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Browns
@ Indians
League Park
April 23, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns, played on April 23, 1937 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chief Hogsett |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Allen |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 21,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Charles Johnston 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Knickerbocker | Shortstop |
| Ethan Allen | Center Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Harry Davis | First Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Chief Hogsett | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Roy Hughes | Third Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
| Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Johnny Allen | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Indians
League Park
April 23, 1937
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Allen
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Allen
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Allen
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Hogsett
Lary hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Lary reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Hogsett
Hughes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Hogsett
Averill bunts towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. Lary moves to third. Hughes moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trosky vs. Hogsett
Trosky hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lary scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solters vs. Hogsett
Solters is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Allen
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Allen
Hornsby hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Averill. Hornsby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Allen
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Allen
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields it and throws to second for the out. Hornsby moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hemsley vs. Allen
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Hogsett
Hale hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Hogsett
Campbell bunts towards the mound. Hogsett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pytlak vs. Hogsett
Pytlak hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Hogsett
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift throws to second for one, and Hornsby throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Hale scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Hogsett
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogsett vs. Allen
Hogsett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Allen
Knickerbocker hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Allen
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes juggles the ball. That's an error on Hughes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Allen
Vosmik strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Hogsett
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Hogsett
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Hogsett
Trosky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Trosky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solters vs. Hogsett
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hogsett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Allen
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Allen
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale misplays the ball. That's an error on Hale. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Allen
Clift hits a fly ball towards left. Solters catches it and throws to third to double up Bell. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Allen
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hornsby moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hemsley vs. Allen
Hemsley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Hogsett
Hale hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Hogsett
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hale moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pytlak vs. Hogsett
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift juggles the ball. That's an error on Clift. Hale scores. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Hogsett
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hogsett fields it and throws to third for the out. Pytlak moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Hogsett
Lary hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Lary reaches second base with a double. Pytlak scores. Allen moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hughes vs. Hogsett
Hughes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Hughes reaches second base with a double. Allen scores. Lary scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Thomas
Tommy Thomas now pitching.
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hughes moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trosky vs. Thomas
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis fields the ball and throws to Thomas covering. Safe. Hughes scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Thomas
Solters hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huffman vs. Allen
Bennie Huffman pinch hits for Tommy Thomas.
Huffman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Campbell. Huffman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knickerbocker vs. Allen
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Allen
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Huffman scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Allen
Vosmik is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Allen
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Caldwell
Bennie Huffman now catching. Earl Caldwell now pitching. Nig Lipscomb now playing second base.
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Caldwell
Campbell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lipscomb reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Caldwell
Pytlak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Caldwell
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipscomb vs. Allen
Lipscomb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Allen covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Allen
Clift hits a line drive into left field. Solters picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Solters. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Allen
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazzera vs. Allen
Mel Mazzera pinch hits for Earl Caldwell.
Mazzera hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Huffman vs. Allen
Huffman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Allen covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Van Atta
Russ Van Atta now pitching.
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Van Atta
Hughes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lipscomb settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Van Atta
Van Atta fires to first and has Lary trapped. There's the throw to Knickerbocker who tags Lary for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Van Atta
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Van Atta
There goes Averill. The throw from Huffman and he is safe. Averill steals second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Van Atta
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lipscomb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Allen
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Allen
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Allen
Vosmik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill who is chasing the ball. Vosmik reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Allen
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. Bell reaches second base with a double. Vosmik scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipscomb vs. Allen
Lipscomb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Van Atta
Solters hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Van Atta
Hale hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Van Atta
There goes Solters. The throw from Huffman and he is safe. Solters steals second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Van Atta
Campbell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pytlak vs. Van Atta
Pytlak is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Van Atta
Allen hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Solters scores. Pytlak goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Van Atta
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hughes vs. Van Atta
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Allen
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Allen
Davis hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Allen
Sam West pinch hits for Russ Van Atta.
West hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Huffman vs. Allen
Huffman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Knickerbocker vs. Allen
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Trotter
Bill Trotter now pitching.
Averill hits a popup towards short. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Trotter
Trosky hits a popup towards short. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Trotter
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lipscomb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Allen
Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Allen
Vosmik hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Allen
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1937 -- St.Louis at Cleveland (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Knickerbocker B, ss 5 0 1 0 Lary L, ss 4 2 3 1
Allen E, cf 5 0 1 1 Hughes R, 3b 4 1 1 2
Vosmik J, lf 5 1 1 0 Averill E, cf 3 0 0 0
Bell B, rf 4 0 1 1 Trosky H, 1b 5 0 2 2
Hornsby R, 2b 2 0 1 0 Solters M, lf 5 1 1 0
Lipscomb N, 2b 2 0 0 0 Hale O, 2b 4 2 2 0
Clift H, 3b 2 0 1 0 Campbell B, rf 4 0 2 0
Davis H, 1b 4 0 2 0 Pytlak F, c 2 2 0 1
Hemsley R, c 2 0 0 0 Allen J, p 4 1 1 2
Caldwell E, p 0 0 0 0
Mazzera M, ph 1 0 0 0
Van Atta R, p 0 0 0 0
West S, ph 1 0 0 0
Trotter B, p 0 0 0 0
Hogsett C, p 1 0 0 0
Thomas T, p 0 0 0 0
Huffman B, ph-c 3 1 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 2 10 2 35 9 12 8
St.Louis 000 010 100 -- 2
Cleveland 110 500 20x -- 9
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Hogsett C (L) 3.1 8 7 5 1 1
Thomas T 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Caldwell E 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Van Atta R 2.0 3 2 2 3 1
Trotter B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Allen J (W) 9.0 10 2 2 3 5
E -- Hornsby R, Hughes R, Hale O, Clift H, Solters M
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- St.Louis 11, Cleveland 8
2B -- Lary L 2, Hornsby R, Trosky H, Hughes R, Huffman B, Bell B
3B -- Vosmik J
SB -- Averill E, Solters M
SH -- Averill E
T -- 2:43
A -- 21000
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