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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 22, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 22, 1956 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Law |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 19,316 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Bill Engeln |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
| Grady Hatton | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Danny Kravitz | Catcher |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Vern Law | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 22, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Law
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Kravitz settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Kravitz. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Law
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Law covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Law
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Law
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Wehmeier
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Law
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Law
Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Law
Repulski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Law
Del Greco hits a line drive into right field. Clemente picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Moon goes all the way around to score. Del Greco moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sarni vs. Law
Sarni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Del Greco scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. Law
Wehmeier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Wehmeier
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Law
Blasingame hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Law
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Law covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Law
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Law
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Wehmeier
Freese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Wehmeier
Law strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Wehmeier
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Law
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Law
Repulski strikes out. Kravitz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Repulski out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Law
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Law, and towards O'Brien, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kravitz vs. Wehmeier
Kravitz hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Law
Sarni hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Sarni reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wehmeier vs. Law
Wehmeier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wehmeier for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blasingame vs. Law
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kravitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hatton vs. Law
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Wehmeier
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Wehmeier
Law strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Wehmeier
O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Law
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Law
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Law
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Law
Repulski is hit by the pitch. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Law
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moon scores. Repulski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sarni vs. Law
Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Wehmeier
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kravitz vs. Wehmeier
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Law
Wehmeier hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Law
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Law
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Law
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon throws the ball in to Groat who relays the ball to O'Brien who tags Boyer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hatton scores. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Face
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Repulski vs. Face
Repulski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Wehmeier
Chuck Harmon now playing left field.
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Harmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Wehmeier
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Roy Face.
Skinner takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Wehmeier
Lee Walls pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien.
Walls hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harmon. Walls reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. There goes Skinner trying to get to home. Harmon throws the ball in to Blasingame who relays the ball to Sarni, who tags Skinner, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Collum
Jackie Collum now pitching.
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Collum covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. King
Lee Walls now playing right field. Roberto Clemente now playing third base. Gene Freese now playing second base. Nellie King now pitching.
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. King
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clemente fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collum vs. King
Collum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Collum
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Collum
Long hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Long reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Collum
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shepard vs. Collum
Jack Shepard pinch hits for Danny Kravitz.
Shepard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. King
Jack Shepard now catching.
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clemente fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. King
Hatton bunts towards third. Clemente juggles the ball. That's an error on Clemente. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. King
There goes Hatton. The throw from Shepard and he is safe. Hatton steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. King
There's a wild pitch. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. King
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clemente fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. King
Boyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Hatton scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Arroyo
Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harmon vs. Arroyo
Harmon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Collum
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Collum
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Freese trying to get to second. Musial throws the ball in to Blasingame who tags Freese for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Collum
Dick Cole pinch hits for Luis Arroyo.
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Collum fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/22/1956 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, ss 4 1 1 0 O'Brien J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hatton G, 2b 3 2 1 0 Walls L, ph-rf 1 0 1 1
Musial S, rf 5 0 2 1 Virdon B, cf 4 0 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 5 0 2 2 Clemente R, rf-3b 4 1 0 0
Moon W, 1b 2 2 1 0 Long D, 1b 4 1 3 1
Repulski R, lf 3 0 0 0 Thomas F, lf 3 0 1 1
Harmon C, lf 1 0 0 0 Kravitz D, c 3 0 0 0
Del Greco B, cf 4 1 2 1 Shepard J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Sarni B, c 4 0 2 1 Freese G, 3b-2b 4 0 2 0
Wehmeier H, p 3 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 3 1 2 0
Collum J, p 1 0 0 0 Law V, p 2 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
Skinner B, ph 0 0 0 0
King N, p 0 0 0 0
Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0
Cole D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 11 5 33 3 10 3
St.Louis 020 001 201 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 101 100 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (W) 6.2 7 3 3 2 4
Collum J (S) 2.1 3 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Law V (L) 6.1 8 5 4 3 3
Face R 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
King N 1.2 2 1 1 0 0
Arroyo L 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Kravitz D, Clemente R 2
DP -- St.Louis 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Walls L, Long D, Boyer K
3B -- Sarni B
HR -- Long D
SB -- Hatton G
SH -- Hatton G
SF -- Thomas F
HBP -- by Law V (Repulski R)
WP -- King N
T -- 2:44
A -- 19316
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