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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 7, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 7, 1970 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Merle Anthony 3B: Bob Stewart |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Joe Rudi | First Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Left Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Syd O'Brien | Third Baseman |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Carlos May | Left Fielder |
| Bill Melton | Right Fielder |
| Duane Josephson | Catcher |
| Ken Berry | Center Fielder |
| John Matias | First Baseman |
| Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
| Tommy John | Pitcher |
| Bill Adair | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 7, 1970
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. John
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. John
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Josephson and he is safe. Campaneris steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. John
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rudi vs. John
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Matias scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rudi for the out. Campaneris scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. John
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Blue
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Blue
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Blue
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melton vs. Blue
Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. John
Bando hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. John
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Crider
Jerry Crider now pitching.
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Crider
Green hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Crider
Blue hits a line drive into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Blue
Josephson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Blue
Berry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Berry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matias vs. Blue
Matias strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knoop vs. Blue
Knoop hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berry scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crider vs. Blue
Crider strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Crider
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Crider
Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Crider
There goes Monday. The throw from Josephson and he is out, Knoop applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Crider
Rudi hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Crider
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Crider
There goes Alou. The throw from Josephson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bando vs. Crider
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Crider
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Blue
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Blue
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Blue
May hits a ball on the ground towards second. Green scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Melton vs. Blue
Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Crider
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Crider
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blue vs. Crider
Blue hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Crider
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Crider
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Weaver
Floyd Weaver now pitching.
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Blue
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Blue
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matias vs. Blue
Matias hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Weaver
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Weaver
Bando is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Weaver
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Matias scoops it up and throws to first, with Weaver covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Blue
Knoop hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Blue
Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Floyd Weaver. Walt Williams pinch hits for Tommy McCraw.
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Williams reaches second base with a double. Knoop moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Brien vs. Blue
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Knoop scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Blue
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Blue
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Melton vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Aparicio scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melton vs. Fingers
Melton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Josephson vs. Fingers
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fingers fields it and throws to first for the out. May moves to third. Melton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berry vs. Fingers
Berry is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Magnuson
Ed Herrmann now catching. Jim Magnuson now pitching.
Tenace hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Magnuson
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fingers vs. Magnuson
Fingers strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Magnuson
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matias vs. Fingers
Matias hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Fingers
Knoop hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Fingers
Herrmann hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Fingers
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Magnuson
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Magnuson
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Magnuson
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Fingers
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Fingers
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Fingers
Melton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Fingers
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Jim Magnuson.
Hopkins takes first base on ball four. Melton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Fingers
Jose Ortiz pinch runs for Gail Hopkins.
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Horlen
Joe Horlen now pitching.
Bando hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Horlen
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Horlen
There goes Jackson. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Horlen
Tenace strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Horlen
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fingers vs. Horlen
Fingers hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matias vs. Fingers
Matias hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rudi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Matias for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Fingers
Knoop hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Fingers
Herrmann hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rudi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Horlen
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Horlen
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Campaneris steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Horlen
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Horlen fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Horlen
There's a wild pitch. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Horlen
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Horlen
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Fingers
Don Mincher now playing first base.
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Fingers
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Fingers
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1970, game 1 -- Oakland at Chicago (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 1 2 0 O'Brien S, 3b 5 0 1 1
Monday R, cf 5 0 2 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 1 2 0
Rudi J, 1b 5 1 1 2 May C, lf 5 0 1 1
Mincher D, 1b 0 0 0 0 Melton B, rf 2 0 0 0
Alou F, lf 5 0 1 0 Josephson D, c 3 0 0 0
Bando S, 3b 3 1 1 1 Magnuson J, p 0 0 0 0
Jackson R, rf 2 1 0 0 Hopkins G, ph 0 0 0 0
Tenace G, c 3 1 0 0 Ortiz J, pr 0 0 0 0
Green D, 2b 3 1 2 1 Horlen J, p 0 0 0 0
Blue V, p 2 1 1 3 Berry K, cf 4 1 1 0
Fingers R, p 2 0 0 0 Matias J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Knoop B, 2b 4 1 3 1
John T, p 0 0 0 0
Crider J, p 1 0 0 0
Weaver F, p 0 0 0 0
McCraw T, ph 0 0 0 0
Williams W, ph 1 1 1 0
Herrmann E, c 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 10 7 34 4 9 3
Oakland 111 300 010 -- 7
Chicago 010 030 000 -- 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V 4.1 7 4 4 2 4
Fingers R (W) 4.2 2 0 0 3 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
John T (L)* 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Crider J 2.1 6 4 4 2 1
Weaver F 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Magnuson J 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Horlen J 2.0 2 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
E -- Josephson D
DP -- Oakland 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Oakland 6, Chicago 8
2B -- Berry K, Williams W
HR -- Bando S, Rudi J, Blue V
SB -- Campaneris B 2, Alou F, Jackson R
CS -- Monday R
WP -- Fingers R, Horlen J
T -- 2:42
A -- 0
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