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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 26, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on April 26, 1971 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 20,402 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Mel Steiner |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Dave Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
| Joe Hague | First Baseman |
| Ted Sizemore | Shortstop |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 26, 1971
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Gibson
Agee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Agee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Gibson
Harrelson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Harrelson reaches second base with a double. Agee scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Gibson
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrelson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Gibson
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson has Harrelson trapped. He runs over and tags Harrelson for the out. Marshall moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Gibson
Kranepool hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marshall scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boswell vs. Gibson
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Seaver
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Seaver
Simmons hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Gibson
Grote strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Gibson
Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Seaver
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Seaver
Cardenal strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Seaver
Hague hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Gibson
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Gibson
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Gibson
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gibson
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Gibson
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boswell vs. Gibson
Boswell hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Seaver
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Seaver
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Seaver
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Seaver
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Alou reaches second base with a double. Javier scores. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Simmons vs. Seaver
Simmons hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Gibson
Grote hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Grote reaches second base with a double. Aspromonte goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seaver vs. Gibson
Seaver bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Gibson
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Gibson
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Gibson
The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Grote moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Gibson
There's a wild pitch. Grote scores. Harrelson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Gibson
Marshall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Marshall reaches second base with a double. Harrelson scores. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Gibson
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marshall scores. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Brunet
George Brunet now pitching.
Kranepool hits a popup towards short. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Seaver
Tim Foli now playing second base.
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Seaver
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Seaver
Hague strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Brunet
Foli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Brunet
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Brunet
Grote hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Seaver
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Seaver
Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Seaver
Leron Lee pinch hits for George Brunet.
Lee strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Norman
Fred Norman now pitching. Luis Melendez now playing right field.
Seaver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Norman
Agee hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Norman
Harrelson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Norman
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Norman
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Seaver
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Seaver
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Norman
Kranepool hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Norman
There's a wild pitch. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Norman
Foli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melendez. Foli reaches second base with a double. Kranepool scores. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Norman
The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Foli moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aspromonte vs. Norman
Aspromonte hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grote vs. Norman
Grote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seaver vs. Norman
Seaver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foli scores. Grote moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Agee vs. Norman
There's a wild pitch. Grote scores. Seaver moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Norman
Agee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Taylor
Chuck Taylor now pitching.
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Seaver
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Seaver
Melendez hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hague vs. Seaver
Hague hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Foli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Seaver
Sizemore is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Taylor
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Taylor
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Taylor
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foli vs. Taylor
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to home to get Jones. Kranepool moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aspromonte vs. Taylor
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague fields the ball and throws to Taylor covering. Safe. Kranepool scores. Foli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grote vs. Taylor
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Seaver
Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burda vs. Seaver
Bob Burda pinch hits for Chuck Taylor.
Burda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Seaver hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Drabowsky
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Drabowsky
Harrelson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Seaver
Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee who is chasing the ball. Alou reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simmons vs. Seaver
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 12 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Seaver
Torre is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 12 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Seaver
Melendez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 12 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hague vs. Seaver
Hague hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Melendez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 12 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Seaver
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1971 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Agee T, cf 5 2 2 1 Brock L, lf 4 0 1 0
Harrelson B, ss 5 1 1 1 Alou M, cf 4 1 2 1
Marshall D, rf 3 3 2 1 Simmons T, c 3 0 0 1
Jones C, lf 5 0 3 1 Torre J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Kranepool E, 1b 5 2 4 2 Cardenal J, rf 2 0 0 0
Boswell K, 2b 2 0 0 0 Melendez L, rf 2 0 1 0
Foli T, 2b 2 1 1 1 Hague J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte B, 3b 5 1 2 1 Sizemore T, ss 4 0 0 0
Grote J, c 4 2 1 1 Javier J, 2b 3 1 1 0
Seaver T, p 5 0 1 1 Gibson B, p 1 0 0 0
Brunet G, p 0 0 0 0
Lee L, ph 1 0 0 0
Norman F, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor C, p 0 0 0 0
Burda B, ph 1 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 12 17 10 33 2 7 2
New York 201 401 310 -- 12
St.Louis 001 000 001 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (W) 9.0 7 2 2 0 8
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (L) 3.2 10 7 7 2 2
Brunet G 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Norman F 1.1 4 4 4 3 1
Taylor C 1.2 3 1 1 0 0
Drabowsky M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- New York 8, St.Louis 5
2B -- Agee T, Harrelson B, Alou M, Grote J, Marshall D, Foli T
3B -- Alou M
HR -- Agee T
SF -- Simmons T
WP -- Gibson B, Norman F 2
PB -- Simmons T 2
T -- 2:14
A -- 20402
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