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Yankees
@ Brewers
County Stadium
May 31, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Yankees, played on May 31, 1972 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 31, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 31, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Brett |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 6,211 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bill Haller |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
John Ellis | First Baseman |
Ron Swoboda | Center Fielder |
Hal Lanier | Third Baseman |
Gene Michael | Shortstop |
Mel Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron Theobald | Second Baseman |
Dave May | Center Fielder |
George Scott | First Baseman |
John Briggs | Left Fielder |
Billy Conigliaro | Right Fielder |
Mike Ferraro | Third Baseman |
Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
Bob Heise | Shortstop |
Ken Brett | Pitcher |
Del Crandall | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Brewers
County Stadium
May 31, 1972
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Brett
Clarke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Theobald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Brett
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ferraro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Brett
Alou takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Brett
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Munson trying to get to home. Conigliaro throws the ball in to Rodriguez who tags Munson who's trying to score from second, for the out. Alou moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ellis vs. Brett
Ellis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. White scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Brett
Swoboda takes first base on ball four. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lanier vs. Brett
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Ellis moves to third. Swoboda moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Michael vs. Brett
Michael hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ellis scores. Swoboda scores. Lanier moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stottlemyre vs. Brett
Stottlemyre is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Stottlemyre
Theobald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Stottlemyre
May bunts in front of the plate. Munson fields it and throws to first for the out. Theobald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Stottlemyre
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. Theobald moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Briggs vs. Stottlemyre
Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Brett
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Brett
Munson hits a line drive into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brett
Alou hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Stottlemyre
Conigliaro strikes out. Munson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Conigliaro out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferraro vs. Stottlemyre
Ferraro hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Stottlemyre
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Brett
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Brett
Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Brett
Swoboda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Briggs. Swoboda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lanier vs. Brett
Lanier hits a line drive into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michael vs. Brett
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Stottlemyre
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis juggles the ball. That's an error on Ellis. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voss vs. Stottlemyre
Bill Voss pinch hits for Ken Brett.
Voss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Stottlemyre
Theobald hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Colborn
Jim Colborn now pitching.
Stottlemyre hits a fly ball into center field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Colborn
Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Colborn
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Colborn
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Colborn
White takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ellis vs. Colborn
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Stottlemyre
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Stottlemyre
Scott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Swoboda throws the ball in to Clarke who tags Scott trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Stottlemyre
Briggs hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Stottlemyre
Conigliaro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Briggs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferraro vs. Stottlemyre
Ferraro hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Clarke fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Colborn
Swoboda hits a fly ball into center field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Colborn
Lanier strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Colborn
Michael hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stottlemyre vs. Colborn
Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Colborn
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ratliff vs. Stottlemyre
Paul Ratliff pinch hits for Ellie Rodriguez.
Ratliff strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Stottlemyre
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heise for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Stottlemyre
Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Jim Colborn.
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Linzy
Joe Lahoud now playing left field. John Briggs now playing first base. George Scott now playing third base. Paul Ratliff now catching. Frank Linz
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Linzy
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Linzy
White hits a line drive into center field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Stottlemyre
Theobald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Stottlemyre
May hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Stottlemyre
Scott strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Linzy
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Linzy
Swoboda strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Linzy
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Stottlemyre
Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Stottlemyre
Conigliaro takes first base on ball four. Briggs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Auerbach vs. Stottlemyre
Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Frank Linzy.
Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. Briggs moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ratliff vs. Stottlemyre
Ratliff hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heise vs. Stottlemyre
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Briggs scores. Auerbach moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lahoud vs. Stottlemyre
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Auerbach scores. Heise moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Theobald vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Heise scores. Lahoud moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Theobald vs. Lyle
Theobald hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Sanders
Rick Auerbach now playing shortstop. Ken Sanders now pitching.
Michael hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lyle vs. Sanders
Lyle bunts towards first. Briggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Sanders
Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Sanders
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Lyle
May hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lyle
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Lyle
Briggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Lyle
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Briggs moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Auerbach vs. Lyle
Auerbach hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Briggs scores. Conigliaro moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Felske vs. Lyle
John Felske pinch hits for Paul Ratliff.
Felske strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Sanders
John Felske now catching.
Alou hits a popup towards short. Auerbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Sanders
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Sanders
Rusty Torres pinch hits for John Ellis.
Torres hits a line drive towards first. Briggs catches it and steps on first to double up White. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Lyle
Rusty Torres now playing right field. Felipe Alou now playing first base. Tommie Reynolds pinch hits for Ken Sanders.
Reynolds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. Lyle
Lahoud bunts in front of the plate. Munson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Theobald vs. Lyle
Theobald hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Lyle
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops it up and throws to first, with Lyle covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/31/1972 -- New York at Milwaukee (N) New York AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Clarke H, 2b 5 0 0 0 Theobald R, 2b 5 0 1 0 Munson T, c 5 0 2 0 May D, cf 4 0 0 0 Alou F, rf-1b 4 1 1 0 Scott G, 1b-3b 4 0 1 0 White R, lf 3 2 2 1 Briggs J, lf-1b 4 2 3 0 Ellis J, 1b 4 1 1 2 Conigliaro B, rf 3 0 2 0 Torres R, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Ferraro M, 3b 2 0 0 0 Swoboda R, cf 3 1 1 0 Linzy F, p 0 0 0 0 Lanier H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Auerbach R, ph-ss 2 1 1 1 Michael G, ss 4 0 3 2 Rodriguez E, c 1 0 0 0 Stottlemyre M, p 3 0 1 0 Ratliff P, ph-c 2 0 0 0 Lyle S, p 1 0 0 0 Felske J, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Heise B, ss 3 1 1 1 Sanders K, p 0 0 0 0 Reynolds T, ph 0 0 0 0 Brett K, p 0 0 0 0 Voss B, ph 1 0 0 0 Colborn J, p 0 0 0 0 Lahoud J, ph-lf 3 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 5 11 5 35 4 10 3 New York 401 000 000 -- 5 Milwaukee 000 000 310 -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Stottlemyre M (W) 6.2 7 3 3 1 3 Lyle S (S) 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Brett K (L) 3.0 6 5 3 2 1 Colborn J 2.0 4 0 0 1 1 Linzy F 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 Sanders K 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 E -- Brett K, Ellis J DP -- New York 1, Milwaukee 1 LOB -- New York 9, Milwaukee 7 2B -- Swoboda R HR -- White R SH -- May D WP -- Lyle S T -- 2:29 A -- 6211
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