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Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 19, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 19, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 19, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 2,908 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Larry Napp |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
| Dennis Paepke | Right Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Paul Powell | Center Fielder |
| Rick Renick | Third Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Tom Tischinski | Catcher |
| Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 19, 1971
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Kaat
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Kaat
Rojas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Kaat
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Rooker
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Rooker
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Rooker
The ball gets by May for a passed ball. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. Rooker
Killebrew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Thompson scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Rooker
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Rooker
There goes Oliva. The throw from May and he is safe. Oliva steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Powell vs. Rooker
Powell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Renick vs. Rooker
Renick strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cardenas vs. Rooker
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kaat
Piniella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tischinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Kaat
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paepke vs. Kaat
Paepke hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Tischinski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tischinski vs. Rooker
Tischinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Rooker
Kaat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Kaat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Rooker
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kaat moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaat scores. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Fitzmorris
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. Tovar scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Fitzmorris
Oliva is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Fitzmorris
Powell takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to third. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Renick vs. Fitzmorris
Renick is hit by the pitch. Thompson scores. Oliva moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cardenas vs. Fitzmorris
There's a wild pitch. Oliva scores. Powell moves to third. Renick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cardenas vs. Fitzmorris
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Kaat
Schaal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tischinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Kaat
May hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzmorris vs. Kaat
Fitzmorris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tischinski vs. Fitzmorris
Tischinski hits a popup in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Fitzmorris
Kaat hits a fly ball into right field. Paepke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Fitzmorris
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Fitzmorris
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Fitzmorris
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Fitzmorris
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Kaat
Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar who is chasing the ball. Patek reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rojas vs. Kaat
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Kaat
Otis hits a line drive into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Kaat
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Kaat
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Kaat
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Paepke vs. Kaat
Paepke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Fitzmorris
Powell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Schaal. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Fitzmorris
Powell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Fitzmorris
Renick hits a fly ball towards right. Paepke settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Paepke. Renick moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cardenas vs. Fitzmorris
Cardenas hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tischinski vs. Fitzmorris
Tischinski hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Kaat
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Kaat
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick juggles the ball. That's an error on Renick. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fitzmorris vs. Kaat
Fitzmorris bunts towards the mound. Kaat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schaal moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Patek vs. Kaat
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rojas vs. Kaat
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schaal scores. May scores. Fitzmorris moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Kaat
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fitzmorris scores. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Barber
Steve Barber now pitching.
Piniella takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Barber
Oliver hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paepke vs. Barber
Paepke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Barber
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Fitzmorris
Barber strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Fitzmorris
Tovar hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fitzmorris
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Barber
May hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzmorris vs. Barber
Fitzmorris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Barber covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Barber
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Fitzmorris
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Fitzmorris
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliva for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Fitzmorris
Powell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Barber
Steve Braun now playing third base.
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Barber
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Barber
There goes Otis. The throw from Tischinski and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Barber
Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Barber
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Fitzmorris
Joe Keough now playing center field.
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Fitzmorris covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Fitzmorris
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tischinski vs. Fitzmorris
Tischinski strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Barber
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Dennis Paepke.
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Barber
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Barber
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Jerry May.
Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Barber
Carl Taylor pinch hits for Al Fitzmorris.
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Abernathy
Ed Kirkpatrick now catching. Ted Abernathy now pitching. Carl Taylor now playing right field. Rod Carew pinch hits for Steve Barber.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Abernathy
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Abernathy
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Perranoski
Rojas hits a popup towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Perranoski
Bobby Knoop pinch hits for Joe Keough.
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1971 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 5 1 1 0 Tovar C, lf 5 3 3 0
Rojas C, 2b 5 1 2 3 Thompson D, 2b 4 3 2 1
Otis A, cf 3 1 1 1 Killebrew H, 1b 4 1 2 6
Keough J, cf 0 0 0 0 Oliva T, rf 3 1 1 0
Knoop B, ph 1 0 0 0 Powell P, cf 3 0 0 0
Piniella L, lf 3 1 1 0 Renick R, 3b 2 0 0 1
Oliver B, 1b 4 1 2 4 Braun S, 3b 1 0 0 0
Paepke D, rf 3 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Tischinski T, c 4 0 0 0
Schaal P, 3b 3 1 1 0 Kaat J, p 2 1 1 0
May J, c 3 1 0 0 Barber S, p 1 0 0 0
Hopkins G, ph 1 0 0 0 Carew R, ph 1 0 0 0
Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
Rooker J, p 0 0 0 0
Fitzmorris A, p 3 1 1 0
Taylor C, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 9 8 34 9 9 8
Kansas City 000 170 000 -- 8
Minnesota 243 000 00x -- 9
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker J (L) 1.1 6 4 4 0 2
Fitzmorris A 5.2 3 5 5 3 2
Abernathy T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat J 4.1 8 6 5 0 3
Barber S (W) 3.2 1 2 2 3 1
Perranoski R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Schaal P, Paepke D, Renick R
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Minnesota 5
2B -- Kaat J
3B -- Patek F
HR -- Killebrew H, Oliver B
SB -- Oliva T, Piniella L, Rojas C, Otis A
HBP -- by Fitzmorris A (Renick R)
WP -- Fitzmorris A
PB -- May J
T -- 2:53
A -- 2908
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