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Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 17, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 17, 1979 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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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 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Wortham |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 5,003 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Bill Haller |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Bombo Rivera | Right Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Dave Edwards | Center Fielder |
| Willie Norwood | DH |
| Ken Landreaux | Left Fielder |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| John Castino | Third Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Morrison | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Kuntz | Right Fielder |
| Alan Bannister | Left Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Nordhagen | DH |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Mike Colbern | Catcher |
| Kevin Bell | Third Baseman |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 17, 1979
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Wortham
Randall hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kuntz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Wortham
Rivera hits a line drive into right field. Kuntz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Wortham
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Koosman
Morrison hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuntz vs. Koosman
Kuntz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Koosman
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wortham
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Wortham
Edwards is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norwood vs. Wortham
Norwood takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landreaux vs. Wortham
Landreaux strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynegar vs. Wortham
Wynegar hits a popup towards short. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Koosman
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Koosman
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordhagen vs. Koosman
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pryor vs. Koosman
Pryor hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colbern vs. Koosman
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colbern vs. Koosman
Colbern hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Wortham
Castino hits a fly ball into right field. Kuntz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Wortham
Randall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Wortham
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Koosman
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Landreaux. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morrison vs. Koosman
There's a wild pitch. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morrison vs. Koosman
Morrison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuntz vs. Koosman
Kuntz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Koosman
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Wortham
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wortham
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Wortham
Edwards hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kuntz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Koosman
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Rivera picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rivera. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Koosman
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Edwards. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nordhagen vs. Koosman
Nordhagen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Koosman
Pryor hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colbern vs. Bacsik
Mike Bacsik now pitching.
Colbern strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Bacsik
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Wortham
Norwood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Wortham
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison misplays the ball. That's an error on Morrison. Norwood moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynegar vs. Wortham
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. Norwood moves to third. Landreaux moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Castino vs. Wortham
Castino takes first base on ball four. Norwood scores. Landreaux moves to third. Wynegar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randall vs. Wortham
There's a wild pitch. Landreaux scores. Wynegar moves to third. Castino moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Randall vs. Wortham
Randall hits a fly ball into right field. Kuntz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rivera vs. Wortham
Rivera hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Rivera reaches third base with a triple. Wynegar scores. Castino scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. Wortham
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivera tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wortham
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Bacsik
Morrison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Bacsik
Claudell Washington pinch hits for Rusty Kuntz.
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Bacsik
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morrison moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Bacsik
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Wortham
Claudell Washington now playing right field.
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Rondon
Gil Rondon now pitching. Danny Goodwin pinch hits for Willie Norwood.
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landreaux vs. Rondon
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson fields it, tags Landreaux out, and throws to home to double up Edwards, who tagged and tried to score. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynegar vs. Rondon
Wynegar hits a line drive towards first. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Bacsik
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Bacsik
Ralph Garr pinch hits for Wayne Nordhagen.
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Bacsik
Pryor hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Rondon
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor misplays the ball. That's an error on Pryor. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilfong vs. Rondon
Rob Wilfong pinch hits for Bob Randall.
Wilfong hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castino moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Rondon
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rondon fields it and throws to third for the out. Wilfong moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Rondon
Smalley takes first base on ball four. Wilfong moves to third. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Rondon
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. Rondon
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Bacsik
Rob Wilfong now playing second base. Thad Bosley pinch hits for Mike Colbern.
Bosley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Bacsik
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Bacsik
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Rondon
Marv Foley now catching.
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Rondon
Landreaux hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Rondon
Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Rondon
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Bacsik
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Bacsik
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bacsik
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching.
Wilfong takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Farmer
Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilfong moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Farmer
Smalley hits a fly ball towards left. Bannister settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Bannister. Wilfong scores. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Farmer
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera scores. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Farmer
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Farmer
Goodwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smalley scores. Jackson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landreaux vs. Burns
Britt Burns now pitching.
Landreaux hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Burns
Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castino vs. Robinson
Dewey Robinson now pitching.
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Bacsik
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Bacsik
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Bacsik
Pryor hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1979 -- Minnesota at Chicago (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Randall B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Morrison J, 2b 4 0 2 1
Wilfong R, ph-2b 1 1 1 0 Kuntz R, rf 2 0 0 0
Rivera B, rf 5 2 2 2 Washington C, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Smalley R, ss 3 1 0 1 Bannister A, lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson R, 1b 4 1 1 1 Johnson L, 1b 4 1 2 0
Edwards D, cf 5 0 1 0 Lemon C, cf 3 1 1 1
Norwood W, dh 0 1 0 0 Nordhagen W, dh 2 0 1 1
Goodwin D, ph 3 0 2 1 Garr R, ph 2 0 0 0
Landreaux K, lf 4 2 1 2 Pryor G, ss 4 0 0 0
Wynegar B, c 4 1 1 0 Colbern M, c 2 0 0 0
Castino J, 3b 4 1 0 1 Bosley T, ph 1 0 0 0
Foley M, c 0 0 0 0
Bell K, 3b 3 1 1 0
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36 10 9 8 33 3 7 3
Minnesota 000 050 014 -- 10
Chicago 001 200 000 -- 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J 3.1 6 3 3 1 1
Bacsik M (W) 5.2 1 0 0 0 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wortham R (L)* 5.0 2 5 3 5 3
Rondon G 3.0 3 1 1 1 1
Farmer E 0.1 3 4 2 1 1
Burns B 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Robinson D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Rivera B, Morrison J, Pryor G, Bannister A
DP -- Minnesota 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Chicago 4
2B -- Bell K, Lemon C
3B -- Rivera B
HR -- Landreaux K
SF -- Smalley R, Landreaux K
WP -- Koosman J 2, Wortham R
T -- 2:57
A -- 5003
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