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Giants
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 4, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants, played on September 4, 1978 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Halicki |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 52,589 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Joe West 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Dick Stello |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Jim Dwyer | First Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Hector Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Ed Halicki | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Oates | Catcher |
| Don Sutton | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 4, 1978
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Sutton
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Sutton
There goes Madlock. The throw from Oates and he is safe. Madlock steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Sutton
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Madlock moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Sutton
Clark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Sutton
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Halicki
Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Halicki
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Halicki
There goes Russell. The throw from Hill and he is out, Metzger applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Halicki
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Sutton
Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Sutton
Whitfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hill vs. Sutton
Hill hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metzger vs. Sutton
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Halicki vs. Sutton
There's a wild pitch. Whitfield moves to third. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Halicki vs. Sutton
Halicki strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Madlock vs. Sutton
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitfield scores. Metzger scores. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Sutton
Dwyer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Halicki
Garvey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Halicki
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Halicki
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Halicki
Monday hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oates vs. Halicki
Oates hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Sutton
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Sutton
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Sutton
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Sutton
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitfield for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Halicki
Sutton hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Halicki
Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Halicki
Russell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Sutton
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Sutton
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Sutton
Halicki hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Halicki
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Halicki
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Halicki
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Halicki
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Sutton
Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Sutton
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dwyer for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Sutton
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Sutton
Evans is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Sutton
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Sutton
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitfield for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Halicki
Monday hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Halicki
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Halicki
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Don Sutton.
Davalillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oates moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopes vs. Halicki
Myron White pinch runs for Vic Davalillo.
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws to second. Madlock drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Madlock. Oates scores. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Halicki
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopes scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Halicki
There goes Russell. The throw from Hill and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Halicki
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garvey vs. Halicki
Garvey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Garvey reaches second base with a double. Russell scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Halicki
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garvey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baker vs. Halicki
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garvey scores. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching. Larry Herndon now playing center field. Hector Cruz now playing left field.
Monday takes first base on ball four. Cey moves to third. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lacy vs. Lavelle
Lee Lacy pinch hits for Johnny Oates.
Lacy hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Rautzhan
Steve Yeager now catching. Lance Rautzhan now pitching.
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Rautzhan
Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Rautzhan
Herndon bunts towards the mound. Rautzhan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Rautzhan
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rautzhan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Lavelle
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Lavelle
Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lavelle
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Rautzhan
Tom Heintzelman pinch hits for Jim Dwyer.
Heintzelman hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Rautzhan
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Rautzhan
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Rautzhan
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lavelle
Tom Heintzelman now playing first base.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Lavelle
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Lavelle
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Lavelle
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Rautzhan
Rob Andrews pinch hits for Gary Lavelle.
Andrews hits a line drive to center field. Monday throws towards Russell. Russell fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Russell. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Rautzhan
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Andrews moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ivie vs. Forster
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Roger Metzger. Terry Forster now pitching.
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herndon vs. Forster
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching. Johnnie LeMaster now playing shortstop.
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forster vs. Moffitt
Forster hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Forster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yeager vs. Moffitt
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Moffitt
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Moffitt
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Forster
Bill North now playing center field.
Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Forster
Heintzelman hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Forster
Clark bunts towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Forster
Art Gardner pinch runs for Jack Clark.
Evans hits a line drive into right field. Smith 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 9/4/1978 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Madlock B, 2b 5 0 2 2 Lopes D, 2b 4 1 0 0
Dwyer J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 5 1 2 1
Heintzelman T, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 4 0 0 0
Clark J, rf 5 1 3 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 1 2 1
Gardner A, pr 0 0 0 0 Cey R, 3b 2 0 1 0
Evans D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Baker D, lf 4 0 2 1
Cruz H, cf-lf 4 1 2 1 Monday R, cf 3 1 1 1
Whitfield T, lf 3 1 1 0 North B, cf 0 0 0 0
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Oates J, c 2 1 1 0
Andrews R, ph 1 0 1 0 Lacy L, ph 1 0 0 0
LeMaster J, ss 0 0 0 0 Rautzhan L, p 0 0 0 0
Hill M, c 4 0 0 0 Forster T, p 1 0 1 0
Metzger R, ss 3 1 2 1 Sutton D, p 1 0 0 0
Ivie M, ph 1 0 0 0 Davalillo V, ph 1 0 1 0
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0 White M, pr 0 0 0 0
Halicki E, p 2 0 0 0 Yeager S, c 2 0 0 0
Herndon L, cf 2 0 0 0
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38 4 11 4 34 5 11 4
San Francisco 030 010 000 -- 4
Los Angeles 000 050 00x -- 5
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki E (L) 4.2 10 5 5 1 3
Lavelle G 2.1 0 0 0 2 2
Moffitt R 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton D (W) 5.0 8 4 4 1 2
Rautzhan L 2.1 2 0 0 1 1
Forster T (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Madlock B, Hill M, Russell B
LOB -- San Francisco 9, Los Angeles 9
2B -- Cruz H, Clark J 2, Garvey S, Forster T
HR -- Monday R
SB -- Madlock B, Russell B
CS -- Russell B
WP -- Sutton D
T -- 2:42
A -- 52589
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