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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 18, 1958
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 18, 1958 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 18, 1958 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 18, 1958 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 46,698 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Red Flaherty |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
Bobby Avila | Third Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | First Baseman |
Dick Brown | Catcher |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Billy Harrell | Second Baseman |
Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
Herb Score | Pitcher |
Bobby Bragan | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Billy Martin | Shortstop |
Harvey Kuenn | Center Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Ray Boone | First Baseman |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
Jack Tighe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 18, 1958
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Hoeft
Carrasquel hits a popup towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Hoeft
Avila bunts between the mound and first base. Hoeft scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Avila for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Hoeft
Minoso hits a line drive towards first. Boone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Score
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Score
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Score fields it and throws to first for the out. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Score
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Score
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Score
There's a wild pitch. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zernial vs. Score
Zernial hits a line drive towards third. Avila reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Hoeft
Colavito hits a popup towards short. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hoeft
Brown hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Hoeft
Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrell vs. Hoeft
Harrell hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Hoeft
Hardy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Score vs. Hoeft
Score hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone fields the ball and throws to Hoeft covering. Safe. Hardy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carrasquel vs. Hoeft
Carrasquel hits a line drive towards first. Boone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Score
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Score
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Score
Hoeft hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Hoeft
Avila is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Hoeft
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Hoeft
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Hoeft
Brown hits a popup towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maris vs. Hoeft
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrell vs. Valentinetti
Vito Valentinetti now pitching.
Harrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Score
Gary Geiger now playing center field.
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Score
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Score
Kuenn strikes out. There goes Bolling. The throw from Brown and Bolling is out. There goes Martin. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Score
Boone is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Valentinetti
Geiger hits a popup towards short. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Valentinetti
Score takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Valentinetti
Carrasquel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Score moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Valentinetti
Avila takes first base on ball four. Score moves to third. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Minoso vs. Valentinetti
Minoso hits a line drive towards third. Bertoia catches it and throws to second to double up Carrasquel. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Score
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Score
Bertoia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Score
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Score
Lou Skizas pinch hits for Vito Valentinetti.
Skizas takes first base on ball four. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Score
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bertoia scores. Skizas moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Score
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Shaw
Bob Shaw now pitching.
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Shaw
Russ Nixon pinch hits for Dick Brown.
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Shaw
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrell vs. Shaw
Harrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin misplays the ball. That's an error on Martin. Colavito moves to third. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Geiger vs. Shaw
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Colavito tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Score vs. Shaw
Score strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Score
Russ Nixon now catching.
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Colavito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Score
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Score
Zernial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger who is chasing the ball. Zernial reaches third base with a triple. Boone goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bertoia vs. Score
Bertoia strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Shaw
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field. Zernial picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Zernial. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Shaw
Avila bunts towards first. Boone scoops it up and throws to first, with Bolling covering, for the out. Carrasquel moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Minoso vs. Shaw
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carrasquel scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards right. Kaline fields it and throws to second to catch Minoso for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Morgan
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Score
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Score
Morgan bunts towards third. Avila throws to second for one, and Carrasquel throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Colavito throws it away. That's an error on Colavito. Geiger throws it away. That's an error on Geiger. Morgan moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Score
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Score
There goes Bolling. The throw from Nixon and he is out, Harrell applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Score
Martin strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Morgan
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrell vs. Morgan
Harrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Morgan
Geiger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Score vs. Morgan
Score hits a popup towards short. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Score
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Score
Boone hits a popup towards first. Colavito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Morgan
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Morgan
Avila bunts towards first. Boone scoops it up and throws to first, with Bolling covering, for the out. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Morgan
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carrasquel scores. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Morgan
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Sleater
Lou Sleater now pitching.
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Sleater
Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrell vs. Sleater
Harrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Score
Zernial hits a popup towards first. Colavito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Score
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Score fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Score
Hegan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Sleater
Johnny Groth now playing left field.
Geiger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Sleater
Score strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Sleater
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Score
Milt Bolling pinch hits for Lou Sleater.
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Score
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Avila fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Score
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/18/1958 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Carrasquel C, ss 6 2 3 0 Bolling F, 2b 2 1 1 1 Avila B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Martin B, ss 5 0 1 0 Minoso M, lf 5 2 3 2 Kuenn H, cf 4 0 0 0 Colavito R, 1b 5 1 3 1 Kaline A, rf 3 1 1 2 Brown D, c 2 1 1 0 Boone R, 1b 2 1 0 0 Nixon R, ph-c 3 0 0 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 1 1 Maris R, rf 5 1 4 3 Groth J, lf 0 0 0 0 Harrell B, 2b 5 0 0 0 Bertoia R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Hardy C, cf 0 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 3 0 0 0 Geiger G, cf 3 0 1 1 Hoeft B, p 1 0 0 0 Score H, p 4 0 1 0 Valentinetti V, p 0 0 0 0 Skizas L, ph 0 0 0 0 Shaw B, p 0 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 1 1 0 0 Sleater L, p 0 0 0 0 Bolling M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 7 16 7 30 5 5 4 Cleveland 021 011 020 -- 7 Detroit 200 111 000 -- 5 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Score H (W) 9.0 5 5 4 8 7 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Hoeft B 2.2 6 3 3 1 1 Valentinetti V 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 Shaw B 1.1 4 2 1 0 2 Morgan T (L) 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 Sleater L 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 E -- Brown D, Martin B, Zernial G, Colavito R, Carrasquel C, Geiger G DP -- Cleveland 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- Cleveland 12, Detroit 6 3B -- Zernial G HR -- Kaline A, Maris R CS -- Bolling F 2 SH -- Avila B 2 SF -- Geiger G WP -- Score H T -- 3:12 A -- 46698
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