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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 29, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on June 29, 1949 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 29, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 29, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Bickford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,947 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Marv Rickert | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Vern Bickford | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Right Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 29, 1949
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jansen
Stanky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Jansen
Fletcher hits a popup towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Jansen
Reiser hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Bickford
Hausmann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Reiser, who is chasing the ball. Lockman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Bickford
Del Crandall now catching.
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lockman scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Mize reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Jansen
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Jansen
Rickert hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jansen
Dark hits a line drive into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Bickford
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Bickford
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Bickford
Jansen strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jansen
Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Jansen
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jansen
Stanky hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Lockman chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lockman. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jansen
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Jansen
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Bickford
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher juggles the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Hausmann scores. Lockman scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. Thomson scores. Mize moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum hits a popup into right center field, beyond the reach of Reiser. Westrum reaches second base with a double. Mize scores. Gordon scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lohrke vs. Antonelli
Johnny Antonelli now pitching.
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Antonelli
Kerr bunts towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Westrum moves to third. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jansen vs. Antonelli
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to home to get Westrum. Lohrke moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hausmann vs. Antonelli
Hausmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lohrke scores. Jansen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Antonelli
Lockman hits a popup towards the mound. Antonelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Jansen
Reiser hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Reiser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Elliott reaches third base with a triple. Reiser scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Jansen
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rickert vs. Jansen
Rickert hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jansen
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Antonelli
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Antonelli
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Antonelli
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Antonelli
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jansen
Crandall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Antonelli vs. Jansen
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Jansen
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Jansen
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Crandall moves to third. Stanky moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reiser vs. Jansen
Reiser strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke juggles the ball. That's an error on Lohrke. Crandall scores. Stanky moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holmes vs. Jansen
Tommy Holmes pinch hits for Jim Russell.
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Antonelli
Tommy Holmes now playing right field. Marv Rickert now playing left field.
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Antonelli
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Antonelli
Jansen strikes out. There goes Lohrke. The throw from Crandall to second, and Lohrke is out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Jansen
Rickert strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jansen
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jansen
Crandall hits a popup towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Antonelli
Hausmann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Antonelli
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Antonelli
Thomson hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Antonelli
Mize hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Mize reaches second base with a double. There goes Lockman trying to get to home. Reiser throws the ball in to Dark who relays the ball to Crandall, who tags Lockman, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Jansen
Antonelli hits a fly ball into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jansen
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Jansen
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Jansen
Reiser takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Jansen
Ed Sauer pinch runs for Pete Reiser.
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke can't make a play. That's a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Antonelli
Ed Sauer now playing center field.
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Antonelli
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Antonelli. Gordon moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lohrke vs. Antonelli
Lohrke bunts towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to third. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kerr vs. Antonelli
Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Westrum scores. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jansen vs. Antonelli
Antonelli fires to third and has Kerr trapped. There's the throw to Stanky who tags Kerr for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Antonelli
Jansen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stanky reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Jansen
Rickert hits a fly ball into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jansen
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jansen
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Antonelli
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Antonelli
Lockman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Antonelli
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Antonelli
There's a wild pitch. Lockman moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mize vs. Antonelli
Mize hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Antonelli
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Jansen
Connie Ryan pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli.
Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jansen
Stanky hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Jansen
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Jansen
Sauer hits a popup towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/29/1949 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hausmann G, 2b 5 1 1 1
Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, lf 5 2 4 0
Reiser P, cf 3 1 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 3
Sauer E, pr-cf 1 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 5 1 3 0
Elliott B, 3b 4 1 2 1 Gordon S, rf 3 2 1 1
Russell J, lf 2 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 4 1 1 2
Holmes T, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Lohrke J, 3b 2 1 1 0
Rickert M, rf-lf 4 0 1 1 Kerr B, ss 3 0 1 2
Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Jansen L, p 4 0 0 0
Salkeld B, c 0 0 0 0
Crandall D, c 4 1 1 0
Bickford V, p 1 0 0 0
Antonelli J, p 2 0 0 0
Ryan C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 7 2 35 9 13 9
Boston 000 210 000 -- 3
New York 106 000 20x -- 9
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford V (L)* 2.0 6 7 4 1 2
Antonelli J 6.0 7 2 2 3 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W) 9.0 7 3 2 3 4
* Pitched to 6 batters in 3rd
E -- Lockman W, Fletcher E, Elliott B 2, Kerr B, Lohrke J, Antonelli J
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 9, New York 8
2B -- Mize J 2, Lockman W 2, Thomson B, Westrum W, Reiser P
3B -- Lockman W, Elliott B
CS -- Lohrke J
SH -- Kerr B, Lohrke J
WP -- Antonelli J
T -- 2:30
A -- 8947
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