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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 20, 1925
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 20, 1925 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1925 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1925 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tony Kaufmann |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Bentley |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Monroe Sweeney 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Pfirman |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Second Baseman |
| Cliff Heathcote | Right Fielder |
| Pinky Pittenger | Third Baseman |
| Art Jahn | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Mandy Brooks | Center Fielder |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Tony Kaufmann | Pitcher |
| Rabbit Maranville | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Southworth | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Frisch | Shortstop |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| High Pockets Kelly | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Jack Bentley | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 20, 1925
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Bentley
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lindstrom settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Bentley
Heathcote hits a popup in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittenger vs. Bentley
Pittenger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jahn vs. Bentley
There goes Pittenger. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Pittenger steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jahn vs. Bentley
Jahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Kaufmann
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Kaufmann
Frisch bunts and there's an error on the play. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Kaufmann
Youngs hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Kaufmann
Meusel hits a line drive into left field. Jahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Bentley
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bentley, and towards Frisch, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Bentley
Brooks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Bentley
Maranville takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Bentley
Hartnett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Kaufmann
Terry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Kaufmann
Kelly hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindstrom vs. Kaufmann
Lindstrom bunts towards the mound. Kaufmann fields it and throws to third for the out. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Kaufmann
Snyder hits a line drive into right field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bentley vs. Kaufmann
Bentley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelly scores. Lindstrom moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Southworth vs. Kaufmann
Southworth hits a popup towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaufmann vs. Bentley
Kaufmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Bentley
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heathcote vs. Bentley
There goes Adams. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Adams steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heathcote vs. Bentley
Heathcote is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pittenger vs. Bentley
Pittenger hits a popup towards short. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jahn vs. Bentley
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jahn vs. Bentley
Jahn strikes out. Snyder drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jahn out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Kaufmann
Frisch bunts in front of the plate. Hartnett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Kaufmann
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Kaufmann
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Kaufmann
There goes Youngs. The throw from Hartnett and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terry vs. Kaufmann
Terry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kelly vs. Kaufmann
There go the runners. The throw from Hartnett to Adams covering second. The throw back to home, and Youngs is out at the plate. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Bentley
Grimm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brooks vs. Bentley
Brooks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Bentley
Maranville hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Bentley
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Frisch fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Kaufmann
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Kaufmann
Lindstrom hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heathcote. Lindstrom reaches second base with a double. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Snyder vs. Kaufmann
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bentley vs. Kaufmann
Bentley hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Southworth vs. Kaufmann
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaufmann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaufmann vs. Bentley
Kaufmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Bentley
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heathcote vs. Bentley
Heathcote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pittenger vs. Bentley
Pittenger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams scores. Heathcote moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jahn vs. Bentley
Jahn hits a line drive into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Heathcote tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Bentley
There goes Pittenger. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Pittenger steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimm vs. Bentley
Grimm hits a line drive into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Kaufmann
Frisch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Kaufmann
Youngs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pittenger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Kaufmann
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pittenger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Bentley
Brooks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Bentley
Maranville takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Bentley
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frisch throws to second for one, and Kelly throws to first, and Terry drops the ball. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaufmann vs. Bentley
Kaufmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Kaufmann
Terry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Kaufmann
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Kaufmann
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pittenger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Bentley
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heathcote vs. Bentley
Heathcote hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pittenger vs. Bentley
Pittenger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adams scores. Heathcote moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jahn vs. Bentley
Jahn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Jahn reaches second base with a double. Heathcote scores. Pittenger moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grimm vs. Bentley
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grimm for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brooks vs. Bentley
Brooks hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pittenger tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maranville vs. Bentley
Maranville hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Kaufmann
Snyder hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hartnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bentley vs. Kaufmann
Bentley hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Kaufmann
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaufmann covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Bentley
Hartnett hits a line drive into left field. Meusel picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meusel. Hartnett moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaufmann vs. Bentley
Kaufmann hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hartnett moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adams vs. Bentley
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heathcote vs. Bentley
Heathcote hits a popup towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Kaufmann
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pittenger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Kaufmann
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. Jahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Kaufmann
Meusel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittenger vs. Bentley
Pittenger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jahn vs. Bentley
Jahn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bentley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Bentley
Grimm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brooks vs. Bentley
Brooks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Kaufmann
Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Kaufmann
Kelly takes first base on ball four. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindstrom vs. Kaufmann
Lindstrom takes first base on ball four. Terry moves to third. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Snyder vs. Kaufmann
Snyder hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hartnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bentley vs. Kaufmann
Bentley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Terry scores. Kelly scores. Lindstrom moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Southworth vs. Kaufmann
Pip Koehler pinch runs for Jack Bentley.
Southworth hits a fly ball into right field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lindstrom moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frisch vs. Kaufmann
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Brooks 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 8/20/1925 -- CHN at NY1 (D)
CHN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Sparky Adams, 2b 5 2 2 0 Billy Southworth, cf 5 0 0 0
Cliff Heathcote, rf 4 2 2 0 Frankie Frisch, ss 5 0 0 0
Pinky Pittinger, 3b 5 1 4 2 Ross Youngs, rf 3 0 0 0
Art Jahn, lf 4 0 1 2 Irish Meusel, lf 4 0 0 0
Charlie Grimm, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bill Terry, 1b 2 1 1 0
Mandy Brooks, cf 4 0 0 1 George Kelly, 2b 2 2 1 0
Rabbit Maranvill, ss 2 0 0 0 Freddy Lindstrom, 3b 3 0 1 0
Gabby Hartnett, c 4 0 1 0 Frank Snyder, c 4 0 0 0
Tony Kaufmann, p 3 0 0 0 Jack Bentley, p 4 0 2 3
Pip Koehler, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 11 5 32 3 5 3
CHN 000 020 300 -- 5
NY1 010 000 002 -- 3
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Tony Kaufmann (W) 9.0 5 3 3 6 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jack Bentley (L) 9.0 11 5 5 4 5
E -- Charlie Grimm, Gabby Hartnett, Bill Terry, Irish Meusel
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- CHN 10, NY1 8
2B -- Freddy Lindstrom, Art Jahn
SB -- Pinky Pittinger 2, Sparky Adams 2, Cliff Heathcote, Ross Youngs
CS -- Ross Youngs
SF -- Art Jahn, Mandy Brooks
HBP -- by Jack Bentley (Cliff Heathcote)
WP -- Jack Bentley
T -- 1:42
A -- 3500
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