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Rockies
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 2, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies, played on September 2, 1996 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 2, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
Colorado Rockies
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 2, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Colorado Rockies |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Ritz |
Home Starting Pitcher | Esteban Loaiza |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 9,513 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Davidson 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Larry Poncino |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eric Young | Second Baseman |
Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
Larry Walker | Right Fielder |
Dante Bichette | Left Fielder |
Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
Jeff Reed | Catcher |
Kevin Ritz | Pitcher |
Don Baylor | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
Al Martin | Left Fielder |
Jeff King | Second Baseman |
Mark Johnson | First Baseman |
Mike Kingery | Right Fielder |
Carlos Garcia | Third Baseman |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Keith Osik | Catcher |
Esteban Loaiza | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rockies
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 2, 1996
Top 1
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Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Loaiza
Young strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Loaiza
Weiss is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Loaiza
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loaiza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Ritz
Allensworth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ritz
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Ritz
King hits a line drive into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ritz
There goes Martin. The throw from Reed and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Ritz
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Martin scores. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingery vs. Ritz
There goes Johnson. The throw from Reed and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Kingery vs. Ritz
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Kingery vs. Ritz
Kingery hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Ritz
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Loaiza
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Loaiza
Walker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Loaiza
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ritz
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops it up and throws to first, with Ritz covering, for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Ritz
Osik hits a popup towards first. Galarraga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Loaiza vs. Ritz
Loaiza hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ritz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rockies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Loaiza
Castilla hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Loaiza
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. King scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ritz vs. Loaiza
Ritz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Loaiza
Young hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Loaiza
Weiss hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Loaiza
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rockies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Ritz
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ritz
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Ritz
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ritz
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rockies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Loaiza
Galarraga hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Kingery. Galarraga reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Loaiza
Walker bunts towards third. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Galarraga moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Bichette vs. Loaiza
Bichette hits a fly ball into right field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Galarraga tags and scores. Walker tags and moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castilla vs. Loaiza
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Reed vs. Loaiza
Reed is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Ritz vs. Loaiza
There goes Reed. The throw from Osik and he is safe. Reed steals second. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Ritz vs. Loaiza
Ritz hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Osik fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Ritz
Kingery hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Ritz
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ritz
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Loaiza
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. King scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Loaiza
Weiss hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Loaiza
Burks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Ritz
Osik hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beamon vs. Ritz
Trey Beamon pinch hits for Esteban Loaiza.
Beamon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Ritz
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla juggles the ball. That's an error on Castilla. Beamon goes all the way around to score. Allensworth moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Ritz
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Ritz
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Ritz
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Allensworth moves to third. King moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Kingery vs. Ritz
Kingery strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Ruebel
Trey Beamon now playing right field. Matt Ruebel now pitching.
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruebel
Walker is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Ruebel
Ruebel fires to first and has Walker trapped. There's the throw to Bell who tags Walker for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Ruebel
Bichette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Ruebel
Castilla hits a fly ball into right field. Beamon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Ritz
Garcia is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ritz
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osik vs. Ritz
Osik hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Beamon vs. Ritz
Beamon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Ruebel
Reed hits a fly ball into right field. Beamon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ritz vs. Ruebel
Ritz strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Ruebel
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. King scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Ritz
Allensworth hits a line drive into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ritz
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Ritz
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Ruebel
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Allensworth. Weiss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Ruebel
There goes Weiss. The throw from Osik and he is safe. Weiss steals third. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Burks vs. Ruebel
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Galarraga vs. Ruebel
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. King misplays the ball. That's an error on King. Weiss scores. View Play -
Rockies, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Ruebel
Walker is hit by the pitch. Galarraga moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bichette vs. Ericks
John Ericks now pitching.
Bichette hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rockies, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Ericks
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Ericks
Reed hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Reed reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
McCracken vs. Ericks
Quinton McCracken pinch hits for Kevin Ritz.
McCracken takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Ericks
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rockies, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Holmes
Quinton McCracken now playing center field. Neifi Perez now playing second base. Ellis Burks now playing left field. Darren Holmes now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Holmes, and towards Perez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Holmes
Nelson Liriano pinch hits for John Ericks.
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Holmes
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga fields the ball and throws to Holmes covering. Safe. View Play -
Rockies, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Holmes
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rockies, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Morel
Ramon Morel now pitching.
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Morel
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Morel
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rockies, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Holmes
Osik strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Beamon vs. Holmes
Beamon strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Holmes
Allensworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Holmes
Martin hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/2/1996 -- Colorado at Pittsburgh (D) Colorado AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Young E, 2b 5 0 0 0 Allensworth J, cf 4 0 0 0 Holmes D, p 0 0 0 0 Martin A, lf 5 1 1 0 Weiss W, ss 5 2 2 1 King J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Burks E, cf-lf 5 0 0 0 Johnson M, 1b 3 1 1 1 Galarraga A, 1b 5 2 1 0 Kingery M, rf 3 0 1 1 Walker L, rf 2 1 1 0 Ruebel M, p 0 0 0 0 Bichette D, lf 2 1 1 4 Ericks J, p 0 0 0 0 Perez N, 2b 0 0 0 0 Liriano N, ph 1 0 0 0 Castilla V, 3b 4 1 1 1 Morel R, p 0 0 0 0 Reed J, c 3 0 1 0 Garcia C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Ritz K, p 3 1 1 1 Bell J, ss 3 0 0 0 McCracken Q, ph-cf 0 0 0 0 Osik K, c 4 0 0 0 Loaiza E, p 1 0 0 0 Beamon T, ph-rf 3 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 8 8 7 34 3 6 2 Colorado 003 100 040 -- 8 Pittsburgh 200 010 000 -- 3 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO Ritz K (W) 7.0 5 3 2 3 3 Holmes D 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Loaiza E (L) 5.0 5 4 4 1 3 Ruebel M 2.1 1 3 2 1 1 Ericks J 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 Morel R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Reed J, Castilla V, King J LOB -- Colorado 5, Pittsburgh 8 2B -- Galarraga A, Weiss W, Reed J HR -- Castilla V, Ritz K, Weiss W, Bichette D SB -- Martin A, Johnson M, Reed J, Weiss W CS -- Walker L SF -- Bichette D HBP -- by Ruebel M (Walker L) 2 WP -- Ritz K T -- 2:40 A -- 9513
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