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Orioles
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 29, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 29, 1954 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Kuzava |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Jim Brideweser | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Bob Kuzava | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Tom Umphlett | Right Fielder |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Jerry Snyder | Shortstop |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 29, 1954
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Porterfield
Abrams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Porterfield
Coan hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Porterfield
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kuzava
Yost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Kuzava
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Kuzava
Vernon hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Porterfield
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Porterfield
Courtney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Courtney reaches second base with a double. Stephens goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Diering vs. Porterfield
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brideweser vs. Porterfield
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Courtney moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hunter vs. Porterfield
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuzava vs. Porterfield
Kuzava hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Kuzava
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Kuzava
Sievers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Kuzava
Umphlett is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Porterfield
Abrams hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Porterfield
Coan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Porterfield
Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Porterfield
Stephens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Kuzava
Fitz Gerald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Kuzava
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porterfield vs. Kuzava
Porterfield strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Kuzava
There goes Snyder. The throw from Courtney and he is safe. Snyder steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Kuzava
Yost hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Porterfield
Courtney hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Porterfield
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Porterfield
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Kuzava
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Kuzava
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Kuzava
Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Kuzava
Sievers hits a popup towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Umphlett vs. Kuzava
Umphlett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vernon scores. Busby moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fitz Gerald vs. Kuzava
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Busby scores. Umphlett moves to third. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Snyder vs. Kuzava
Snyder is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Porterfield vs. Kuzava
Porterfield is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Porterfield
Hunter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuzava vs. Porterfield
Kuzava is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Porterfield
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kuzava
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Kuzava
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Kuzava
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Kuzava
Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Kuzava
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Porterfield
Coan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Umphlett. Coan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Porterfield
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Coan moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stephens vs. Porterfield
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coan tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Porterfield
Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Kuzava
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Kuzava
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Umphlett moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Kuzava
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Umphlett tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porterfield vs. Kuzava
Porterfield hits a fly ball towards center. Diering catches it and throws to first to double up Fitz Gerald. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Porterfield
Diering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brideweser vs. Porterfield
Brideweser bunts towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Diering moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Porterfield
Hunter bunts towards third. Yost fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Yost. Diering moves to third. Brideweser moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kryhoski vs. Porterfield
Dick Kryhoski pinch hits for Bob Kuzava.
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Diering tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Abrams vs. Porterfield
Abrams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brideweser scores. Hunter moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coan vs. Porterfield
Coan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunter scores. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Stewart
Bunky Stewart now pitching.
Waitkus hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Busby chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Runnels. Runnels fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Runnels. Abrams scores. Coan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Stewart
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Courtney vs. Stewart
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Blyzka
Mike Blyzka now pitching.
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Blyzka
Runnels hits a line drive into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Blyzka
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Blyzka
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sievers vs. Blyzka
Sievers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Stewart
Diering hits a fly ball into right field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Stewart
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brideweser for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Stewart
Hunter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blyzka vs. Stewart
Blyzka strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Blyzka
Bob Kennedy now playing third base.
Umphlett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Blyzka
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Blyzka
Snyder takes first base on ball four. Umphlett moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Blyzka
Johnny Pesky pinch hits for Bunky Stewart.
Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Blyzka
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Umphlett scores. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Blyzka
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Shea
Spec Shea now pitching.
Abrams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Shea
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Shea covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Shea
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Shea
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Courtney vs. Shea
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Blyzka
Vernon hits a line drive towards short. Hunter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Blyzka
Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Blyzka
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Blyzka
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1954, game 1 -- Baltimore at Washington (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Abrams C, rf 5 2 3 2 Yost E, 3b 5 0 2 1
Coan G, lf 5 2 3 1 Runnels P, 2b 4 0 1 0
Waitkus E, 1b 5 0 2 1 Vernon M, 1b 4 1 0 0
Stephens V, 3b 3 1 1 1 Busby J, cf 4 1 2 0
Kennedy B, 3b 1 0 1 0 Sievers R, lf 5 0 0 0
Courtney C, c 5 0 1 1 Umphlett T, rf 4 2 2 1
Diering C, cf 3 1 0 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 4 0 2 1
Brideweser J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Snyder J, ss 0 0 0 1
Hunter B, ss 3 1 1 0 Porterfield B, p 3 0 0 0
Kuzava B, p 2 0 0 0 Stewart B, p 0 0 0 0
Kryhoski D, ph 0 0 0 1 Pesky J, ph 1 0 0 0
Blyzka M, p 1 0 0 0 Shea S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 14 7 34 4 9 4
Baltimore 010 001 501 -- 8
Washington 000 201 010 -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Kuzava B (W) 6.0 7 3 3 3 5
Blyzka M (S) 3.0 2 1 1 4 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (L) 6.1 9 7 5 1 3
Stewart B 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Shea S 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
E -- Yost E, Runnels P
DP -- Baltimore 1, Washington 2
LOB -- Baltimore 6, Washington 11
2B -- Courtney C, Coan G, Waitkus E
HR -- Abrams C
SB -- Snyder J
SH -- Hunter B
SF -- Stephens V, Snyder J, Kryhoski D
T -- 2:25
A -- 0
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