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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 28, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on April 28, 1946 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | April 28, 1946 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 28, 1946 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Behrman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Joyce |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 54,181 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: Butch Henline 2B: George Magerkurth 3B: Bill Stewart |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Whitman | Left Fielder |
Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Pete Reiser | Third Baseman |
Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
Ed Stevens | First Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
Ferrell Anderson | Catcher |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Hank Behrman | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
Jess Pike | Right Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
Buddy Kerr | Third Baseman |
Bob Joyce | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 28, 1946
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitman vs. Joyce
Whitman hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Joyce
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Pike settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Joyce
Reiser hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pike. Reiser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Joyce
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Joyce covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Behrman
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Behrman
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pike vs. Behrman
Pike strikes out. There goes Rigney. The throw from Anderson and Rigney is out. There goes Rosen. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Behrman
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Behrman
Kluttz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rosen scores. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Behrman
Marshall hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Joyce
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Joyce
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Joyce
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Behrman
Blattner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Behrman
Kerr bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Blattner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joyce vs. Behrman
Joyce bunts in front of the plate. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Blattner moves to third. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rigney vs. Behrman
Rigney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Behrman
Rosen bunts towards the mound. Behrman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pike vs. Behrman
Pike hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Behrman
Mize takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Behrman
Kluttz strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Joyce
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Joyce
Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Hank Behrman.
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitman vs. Joyce
Whitman hits a line drive into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Joyce
Stanky hits a line drive towards first. Mize reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Branca
Ralph Branca now pitching.
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Branca
Blattner hits a fly ball into left field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Branca
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Joyce
Reiser is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Joyce
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Joyce
Stevens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Joyce
Furillo hits a fly ball towards right. Pike settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pike. Walker goes all the way around to score. Furillo moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Joyce
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Branca
Joyce hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Branca
Rigney takes first base on ball four. Joyce moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Branca
Rosen bunts towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. Joyce moves to third. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pike vs. Branca
Pike hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Joyce scores. Rigney scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Branca
Mize takes first base on ball four. Pike moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Branca
Kluttz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pike moves to third. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Branca
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Joyce
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kerr fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kerr. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Padgett vs. Joyce
Don Padgett pinch hits for Ralph Branca.
Padgett strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitman vs. Joyce
Whitman hits a popup in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Joyce
Stanky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Davis
Curt Davis now pitching.
Blattner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Davis
Kerr bunts towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joyce vs. Davis
Joyce hits a fly ball into left field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Davis
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reiser juggles the ball. That's an error on Reiser. Blattner moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Davis
Rosen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pike vs. Davis
Pike takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Davis
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Joyce
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Joyce fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Joyce
Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Joyce
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stevens for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Joyce
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Joyce
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kerr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Davis
Bob Ramazzotti now playing third base.
Kluttz hits a popup, foul, towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Davis
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Davis
Blattner is hit by the pitch. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Davis
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramazzotti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marshall moves to third. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Joyce vs. Davis
Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Joyce
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Joyce
Augie Galan pinch hits for Curt Davis.
Galan takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitman vs. Joyce
Whitman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanky vs. Joyce
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Moulder
Glen Moulder now pitching.
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Moulder
Rosen strikes out. Anderson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rosen out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pike vs. Moulder
Pike takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Moulder
Mize hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitman. Mize reaches second base with a double. There goes Pike trying to get to home. Whitman throws the ball in to Reese who relays the ball to Anderson, who tags Pike, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Joyce
Ramazzotti hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Joyce
Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pike. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Joyce
Stevens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Joyce
There's a wild pitch. Stevens moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Furillo vs. Joyce
Furillo bunts towards the mound. Joyce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Anderson vs. Joyce
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Joyce
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Moulder
Kluttz hits a fly ball into left field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Moulder
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Moulder
Blattner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Moulder
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Joyce
Mike Sandlock pinch hits for Glen Moulder.
Sandlock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitman vs. Joyce
Whitman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sandlock moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Joyce
Stanky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ramazzotti vs. Joyce
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/28/1946, game 2 -- Brooklyn at New York (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Whitman D, lf 5 0 1 0 Rigney B, ss 3 3 1 3 Stanky E, 2b 5 0 0 0 Rosen G, cf 3 2 2 3 Reiser P, 3b 3 1 2 0 Pike J, rf 3 0 1 2 Ramazzotti B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 2 0 1 0 Walker D, rf 4 3 3 2 Kluttz C, c 5 0 2 1 Stevens E, 1b 4 0 1 1 Marshall W, lf 4 0 0 0 Furillo C, cf 4 0 0 0 Blattner B, 2b 3 3 2 1 Anderson F, c 3 0 0 0 Kerr B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 2 0 Joyce B, p 3 1 0 0 Behrman H, p 0 0 0 0 Hermanski G, ph 1 0 0 0 Branca R, p 0 0 0 0 Padgett D, ph 1 0 0 0 Davis C, p 0 0 0 0 Galan A, ph 0 0 0 0 Moulder G, p 0 0 0 0 Sandlock M, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 4 10 3 29 10 10 10 Brooklyn 000 102 010 -- 4 New York 130 230 01x -- 10 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Behrman H (L) 2.0 3 4 4 5 2 Branca R 2.0 2 2 1 2 1 Davis C 2.0 3 3 0 2 0 Moulder G 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Joyce B (W) 9.0 10 4 3 2 5 E -- Pike J, Stevens E, Kerr B, Reiser P, Kluttz C DP -- Brooklyn 3, New York 2 LOB -- Brooklyn 8, New York 10 2B -- Reiser P, Mize J, Walker D HR -- Rigney B, Rosen G, Walker D, Blattner B CS -- Rigney B SH -- Kerr B 2, Joyce B, Rosen G HBP -- by Davis C (Blattner B) WP -- Joyce B T -- 2:17 A -- 54181
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