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Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 20, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 20, 1973 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 20, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 20, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 8,770 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank Morgenweck 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Larry McCoy |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
Al Kaline | First Baseman |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Frank Howard | DH |
Dick Sharon | Right Fielder |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Harris | Center Fielder |
Larry Biittner | Right Fielder |
Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
Jim Fregosi | Third Baseman |
Dick Billings | DH |
Jim Mason | Second Baseman |
Ken Suarez | Catcher |
Pete Mackanin | Shortstop |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 20, 1973
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Merritt
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Merritt
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Merritt
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Merritt
Horton hits a line drive into center field. Harris picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Harris. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. Merritt
Freehan hits a popup towards short. Mackanin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Perry
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Perry
Biittner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Perry
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Biittner scores. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fregosi vs. Perry
Fregosi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Billings vs. Perry
Billings hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer scores. Johnson moves to third. Fregosi moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mason vs. Perry
Mason hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Mason reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Fregosi scores. Billings moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Suarez vs. Fryman
Woodie Fryman now pitching.
Suarez hits a line drive into left field. Horton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Horton. Billings scores. Mason scores. Suarez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mackanin vs. Fryman
There's a wild pitch. Suarez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mackanin vs. Fryman
Mackanin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Fryman
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Merritt
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharon vs. Merritt
Sharon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Merritt
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sharon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brinkman vs. Merritt
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to second for the out. Sharon scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Merritt
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brinkman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Merritt
Taylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Brinkman scores. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Merritt
Kaline hits a line drive into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Fryman
Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Fryman
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fryman
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Merritt
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Merritt
Freehan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Merritt
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sharon vs. Merritt
Sharon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horton moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Gogolewski
Bill Gogolewski now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horton scores. Howard moves to third. Sharon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brinkman vs. Gogolewski
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Fryman
Fregosi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Fryman
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fryman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Fryman
Mason hits a fly ball into right field. Sharon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Gogolewski
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Gogolewski
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mason misplays the ball. That's an error on Mason. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Gogolewski
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Fryman
Suarez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Suarez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mackanin vs. Fryman
Mackanin hits a popup towards the mound. Fryman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Fryman
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Fryman
Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Larry Biittner.
Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Fryman
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Suarez scores. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Strahler
Mike Strahler now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Gogolewski
Jeff Burroughs now playing right field. Jim Northrup pinch hits for Willie Horton.
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gogolewski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Gogolewski
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gogolewski
Gates Brown pinch hits for Frank Howard.
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Strahler
Jim Northrup now playing left field.
Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Strahler
Billings hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Northrup. Billings reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mason vs. Strahler
There's a wild pitch. Billings moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mason vs. Strahler
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Suarez vs. Strahler
Suarez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharon vs. Gogolewski
Sharon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Gogolewski
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Gogolewski
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackanin vs. Strahler
Mackanin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Strahler
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Strahler
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Gogolewski
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Gogolewski
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gogolewski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Gogolewski
Norm Cash pinch hits for Al Kaline.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Gogolewski covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Strahler
Norm Cash now playing first base.
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Strahler
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Sharon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Strahler
Fregosi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sharon who is chasing the ball. Fregosi reaches third base with a triple. Spencer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Billings vs. Strahler
Billings strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mason vs. Strahler
Mason hits a fly ball into right field. Sharon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Gogolewski
Elliott Maddox now playing left field.
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Gogolewski
Freehan hits a popup towards short. Mackanin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Gogolewski
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sharon vs. Gogolewski
Sharon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northrup moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAuliffe vs. Gogolewski
Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northrup scores. Brown moves to third. Sharon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brinkman vs. Gogolewski
Brinkman hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanley vs. Gogolewski
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. Sharon scores. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Durham
Don Durham now pitching.
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Hiller
Tony Taylor now playing third base. Dick McAuliffe now playing second base. John Hiller now pitching.
Suarez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackanin vs. Hiller
Mackanin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Hiller
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Paul
Mike Paul now pitching. Ike Brown pinch hits for Norm Cash.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Paul
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Paul
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Paul
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/20/1973 -- Detroit at Texas (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Stanley M, cf 5 0 3 2 Harris V, cf 4 0 0 0 Taylor T, 2b-3b 5 0 1 1 Biittner L, rf 1 1 0 0 Kaline A, 1b 3 0 1 0 Burroughs J, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Cash N, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Spencer J, 1b 4 2 3 1 Brown I, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson A, lf 4 1 1 1 Horton W, lf 2 1 2 0 Maddox E, lf 0 0 0 0 Northrup J, ph-lf 2 1 1 0 Fregosi J, 3b 4 1 3 1 Freehan B, c 5 0 0 0 Billings D, dh 4 1 2 1 Howard F, dh 2 0 1 0 Mason J, 2b 4 1 1 2 Brown G, ph 3 1 1 0 Suarez K, c 4 1 2 2 Sharon D, rf 4 2 3 0 Mackanin P, ss 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 2 1 McAuliffe D, ph-2b 1 0 1 1 Brinkman E, ss 4 1 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 6 16 6 35 8 12 8 Detroit 021 000 030 -- 6 Texas 600 100 10x -- 8 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Perry J (L) 0.1 5 6 6 1 1 Fryman W 3.1 4 1 1 1 1 Strahler M 3.1 3 1 1 0 2 Hiller J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Merritt J 2.1 9 3 3 0 0 Gogolewski B (W) 5.1 7 3 3 0 3 Durham D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Paul M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 E -- Harris V, Horton W, Mason J DP -- Detroit 1, Texas 3 LOB -- Detroit 9, Texas 5 2B -- Mason J, Taylor T, Suarez K, Billings D 3B -- Fregosi J WP -- Fryman W, Strahler M T -- 2:39 A -- 8770
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