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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 15, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves, played on June 15, 1976 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 15, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 15, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Ruthven |
Home Starting Pitcher | Eric Rasmussen |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 18,422 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Paul Runge |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
Lee Lacy | Second Baseman |
Dave May | Left Fielder |
Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
Ken Henderson | Right Fielder |
Earl Williams | Catcher |
Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
Jerry Royster | Third Baseman |
Dick Ruthven | Pitcher |
Dave Bristol | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Mumphrey | Left Fielder |
Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Bake McBride | Center Fielder |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Willie Crawford | Right Fielder |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
Hector Cruz | Third Baseman |
Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
Eric Rasmussen | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 15, 1976
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Rasmussen
Office hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Rasmussen
There's a wild pitch. Office moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lacy vs. Rasmussen
Lacy hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Office moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Rasmussen
May strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montanez vs. Rasmussen
Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Office scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Rasmussen
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Ruthven
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Ruthven
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Ruthven
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Ruthven
There goes McBride. The throw from Williams and he is safe. McBride steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Ruthven
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rasmussen
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Rasmussen
Chaney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Royster vs. Rasmussen
There goes Chaney. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Chaney steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Royster vs. Rasmussen
Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruthven vs. Rasmussen
Ruthven strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Office vs. Rasmussen
Office hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Ruthven
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Ruthven
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Ruthven
Cruz hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Rasmussen
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Rasmussen
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Rasmussen
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Rasmussen
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Ruthven
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rasmussen vs. Ruthven
Rasmussen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Ruthven
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rasmussen
Williams hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Rasmussen
Chaney hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Rasmussen
Royster hits a line drive into left field. Mumphrey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mumphrey. Royster moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruthven vs. Rasmussen
Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Ruthven
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Ruthven
McBride hits a line drive into left field. May picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on May. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Ruthven
Simmons hits a line drive into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Ruthven
Crawford strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Rasmussen
Office hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Rasmussen
Lacy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Rasmussen
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lacy moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Rasmussen
Montanez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Rasmussen
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Crawford. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Crawford throws the ball in to Cruz who tags Henderson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lacy scores. May goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Ruthven
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Ruthven
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Ruthven
Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Ruthven
Vic Harris pinch hits for Eric Rasmussen.
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mumphrey vs. Ruthven
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Solomon
Eddie Solomon now pitching.
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Solomon
Chaney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Chaney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Royster vs. Solomon
Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruthven vs. Solomon
Ruthven hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chaney scores. Ruthven moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Office vs. Solomon
Office hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Solomon, and towards Tyson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Ruthven
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Ruthven
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Ruthven
There goes McBride. The throw from Williams and he is safe. McBride steals second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Ruthven
Simmons hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Ruthven scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. McBride moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crawford vs. Ruthven
Crawford hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Solomon
Lacy hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Solomon
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Solomon
Montanez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Ruthven
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Ruthven
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Ruthven
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Ruthven
Ron Fairly pinch hits for Eddie Solomon.
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Chaney fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wallace
Mike Wallace now pitching.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wallace
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Wallace
Chaney is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Ruthven
Mumphrey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Mumphrey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Ruthven
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McBride vs. Ruthven
McBride takes first base on ball four. Mumphrey moves to third. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Ruthven
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. Mumphrey scores. Kessinger moves to third. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crawford vs. Ruthven
Crawford hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Ruthven
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. McBride scores. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Devine
Adrian Devine now pitching.
Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lacy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Wallace
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wallace fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devine vs. Wallace
Devine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Wallace covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Wallace
Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Devine
Tyson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Leon
Reggie Smith pinch hits for Mike Wallace. Max Leon now pitching.
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tyson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mumphrey vs. Beard
Mike Beard now pitching.
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out. Tyson scores. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Beard
Mike Anderson pinch hits for Don Kessinger.
Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Beard
McBride takes first base on ball four. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Beard
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/15/1976 -- Atlanta at St.Louis (N) Atlanta AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Office R, cf 5 1 1 0 Mumphrey J, lf 5 1 1 1 Lacy L, 2b 4 1 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 3 1 0 0 May D, lf 3 1 1 0 Anderson M, ph 1 0 0 0 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 1 1 McBride B, cf 3 1 3 0 Henderson K, rf 4 0 1 2 Simmons T, c 5 0 0 1 Williams E, c 4 1 1 1 Crawford W, rf 4 0 0 0 Chaney D, ss 4 1 2 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 3 2 Royster J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cruz H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Ruthven D, p 3 0 1 1 Tyson M, 2b 3 1 0 0 Devine A, p 1 0 0 0 Rasmussen E, p 1 0 0 0 Leon M, p 0 0 0 0 Harris V, ph 1 0 1 0 Beard M, p 0 0 0 0 Solomon E, p 0 0 0 0 Fairly R, ph 1 0 0 0 Wallace M, p 0 0 0 0 Smith R, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 10 5 36 4 9 4 Atlanta 110 021 000 -- 5 St.Louis 000 000 031 -- 4 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Ruthven D (W) 7.2 8 3 3 2 3 Devine A* 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 Leon M+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Beard M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Rasmussen E (L) 5.0 8 4 4 1 2 Solomon E 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 Wallace M 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Mumphrey J, May D LOB -- Atlanta 5, St.Louis 9 2B -- Henderson K, Chaney D, Mumphrey J HR -- Williams E SB -- McBride B 2, Chaney D WP -- Rasmussen E T -- 2:30 A -- 18422
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