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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 19, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 19, 1939 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 19, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 19, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Schoolboy Rowe |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Kramer |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 1,250 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Lou Kolls 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
Earl Averill | Left Fielder |
Rudy York | Catcher |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
Schoolboy Rowe | Pitcher |
Del Baker | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
Joe Grace | Right Fielder |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
Chet Laabs | Center Fielder |
Joe Glenn | Catcher |
Mark Christman | Shortstop |
Jack Kramer | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 19, 1939
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Kramer
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Kramer
There goes McCosky. The throw from Glenn and he is safe. McCosky steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCoy vs. Kramer
McCoy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Kramer
Glenn fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Glenn. McCosky moves to third. McCoy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Averill vs. Kramer
Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCosky tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Kramer
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Kramer
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Rowe
Berardino strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Rowe
Grace hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Rowe
McQuinn hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Kramer
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Kramer
There goes Higgins. The throw from Glenn and he is out, Christman applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kramer
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Kramer
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kramer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Rowe
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Rowe
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Rowe
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glenn vs. Rowe
Glenn hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowe vs. Kramer
Rowe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Kramer
There goes Rowe. The throw from Glenn and he is out, Christman applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Kramer
McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Kramer
McCoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Kramer
There goes McCoy. The throw from Glenn and he is safe. McCoy steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Kramer
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Kramer
York takes first base on ball four. McCoy moves to third. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greenberg vs. Kramer
Greenberg is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Rowe
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kramer vs. Rowe
Kramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Rowe
Berardino hits a line drive into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Rowe
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Kramer
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kramer
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Kramer
Rogell takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rowe vs. Kramer
There go the runners. The throw from Glenn and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Fox scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rowe vs. Kramer
Rowe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Kramer
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCoy vs. Kramer
McCoy takes first base on ball four. Rogell moves to third. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Averill vs. Lawson
Roxie Lawson now pitching.
Averill hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Laabs. Averill reaches second base with a double. Rogell scores. McCosky scores. McCoy moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
York vs. Lawson
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greenberg vs. Lawson
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Lawson
Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Lawson
Fox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Rowe
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Rowe
Solters hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Solters reaches second base with a double. McQuinn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Rowe
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Laabs vs. Rowe
Laabs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Solters scores. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glenn vs. Rowe
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rowe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Christman vs. Rowe
Christman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Lawson
Rogell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rowe vs. Lawson
Rowe bunts for an out with unknown description. Rogell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Lawson
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Lawson
McCoy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawson vs. Rowe
Lawson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Rowe
Berardino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Rowe
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy misplays the ball. That's an error on McCoy. Berardino moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Rowe
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berardino moves to third. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Solters vs. Rowe
Solters hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clift vs. Rowe
Clift strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Lawson
Averill hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Lawson
York hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Lawson
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Lawson
Higgins takes first base on ball four. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Lawson
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg scores. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rogell vs. Lawson
Rogell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 9 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Rowe
Laabs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Laabs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glenn vs. Rowe
Glenn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Rowe
Christman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lawson vs. Rowe
Lawson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 9 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowe vs. Lawson
Rowe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Lawson
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Lawson
McCoy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Lawson
Averill hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 9 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Rowe
Berardino hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky who is chasing the ball. Berardino reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Rowe
Grace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berardino scores. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Rowe
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solters vs. Rowe
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rowe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clift vs. Rowe
Clift hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Lawson
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Lawson
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Lawson
Higgins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes York trying to get to third. Grace throws the ball in to Clift, who tags York for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Lawson
Fox strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Rowe
Laabs hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Rowe
Glenn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Rowe
Christman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Lawson
Rogell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowe vs. Lawson
Rowe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Lawson
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Lawson
McCoy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Rowe
Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Roxie Lawson.
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Rowe
Berardino hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Rowe
There goes Berardino. The throw from York and he is safe. Berardino steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Rowe
Grace hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Rowe
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/19/1939 -- Detroit at St.Louis (D) Detroit AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI McCosky B, cf 4 2 0 0 Berardino J, 2b 4 1 2 0 McCoy B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Grace J, rf 5 0 1 1 Averill E, lf 3 1 1 3 McQuinn G, 1b 4 1 2 0 York R, c 3 1 1 0 Solters M, lf 4 1 1 1 Greenberg H, 1b 5 2 2 4 Clift H, 3b 2 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 3 0 2 0 Laabs C, cf 4 0 2 1 Fox P, rf 5 1 2 1 Glenn J, c 4 0 0 0 Rogell B, ss 4 1 1 0 Christman M, ss 4 0 0 0 Rowe S, p 2 0 0 0 Kramer J, p 1 0 1 0 Lawson R, p 2 0 0 0 Sullivan B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 9 10 8 35 3 9 3 Detroit 100 701 000 -- 9 St.Louis 000 200 100 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Rowe S (W) 9.0 9 3 3 4 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Kramer J (L) 3.2 2 5 4 9 2 Lawson R 5.1 8 4 4 4 1 E -- Glenn J 2, McCoy B DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Detroit 11, St.Louis 9 2B -- Averill E, Solters M, Laabs C 3B -- Berardino J HR -- Greenberg H SB -- McCosky B, McCoy B, Rogell B, Fox P, Berardino J CS -- Higgins P, Rowe S SH -- Rowe S SF -- Averill E T -- 2:20 A -- 1250
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