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Senators
@ Angels
Wrigley Field
September 27, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Washington Senators, played on September 27, 1961 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 27, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Angels
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 27, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Osteen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Sprout |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 1,717 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Drummond 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Sam Carrigan |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Hinton | Left Fielder |
| Gene Green | Right Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Shortstop |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Claude Osteen | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
| Tom Satriano | Third Baseman |
| George Thomas | Right Fielder |
| Ken Hunt | Center Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Catcher |
| Lee Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Joe Koppe | Shortstop |
| Dan Ardell | First Baseman |
| Bob Sprout | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Angels
Wrigley Field
September 27, 1961
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Sprout
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cottier vs. Sprout
Sprout fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Sprout. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cottier vs. Sprout
Cottier strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hinton vs. Sprout
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Connell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Sprout
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Sprout
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Osteen
Bridges strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Satriano vs. Osteen
Satriano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Osteen
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Osteen
Hunt takes first base on ball four. Satriano moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Osteen
There's a wild pitch. Satriano moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Averill vs. Osteen
Averill hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Osteen
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 1 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Sprout
Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Sprout
Tasby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Tasby reaches second base with a double. Long moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Daley vs. Sprout
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Satriano fields it and throws to first for the out. Long scores. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Osteen vs. Sprout
There goes Tasby. The throw from Averill and he is safe. Tasby steals third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Osteen vs. Sprout
Osteen strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Connell vs. Sprout
O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Osteen
Koppe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ardell vs. Osteen
Ardell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sprout vs. Osteen
Sprout bunts towards the mound. Osteen fields it and throws to first for the out. Koppe moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Osteen
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Sprout
Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Sprout
Hinton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Hinton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Sprout
Green hits a popup towards first. Ardell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Sprout
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hinton scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Sprout
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ardell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 3 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Satriano vs. Osteen
Satriano strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Osteen
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Osteen
Hunt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Osteen
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Sprout
Tasby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Sprout
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bridges scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osteen vs. Sprout
Osteen hits a line drive into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Osteen
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Osteen
Koppe hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ardell vs. Osteen
Ardell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadowski vs. Osteen
Ed Sadowski pinch hits for Bob Sprout.
Sadowski hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Donohue
Jim Donohue now pitching.
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Donohue
Cottier hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Donohue
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ardell fields the ball and throws to Donohue covering. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Donohue
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Osteen
Bridges hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Satriano vs. Osteen
Satriano hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Osteen
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Donohue
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Donohue
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Donohue
Tasby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Retzer vs. Donohue
Ken Retzer pinch hits for Pete Daley.
Retzer takes first base on ball four. Tasby moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bright vs. Spring
Jack Spring now pitching. Harry Bright pinch hits for Claude Osteen.
Bright takes first base on ball four. Johnson scores. Tasby moves to third. Retzer moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Connell vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
O'Connell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cottier vs. Fowler
Cottier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Cottier reaches second base with a double. Tasby scores. Retzer scores. Bright moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hinton vs. Fowler
Hinton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 6 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Kutyna
Ken Retzer now catching. Marty Kutyna now pitching.
Hunt hits a line drive into center field. Tasby picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tasby. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Kutyna
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Kutyna
Kutyna spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Kutyna. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Kutyna
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wagner vs. Kutyna
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Joe Koppe.
Wagner hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ardell vs. Kutyna
Ardell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kutyna fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 6 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Fowler
Jim Fregosi now playing shortstop.
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fowler
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Fowler
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 6 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Kutyna
Albie Pearson pinch hits for Art Fowler.
Pearson hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Kutyna
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Tanner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Satriano vs. Kutyna
Johnny James pinch runs for Chuck Tanner.
Satriano hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Kutyna
Thomas takes first base on ball four. James moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Kutyna
Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. James scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Averill vs. Kutyna
Averill strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching. Albie Pearson now playing right field. George Thomas now playing third base. Tom Satriano now playing second base.
Tasby strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Retzer vs. Morgan
Retzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Satriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kutyna vs. Morgan
Kutyna hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kutyna
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching.
Fregosi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ardell vs. Sisler
Ardell bunts towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to third. Fregosi moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pearson vs. Sisler
There's a wild pitch. Thomas scores. Fregosi moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pearson vs. Sisler
Pearson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodgers vs. McClain
Joe McClain now pitching. Buck Rodgers pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Rodgers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Rodgers reaches second base with a double. Fregosi scores. Pearson moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Satriano vs. McClain
Satriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. Pearson scores. Rodgers moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. McClain
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 6 - Angels, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. McBride
Ken McBride now pitching.
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. McBride
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Chuck Cottier.
Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. McBride
Hinton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Hinton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. McBride
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/27/1961 -- Washington at Los Angeles (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
O'Connell D, 3b 4 1 0 0 Bridges R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Cottier C, 2b 4 0 1 2 Tanner C, ph 1 0 1 0
Woodling G, ph 1 0 0 0 James J, pr 0 1 0 0
Hinton C, lf 5 1 3 1 Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0
Green G, rf 4 0 0 0 Rodgers B, ph 1 0 1 1
Johnson B, ss 4 1 2 1 McBride K, p 0 0 0 0
Long D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Satriano T, 3b-2b 5 1 1 1
Tasby W, cf 3 1 2 0 Thomas G, rf-3b 4 0 0 0
Daley P, c 2 0 0 1 Hunt K, cf 3 2 3 2
Retzer K, ph-c 1 1 0 0 Averill E, c 4 1 1 3
Osteen C, p 2 0 0 0 Thomas L, lf 2 1 0 0
Bright H, ph 0 0 0 1 Koppe J, ss 1 0 0 0
Kutyna M, p 1 0 0 0 Wagner L, ph 1 0 0 0
Sisler D, p 0 0 0 0 Fregosi J, ss 1 1 1 0
McClain J, p 0 0 0 0 Ardell D, 1b 2 0 0 0
Sprout B, p 0 0 0 0
Sadowski E, ph 1 0 0 0
Donohue J, p 0 0 0 0
Spring J, p 0 0 0 0
Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0
Pearson A, ph-rf 1 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 9 6 30 8 8 7
Washington 111 003 000 -- 6
Los Angeles 301 000 13x -- 8
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen C 5.0 3 4 4 3 6
Kutyna M* 2.0 3 2 2 3 2
Sisler D (L) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
McClain J 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sprout B 4.0 4 3 2 3 2
Donohue J 1.1 3 3 3 1 0
Spring J+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Fowler A 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Morgan T (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
McBride K (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Sprout B, Tasby W, Kutyna M
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Washington 7, Los Angeles 7
2B -- Tasby W, Hinton C 2, Cottier C, Rodgers B
HR -- Averill E, Hunt K
SB -- Tasby W
SH -- Sprout B, Ardell D
WP -- Osteen C, Sisler D
T -- 2:50
A -- 1717
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