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Expos
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
September 23, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos, played on September 23, 1979 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 23, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 23, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
Home Starting Pitcher | Nino Espinosa |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 26,507 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Dutch Rennert 3B: Ed Montague |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry White | Left Fielder |
Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
Gary Carter | Catcher |
Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Bill Lee | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Rose | First Baseman |
Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
Keith Moreland | Catcher |
Lonnie Smith | Center Fielder |
Greg Gross | Left Fielder |
Mike Anderson | Right Fielder |
Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
Nino Espinosa | Pitcher |
Dallas Green | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Expos
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
September 23, 1979
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Espinosa
White hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Espinosa
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Espinosa
Dawson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Espinosa
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Schmidt. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Espinosa
Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Perez trying to get to home. Gross throws the ball in to Moreland who tags Perez, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Lee
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Lee
Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Lee
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreland vs. Lee
Moreland hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Espinosa
Valentine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Espinosa
Parrish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Espinosa
Speier hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Espinosa
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Espinosa
White is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Espinosa
There goes White. The throw from Moreland and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Espinosa
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lee
Smith hits a line drive towards third. Parrish reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Lee
Gross hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Lee
Anderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Lee
Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mackanin vs. Lee
Pete Mackanin pinch hits for Nino Espinosa.
Mackanin is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Bird
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Bird
Carter is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Lee
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Lee
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Lee
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Bird
Valentine is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Bird
There goes Valentine. The throw from Moreland and he is safe. Valentine steals second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Bird
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Bird
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Valentine moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Bird
Lee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Anderson. Lee reaches second base with a double. Valentine scores. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Bird
White hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Lee
Moreland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lee
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Lee
Gross takes first base on ball four. Moreland moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Lee
Anderson hits a popup towards the mound. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. Lee
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Cash fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bird
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Bird
Dawson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Bird
Perez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Bird
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Lee
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Doug Bird.
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Lee
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Lee
Trillo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine who is chasing the ball. Trillo reaches third base with a triple. Rose goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schmidt vs. Lee
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moreland vs. Lee
Moreland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trillo scores. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lee
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Eastwick
Rawly Eastwick now pitching.
Valentine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gross. Valentine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Eastwick
Parrish hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Eastwick
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eastwick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Valentine scores. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Eastwick
Lee bunts towards first. Rose scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lee for the out. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Eastwick
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speier scores. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Eastwick
There goes White. The throw from Moreland and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Eastwick
Cash strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 6 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Lee
Gross hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Lee
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Lee
Bowa hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Lee
Bake McBride pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick.
McBride hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Lee
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 6 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Saucier
Kevin Saucier now pitching.
Dawson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Saucier
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Saucier
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Saucier
Valentine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Anderson. Valentine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Saucier
Parrish is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speier vs. Saucier
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saucier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Lee
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Lee
Schmidt hits a line drive towards short. Speier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Lee
Moreland hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Saucier
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Saucier
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Saucier
Saucier fires to first and has White trapped. There's the throw to Bowa who tags White for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Saucier
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Saucier
Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Saucier
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lee
Tom Hutton now playing first base.
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Lee
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Lee
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Lee
Bowa hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Saucier
Carter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Saucier
Valentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Saucier
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speier vs. Saucier
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Saucier
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lee for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lee
Garry Maddox pinch hits for Kevin Saucier.
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Lee
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Lee
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/23/1979 -- Montreal at Philadelphia (D) Montreal AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI White J, lf 3 0 1 1 Rose P, 1b 5 1 1 0 Cash D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Trillo M, 2b 5 1 2 1 Dawson A, cf 5 2 3 2 Schmidt M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Perez T, 1b 5 0 2 0 Moreland K, c 4 0 2 1 Hutton T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Smith L, cf 4 0 0 0 Carter G, c 4 0 1 0 Gross G, lf 3 0 0 0 Valentine E, rf 4 2 3 0 Anderson M, rf 3 1 2 0 Parrish L, 3b 4 1 1 0 Bowa L, ss 4 0 1 0 Speier C, ss 5 2 2 3 Espinosa N, p 0 0 0 0 Lee B, p 4 0 1 1 Mackanin P, ph 1 0 0 0 Bird D, p 0 0 0 0 McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0 Eastwick R, p 0 0 0 0 McBride B, ph 1 1 1 2 Saucier K, p 0 0 0 0 Maddox G, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 7 15 7 36 4 9 4 Montreal 120 102 100 -- 7 Philadelphia 000 022 000 -- 4 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO Lee B (W) 9.0 9 4 4 2 3 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Espinosa N (L) 2.0 5 3 3 0 0 Bird D 3.0 2 1 1 0 3 Eastwick R 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 Saucier K 3.0 5 1 1 3 2 E -- Schmidt M LOB -- Montreal 11, Philadelphia 7 2B -- Lee B, Perez T, Valentine E 2 3B -- Trillo M HR -- Dawson A 2, Speier C, McBride B SB -- White J 2, Valentine E CS -- White J SH -- Lee B HBP -- by Espinosa N (White J), by Bird D (Valentine E) T -- 2:27 A -- 26507
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