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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 31, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 31, 1953 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 31, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Byrd |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Jim Duffy |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Loren Babe | Third Baseman |
Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
Carmen Mauro | Center Fielder |
Joe Astroth | Catcher |
Harry Byrd | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Fred Hatfield | Second Baseman |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Jim Delsing | Center Fielder |
Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Don Lund | Right Fielder |
Johnny Bucha | Catcher |
Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 31, 1953
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Branca
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Branca
Philley hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Branca
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Byrd
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Byrd
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Byrd
Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delsing vs. Byrd
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrd fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Branca
Zernial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lund. Zernial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Babe vs. Branca
Babe strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michaels vs. Branca
Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mauro vs. Branca
Mauro hits a line drive into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Byrd
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Byrd
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lund vs. Byrd
Lund bunts towards the mound. Byrd fields it and throws to first for the out. Nieman moves to third. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bucha vs. Byrd
Bucha is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Branca vs. Byrd
Branca bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Byrd
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it and has Dropo trapped. There's the throw to Michaels who tags Dropo for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Branca
Astroth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Branca
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Astroth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Branca
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Branca
Philley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Branca
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Branca
Zernial hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Byrd
Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Byrd
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Babe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Byrd
Delsing hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Branca
Babe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Branca
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauro vs. Branca
Mauro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lund. Mauro reaches second base with a double. Michaels moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Astroth vs. Branca
Astroth is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Byrd vs. Branca
Byrd hits a line drive into center field. Delsing picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Delsing. Michaels scores. Mauro scores. Astroth goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Branca
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Branca
Philley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Byrd moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Branca
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Branca covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Byrd
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Byrd
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Byrd
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Branca
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Branca
Babe hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Branca
Michaels strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucha vs. Byrd
Bucha takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Byrd
Johnny Pesky pinch hits for Ralph Branca.
Pesky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Pesky reaches second base with a double. Bucha moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuenn vs. Byrd
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mauro. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Bucha scores. Pesky scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Byrd
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Byrd
Boone is hit by the pitch. Kuenn moves to third. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Delsing vs. Bishop
Charlie Bishop now pitching.
Delsing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. There goes Hatfield trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Bishop
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dropo vs. Bishop
Dropo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Bishop
Lund strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Marlowe
Dick Marlowe now pitching.
Mauro hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Marlowe
Astroth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Marlowe
Bishop hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Marlowe
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Astroth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Marlowe
Philley hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucha vs. Bishop
Bucha hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marlowe vs. Bishop
Marlowe hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Bishop
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bishop, and towards DeMaestri, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Marlowe
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Marlowe
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babe vs. Marlowe
Babe hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Bishop
Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Bishop
Boone bunts towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Michaels covering, for the out. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delsing vs. Bishop
Delsing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Bishop
Nieman takes first base on ball four. Hatfield moves to third. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dropo vs. Bishop
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lund vs. Bishop
Lund hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Marlowe
Michaels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauro vs. Marlowe
Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Marlowe
Astroth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Astroth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bishop vs. Marlowe
Bishop hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Bishop reaches second base with a double. Astroth scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Marlowe
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucha vs. Bishop
Bucha hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Bucha reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullin vs. Bishop
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Dick Marlowe.
Mullin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Bishop
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bucha scores. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. Bishop
Hatfield bunts towards the mound. Bishop fields it and throws to third for the out. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Bishop
Boone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mauro. Boone reaches second base with a double. Kuenn scores. There goes Hatfield trying to get to home. Mauro throws the ball in to DeMaestri who relays the ball to Astroth, who tags Hatfield, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delsing vs. Bishop
Delsing is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Bishop
Nieman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley. Nieman reaches second base with a double. Boone scores. Delsing moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dropo vs. Bishop
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Scarborough
Ray Scarborough now pitching.
Philley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Scarborough
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Scarborough
Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babe vs. Scarborough
Babe takes first base on ball four. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Michaels vs. Scarborough
Michaels is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/31/1953, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI DeMaestri J, ss 4 1 1 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 2 2 3 Philley D, rf 5 1 2 3 Hatfield F, 2b 3 0 2 0 Robinson E, 1b 5 0 0 0 Boone R, 3b 3 2 2 1 Zernial G, lf 5 0 2 0 Delsing J, cf 3 1 1 1 Babe L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Nieman B, lf 4 0 2 1 Michaels C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 5 1 2 3 Mauro C, cf 4 1 1 0 Lund D, rf 3 0 0 0 Astroth J, c 2 3 2 0 Bucha J, c 2 2 1 0 Byrd H, p 2 0 1 2 Branca R, p 1 0 0 0 Bishop C, p 2 0 1 1 Pesky J, ph 1 1 1 0 Marlowe D, p 1 0 0 0 Mullin P, ph 0 0 0 0 Scarborough R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 11 6 31 9 13 9 Philadelphia 003 300 010 -- 7 Detroit 000 060 03x -- 9 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Byrd H* 4.0 6 4 4 4 2 Bishop C (L) 4.0 7 5 5 4 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Branca R 5.0 6 6 6 3 3 Marlowe D (W) 3.0 4 1 1 1 1 Scarborough R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 5 batters in 5th E -- Delsing J DP -- Philadelphia 2, Detroit 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Detroit 9 2B -- Zernial G, Mauro C, Pesky J, Kuenn H, Astroth J, Bishop C, Bucha J, Boone R, Nieman B HR -- Philley D, Dropo W SH -- Lund D, Boone R HBP -- by Byrd H (Boone R) T -- 2:44 A -- 0
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