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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 9, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox, played on July 9, 1989 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 9, 1989 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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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 9, 1989 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Rosenberg |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 30,456 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Dale Ford 2B: John Hirschbeck 3B: Greg Kosc |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Gallagher | Center Fielder |
Steve Lyons | Third Baseman |
Harold Baines | DH |
Ivan Calderon | Right Fielder |
Dan Pasqua | Left Fielder |
Greg Walker | First Baseman |
Fred Manrique | Second Baseman |
Ozzie Guillen | Shortstop |
Ron Karkovice | Catcher |
Jeff Torborg | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Eisenreich | Center Fielder |
Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
George Brett | First Baseman |
Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
Pat Tabler | Right Fielder |
Danny Tartabull | DH |
Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Brad Wellman | Shortstop |
John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 9, 1989
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Saberhagen
Gallagher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lyons vs. Saberhagen
Lyons hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Baines vs. Saberhagen
Baines strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Calderon vs. Saberhagen
Calderon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Rosenberg
Eisenreich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Rosenberg
There goes Eisenreich. The throw from Karkovice and he is safe. Eisenreich steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Rosenberg
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Eisenreich moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Rosenberg
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Eisenreich tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Rosenberg
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tabler vs. Rosenberg
Tabler hits a fly ball into right field. Calderon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pasqua vs. Saberhagen
Pasqua strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Saberhagen
Walker hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Tabler. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Manrique vs. Saberhagen
Manrique hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Saberhagen
Guillen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Manrique trying to get to third. Tabler throws the ball in to Seitzer, who tags Manrique for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Karkovice vs. Saberhagen
There goes Guillen. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Guillen steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Karkovice vs. Saberhagen
Karkovice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Rosenberg
Tartabull hits a fly ball into center field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Rosenberg
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Rosenberg
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lyons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Saberhagen
Gallagher strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Saberhagen
Lyons 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Saberhagen
Baines strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wellman vs. Rosenberg
Wellman strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Rosenberg
Eisenreich hits a line drive into center field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Rosenberg
Seitzer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Calderon vs. Saberhagen
Calderon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pasqua vs. Saberhagen
Pasqua strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Saberhagen
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Manrique vs. Saberhagen
Manrique strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Rosenberg
Brett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lyons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Rosenberg
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Rosenberg
Tabler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Rosenberg
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lyons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Saberhagen
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Karkovice vs. Saberhagen
Karkovice hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Karkovice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs. Saberhagen
Gallagher strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lyons vs. Saberhagen
Lyons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Baines vs. Saberhagen
Baines takes first base on ball four. Karkovice moves to third. Lyons moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Calderon vs. Saberhagen
Calderon hits a line drive towards short. Wellman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Rosenberg
Macfarlane hits a line drive into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
White vs. Rosenberg
White hits a fly ball into right field. Calderon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Wellman vs. Rosenberg
Wellman strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Eisenreich vs. Rosenberg
Eisenreich hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Macfarlane scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Rosenberg
There's a wild pitch. Eisenreich moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Seitzer vs. Rosenberg
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Rosenberg
Brett hits a popup towards first. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pasqua vs. Saberhagen
Pasqua strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Saberhagen
Walker 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Manrique vs. Saberhagen
Manrique hits a line drive into right field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Rosenberg
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Rosenberg
Tabler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Rosenberg
Willie Wilson pinch runs for Pat Tabler.
There goes Wilson. The throw from Karkovice and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Tartabull vs. Rosenberg
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Macfarlane vs. Long
Bill Long now pitching.
Macfarlane takes first base on ball four. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
White vs. Long
White hits a line drive into left field. Pasqua picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pasqua. Wilson scores. Tartabull scores. Macfarlane moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Wellman vs. Long
Wellman hits a fly ball into right field. Calderon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Eisenreich vs. Long
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Long fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Saberhagen
Willie Wilson now playing center field. Jim Eisenreich now playing right field.
Guillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Karkovice vs. Saberhagen
Karkovice strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Saberhagen
Gallagher hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Lyons vs. Gordon
Tom Gordon now pitching.
Lyons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Eisenreich. Lyons reaches second base with a double. Guillen scores. Gallagher moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Baines vs. Gordon
Baines strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Calderon vs. Gordon
Calderon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Calderon reaches second base with a double. Gallagher scores. Lyons scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Pasqua vs. Gordon
Pasqua strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Long
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Long
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Long
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Hillegas
Shawn Hillegas now pitching.
Wilson hits a fly ball towards center. Gallagher catches it and throws to second to double up Brett. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Gordon
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wellman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Boston vs. Gordon
Daryl Boston pinch hits for Fred Manrique.
Boston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Gordon
Guillen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Boston moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Gordon
Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Ron Karkovice.
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Gallagher vs. Gordon
Gallagher takes first base on ball four. Boston moves to third. Guillen moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Lyons vs. Gordon
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards second base. White fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Hillegas
Eddie Williams now playing third base. Steve Lyons now playing second base. Carlton Fisk now catching.
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Hillegas
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hillegas
White hits a fly ball into center field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Hillegas
Bill Buckner pinch hits for Brad Wellman.
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Williams. Macfarlane moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Eisenreich vs. Hillegas
Rey Palacios pinch runs for Bill Buckner.
Eisenreich hits a fly ball into left field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Gordon
Rey Palacios now playing third base. Kevin Seitzer now playing shortstop.
Baines strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Calderon vs. Gordon
Calderon hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pasqua vs. Gordon
Pasqua hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Hillegas
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Hillegas
Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Calderon. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Hillegas
Jackson is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Hillegas
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Brett scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/9/1989 -- Chicago at Kansas City (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Gallagher D, cf 4 1 2 0 Eisenreich J, cf-rf 4 1 1 1 Lyons S, 3b-2b 4 1 1 1 Seitzer K, 3b-ss 3 0 0 0 Baines H, dh 4 0 0 0 Brett G, 1b 4 1 1 1 Calderon I, rf 5 0 1 2 Jackson B, lf 2 0 0 0 Pasqua D, lf 5 0 0 0 Tabler P, rf 3 0 2 0 Walker G, 1b 3 1 1 0 Wilson W, pr-cf 2 1 1 1 Manrique F, 2b 3 0 1 1 Tartabull D, dh 3 1 0 0 Boston D, ph 0 0 0 0 Macfarlane M, c 3 1 2 0 Williams E, 3b 0 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 0 1 2 Guillen O, ss 4 1 3 0 Wellman B, ss 3 0 0 0 Karkovice R, c 3 0 1 0 Buckner B, ph 1 0 0 0 Fisk C, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Palacios R, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 10 4 32 5 8 5 Chicago 010 000 300 -- 4 Kansas City 100 012 001 -- 5 1 out when winning run was scored. Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Rosenberg S 5.1 4 4 4 4 5 Long B 1.0 1 0 0 3 0 Hillegas S (L) 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Saberhagen B 6.1 7 3 3 3 12 Gordon T (W) 2.2 3 1 1 2 4 E -- Karkovice R, Pasqua D, Williams E DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Chicago 10, Kansas City 11 2B -- Walker G, Karkovice R, Macfarlane M, Eisenreich J, Lyons S, Calderon I, Brett G SB -- Eisenreich J, Guillen O, Wilson W SF -- Brett G WP -- Rosenberg S T -- 3:20 A -- 30456
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