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White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 24, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 24, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 24, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 24, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Herbert |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 14,985 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Frank Umont |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Larry Doby | First Baseman |
Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
Al Smith | Right Fielder |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
Ray Boone | First Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
Frank House | Catcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Ray Herbert | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 24, 1959
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Herbert
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Herbert
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Herbert
Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Herbert
Lollar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Pierce
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Pierce
There goes Tuttle. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Pierce
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Pierce
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Pierce
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Pierce
Lopez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Lopez reaches third base with a triple. Herzog scores. Cerv goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Pierce
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Williams reaches second base with a double. Lopez scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Pierce
House hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Herbert
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Herbert
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Herbert
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Herbert
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pierce vs. Herbert
Pierce hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aparicio vs. Herbert
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Lopez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Pierce
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Pierce
Herbert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Pierce
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herbert moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Pierce
Herzog takes first base on ball four. Herbert moves to third. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Pierce
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to home to get Herbert. Tuttle moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cerv vs. Pierce
Cerv hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. Herzog scores. Boone moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Lopez reaches second base with a double. Boone scores. Cerv goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Moore
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Herbert
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Herbert
Landis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Landis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Herbert
Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landis scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Herbert
Doby hits a line drive towards third. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Herbert
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Moore
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Moore
There goes House. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Moore
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Moore
Herbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Moore
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. Herbert moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Latman
Barry Latman now pitching.
Herzog is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Herbert
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Herbert
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Latman vs. Herbert
Latman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Latman
Boone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Boone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Latman
Cerv hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Latman
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Latman
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
House vs. Latman
House hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Herbert
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Herbert
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Herbert
Landis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lollar vs. Herbert
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Herbert
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Latman
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Latman, and towards Aparicio, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Latman
Herbert strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Latman
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Herbert
Ennis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Herbert
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Herbert
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Herbert
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Barry Latman.
Goodman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Staley
Boone bunts towards first. Doby scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boone for the out. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Staley
Cerv hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herzog scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Staley
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Staley
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Herbert
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Herbert
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Herbert
Landis hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Fox moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Herbert
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Herbert
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez misplays the ball. That's an error on Lopez. Fox scores. Landis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Herbert
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Herbert
Smith hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Staley
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Doby scoops it up and throws to first, with Staley covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Staley
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Staley
Herbert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Staley
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Herbert
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Herbert
Johnny Callison pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
Callison hits a popup towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Herbert
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Lown
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Lown
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Herbert
Kent Hadley now playing first base. Hal Smith now playing third base. Dick Williams now playing left field. Wayne Terwilliger now playing second b
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Herbert
Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Herbert
Lollar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Herbert
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Herbert
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/24/1959 -- Chicago at Kansas City (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Aparicio L, ss 5 1 2 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 1 2 0 Fox N, 2b 4 2 2 1 Herzog W, rf 3 3 2 0 Landis J, cf 5 1 2 0 Boone R, 1b 4 1 2 0 Lollar S, c 5 1 2 3 Hadley K, 1b 0 0 0 0 Doby L, 1b 5 0 0 1 Cerv B, lf 5 2 2 3 Ennis D, lf 5 0 0 0 Smith H, 3b 0 0 0 0 Smith A, rf 4 1 1 0 Lopez H, 2b 4 1 2 4 Phillips B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 0 0 0 0 Pierce B, p 1 0 1 1 Williams D, 3b-lf 4 0 2 1 Moore R, p 0 0 0 0 House F, c 4 0 1 0 Latman B, p 1 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 0 0 Goodman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Herbert R, p 3 0 2 0 Staley G, p 0 0 0 0 Callison J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lown T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 6 12 6 35 8 15 8 Chicago 011 000 202 -- 6 Kansas City 340 001 00x -- 8 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Pierce B (L) 1.2 7 7 7 2 1 Moore R 1.0 2 0 0 2 0 Latman B 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 Staley G 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 Lown T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Herbert R (W) 9.0 12 6 5 1 3 E -- Lopez H 2 DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Chicago 9, Kansas City 8 2B -- Williams D, Lopez H, Landis J, Boone R, Phillips B, Aparicio L 3B -- Lopez H HR -- Lollar S CS -- Tuttle B, House F SH -- Boone R T -- 2:37 A -- 14985
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