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White Sox
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 6, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 6, 1931 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 6, 1931 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 6, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Caraway |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy Bridges |
Ballpark | Navin Field |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Irv Jeffries | Shortstop |
Lu Blue | First Baseman |
Bob Fothergill | Left Fielder |
Bill Cissell | Second Baseman |
Mel Simons | Center Fielder |
Johnny Watwood | Right Fielder |
Bennie Tate | Catcher |
John Kerr | Third Baseman |
Pat Caraway | Pitcher |
Donie Bush | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Johnson | Right Fielder |
Marv Owen | Shortstop |
Mark Koenig | Second Baseman |
Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
John Stone | Left Fielder |
Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
Frank Doljack | Center Fielder |
Wally Schang | Catcher |
Tommy Bridges | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 6, 1931
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffries vs. Bridges
Jeffries hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Bridges
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fothergill vs. Bridges
Fothergill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Bridges
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blue moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simons vs. Bridges
Simons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doljack. Simons reaches second base with a double. Blue scores. Cissell moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Watwood vs. Bridges
Watwood is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Caraway
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Caraway
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Caraway
Koenig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Caraway
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeffries fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tate vs. Bridges
Tate hits a fly ball into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Bridges
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caraway vs. Bridges
Caraway bunts towards the mound. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jeffries vs. Bridges
Jeffries takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blue vs. Bridges
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Caraway
Stone hits a line drive into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Caraway
McManus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doljack vs. Caraway
Doljack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McManus moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schang vs. Caraway
Schang takes first base on ball four. McManus moves to third. Doljack moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bridges vs. Caraway
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cissell throws to second for one, and Jeffries throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. McManus scores. Doljack scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Caraway
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Bridges
Fothergill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Bridges
Cissell hits a line drive into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simons vs. Bridges
Simons hits a fly ball into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watwood vs. Bridges
Watwood takes first base on ball four. Fothergill moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tate vs. Bridges
Tate hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Fothergill trying to get to home. Johnson throws the ball in to Schang who tags Fothergill who's trying to score from second, for the out. Watwood moves to second. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Caraway
Owen hits a line drive into right field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Caraway
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Caraway
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Bridges
Kerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caraway vs. Bridges
Caraway hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffries vs. Bridges
Jeffries hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Caraway
Stone hits a popup towards short. Jeffries settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Caraway
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doljack vs. Caraway
Doljack hits a fly ball into right field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Bridges
Blue hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Blue reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fothergill vs. Bridges
Fothergill hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blue moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cissell vs. Bridges
Cissell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simons vs. Bridges
Simons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Caraway
Schang hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Caraway
Bridges bunts in front of the plate. Tate fields it and throws to first for the out. Schang moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Caraway
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fothergill. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Schang scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Caraway
Owen hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Simons. Owen reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koenig vs. Caraway
Koenig hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Caraway
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Bridges
Watwood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tate vs. Bridges
Tate hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Bridges
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Watwood moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Bridges
Carl Reynolds pinch hits for Pat Caraway.
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watwood scores. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jeffries vs. Bridges
Jeffries hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blue vs. Bridges
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blue for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Braxton
Garland Braxton now pitching.
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeffries fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Braxton
McManus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stone moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doljack vs. Braxton
Doljack hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schang vs. Braxton
Braxton spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Braxton. Stone moves to third. McManus moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schang vs. Braxton
Schang takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bridges vs. Braxton
Bridges strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Braxton
Johnson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Simons. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Stone scores. McManus scores. Schang goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Braxton
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Braxton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Bridges
Fothergill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stone. Fothergill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cissell vs. Bridges
Cissell hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fothergill moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simons vs. Bridges
Simons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watwood vs. Bridges
Watwood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fothergill scores. Simons moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tate vs. Bridges
Tate hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simons scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Bridges
Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tate moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Eichrodt vs. Bridges
Ike Eichrodt pinch hits for Garland Braxton.
Eichrodt hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Moore
Jim Moore now pitching.
Koenig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Moore
Alexander hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Simons. Alexander reaches second base with a double. Koenig goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stone vs. Moore
Stone hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McManus vs. Moore
McManus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alexander scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doljack vs. Moore
Doljack hits a line drive into center field. Simons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Moore
Schang hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffries vs. Bridges
Jeffries takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Bridges
Blue takes first base on ball four. Jeffries moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fothergill vs. Herring
Art Herring now pitching.
Fothergill is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cissell vs. Herring
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jeffries moves to third. Blue moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Simons vs. Herring
Simons strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herring vs. Moore
Herring hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tate settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Moore
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Moore
Charlie Gehringer pinch hits for Marv Owen.
Gehringer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tate settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Moore
There goes Johnson. The throw from Tate and he is out, Jeffries applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Herring
Bill Akers now playing shortstop.
Watwood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Akers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tate vs. Herring
Tate hits a fly ball into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Herring
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/6/1931 -- Chicago at Detroit (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Jeffries I, ss 3 0 0 0 Johnson R, rf 5 1 3 4 Blue L, 1b 3 1 1 0 Owen M, ss 4 0 1 1 Fothergill B, lf 4 1 1 0 Gehringer C, ph 1 0 0 0 Cissell B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Akers B, ss 0 0 0 0 Simons M, cf 4 1 1 1 Koenig M, 2b 3 1 1 0 Watwood J, rf 3 1 0 1 Alexander D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Tate B, c 5 0 2 1 Stone J, lf 4 1 1 0 Kerr J, 3b 4 0 2 0 McManus M, 3b 3 2 2 1 Caraway P, p 1 0 0 0 Doljack F, cf 4 1 1 0 Reynolds C, ph 1 0 1 1 Schang W, c 2 2 1 0 Braxton G, p 0 0 0 0 Bridges T, p 2 0 0 1 Eichrodt I, ph 1 0 0 0 Herring A, p 1 0 0 0 Moore J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 9 4 33 9 11 8 Chicago 100 001 200 -- 4 Detroit 020 023 20x -- 9 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Caraway P (L) 5.0 4 4 3 3 0 Braxton G 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 Moore J 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Bridges T (W)* 7.0 9 4 4 9 1 Herring A (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Jeffries I, Braxton G LOB -- Chicago 13, Detroit 5 2B -- Simons M, Blue L, Johnson R 2, Owen M, Fothergill B, Alexander D CS -- Johnson R SH -- Caraway P, Bridges T A -- 0
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