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Orioles
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 22, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 22, 1977 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 22, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 36,328 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Eddie Murray | DH |
| Andres Mora | Left Fielder |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Poquette | Right Fielder |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Pete LaCock | DH |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 22, 1977
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Leonard
Bumbry strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Leonard
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Leonard
Singleton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cowens. Singleton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Leonard
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Palmer
Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Leonard
Murray hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Murray reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mora vs. Leonard
Mora hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murray scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Leonard
DeCinces hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Leonard
Belanger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Belanger reaches second base with a double. Mora goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dempsey vs. Leonard
Dempsey hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Leonard
Bumbry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Belanger scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Leonard
Smith hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Palmer
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Palmer
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Palmer
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Leonard
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Leonard
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Leonard
Murray is hit by the pitch. Singleton moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mora vs. Leonard
Mora hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Singleton tags and scores. May tags and moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeCinces vs. Leonard
DeCinces hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. May tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Leonard
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Palmer
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Palmer
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Palmer
There goes Patek. The throw from Dempsey and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Palmer
White strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poquette vs. Palmer
Poquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Palmer
The ball gets by Dempsey for a passed ball. Poquette moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mora. McRae reaches second base with a double. Poquette scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Hassler
Andy Hassler now pitching.
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Hassler
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hassler
Bumbry is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hassler
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Palmer
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Palmer
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Palmer
LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Hassler
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Hassler
Hassler fires to first and picks off Singleton. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hassler
May hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hassler
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Palmer
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Palmer
Patek hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Palmer
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Hassler
Mora hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Hassler
DeCinces hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Hassler
Belanger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Belanger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dempsey vs. Hassler
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bumbry vs. Hassler
Bumbry strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dauer vs. Hassler
Rich Dauer pinch hits for Billy Smith.
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and tags Belanger, for the out. Dempsey moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Palmer
Rich Dauer now playing second base.
Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Hassler
Singleton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hassler
May strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hassler
Murray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Palmer
Cowens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Palmer
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Palmer
LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Palmer
Porter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bumbry. Porter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Palmer
Patek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Hassler
Mora hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Hassler
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Hassler
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Palmer
Pat Kelly now playing left field.
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Poquette vs. Palmer
Poquette hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Cowens reaches second base with a double. Brett scores. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Martinez
Tippy Martinez now pitching.
Mayberry hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dauer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Mingori
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brett. Dempsey moves to third. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dauer vs. Mingori
Dauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Singleton vs. Mingori
Singleton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Mingori
May hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dempsey tags and scores. Bumbry tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murray vs. Mingori
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Martinez
Dave Skaggs now catching. Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Pete LaCock.
Zdeb strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Martinez
John Wathan pinch hits for Darrell Porter.
Wathan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Martinez
Amos Otis pinch hits for Freddie Patek.
Otis takes first base on ball four. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Martinez
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. White reaches second base with a double. Wathan scores. Otis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lahoud vs. Martinez
Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Tom Poquette. Dennis Martinez now pitching. Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Cookie Rojas.
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Martinez
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/1977 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, cf 4 0 1 1 Poquette T, rf 4 1 1 1
Smith B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rojas C, ph 0 0 0 0
Dauer R, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Lahoud J, ph 1 0 0 0
Singleton K, rf 2 1 1 0 McRae H, lf 4 0 2 3
May L, 1b 4 1 1 1 Brett G, 3b 4 1 1 0
Murray E, dh 4 1 1 0 Cowens A, cf 4 1 2 2
Mora A, lf 3 2 2 3 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Kelly P, lf 0 0 0 0 LaCock P, dh 3 0 0 0
DeCinces D, 3b 3 0 0 1 Zdeb J, ph 1 0 0 0
Belanger M, ss 4 1 2 1 Porter D, c 3 0 1 0
Dempsey R, c 3 1 1 0 Wathan J, ph 1 1 1 0
Skaggs D, c 0 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 2 1 0 0
Otis A, ph 0 1 0 0
White F, 2b 4 2 2 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 7 9 7 35 8 10 8
Baltimore 032 001 001 -- 7
Kansas City 002 000 123 -- 8
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J 7.2 6 5 5 1 1
Drago D* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Martinez T (L) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1
Martinez D 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D 3.0 6 5 5 1 2
Hassler A 5.0 3 2 1 3 4
Mingori S (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Brett G 2
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Kansas City 4
2B -- Singleton K, Murray E, Belanger M 2, McRae H, Porter D, Brett G, Cowens A, White F
3B -- White F
HR -- Mora A, Cowens A
SB -- Patek F
CS -- Bumbry A
SF -- Mora A, DeCinces D, McRae H, May L
HBP -- by Leonard D (Murray E)
PB -- Dempsey R
T -- 2:49
A -- 36328
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