B (W)* 6.0 5 5 3 2 2 Buskey T (S) 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Proly M (L) 4.1 6 6 4 3 1 Howard F+ 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 Farmer E 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th + Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Bell K, Howell R LOB -- Toronto 8, Chicago 5 2B -- Cannon J, Johnson L, Johnson T 3B -- Cannon J, Pryor G, Bannister A HR -- Moore J SB -- Cannon J SH -- Davis B SF -- Johnson L WP -- Moore B, Proly M T -- 2:25 A -- 14712
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