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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 24, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 24, 1938 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 24, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 24, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lon Warneke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vance Page |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frenchy Bordagaray | Center Fielder |
| Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
| Pepper Martin | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Don Padgett | Catcher |
| Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
| Lynn Myers | Shortstop |
| Lon Warneke | Pitcher |
| Mike Gonzalez | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Phil Cavarretta | Right Fielder |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Carl Reynolds | Center Fielder |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Ripper Collins | First Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Vance Page | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 24, 1938
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Page
Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Page
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Page
Martin strikes out. Hartnett drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Martin out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Warneke
Hack strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Warneke
Herman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Warneke
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Page
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Page covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Page
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Padgett vs. Page
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutteridge vs. Page
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Page fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Warneke
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Warneke
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Warneke
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Warneke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Warneke
Collins takes first base on ball four. Hartnett moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Warneke
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Page
Myers bunts towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warneke vs. Page
Warneke bunts towards the mound. Page fields it and throws to first for the out. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bordagaray vs. Page
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Page
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Warneke
Page strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Warneke
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Warneke
Herman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cavarretta vs. Warneke
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hack scores. Herman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galan vs. Warneke
The ball gets by Padgett for a passed ball. Herman moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Galan vs. Warneke
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reynolds vs. Warneke
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herman scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hartnett vs. Warneke
Hartnett hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Page
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Page
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Page
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Padgett vs. Page
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Warneke
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Warneke
Jurges hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin catches it and throws to first to double up Collins. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Warneke
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Warneke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Page
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hack. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Page
Myers hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herman catches it and throws to first to double up Gutteridge. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warneke vs. Page
Warneke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bordagaray vs. Page
Bordagaray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Warneke
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Warneke
Herman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. Herman reaches third base with a triple. Hack goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cavarretta vs. Warneke
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Galan vs. Warneke
Galan hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herman scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Warneke
Reynolds hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Bordagaray chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Padgett fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Padgett. Bordagaray throws the ball in to Padgett who tags Reynolds trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Reynolds moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Warneke
Hartnett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Henshaw
Roy Henshaw now pitching.
Collins bunts towards third. Gutteridge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Henshaw
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Henshaw
Page strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Page
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Page
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Page
Medwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Page
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. French
Larry French now pitching. Mickey Owen pinch hits for Don Padgett.
Owen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cavarretta who is chasing the ball. Owen reaches third base with a triple. Medwick scores. Mize goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gutteridge vs. Root
Charlie Root now pitching.
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Myers vs. Root
Myers hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Henshaw
Mickey Owen now catching.
Hack bunts towards the mound. Henshaw fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Henshaw
Herman bunts towards first. Mize picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mize. Hack moves to third. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Demaree vs. McGee
Frank Demaree pinch hits for Phil Cavarretta. Bill McGee now pitching.
Demaree hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hack scores. Herman scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. McGee
Galan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Demaree moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reynolds vs. McGee
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Demaree scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. McGee
Hartnett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Root
Frank Demaree now playing right field.
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Root
Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Root
Martin bunts towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Root
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Root
Medwick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. McGee
Collins hits a line drive into center field. Bordagaray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. McGee
Jurges bunts towards the mound. McGee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Root vs. McGee
Root hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Root
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Root
Owen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutteridge vs. Root
Gutteridge strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Root
Jimmy Brown pinch hits for Lynn Myers.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it and throws to second for the out. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Epps vs. Root
Hal Epps pinch hits for Bill McGee.
Epps hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Davis
Curt Davis now pitching. Jimmy Brown now playing shortstop.
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Davis
There goes Hack. The throw from Owen and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Davis
Herman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Davis
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Davis, and towards Brown, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galan vs. Davis
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Root
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Root
Martin hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Root
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Root
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds 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 9/24/1938 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Bordagaray F, cf 5 0 0 0 Hack S, 3b 5 3 3 0
Martin S, 2b 5 1 2 0 Herman B, 2b 5 3 4 1
Martin P, rf 3 0 1 0 Cavarretta P, rf 3 0 0 1
Medwick J, lf 5 1 1 0 Demaree F, ph-rf 2 1 1 2
Mize J, 1b 4 1 4 1 Galan A, lf 3 0 1 1
Padgett D, c 2 0 0 0 Reynolds C, cf 4 1 1 2
Owen M, ph-c 2 0 2 2 Hartnett G, c 4 1 2 1
Gutteridge D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Collins R, 1b 3 0 2 0
Myers L, ss 3 0 1 0 Jurges B, ss 4 0 1 0
Brown J, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Page V, p 3 0 0 0
Warneke L, p 0 0 0 0 French L, p 0 0 0 0
Henshaw R, p 0 0 0 0 Root C, p 1 0 0 0
McGee B, p 1 0 0 0
Epps H, ph 1 0 0 0
Davis C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 11 3 37 9 15 8
St.Louis 000 003 000 -- 3
Chicago 002 043 00x -- 9
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Warneke L (L) 4.2 8 6 4 3 4
Henshaw R* 0.1 4 2 2 0 1
McGee B 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Davis C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Page V (W) 5.1 6 3 3 2 2
French L+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Root C (S) 3.2 4 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Hack S, Padgett D, Mize J, Brown J
DP -- St.Louis 3, Chicago 2
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Chicago 7
3B -- Herman B, Reynolds C, Owen M
HR -- Hartnett G
CS -- Hack S
SH -- Warneke L
PB -- Padgett D
T -- 2:24
A -- 0
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