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Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 24, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 24, 1968 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 24, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 24, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hardin |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 6,943 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Shortstop |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Merv Rettenmund | Right Fielder |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Curt Blefary | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Jim Hardin | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 24, 1968
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hardin
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Hardin
Stanley takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Hardin
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Hardin
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanley tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Hardin
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Hardin
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Lolich
Buford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Lolich
Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Lolich
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buford scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lolich
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert juggles the ball. That's an error on Wert. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rettenmund vs. Lolich
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. Blair moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Lolich
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. Blair scores. Robinson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blefary vs. Lolich
Blefary strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hardin
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Hardin
Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lolich vs. Hardin
Lolich bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Hardin
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan moves to third. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanley vs. Hardin
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Lolich
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardin vs. Lolich
Hardin bunts towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hardin for the out. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Lolich
Buford 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fiore vs. Lolich
Fiore hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hardin
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hardin
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hardin
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Lolich
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lolich
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Lolich
There goes Robinson. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rettenmund vs. Lolich
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Rettenmund reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Lolich
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blefary vs. Lolich
Blefary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Lolich
Belanger strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hardin
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hardin
Freehan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Hardin
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Hardin
Lolich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hardin
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fiore. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Hardin
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Morris
John Morris now pitching.
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Lolich
Fred Valentine pinch hits for John Morris.
Valentine strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Lolich
Buford hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Lolich
Fiore is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Lolich
Blair hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bunker
Wally Bunker now pitching.
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bunker
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunker covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bunker
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lolich
Wayne Comer now playing left field.
Robinson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Northrup. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rettenmund vs. Lolich
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Lolich
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blefary vs. Lolich
Blefary hits a fly ball into left field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Belanger vs. Lolich
Belanger hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bunker
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Bunker
Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Bunker
Lolich bunts towards second. Johnson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Lolich
Jim Price now catching. Curt Motton pinch hits for Wally Bunker.
Motton hits a fly ball into left field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Lolich
Buford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Lolich
Fiore hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brabender
Gene Brabender now pitching.
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Brabender
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Brabender
Brabender fires over to first and Fiore drops the ball. That's an error on Fiore. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Brabender
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Brabender
Kaline hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Patterson
Daryl Patterson now pitching.
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Patterson
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Patterson
Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Patterson
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Brabender
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comer vs. Brabender
Comer hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Brabender
Price is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Brabender
Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Patterson
Blefary 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 -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Patterson
Dave May pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Patterson
Boog Powell pinch hits for Gene Brabender.
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buford vs. Patterson
Dave Leonhard pinch runs for Boog Powell.
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fiore vs. Patterson
Fiore takes first base on ball four. Leonhard moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blair vs. Patterson
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Drabowsky
Bobby Floyd now playing shortstop. Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Patterson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Drabowsky
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Drabowsky
Stanley hits a line drive into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Drabowsky
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Patterson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Patterson
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Patterson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Patterson
Blefary hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/24/1968 -- Detroit at Baltimore (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 4 2 3 0 Buford D, lf 5 1 1 0
Stanley M, ss 3 1 1 1 Fiore M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Northrup J, cf 5 0 1 1 Blair P, cf 5 1 1 1
Kaline A, rf 3 0 0 1 Robinson B, 3b 5 1 2 0
Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rettenmund M, rf 2 0 2 1
Brown G, lf 2 1 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 5 0 0 1
Comer W, lf 1 0 0 0 Blefary C, c 4 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 2 1 1 2 Belanger M, ss 3 0 1 0
Price J, c 0 0 0 0 May D, ph 0 0 0 0
Wert D, 3b 4 0 2 0 Floyd B, ss 0 0 0 0
Lolich M, p 3 0 0 0 Hardin J, p 0 0 0 0
Patterson D, p 1 0 0 0 Morris J, p 0 0 0 0
Valentine F, ph 1 0 0 0
Bunker W, p 0 0 0 0
Motton C, ph 1 0 0 0
Brabender G, p 0 0 0 0
Powell B, ph 1 0 1 0
Leonhard D, pr 0 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 8 5 35 3 8 3
Detroit 200 300 000 -- 5
Baltimore 201 000 000 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich M (W) 6.0 6 3 2 3 3
Patterson D (S) 3.0 2 0 0 3 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Hardin J (L) 3.2 6 5 4 4 2
Morris J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Bunker W 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Brabender G 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Drabowsky M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Wert D, Fiore M 2
DP -- Baltimore 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, Baltimore 13
2B -- Rettenmund M, Robinson B
HR -- Freehan B
SB -- Robinson B
SH -- Hardin J
SF -- Kaline A
HBP -- by Lolich M (Fiore M), by Brabender G (Price J)
T -- 2:58
A -- 6943
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