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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 15, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 15, 1970 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Moeller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 35,345 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Dick Stello 2B: Dick Tremblay 3B: Al Barlick |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Manny Mota | Left Fielder |
| Bill Russell | Center Fielder |
| Wes Parker | First Baseman |
| Jim Lefebvre | Second Baseman |
| Ted Sizemore | Right Fielder |
| Billy Grabarkewitz | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Torborg | Catcher |
| Joe Moeller | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | First Baseman |
| Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 15, 1970
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Holtzman
Wills hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Wills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mota vs. Holtzman
Mota hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Holtzman
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Moeller
Kessinger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grabarkewitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Moeller
Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Moeller
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Moeller
Hickman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Moeller
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pepitone for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Holtzman
Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Parker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lefebvre vs. Holtzman
Lefebvre hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Holtzman
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grabarkewitz vs. Holtzman
Grabarkewitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. Parker scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torborg vs. Holtzman
Torborg hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Moeller
Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Moeller
Callison hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Moeller
Hundley hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moeller vs. Holtzman
Moeller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Holtzman
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Holtzman
Mota takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Holtzman
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Moeller
Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Moeller
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sizemore. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beckert vs. Moeller
Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Moeller
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota. Williams reaches second base with a double. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hickman vs. Moeller
Hickman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pepitone vs. Moeller
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field. Sizemore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sizemore. Beckert scores. Williams scores. Hickman goes all the way around to score. Pepitone moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Santo vs. Moeller
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Callison vs. Moeller
Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pepitone scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Moeller
Hundley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Moeller
Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Holtzman
Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Holtzman
Lefebvre hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Holtzman
Sizemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Parker trying to get to third. Pepitone throws the ball in to Santo, who tags Parker for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grabarkewitz vs. Holtzman
Grabarkewitz hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Moeller
Bill Sudakis now catching.
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Moeller
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Moeller
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sizemore. Williams reaches second base with a double. Kessinger scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hickman vs. Norman
Fred Norman now pitching.
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Norman
Pepitone strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Holtzman
Sudakis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Holtzman
Norman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Holtzman
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Norman
Andy Kosco now playing right field. Ted Sizemore now playing second base. Jim Lefebvre now playing third base. Billy Grabarkewitz now playing shor
Santo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Norman
Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Norman
Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holtzman vs. Norman
Holtzman strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Norman
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Holtzman
Mota hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Holtzman
Russell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Holtzman
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Holtzman
Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Norman
Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota. Beckert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Norman
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hickman vs. Norman
Cleo James pinch runs for Billy Williams.
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lefebvre fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Beckert scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Norman
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Vance
Sandy Vance now pitching. Len Gabrielson now playing first base.
Santo takes first base on ball four. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Callison vs. Vance
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gabrielson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callison for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Holtzman
Cleo James now playing left field. Al Spangler now playing right field. Paul Popovich now playing third base. Willie Smith now playing first base.
Sizemore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spangler. Sizemore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grabarkewitz vs. Holtzman
Grabarkewitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sizemore moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sudakis vs. Holtzman
Sudakis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gabrielson vs. Holtzman
Gabrielson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Vance
Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holtzman vs. Vance
Holtzman bunts towards the mound. Vance fields it and throws to first for the out. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Vance
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hundley moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gagliano vs. Vance
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Glenn Beckert.
Gagliano is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Holtzman
Phil Gagliano now playing second base.
Kosco hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Holtzman
Mota hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Holtzman
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Holtzman
Willie Crawford pinch hits for Sandy Vance.
Crawford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Holtzman
Lefebvre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of James. Lefebvre reaches second base with a double. Crawford moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sizemore vs. Holtzman
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Hough
Willie Crawford now playing left field. Charlie Hough now pitching.
James takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hough
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lefebvre fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Hough
There goes Smith. The throw from Sudakis and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Hough
Pepitone strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Popovich vs. Hough
Popovich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Hough
Spangler is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabarkewitz vs. Holtzman
Grabarkewitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Holtzman
Sudakis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gabrielson vs. Holtzman
Gabrielson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kosco vs. Holtzman
Kosco hits a popup in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1970, game 2 -- Los Angeles at Chicago (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 3 0 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 5 2 2 0
Kosco A, rf 2 1 1 1 Beckert G, 2b 4 2 2 1
Mota M, lf 3 0 1 0 Gagliano P, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Hough C, p 0 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 4 2 4 2
Russell B, cf 4 0 0 0 James C, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Parker W, 1b 3 1 2 0 Hickman J, 1b 2 1 0 0
Vance S, p 0 0 0 0 Smith W, 1b 1 1 0 0
Crawford W, ph-lf 0 0 0 0 Pepitone J, cf 5 1 2 2
Lefebvre J, 2b-3b 4 0 1 0 Santo R, 3b 3 1 1 1
Sizemore T, rf-2b 4 0 3 0 Popovich P, 3b 1 1 1 2
Grabarkewitz , 3b-ss 4 0 0 1 Callison J, rf 4 1 2 1
Torborg J, c 1 0 0 0 Spangler A, rf 1 0 0 0
Sudakis B, c 2 0 0 0 Hundley R, c 3 1 1 2
Moeller J, p 0 0 0 0 Holtzman K, p 3 0 0 0
Norman F, p 1 0 0 0
Gabrielson L, 1b 2 0 0 0
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33 2 9 2 37 13 15 11
Los Angeles 010 000 010 -- 2
Chicago 107 111 02x -- 13
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Moeller J (L) 3.1 9 9 9 2 1
Norman F 2.1 5 2 2 0 2
Vance S 1.1 0 0 0 2 1
Hough C 1.0 1 2 2 1 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (W) 9.0 9 2 2 4 5
E -- Sizemore T
DP -- Los Angeles 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 8, Chicago 6
2B -- Wills M, Parker W, Kessinger D, Williams B 2, Beckert G, Sizemore T, Lefebvre J
HR -- Williams B, Hundley R, Santo R, Kosco A, Popovich P
SB -- Smith W
SH -- Holtzman K
T -- 2:39
A -- 35345
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