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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 30, 1943
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 30, 1943 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 30, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 30, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Krist |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Klein | Second Baseman |
| Harry Walker | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Howie Krist | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Buster Maynard | Left Fielder |
| Nap Reyes | First Baseman |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 30, 1943
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Melton
Klein strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Melton
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Melton
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Melton
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into left field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Krist
Bartell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Klein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Krist
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Krist
Rucker takes first base on ball four. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Krist
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Krist
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Witek scores. Rucker moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Krist
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rucker scores. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maynard vs. Krist
Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. Cooper reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kurowski vs. Melton
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bartell. Cooper scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Melton
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields the ball and throws to second. Bartell drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Bartell. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Melton
Sanders is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Krist vs. Melton
Krist strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Krist
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Krist
Melton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Krist
Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Krist
There goes Bartell. The throw from Cooper and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Witek vs. Krist
Witek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rucker vs. Krist
Rucker hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Melton
Klein hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Melton
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Melton
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Krist
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Krist
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Krist
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Melton
Litwhiler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Melton
There goes Litwhiler. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Bartell applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Melton
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Melton
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Krist
Maynard hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Krist
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Krist
Melton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Krist
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Melton
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krist vs. Melton
Krist strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Melton
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Krist
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Krist
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Krist
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Krist
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Melton
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Melton
Musial bunts towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Litwhiler vs. Melton
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into left field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a line drive into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Krist
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Krist
Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Krist
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Melton
Kurowski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Melton
Marion hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Witek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Melton
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Melton
Frank Demaree pinch hits for Howie Krist.
Demaree hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Dickson
Murry Dickson now pitching.
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Dickson
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Dickson
Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Dickson
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klein fields it and throws to second for the out. Bartell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Dickson
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Melton
Klein hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Melton
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Melton
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Melton
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Dickson
Lombardi hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dickson
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Dickson
Maynard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Klein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Dickson
Reyes strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Melton
Kurowski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. Kurowski reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marion vs. Melton
Marion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kurowski scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Melton
Sanders takes first base on ball four. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Narron vs. Melton
Sam Narron pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
Narron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. Marion moves to third. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Klein vs. Melton
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marion scores. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Melton
Walker takes first base on ball four. Klein moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Musial vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Cooper
Mort Cooper now pitching.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Cooper
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Cooper
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Cooper
Rucker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Rucker reaches second base with a double. Witek moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. Cooper
Lombardi strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Adams
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Adams
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Adams
Kurowski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Cooper
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Cooper
There's a wild pitch. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maynard vs. Cooper
Maynard hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gordon scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/30/1943, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Klein L, 2b 5 0 1 1 Bartell D, ss 3 0 1 0
Walker H, cf 3 0 1 0 Witek M, 2b 4 1 2 0
Musial S, rf 4 0 1 0 Rucker J, cf 4 1 1 0
Litwhiler D, lf 4 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 5 1 1 0 Lombardi E, c 5 1 3 2
Kurowski W, 3b 5 1 2 1 Gordon S, 3b 5 1 2 1
Marion M, ss 4 1 1 1 Maynard B, lf 5 0 0 1
Sanders R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Reyes N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Krist H, p 2 0 0 0 Melton C, p 2 0 0 0
Demaree F, ph 1 0 0 0 Adams A, p 1 0 0 0
Dickson M, p 0 0 0 0
Narron S, ph 1 0 0 0
Cooper M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 7 3 37 4 9 4
St.Louis 010 000 002 0 -- 3
New York 200 000 010 1 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Krist H 6.0 5 2 2 3 3
Dickson M 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Cooper M (L) 1.1 2 1 1 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C 8.2 7 3 3 5 6
Adams A (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Bartell D 2, Cooper W, Marion M
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, New York 11
2B -- Rucker J
3B -- Cooper W, Kurowski W
HR -- Lombardi E
SB -- Bartell D
CS -- Litwhiler D
SH -- Musial S
WP -- Cooper M
T -- 2:50
A -- 0
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