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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 20, 1934
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 20, 1934 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 20, 1934 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 20, 1934 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Mahaffey |
Home Starting Pitcher | George Blaeholder |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rabbit Warstler | Second Baseman |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Ed Coleman | Right Fielder |
Eric McNair | Shortstop |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Charlie Berry | Catcher |
Roy Mahaffey | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
Sam West | Center Fielder |
Jack Burns | First Baseman |
Ray Pepper | Left Fielder |
Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
Ollie Bejma | Shortstop |
George Blaeholder | Pitcher |
Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 20, 1934
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Blaeholder
Warstler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Blaeholder
Cramer bunts towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. Warstler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Blaeholder
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. Warstler scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foxx vs. Blaeholder
Foxx hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Blaeholder
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Blaeholder
McNair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Blaeholder
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coleman scores. McNair moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Blaeholder
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McNair scores. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mahaffey vs. Blaeholder
Mahaffey hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Mahaffey
Clift hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Coleman who is chasing the ball. Clift reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
West vs. Mahaffey
West hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Coleman. West reaches second base with a double. Clift scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Mahaffey
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pepper vs. Mahaffey
Pepper hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Mahaffey
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melillo vs. Mahaffey
Melillo takes first base on ball four. West moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hemsley vs. Mahaffey
Hemsley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cramer throws the ball in to Warstler who tags Hemsley trying to catch an extra base, for the out. West scores. Burns scores. Melillo moves to third. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Blaeholder
Warstler hits a popup towards short. Bejma settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Blaeholder
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Blaeholder covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blaeholder
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Pepper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Mahaffey
Bejma hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blaeholder vs. Mahaffey
There goes Bejma. The throw from Berry and he is safe. Bejma steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blaeholder vs. Mahaffey
Blaeholder hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Mahaffey
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Mahaffey
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Blaeholder
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Blaeholder
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campbell throws the ball in to Burns who tags Coleman trying to return to first, for the out. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McNair vs. Blaeholder
McNair hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Blaeholder
Higgins strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Blaeholder
Berry hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mahaffey
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahaffey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepper vs. Mahaffey
Pepper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campbell vs. McKeithan
Tim McKeithan now pitching.
Campbell takes first base on ball four. Pepper moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Melillo vs. McKeithan
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns scores. Pepper moves to third. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hemsley vs. McKeithan
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pepper scores. Campbell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bejma vs. McKeithan
Bejma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKeithan vs. Blaeholder
McKeithan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Blaeholder
Warstler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Blaeholder
Cramer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaeholder vs. McKeithan
Blaeholder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. McKeithan
Clift hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Marcum
Johnny Marcum now pitching.
West hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Marcum
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burns for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepper vs. Marcum
Pepper hits a fly ball into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 6 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blaeholder
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Blaeholder
Foxx hits a line drive into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Blaeholder
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 6 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Marcum
Campbell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Marcum
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Marcum
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Marcum covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 6 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Blaeholder
McNair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Blaeholder
Higgins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West. Higgins reaches second base with a double. McNair goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Blaeholder
Hemsley throws to second, with Bejma covering, and has Higgins trapped. There's the throw to Clift who tags Higgins for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Blaeholder
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bejma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marcum vs. Blaeholder
Marcum hits a fly ball into left field. Pepper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Marcum
Bejma takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blaeholder vs. Marcum
Blaeholder bunts towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Warstler covering, for the out. Bejma moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Marcum
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Marcum
West hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bejma moves to third. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Marcum
Burns strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Blaeholder
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift juggles the ball. That's an error on Clift. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Blaeholder
Cramer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Blaeholder
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Warstler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Blaeholder
Foxx is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Blaeholder
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepper vs. Marcum
Pepper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Marcum
Campbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Marcum
Melillo hits a fly ball into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Marcum
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pepper moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bejma vs. Marcum
Bejma strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Blaeholder
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bejma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Blaeholder
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bejma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Blaeholder
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bejma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaeholder vs. Marcum
Blaeholder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Marcum
Clift hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blaeholder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Marcum
West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blaeholder scores. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Marcum
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clift scores. West moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pepper vs. Kline
Bob Kline now pitching.
Pepper strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campbell vs. Kline
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. West scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Kline
Melillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Kline
Hemsley strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Blaeholder
Bing Miller pinch hits for Bob Kline.
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pepper. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Warstler vs. Blaeholder
Warstler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Blaeholder
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Pepper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Blaeholder
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bejma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/20/1934 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Warstler R, 2b 5 1 1 0 Clift H, 3b 4 3 3 2 Cramer D, cf 4 0 0 0 West S, cf 5 2 2 2 Johnson B, lf 5 1 1 1 Burns J, 1b 4 2 2 1 Foxx J, 1b 3 1 2 1 Pepper R, lf 5 1 2 0 Coleman E, rf 4 1 1 0 Campbell B, rf 4 0 0 1 McNair E, ss 4 3 3 2 Melillo S, 2b 4 0 1 1 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 2 2 Hemsley R, c 5 0 3 3 Berry C, c 4 0 1 1 Bejma O, ss 3 0 1 0 Mahaffey R, p 1 0 0 0 Blaeholder G, p 1 2 0 0 McKeithan T, p 1 0 0 0 Marcum J, p 1 0 0 0 Kline B, p 0 0 0 0 Miller B, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 12 7 35 10 14 10 Philadelphia 402 001 000 -- 7 St.Louis 302 200 03x -- 10 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Mahaffey R* 2.0 6 5 5 2 0 McKeithan T+ 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 Marcum J (L)# 4.0 5 3 3 3 3 Kline B 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Blaeholder G (W) 9.0 12 7 7 1 3 * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd + Pitched to 2 batters in 4th # Pitched to 4 batters in 8th E -- Clift H DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 5, St.Louis 9 2B -- West S, Higgins P, Miller B 3B -- Johnson B, Clift H HR -- McNair E, Clift H SB -- Bejma O SH -- Cramer D, Blaeholder G T -- 2:24 A -- 0
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