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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 25, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics, played on July 25, 1978 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 25, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Renko |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 17,723 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Cooney 1B: Al Clark 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Bill Deegan |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Dilone | Right Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Taylor Duncan | Third Baseman |
| Joe Wallis | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Tim Corcoran | Right Fielder |
| Phil Mankowski | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 25, 1978
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Wilcox
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Wilcox
Dilone hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Wilcox
Page hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Page reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Wilcox
There's a wild pitch. Page moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Renko
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Renko
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Renko
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Renko
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Renko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Wilcox
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Wilcox
Guerrero hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Wilcox
Duncan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Renko
Kemp strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Renko
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Renko
Corcoran hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dilone. Corcoran reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mankowski vs. Renko
Mankowski hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Wilcox
Wallis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Wilcox
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Wilcox
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Renko
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Renko
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Renko
Newman fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Newman. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitaker vs. Renko
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Renko
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Renko
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitaker tags and scores. Staub tags and moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Renko
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Wilcox
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Wilcox
Page hits a popup towards third. Mankowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Renko
May strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Renko
Corcoran hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dilone. Corcoran reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mankowski vs. Renko
Mankowski hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Renko
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Wilcox
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Wilcox
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Wilcox
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Renko
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Renko
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Renko
Staub hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Renko
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Wilcox
Wallis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Wilcox
Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Wilcox
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Wilcox
Dilone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Wilcox
There goes Dilone. The throw from May and he is safe. Dilone steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Wilcox
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Revering vs. Wilcox
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Renko
Wayne Gross now playing first base.
Kemp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dilone. Kemp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Broberg
Pete Broberg now pitching.
May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Corcoran vs. Broberg
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kemp scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mankowski vs. Broberg
Mankowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. May moves to third. Corcoran moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trammell vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. May scores. Corcoran moves to third. Mankowski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LeFlore vs. Sosa
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Corcoran scores. Mankowski scores. There goes Trammell trying to get to third. Wallis throws the ball in to Duncan, who tags Trammell for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Sosa
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Newman and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Sosa
Sosa spins and fires to second, with Guerrero covering, and LeFlore is picked off. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Sosa
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Wilcox
Aurelio Rodriguez now playing third base.
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Wilcox
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Wilcox
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Duncan for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. McCatty
Steve McCatty now pitching.
Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McCatty
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. McCatty
There's a wild pitch. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. McCatty
Kemp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. McCatty
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Corcoran vs. McCatty
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kemp scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. McCatty
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Guerrero. May scores. Corcoran moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trammell vs. McCatty
Trammell hits a fly ball towards center field. Wallis makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Wallis. Corcoran tags and scores. Rodriguez tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. McCatty
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. McCatty
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. LeFlore moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. McCatty
Staub hits a line drive into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Wilcox
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wallis for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Wilcox
Jim Essian pinch hits for Jeff Newman.
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Wilcox
Mike Adams pinch hits for Mike Edwards.
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Wilcox
Dwayne Murphy pinch hits for Miguel Dilone.
Murphy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Murphy reaches second base with a double. Adams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Wilcox
Page hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McCatty
Mike Adams now playing second base. Dwayne Murphy now playing right field. Rob Picciolo now playing shortstop. Jim Essian now catching.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. McCatty
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McCatty
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corcoran vs. McCatty
Corcoran hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wilcox
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Wilcox
Glenn Burke pinch hits for Willie Horton.
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Wilcox
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Wilcox
Tony Armas pinch hits for Taylor Duncan.
Armas strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/25/1978 -- Oakland at Detroit (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Edwards M, 2b 3 0 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 3 1 1 2
Adams M, ph-2b 0 1 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 1 2 1
Dilone M, rf 3 0 1 0 Staub R, dh 4 0 1 1
Murphy D, ph-rf 1 0 1 1 Thompson J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Page M, lf 3 0 1 0 Kemp S, lf 5 2 2 1
Revering D, 1b 3 0 0 0 May M, c 4 2 2 0
Gross W, 1b 1 0 0 0 Corcoran T, rf 5 2 4 2
Horton W, dh 3 0 0 0 Mankowski P, 3b 3 1 1 0
Burke G, ph 1 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 1 1 0 0
Guerrero M, ss 3 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 3 0 1 2
Picciolo R, ss 1 0 1 0
Duncan T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Armas T, ph 1 0 0 0
Wallis J, cf 3 1 1 1
Newman J, c 2 0 0 0
Essian J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 5 2 36 11 15 10
Oakland 000 001 010 -- 2
Detroit 002 004 50x -- 11
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Renko S (L)* 5.0 5 3 3 3 3
Broberg P+ 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
Sosa E 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
McCatty S 2.0 5 5 2 2 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (W) 9.0 5 2 2 2 4
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Newman J, Guerrero M, Wallis J
LOB -- Oakland 5, Detroit 8
2B -- Page M, Corcoran T 2, Kemp S, Murphy D
HR -- Wallis J
SB -- Dilone M, LeFlore R
SF -- Thompson J, Trammell A
WP -- Wilcox M, McCatty S
T -- 2:21
A -- 17723
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