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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 6, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 6, 1970 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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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 6, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Bahnsen |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 22,434 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Larry Napp |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dalton Jones | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Russ Nagelson | Right Fielder |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Jim Price | Catcher |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Pete Ward | First Baseman |
| Curt Blefary | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Kenney | Third Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Stan Bahnsen | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 6, 1970
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bahnsen
Jones hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bahnsen
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Bahnsen
Brown hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bahnsen
Cash takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nagelson vs. Bahnsen
Nagelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wert vs. Bahnsen
Wert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Nagelson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Price vs. Bahnsen
Price hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Niekro
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Niekro
Gibbs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Niekro
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Gibbs moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Niekro
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Niekro
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Niekro
Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kenney vs. Niekro
Kenney is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Bahnsen
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Bahnsen
Niekro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Bahnsen
Jones takes first base on ball four. Niekro moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Bahnsen
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Niekro scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Hamilton
Steve Hamilton now pitching. Ike Brown pinch hits for Gates Brown.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Jones scores. Stanley moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Hamilton
Cash takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nagelson vs. Hamilton
Nagelson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wert vs. Hamilton
Wert hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Niekro
Ike Brown now playing left field.
Michael hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Niekro
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Niekro
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Niekro
Gibbs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Gibbs reaches second base with a double. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Murcer strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Hamilton
Price hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Hamilton
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Price moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hiller vs. Hamilton
Hiller bunts towards the mound. Hamilton fields it and throws to third for the out. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Hamilton
Jones hits a line drive into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gutierrez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanley vs. Hamilton
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gutierrez scores. Hiller moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Hamilton
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hiller
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Hiller
Danny Cater pinch hits for Pete Ward.
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Hiller
Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Nagelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hamilton
Danny Cater now playing first base.
Cash 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 -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagelson vs. Hamilton
Nagelson bunts towards the mound. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Hamilton
Wert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Price vs. Hamilton
Price hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Hiller
Kenney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Hiller
Michael hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Hiller
John Ellis pinch hits for Steve Hamilton.
Ellis hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Klimkowski
Ron Klimkowski now pitching.
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Klimkowski
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Klimkowski
Jones strikes out. Gibbs drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jones out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Hiller
Clarke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nagelson. Clarke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibbs vs. Hiller
Gibbs strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Hiller
Murcer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hiller
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Hiller
Cater hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Hiller
Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Klimkowski
Stanley 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 -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Klimkowski
Jim Northrup pinch hits for Ike Brown.
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Klimkowski
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Hiller
Jim Northrup now playing left field.
Kenney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Northrup. Kenney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michael vs. Hiller
Michael bunts towards the mound. Hiller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kenney moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Munson vs. Patterson
Daryl Patterson now pitching. Thurman Munson pinch hits for Ron Klimkowski.
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Jones scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Kenney scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Patterson
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Patterson, and towards Jones, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagelson vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Nagelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. McDaniel
Wert hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Price vs. McDaniel
Price hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. McDaniel
Gutierrez 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
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Patterson
Gibbs hits a fly ball into right field. Nagelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Patterson
Murcer hits a line drive into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Patterson
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Patterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. McDaniel
Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Daryl Patterson.
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McDaniel
Jones bunts in front of the plate. Gibbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McDaniel
Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. McDaniel
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Timmermann
Blefary hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Northrup. Blefary reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kenney vs. Timmermann
Jim Lyttle pinch runs for Curt Blefary.
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lyttle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Michael vs. Timmermann
Michael hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lyttle scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDaniel vs. Timmermann
McDaniel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Timmermann
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McDaniel
Jim Lyttle now playing right field.
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagelson vs. McDaniel
Nagelson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. McDaniel
Wert hits a line drive into right field. Lyttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. McDaniel
Bill Freehan pinch hits for Jim Price.
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1970, game 2 -- Detroit at New York (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Jones D, 2b 4 2 1 1 Clarke H, 2b 4 1 1 0
Stanley M, cf 4 1 3 2 Gibbs J, c 4 1 2 0
Brown G, lf 1 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 3 2 1 2
Brown I, ph-lf 2 0 0 1 White R, lf 3 1 1 3
Northrup J, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Ward P, 1b 0 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 2 0 1 0 Cater D, ph-1b 3 0 0 0
Nagelson R, rf 3 0 0 0 Blefary C, rf 4 0 1 0
Wert D, 3b 5 0 1 1 Lyttle J, pr-rf 0 1 0 0
Price J, c 4 0 1 0 Kenney J, 3b 4 1 1 0
Freehan B, ph 1 0 0 0 Michael G, ss 4 0 2 1
Gutierrez C, ss 4 1 1 0 Bahnsen S, p 0 0 0 0
Niekro J, p 1 1 1 0 Hamilton S, p 1 0 0 0
Hiller J, p 2 0 0 0 Ellis J, ph 1 0 0 0
Patterson D, p 0 0 0 0 Klimkowski R, p 0 0 0 0
McAuliffe D, ph 1 0 0 0 Munson T, ph 1 0 0 0
Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 1 0 1 0
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36 5 9 5 33 7 10 6
Detroit 221 000 000 -- 5
New York 300 021 01x -- 7
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J 1.2 3 3 3 3 1
Hiller J (L)* 3.1 4 3 3 1 2
Patterson D 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Timmermann T 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen S 1.1 4 4 4 3 0
Hamilton S 2.2 4 1 1 1 1
Klimkowski R (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
McDaniel L (S) 3.0 1 0 0 2 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 11, New York 6
2B -- Gibbs J, Clarke H, Kenney J, Blefary C
HR -- Jones D, White R, Murcer B
SH -- Nagelson R
T -- 2:45
A -- 22434
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