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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 13, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers, played on July 13, 1979 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 13, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 13, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Comer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 30,139 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: George Maloney 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Greg Kosc |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
Oscar Gamble | DH |
Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
Mike Jorgensen | Left Fielder |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
Pat Corrales | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
Steve Braun | DH |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Darrell Porter | Catcher |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 13, 1979
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Comer
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Comer
Braun hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Comer
Otis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Leonard
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Leonard
Putnam hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Leonard
Jorgensen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Leonard
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Comer
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Comer
Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jorgensen. Porter reaches second base with a double. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cowens vs. Comer
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brett scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Comer
LaCock hits a fly ball into left field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Comer
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jorgensen. White reaches second base with a double. Porter scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Comer
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Comer
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Leonard
Gamble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Leonard
Putnam hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Comer
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Comer
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Comer
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Leonard
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grubb moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Norman vs. Leonard
Norman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Norman reaches third base with a triple. Grubb scores. Jorgensen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Norman scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Comer
Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Comer
Cowens is hit by the pitch. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCock vs. Comer
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam fields it and throws to second for the out. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Comer
White hits a fly ball into left field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Porter tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Comer
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Leonard
Gamble hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Leonard
Putnam is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Comer
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Comer
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Comer
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Braun moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Comer
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. Braun moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Porter vs. Comer
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Wills fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Leonard
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Leonard
Norman hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Comer
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
LaCock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lyle
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LaCock moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Lyle
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. LaCock moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Lyle
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Leonard
Gamble hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Leonard
Putnam takes first base on ball four. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching. Richie Zisk pinch hits for Johnny Grubb.
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brett. Gamble scores. Putnam moves to third. Zisk moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sample vs. Hrabosky
Billy Sample pinch hits for Mike Jorgensen.
There's a wild pitch. Putnam scores. Zisk moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sample vs. Hrabosky
Sample hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Sample reaches second base with a double. Zisk scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Paschall
Bill Paschall now pitching.
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Lyle
Richie Zisk now playing right field. Billy Sample now playing left field. U L Washington pinch hits for Steve Braun.
Washington hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lyle
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Lyle
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Paschall
Norman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Paschall
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Paschall
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Paschall
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gamble vs. Paschall
Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Lyle
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Lyle
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Lyle
George Scott pinch hits for Pete LaCock.
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Lyle
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Lyle
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Paschall
George Scott now playing first base. Jamie Quirk now catching.
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Paschall
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Paschall
Sample hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lyle
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Lyle
Washington hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Lyle
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Lyle
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Lyle
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/13/1979 -- Texas at Kansas City (N) Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Wills B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Wilson W, lf 5 1 1 0 Bell B, 3b 5 0 1 1 Braun S, dh 3 0 1 0 Oliver A, cf 5 1 2 0 Washington U, ph 2 0 0 0 Gamble O, dh 4 2 2 1 Otis A, cf 5 0 1 0 Putnam P, 1b 4 2 1 2 Brett G, 3b 4 1 1 1 Grubb J, rf 2 1 0 0 Porter D, c 4 2 3 0 Zisk R, ph-rf 2 1 0 0 Quirk J, c 1 0 0 0 Jorgensen M, lf 3 1 1 0 Cowens A, rf 3 0 1 1 Sample B, ph-lf 2 0 1 1 LaCock P, 1b 2 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 4 0 2 0 Scott G, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Norman N, ss 4 1 2 2 White F, 2b 3 0 2 2 Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 9 13 7 36 4 10 4 Texas 021 300 300 -- 9 Kansas City 020 100 001 -- 4 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Comer S (W) 5.1 5 3 3 2 1 Lyle S (S) 3.2 5 1 1 1 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D (L) 6.2 10 8 6 3 2 Hrabosky A* 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 Paschall B 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Brett G DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Texas 7, Kansas City 10 2B -- Porter D, White F, Oliver A, Sample B, Wilson W 3B -- Norman N HR -- Putnam P SF -- White F HBP -- by Comer S (Cowens A) WP -- Hrabosky A T -- 2:46 A -- 30139
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