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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 4, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 4, 1973 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 4, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Moose |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Murphy |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 12,671 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Williams 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Andy Olsen |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Clines | Center Fielder |
Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
Al Oliver | First Baseman |
Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
Milt May | Catcher |
Gene Alley | Shortstop |
Bob Moose | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
Joe Torre | First Baseman |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
Tom Murphy | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 4, 1973
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Murphy
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy juggles the ball. That's an error on Murphy. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Murphy
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clines moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Murphy
Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Clines scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Murphy
The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stargell vs. Murphy
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hebner vs. Murphy
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Moose
Brock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk who is chasing the ball. Brock reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sizemore vs. Moose
Sizemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Moose
Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Moose
Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Sizemore moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cruz vs. Moose
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sizemore tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carbo vs. Moose
Carbo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Moose
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Murphy
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Murphy
May hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Murphy
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Moose
Tyson hits a line drive towards first. Oliver reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Moose
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Moose
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Moose
There's a wild pitch. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Moose
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moose vs. Murphy
Moose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Murphy
Clines hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Murphy
Stennett hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Moose
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Moose
Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Moose
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Murphy
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Murphy
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Murphy
Hebner hits a line drive into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Murphy
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Moose
Carbo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Moose
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Moose
Tyson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Moose
Murphy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Murphy reaches second base with a double. Reitz scores. Tyson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brock vs. Moose
Brock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sizemore vs. Moose
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tyson scores. Murphy scores. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Moose
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Dettore
Tom Dettore now pitching.
Simmons hits a fly ball towards right. Zisk settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Zisk. Sizemore moves to third. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cruz vs. Dettore
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carbo vs. Dettore
Carbo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sizemore scores. Torre scores. Simmons moves to third. Carbo moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reitz vs. Dettore
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Carbo scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Dettore
Tyson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Murphy
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first, with Murphy covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Murphy
Alley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dettore vs. Murphy
Dettore hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Murphy
Clines hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock who is chasing the ball. Clines reaches third base with a triple. Alley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stennett vs. Murphy
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Dettore
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Dettore
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Dettore
There goes Brock. The throw from May and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Dettore
Sizemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Dettore
Torre hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Dettore
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Murphy
Jim Dwyer now playing left field.
Oliver hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Murphy
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Murphy
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Murphy
Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Murphy
May hits a fly ball into left field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Dettore
Jackie Hernandez now playing shortstop.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Dettore covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Dettore
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Dettore
Reitz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Murphy
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dettore vs. Murphy
Dettore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Murphy covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Murphy
Clines hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz. Clines reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stennett vs. Murphy
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Dettore
Tyson strikes out. May drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Tyson out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Dettore
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Dettore
Dwyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Dettore
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Murphy
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Murphy
Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Murphy
Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Murphy
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hebner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Murphy
May hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Dettore
Vic Davalillo now playing left field.
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Dettore
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Dettore
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dettore fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Dettore
Carbo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reitz vs. Dettore
Reitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davalillo. Reitz reaches second base with a double. Cruz scores. Carbo moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tyson vs. Dettore
Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Murphy
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Murphy
Fernando Gonzalez pinch hits for Tom Dettore.
Gonzalez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Murphy
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1973 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Clines G, cf 5 1 2 1 Brock L, lf 2 2 1 0 Stennett R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Dwyer J, lf 1 0 1 0 Oliver A, 1b 4 1 2 2 Sizemore T, 2b 4 2 2 3 Stargell W, lf 4 0 2 0 Torre J, 1b 5 1 2 1 Davalillo V, lf 0 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 5 1 1 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cruz J, cf 4 1 0 1 Zisk R, rf 3 0 2 0 Carbo B, rf 4 1 3 2 May M, c 4 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 5 1 2 3 Alley G, ss 2 1 1 0 Tyson M, ss 5 1 1 0 Hernandez J, ss 2 0 0 0 Murphy T, p 4 1 2 1 Moose B, p 1 0 0 0 Dettore T, p 2 0 0 0 Gonzalez F, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 10 3 39 11 15 11 Pittsburgh 100 011 000 -- 3 St.Louis 200 800 01x -- 11 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Moose B (L) 3.1 8 8 6 3 0 Dettore T 4.2 7 3 1 1 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Murphy T (W) 9.0 10 3 2 1 2 E -- Murphy T, Zisk R DP -- St.Louis 3 LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, St.Louis 9 2B -- Oliver A, Simmons T, Murphy T, Clines G, Reitz K 3B -- Brock L, Clines G HR -- Oliver A SB -- Brock L SF -- Cruz J HBP -- by Murphy T (Gonzalez F) WP -- Moose B PB -- Simmons T T -- 2:05 A -- 12671
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