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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 15, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 15, 1947 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 15, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Harris |
Home Starting Pitcher | Karl Drews |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 67,803 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Hal Weafer 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Jake Jones | First Baseman |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Sam Dente | Third Baseman |
Mickey Harris | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
Johnny Lindell | Left Fielder |
Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Karl Drews | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 15, 1947
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Drews
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Drews
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Drews
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Harris
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Stirnweiss reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Harris
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. Stirnweiss scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Harris
McQuinn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Drews
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Drews
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Drews
Jones bunts towards the mound. Drews fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tebbetts vs. Drews
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dente vs. Drews
Dente bunts towards first. McQuinn fields the ball and throws to Drews covering. Safe. Doerr scores. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Drews
Harris hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Tebbetts moves to third. Dente moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mele vs. Drews
Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tebbetts scores. Dente scores. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching.
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Harris
Lindell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Harris
Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. Harris
Page strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stirnweiss vs. Harris
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Rizzuto moves to third. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berra vs. Harris
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. Stirnweiss scores. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Ferriss
Dave Ferriss now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henrich scores. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Ferriss
The ball gets by Tebbetts for a passed ball. Berra moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McQuinn vs. Ferriss
Tebbetts fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Tebbetts. Berra scores. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Ferriss
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ferriss
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Johnson reaches second base with a double. McQuinn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lindell vs. Ferriss
Lindell strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Page
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Page
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Williams reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doerr vs. Page
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Page
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Page
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Ferriss
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Ferriss
Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Page for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Ferriss
Stirnweiss hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Ferriss
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Page
Dente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Page
Don Gutteridge pinch hits for Dave Ferriss.
Gutteridge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Page
Mele hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Page
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Smith
Eddie Smith now pitching.
Berra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Smith
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Smith
McQuinn hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Smith
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Page
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Page
Williams hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Page
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Page
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. DiMaggio scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tebbetts vs. Page
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dente vs. Page
Dente takes first base on ball four. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Culberson vs. Page
Leon Culberson pinch hits for Eddie Smith.
Culberson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Dobson
Joe Dobson now pitching.
Lindell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Dobson
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lindell moves to third. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Page vs. Dobson
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams throws the ball in to Doerr who tags Page trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lindell scores. Rizzuto scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Dobson
Stirnweiss hits a popup towards third. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Dobson
Henrich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Page
Mele strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Page
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Page
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Dobson
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Dobson
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Dobson
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McQuinn for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Dobson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dente fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Page
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Page
Doerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Page
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Page
Tebbetts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Dobson
Lindell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Dobson
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Dobson
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Page
Dente hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Page
Eddie Pellagrini pinch hits for Joe Dobson.
Pellagrini hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Page
Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Stirnweiss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Murphy
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Murphy
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Page
Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Page
DiMaggio hits a popup in front of the plate. Berra catches it and throws to second to double up Pesky. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Page
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henrich. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Page
Doerr strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/15/1947 -- Boston at New York (N) Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Mele S, rf 5 0 1 2 Stirnweiss S, 2b 5 3 3 2 Pesky J, ss 5 0 1 0 Henrich T, rf 4 1 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 4 2 1 0 Berra Y, c 5 1 2 3 Williams T, lf 5 1 4 0 DiMaggio J, cf 3 1 2 1 Doerr B, 2b 3 1 1 1 McQuinn G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Jones J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Johnson B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Tebbetts B, c 3 1 1 1 Lindell J, lf 3 1 0 0 Dente S, 3b 3 1 1 1 Rizzuto P, ss 4 2 2 0 Harris M, p 1 0 1 0 Drews K, p 0 0 0 0 Ferriss D, p 0 0 0 0 Page J, p 4 0 1 2 Gutteridge D, ph 0 0 0 0 Smith E, p 0 0 0 0 Culberson L, ph 1 0 0 0 Dobson J, p 0 0 0 0 Pellagrini E, ph 1 0 0 0 Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 11 5 34 10 11 8 Boston 041 010 000 -- 6 New York 161 020 00x -- 10 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Harris M (L) 1.2 5 6 6 2 2 Ferriss D 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 Smith E 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Dobson J 3.0 2 2 2 2 1 Murphy J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Drews K 1.1 5 4 4 1 0 Page J (W) 7.2 6 2 2 5 3 E -- Tebbetts B DP -- New York 3 LOB -- Boston 8, New York 5 2B -- Johnson B, Williams T 2 3B -- Stirnweiss S HR -- Stirnweiss S SH -- Jones J PB -- Tebbetts B T -- 2:32 A -- 67803
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