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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 28, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 28, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 28, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Torrez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 17,846 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Jim Dwyer | First Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Gary Allenson | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Kirk Gibson | Left Fielder |
| Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Rick Peters | DH |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 28, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Wilcox
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Wilcox
Poquette hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Summers. Poquette reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Wilcox
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Wilcox
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Wilcox
Hobson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Torrez
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Torrez
Whitaker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Torrez
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Wilcox
Dwyer bunts towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Wilcox
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Wilcox
Sizemore hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Torrez
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer scoops it up and throws to first, with Torrez covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Torrez
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Torrez
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Torrez
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Wilcox
Allenson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gibson. Allenson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Wilcox
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Poquette vs. Wilcox
Poquette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gibson. Poquette reaches second base with a double. Allenson scores. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lynn vs. Wilcox
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yastrzemski vs. Wilcox
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson throws to second for one, and Trammell throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Burleson scores. Poquette scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Wilcox
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Wilcox
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Torrez
Brookens hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Torrez
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Torrez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Torrez
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Wilcox
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Wilcox
Sizemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allenson vs. Wilcox
Allenson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Wilcox
Burleson takes first base on ball four. Sizemore moves to third. Allenson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Poquette vs. Robbins
Bruce Robbins now pitching.
Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Summers throws the ball in to Thompson who tags Poquette trying to return to first, for the out. Sizemore scores. Allenson scores. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynn vs. Robbins
There's a wild pitch. Burleson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Robbins
Lynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Torrez
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Torrez
Gibson hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Torrez
Summers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Summers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Torrez
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Robbins
Jim Rice pinch hits for Carl Yastrzemski.
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Robbins
Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Robbins
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robbins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Torrez
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Torrez
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Torrez
The umpire calls a balk on Torrez Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brookens vs. Torrez
Brookens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trammell scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Torrez
Peters hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brookens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Torrez
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Torrez fields it and throws to second for the out. Brookens moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitaker vs. Torrez
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Allenson and he is out, Sizemore applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Robbins
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Robbins
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allenson vs. Robbins
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Burgmeier
Gibson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Gibson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Burgmeier
Lynn Jones pinch hits for Champ Summers.
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Burgmeier
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer scoops it up and throws to first, with Burgmeier covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Robbins
Lynn Jones now playing right field.
Burleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gibson. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poquette vs. Robbins
Poquette takes first base on ball four. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynn vs. Robbins
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson fields it and throws to home to get Burleson. Poquette moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Robbins
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Robbins
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens juggles the ball. That's an error on Brookens. Poquette scores. Lynn moves to third. Hobson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dwyer vs. Robbins
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Billingham
Jack Billingham now pitching.
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Burgmeier
Parrish hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Burgmeier
Trammell bunts towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Burgmeier
Brookens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Burgmeier
Peters strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Burgmeier
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans who is chasing the ball. LeFlore reaches third base with a triple. Brookens goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitaker vs. Burgmeier
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Burgmeier
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Billingham
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gibson. Sizemore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allenson vs. Billingham
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. Sizemore moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burleson vs. Billingham
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Poquette vs. Billingham
Poquette 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 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Burgmeier
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wockenfuss vs. Burgmeier
John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Jason Thompson.
Wockenfuss strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Burgmeier
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Billingham
John Wockenfuss now playing first base.
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Billingham
Rice hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Billingham
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Billingham
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Billingham
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Burgmeier
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Burgmeier
Brookens strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Burgmeier
Peters hits a fly ball into right field. Evans 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 9/28/1979 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 3 2 1 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 1 1 1
Poquette T, lf 4 2 3 3 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 1 1
Lynn F, cf 3 0 0 0 Gibson K, lf 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski C, dh 2 0 0 1 Summers C, rf 2 0 1 0
Rice J, ph 3 0 0 0 Jones L, ph-rf 2 0 1 0
Hobson B, 3b 5 0 2 0 Thompson J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Dwyer J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Wockenfuss J, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 5 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 4 1 2 1
Sizemore T, 2b 4 1 3 0 Trammell A, ss 3 1 0 0
Allenson G, c 4 2 2 0 Brookens T, 3b 4 1 2 1
Peters R, dh 4 0 1 0
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37 7 12 4 35 4 10 4
Boston 003 300 100 -- 7
Detroit 000 010 300 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez M (W) 5.0 4 1 1 1 2
Burgmeier T (S) 4.0 6 3 3 0 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (L) 3.1 5 6 5 4 2
Robbins B 3.1 4 1 0 2 2
Billingham J 2.1 3 0 0 0 0
E -- Trammell A, Brookens T 2
DP -- Boston 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- Boston 9, Detroit 5
2B -- Poquette T 2, Allenson G, Summers C, Gibson K, Burleson R, Sizemore T
3B -- LeFlore R
HR -- Parrish L
CS -- LeFlore R
WP -- Robbins B 2
Balk -- Torrez M
T -- 2:35
A -- 17846
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