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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 27, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 27, 1950 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 27, 1950 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 27, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Houtteman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lou Brissie |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 8,884 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Paparella |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
Bob Swift | Catcher |
Art Houtteman | Pitcher |
Red Rolfe | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Paul Lehner | Left Fielder |
Billy Hitchcock | Second Baseman |
Kermit Wahl | Third Baseman |
Mike Guerra | Catcher |
Lou Brissie | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 27, 1950
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Brissie
Lipon hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Brissie
Priddy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Brissie
Kell bunts towards the mound. Brissie fields it and throws to first for the out. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Brissie
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Brissie
There's a wild pitch. Priddy moves to third. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evers vs. Brissie
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groth vs. Brissie
Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Priddy scores. Wertz scores. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kolloway vs. Brissie
Kolloway hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Houtteman
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Houtteman
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Houtteman
Fain hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Brissie
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wahl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Brissie
Houtteman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Brissie
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Houtteman
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Houtteman
Lehner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Houtteman
Hitchcock strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wahl vs. Houtteman
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Brissie
Priddy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Brissie
Kell hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Brissie
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Brissie
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Brissie
Groth takes first base on ball four. Priddy moves to third. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kolloway vs. Brissie
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Houtteman
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brissie vs. Houtteman
Brissie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Houtteman
Joost hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Brissie
Swift hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Guerra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Brissie
Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wahl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Brissie
Lipon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Lipon reaches second base with a double. Houtteman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Priddy vs. Brissie
Priddy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Brissie
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wahl juggles the ball. That's an error on Wahl. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Brissie
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wahl fields it and throws to first for the out. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Brissie
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Brissie
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Hitchcock fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Houtteman
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Houtteman
Fain hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Fain reaches second base with a double. Wertz throws the ball in to Kell who tags Fain trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Moses goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Houtteman
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Houtteman
Lehner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Houtteman
Hitchcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lehner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wahl vs. Houtteman
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Brissie
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wahl juggles the ball. That's an error on Wahl. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Brissie
Swift hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houtteman vs. Brissie
Houtteman bunts towards the mound. Brissie fields it and throws to first for the out. Kolloway moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Brissie
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Houtteman
Guerra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brissie vs. Houtteman
Brissie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Brissie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Houtteman
Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Houtteman
Moses hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brissie moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fain vs. Houtteman
Fain takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Houtteman
Chapman hits a line drive towards third. Kell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Brissie
Priddy hits a line drive towards first. Fain reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Brissie
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Brissie
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Brissie
Evers hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Houtteman
Lehner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Houtteman
Hitchcock hits a fly ball towards left. Evers catches it and throws to second to double up Lehner, who tagged up and tried to advance to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Houtteman
Wahl hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Brissie
Pete Suder now playing shortstop.
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Suder fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Brissie
Kolloway bunts towards the mound. Brissie fields it and throws to first for the out. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Brissie
Swift hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Houtteman vs. Brissie
Houtteman hits a popup in front of the plate. Guerra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Houtteman
Guerra hits a popup, foul, halfway down the third base line. Houtteman gets to the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Houtteman. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Houtteman
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Houtteman
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Lou Brissie.
Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Houtteman
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Houtteman
Moses hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Scheib
Carl Scheib now pitching.
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scheib fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Scheib
Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Scheib
Kell strikes out. Guerra drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kell out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Houtteman
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Houtteman
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Houtteman
Lehner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Houtteman
Hitchcock hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Scheib
Wertz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Scheib
Evers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lehner. Evers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Scheib
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kolloway vs. Scheib
Kolloway strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Scheib
Charlie Keller pinch hits for Bob Swift.
Keller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evers scores. Groth moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Houtteman vs. Scheib
Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Suder misplays the ball. That's an error on Suder. Groth scores. Keller moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Scheib
Lipon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keller scores. Houtteman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Priddy vs. Scheib
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Houtteman
Aaron Robinson now catching.
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Houtteman
Guerra hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheib vs. Houtteman
Scheib hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/27/1950, game 2 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Lipon J, ss 6 1 2 1 Joost E, ss 3 0 0 0 Priddy J, 2b 5 2 2 3 Suder P, ss 1 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Moses W, rf 3 1 1 0 Wertz V, rf 2 1 0 0 Fain F, 1b 3 0 1 1 Evers H, lf 3 1 1 0 Chapman S, cf 4 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 3 1 2 2 Lehner P, lf 4 0 4 0 Kolloway D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hitchcock B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Swift B, c 4 0 0 0 Wahl K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Keller C, ph 1 1 1 1 Guerra M, c 4 0 1 0 Robinson A, c 0 0 0 0 Brissie L, p 2 0 1 0 Houtteman A, p 4 1 1 0 Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0 Scheib C, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 8 9 7 34 1 9 1 Detroit 200 300 003 -- 8 Philadelphia 000 100 000 -- 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Houtteman A (W) 9.0 9 1 1 2 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Brissie L (L) 7.0 6 5 5 7 1 Scheib C 2.0 3 3 1 1 2 E -- Wahl K 2, Houtteman A, Suder P DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Detroit 12, Philadelphia 8 2B -- Lipon J, Fain F, Brissie L, Evers H HR -- Priddy J SH -- Kell G, Houtteman A, Kolloway D WP -- Brissie L T -- 2:05 A -- 8884
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