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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 16, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on June 16, 1972 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | June 16, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 16, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Wilson |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 14,891 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron Stone | Right Fielder |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Tom Hutton | First Baseman |
Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
Willie Montanez | Center Fielder |
John Bateman | Catcher |
Don Money | Third Baseman |
Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
Lee May | First Baseman |
Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
Larry Howard | Catcher |
Don Wilson | Pitcher |
Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 16, 1972
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Wilson
Stone hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Wilson
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutton vs. Wilson
Hutton hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Wilson
Luzinski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Carlton
Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Carlton
There goes Metzger. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carlton
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Carlton
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Wilson
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Wilson
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Money vs. Wilson
Money hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Wilson
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bateman moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carlton vs. Wilson
Carlton hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Carlton
May hits a popup towards third. Money settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Carlton
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Money fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Carlton
Rader strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Wilson
Stone hits a line drive into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Wilson
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Wilson
Hutton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Hutton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Wilson
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Carlton
Helms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Carlton
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Carlton
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Carlton
Metzger hits a line drive into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Wilson
Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Wilson
Bateman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Bateman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Money vs. Wilson
Money hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Wilson
Bowa hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carlton
Cedeno hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Carlton
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Carlton
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Money fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Wilson
Carlton hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Wilson
Stone hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Wilson
Doyle hits a line drive into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Carlton
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Money fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Carlton
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Carlton
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Carlton
Howard strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Wilson
Hutton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Hutton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Wilson
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Wilson
Montanez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bateman vs. Wilson
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Carlton
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Carlton
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carlton
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Carlton
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Wilson
Money takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Wilson
Bowa bunts towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Money moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carlton vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Carlton hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Money moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stone vs. Griffin
Stone hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Carlton
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Carlton
May strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Carlton
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Carlton
Rader takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Carlton
Helms hits a popup in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Griffin
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Griffin
Hutton hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Griffin
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Carlton
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Carlton
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Carlton
Metzger strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Griffin
Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Griffin
Bateman strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Money vs. Griffin
Money strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Griffin
Bowa hits a line drive into left field. Watson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Watson. Montanez moves to third. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carlton vs. Griffin
Carlton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carlton
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Montanez. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Carlton
Wynn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Carlton
May strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Carlton
Watson hits a line drive into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Carlton
Rader takes first base on ball four. Cedeno moves to third. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Helms vs. Carlton
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Griffin
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Griffin
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutton vs. Griffin
Hutton hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Griffin
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Griffin
Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Carlton
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Carlton
The umpire calls a balk on Carlton Howard moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Carlton
Ron Stone now playing left field. Greg Luzinski now playing right field.
Griffin bunts towards first. Hutton scoops it up and throws to first, with Doyle covering, for the out. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Carlton
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Carlton
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Griffin
Bateman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Money vs. Griffin
Terry Harmon pinch runs for John Bateman.
Money bunts towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out. Harmon moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Griffin
Bowa hits a popup in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Griffin
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Steve Carlton.
Gamble hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harmon moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stone vs. Griffin
Ken Reynolds pinch runs for Oscar Gamble.
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Selma
Ron Stone now playing right field. Greg Luzinski now playing left field. Mike Ryan now catching. Dick Selma now pitching.
Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/16/1972 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Stone R, rf-lf-rf 6 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 5 0 1 0 Doyle D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 5 0 2 0 Hutton T, 1b 5 0 2 0 Wynn J, rf 4 1 2 1 Luzinski G, lf-rf-lf 5 0 1 0 May L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Montanez W, cf 4 0 1 0 Watson B, lf 4 0 0 0 Bateman J, c 5 0 3 0 Rader D, 3b 1 0 0 0 Harmon T, pr 0 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Ryan M, c 0 0 0 0 Howard L, c 4 0 1 0 Money D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Wilson D, p 2 0 0 0 Bowa L, ss 4 0 2 0 Griffin T, p 1 0 0 0 Carlton S, p 4 0 0 0 Gamble O, ph 1 0 1 0 Reynolds K, pr 0 0 0 0 Selma D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 0 11 0 34 1 7 1 Philadelphia 000 000 000 00 -- 0 Houston 000 000 000 01 -- 1 0 outs when winning run was scored. Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Carlton S 10.0 6 0 0 4 12 Selma D (L) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Wilson D 6.1 5 0 0 3 2 Griffin T (W) 4.2 6 0 0 0 3 E -- Watson B DP -- Houston 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 13, Houston 8 2B -- Hutton T 2, Bateman J, Cedeno C HR -- Wynn J CS -- Metzger R, Cedeno C SH -- Bowa L, Griffin T, Money D Balk -- Carlton S T -- 2:51 A -- 14891
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