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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 23, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 23, 1956 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 23, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 23, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Hall |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 44,932 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
Bob Skinner | First Baseman |
Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Jack Shepard | Catcher |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Dick Hall | Pitcher |
Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 23, 1956
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hall
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hall
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hall
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Newcombe. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Clemente scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Hall
Amoros hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Hall
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Hall
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Hall
Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Newcombe vs. Hall
Newcombe hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Newcombe
Shepard hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hall
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hall
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hall
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. King
Nellie King now pitching.
Robinson is hit by the pitch. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Amoros vs. King
Amoros takes first base on ball four. Reese scores. Snider moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. King
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Newcombe
Mazeroski bunts towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Newcombe
King bunts towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls takes first base on ball four. King moves to third. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner takes first base on ball four. King scores. Clemente moves to third. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. King
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. King
Campanella hits a line drive towards third. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. King
Newcombe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Munger
Red Munger now pitching.
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newcombe moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Munger
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Pollet
Howie Pollet now pitching.
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Newcombe
Shepard bunts towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Newcombe
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shepard moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powers vs. Newcombe
John Powers pinch hits for Howie Pollet.
Powers hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shepard scores. Mazeroski moves to third. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Face
Amoros hits a popup towards first. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Face
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Face
Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Face
Campanella bunts towards the mound. Face fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newcombe vs. Face
Newcombe bunts towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to third. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Gilliam vs. Face
Gilliam is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Face
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Groat. Hodges scores. Campanella moves to third. Gilliam moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Snider vs. Waters
Fred Waters now pitching.
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Snider reaches second base with a double. Campanella scores. Gilliam scores. Reese goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Waters
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Waters
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Newcombe
Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Newcombe
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Newcombe
Gene Freese pinch hits for Fred Waters.
Freese hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Garber
Bob Garber now pitching.
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Garber
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Garber
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Garber
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Garber
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Garber
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Garber
Snider hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Newcombe
Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Garber
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Garber
Amoros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Garber
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Garber
Johnny O'Brien now playing second base.
Garber fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Garber. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Garber
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Garber
Campanella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Long vs. Labine
Dale Long pinch hits for Bob Garber.
Long strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Labine
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/23/1956 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Gilliam J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Clemente R, rf 5 1 3 1 Reese P, ss 5 2 1 0 Virdon B, cf 2 0 1 0 Snider D, cf 5 0 2 3 Walls L, lf 3 0 0 0 Robinson J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Skinner B, 1b 3 0 0 1 Amoros S, lf 4 0 1 1 Thomas F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 5 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 3 3 2 Shepard J, c 4 1 1 0 Campanella R, c 5 1 2 1 Mazeroski B, 2b 3 0 2 0 Newcombe D, p 3 0 1 0 O'Brien J, 2b 1 0 0 0 Labine C, p 0 0 0 0 Hall D, p 0 0 0 0 King N, p 1 1 0 0 Munger R, p 0 0 0 0 Pollet H, p 0 0 0 0 Powers J, ph 1 0 0 0 Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Waters F, p 0 0 0 0 Freese G, ph 1 0 0 0 Garber B, p 0 0 0 0 Long D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 8 12 7 33 3 8 2 Brooklyn 011 104 100 -- 8 Pittsburgh 101 100 000 -- 3 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Newcombe D (W) 8.0 8 3 2 3 2 Labine C (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Hall D 2.1 4 2 2 1 2 King N 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 Munger R 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Pollet H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Face R (L) 1.1 2 4 3 1 0 Waters F 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Garber B 3.0 2 1 1 1 3 E -- Newcombe D, Groat D, Garber B DP -- Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Brooklyn 9, Pittsburgh 7 2B -- Snider D HR -- Hodges G 2 SH -- Virdon B, Newcombe D HBP -- by King N (Robinson J) T -- 2:41 A -- 44932
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