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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 20, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on July 20, 1949 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 20, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eddie Lopat |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 75,340 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Red Jones 3B: Eddie Hurley |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Tommy Henrich | First Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Lopat | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Shortstop |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Lou Boudreau | Third Baseman |
| Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 20, 1949
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Feller
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Feller
Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Feller
Henrich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Lopat
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lopat
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Lopat
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Feller
Berra hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Feller
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Feller
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Lopat
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lopat
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lopat
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Lopat
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hegan vs. Lopat
Hegan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boudreau scores. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Feller vs. Lopat
Feller hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Feller
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stirnweiss for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Feller
Lopat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Feller
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopat moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Feller
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Feller
Henrich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopat scores. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kennedy who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple. Bauer scores. Henrich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Feller
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Zoldak
Sam Zoldak now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Zoldak
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Zoldak covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Lopat
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Lopat
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Lopat
Vernon hits a fly ball towards right. Bauer catches it and throws to Stirnweiss, who relays to Rizzuto, who tags Mitchell for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Zoldak
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopat vs. Zoldak
Lopat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Zoldak
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Stirnweiss moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzuto vs. Zoldak
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Lopat
Doby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Doby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Lopat
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Lopat
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Lopat
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Zoldak
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henrich for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Zoldak
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Zoldak
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zoldak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Zoldak
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zoldak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Lopat
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Lopat
Bobby Avila pinch hits for Sam Zoldak.
Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Lopat
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Lopat
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopat. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Lopat
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Gromek
Steve Gromek now pitching.
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Gromek
Stirnweiss is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopat vs. Gromek
Lopat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kennedy. Lopat reaches second base with a double. Stirnweiss goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Gromek
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boudreau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Gromek
Rizzuto hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Lopat
Doby is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Lopat
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Lopat
Boudreau strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Lopat
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Gromek
Henrich hits a line drive to right field. Kennedy throws towards Boone. Boone fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Boone. Kennedy throws the ball in to Boone who tags Henrich trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Gromek
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Gromek
Berra hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Gromek
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Lopat
Hegan hits a line drive into left field. Keller picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Keller. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Lopat
Allie Clark pinch hits for Steve Gromek.
There's a wild pitch. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Lopat
Clark hits a line drive into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hegan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Lopat
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Lopat
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Bearden
Gene Bearden now pitching.
Keller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Bearden
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopat vs. Bearden
Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Lopat
Vernon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Lopat
Doby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Lopat
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to third. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boudreau vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching.
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. Vernon scores. Doby moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Page
Berradrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Doby. The throw to Page covering the plate. The slide. Doby is out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Page
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to third. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hegan vs. Page
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Page
Ken Keltner pinch hits for Gene Bearden.
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Benton
Al Benton now pitching.
Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Benton
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Benton
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Benton
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Page
Mitchell hits a line drive towards short. Rizzuto reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Page
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Page
Vernon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Vernon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Page
Doby is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1949 -- New York at Cleveland (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Bauer H, rf 5 1 1 0 Mitchell D, lf 4 0 1 0
Rizzuto P, ss 5 0 0 0 Boone R, ss 5 0 0 0
Henrich T, 1b 4 1 2 1 Vernon M, 1b 5 1 2 0
DiMaggio J, cf 5 2 2 3 Doby L, cf 4 0 2 0
Berra Y, c 4 1 2 2 Gordon J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Brown B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Boudreau L, 3b 3 1 1 1
Keller C, lf 4 0 0 0 Kennedy B, rf 3 0 1 0
Stirnweiss S, 2b 3 1 2 0 Hegan J, c 4 1 2 1
Lopat E, p 4 1 3 1 Feller B, p 1 0 0 0
Page J, p 0 0 0 0 Zoldak S, p 0 0 0 0
Avila B, ph 1 0 1 0
Gromek S, p 0 0 0 0
Clark A, ph 1 0 0 1
Bearden G, p 0 0 0 0
Keltner K, ph 1 0 0 0
Benton A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 13 7 34 3 10 3
New York 014 011 000 -- 7
Cleveland 010 000 110 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat E (W)* 7.0 9 3 2 3 2
Page J (S) 2.0 1 0 0 2 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (L) 2.2 6 5 5 0 0
Zoldak S 2.1 4 1 1 0 0
Gromek S 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Bearden G 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Benton A 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Lopat E, Boone R, Keller C
DP -- New York 3, Cleveland 2
LOB -- New York 6, Cleveland 10
2B -- Doby L, Lopat E, Vernon M
3B -- DiMaggio J
HR -- Berra Y, DiMaggio J
HBP -- by Gromek S (Stirnweiss S), by Lopat E (Doby L)
WP -- Lopat E
T -- 2:45
A -- 75340
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