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Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 13, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves, played on April 13, 1981 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 13, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 13, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 34,961 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: Frank Pulli |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Rufino Linares | Left Fielder |
| Bob Horner | Third Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
| Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rafael Landestoy | Second Baseman |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Right Fielder |
| Danny Heep | First Baseman |
| Art Howe | Third Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 13, 1981
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Knepper
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Knepper
There goes Washington. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Washington steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hubbard vs. Knepper
Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Linares vs. Knepper
Linares hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Horner vs. Knepper
Horner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Niekro
Landestoy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Niekro
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Linares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Niekro
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cedeno for the out. Landestoy moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Niekro
Cruz hits a popup in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Knepper
Murphy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Knepper
Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Knepper
Benedict hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Knepper
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Benedict moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Knepper
Niekro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Benedict scores. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Knepper
Washington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Niekro
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Niekro
Heep hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Niekro
Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Niekro
Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howe moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Knepper vs. Niekro
Knepper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Knepper
Hubbard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linares vs. Knepper
Linares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Knepper
Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Niekro
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Niekro
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Niekro
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Knepper
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Andujar
Joaquin Andujar now pitching.
Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benedict vs. Andujar
There goes Murphy. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Landestoy applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Andujar
Benedict hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Andujar
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Niekro
Cruz hits a line drive into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Niekro
Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Niekro
There goes Leonard. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Leonard steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Heep vs. Niekro
Heep takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Howe vs. Niekro
Howe strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. Niekro
Ashby strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Andujar
Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Andujar
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Andujar
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Niekro
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar.
Bergman hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Niekro
Landestoy hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Niekro
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linares vs. Smith
Dave Smith now pitching.
Linares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Smith
Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Smith
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Smith
Chambliss takes first base on ball four. Horner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Benedict vs. Smith
Benedict hits a popup towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Niekro
Cedeno hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Niekro
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Niekro
Leonard hits a fly ball into left field. Linares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Smith
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Smith
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Smith
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Niekro
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heep for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Niekro
Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Linares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Niekro
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Smith
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Linares vs. Smith
Linares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Smith
Horner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Heep settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Niekro
Denny Walling pinch hits for Dave Smith.
Walling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Niekro
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Rafael Landestoy.
Puhl hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Niekro
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Niekro
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Linares. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Reynolds goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Niekro
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. LaCorte
Dickie Thon now playing second base. Frank LaCorte now pitching.
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. LaCorte
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. LaCorte
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Niekro
Leonard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Niekro
Heep hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Niekro
Howe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Linares. Howe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Niekro
Ashby is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Thon vs. Niekro
Thon takes first base on ball four. Howe moves to third. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Roberts vs. Camp
Rick Camp now pitching. Dave Roberts pinch hits for Frank LaCorte.
Roberts hits a popup towards the mound. Camp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Royster vs. Sambito
Jerry Royster pinch hits for Rick Camp.
Royster bunts towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Sambito
Terry Harper pinch hits for Claudell Washington.
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hubbard vs. Sambito
Hubbard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Linares vs. Sambito
Linares hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ramirez scores. Hubbard moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Horner vs. Sambito
Horner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Heep settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Bradford
Larry Bradford now pitching. Terry Harper now playing right field. Jerry Royster now playing third base.
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Bradford
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Bradford
Cruz hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Bradford
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Ramirez applying the tag. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/13/1981 -- Atlanta at Houston (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Washington C, rf 4 0 1 0 Landestoy R, 2b 2 0 0 0
Harper T, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Puhl T, ph 1 0 0 0
Hubbard G, 2b 4 0 0 0 LaCorte F, p 0 0 0 0
Linares R, lf 5 0 1 1 Roberts D, ph 1 0 0 0
Horner B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0
Bradford L, p 0 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 5 1 1 0
Murphy D, cf 4 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 5 0 2 1
Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 5 0 0 0
Benedict B, c 4 1 2 0 Leonard J, rf 4 0 1 0
Ramirez R, ss 4 1 2 0 Heep D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Niekro P, p 3 0 1 1 Howe A, 3b 4 0 2 0
Camp R, p 0 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 3 0 1 0
Royster J, ph-3b 0 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 1 0 0 0
Andujar J, p 0 0 0 0
Bergman D, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith D, p 0 0 0 0
Walling D, ph 1 0 0 0
Thon D, 2b 0 0 0 0
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37 2 9 2 36 1 7 1
Atlanta 010 000 000 1 -- 2
Houston 000 000 010 0 -- 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P 8.2 6 1 1 4 5
Camp R (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Bradford L (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B* 3.0 5 1 1 0 4
Andujar J 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Smith D 3.0 1 0 0 1 0
LaCorte F 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Sambito J (L) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 4th
LOB -- Atlanta 8, Houston 9
2B -- Cedeno C, Howe A
SB -- Washington C, Leonard J
CS -- Murphy D, Cedeno C
SH -- Royster J
T -- 2:57
A -- 34961
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