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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 6, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 6, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 6, 1989 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 6, 1989 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Smithson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Welch |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 25,037 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Greg Kosc |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
Danny Heep | Right Fielder |
Dwight Evans | DH |
Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
Rich Gedman | Catcher |
Joe Morgan | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Dave Parker | DH |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Ron Hassey | Catcher |
Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
Stan Javier | Right Fielder |
Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Lance Blankenship | Second Baseman |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 6, 1989
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Welch
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Welch
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Welch
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Welch
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Smithson
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smithson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Smithson
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parker for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Welch
Esasky is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Welch
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heep for the out. Esasky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Welch
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Welch
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. Welch
Gedman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Smithson
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Smithson
Hassey hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson hits a line drive towards short. Rivera reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Smithson
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Javier for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Welch
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Weiss. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Welch
Barrett hits a line drive into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Burks vs. Welch
Burks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boggs scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Welch
Greenwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Javier. Greenwell reaches second base with a double. Burks goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Esasky vs. Welch
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Heep vs. Welch
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Welch covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Smithson
Weiss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blankenship vs. Smithson
Blankenship hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson is hit by the pitch. Weiss moves to third. Blankenship moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lansford vs. Smithson
Lansford is hit by the pitch. Weiss scores. Blankenship moves to third. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Parker vs. Smithson
Parker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Lamp
Hassey hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lamp
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Lamp
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Welch
Evans hits a line drive towards short. Weiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Welch
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Welch
Gedman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Welch
Boggs takes first base on ball four. Gedman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Welch
Barrett hits a line drive into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Lamp
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weiss for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blankenship vs. Lamp
Blankenship strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lamp
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Lamp
Tony Phillips pinch hits for Carney Lansford.
There goes Henderson. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Lamp
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Welch
Tony Phillips now playing third base.
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Phillips. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Welch
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Esasky vs. Welch
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Heep vs. Welch
Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Lamp
Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Lamp
Kevin Romine now playing center field.
McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Lamp
Hassey hits a fly ball into center field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Honeycutt
Rick Honeycutt now pitching.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Honeycutt
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Honeycutt
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lamp
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Lamp
Javier hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Weiss vs. Lamp
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett misplays the ball. That's an error on Barrett. Henderson scores. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blankenship vs. Lamp
Blankenship bunts towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to third. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Lamp
Henderson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Murphy
Rob Murphy now pitching.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Honeycutt
Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Honeycutt
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romine vs. Honeycutt
Romine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Murphy
Carlos Quintana now playing left field.
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Murphy
McGwire takes first base on ball four. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hassey vs. Murphy
Hassey hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Parker scores. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Murphy
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McGwire moves to third. Hassey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Javier vs. Murphy
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Quintana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Weiss vs. Murphy
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Blankenship vs. Murphy
Blankenship hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Quintana vs. Honeycutt
Quintana hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Honeycutt
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss misplays the ball. That's an error on Weiss. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Honeycutt
Jody Reed pinch hits for Danny Heep.
Reed hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Honeycutt
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Honeycutt
Rivera hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Honeycutt
Rick Cerone pinch hits for Rich Gedman.
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smith
Rick Cerone now catching. Jody Reed now playing right field. Lee Smith now pitching.
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Reed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Smith
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Reed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Smith
Parker strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Boggs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Eckersley
Barrett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horn vs. Eckersley
Sam Horn pinch hits for Kevin Romine.
Horn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hassey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quintana vs. Eckersley
Quintana hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boggs scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Eckersley
Esasky hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/6/1989 -- Boston at Oakland (D) Boston AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Boggs W, 3b 4 2 2 0 Henderson R, lf 2 1 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 5 0 0 0 Lansford C, 3b 1 1 0 1 Burks E, cf 3 1 3 1 Phillips T, ph-3b 3 0 0 0 Romine K, cf 1 0 0 0 Parker D, dh 5 2 2 4 Horn S, ph 1 0 0 0 McGwire M, 1b 2 0 0 0 Greenwell M, lf 3 0 1 1 Hassey R, c 4 0 1 1 Quintana C, lf 2 0 1 1 Henderson D, cf 4 1 3 0 Esasky N, 1b 4 1 0 0 Javier S, rf 4 0 1 0 Heep D, rf 3 0 0 0 Weiss W, ss 4 1 1 1 Reed J, ph-rf 1 1 1 2 Blankenship L, 2b 3 1 1 0 Evans D, dh 3 0 0 0 Rivera L, ss 4 0 1 0 Gedman R, c 3 0 1 0 Cerone R, ph-c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 10 5 32 7 9 7 Boston 002 000 021 -- 5 Oakland 005 001 10x -- 7 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Smithson M (L)* 2.0 3 5 5 1 0 Lamp D 3.1 3 1 1 2 2 Murphy R 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 Smith L 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Welch B (W) 5.0 5 2 1 2 4 Honeycutt R 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 Eckersley D (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 * Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd E -- Weiss W 2, Phillips T, Barrett M DP -- Boston 1, Oakland 1 LOB -- Boston 9, Oakland 8 2B -- Greenwell M, Henderson D, Boggs W HR -- Parker D, Reed J SB -- Henderson R SH -- Blankenship L HBP -- by Welch B (Esasky N), by Smithson M (Henderson R), by Smithson M (Lansford C) T -- 2:43 A -- 25037
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