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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 26, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 26, 1953 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | July 26, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 26, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Kelly |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lenny Roberts 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Andy Seminick | Catcher |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Bob Kelly | Pitcher |
Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Al Dark | Second Baseman |
Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
Ray Noble | Catcher |
Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 26, 1953
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Maglie
Bridges hits a popup into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Maglie
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Kelly
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Kelly
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Kelly
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Kelly
Irvin hits a popup beyond first. Kluszewski can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Lockman scores. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Kelly
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Kelly
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Maglie
Greengrass hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Maglie
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Maglie
Seminick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Maglie
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Kelly
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Kelly
Noble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Nuxhall
Joe Nuxhall now pitching.
Maglie bunts between the mound and first base. Nuxhall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maglie for the out. Noble moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Nuxhall
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Maglie
Nuxhall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Maglie
Bridges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Maglie
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Nuxhall
Thompson hits a line drive off the glove of McMillan, and into shallow left field. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Nuxhall
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Nuxhall
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Nuxhall
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thompson scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Nuxhall
Spencer hits a popup into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Maglie
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Maglie
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Maglie
Seminick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Nuxhall
Noble hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Nuxhall
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Nuxhall
Lockman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Maglie
McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Maglie
Nuxhall hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Maglie
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer misplays the ball. That's an error on Spencer. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Maglie
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Bridges moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie juggles the ball. That's an error on Maglie. Bridges moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bridges scores. Adams scores. Bell moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greengrass vs. Maglie
Greengrass hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Greengrass reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Kluszewski moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
The umpire calls a balk on Koslo Kluszewski scores. Greengrass moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Koslo
Marshall hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a popup into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Nuxhall
Thompson 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 -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Nuxhall
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Nuxhall
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Nuxhall
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Irvin scores. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Nuxhall
Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Koslo
Seminick strikes out. Noble drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Seminick out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Koslo
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Koslo
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Koslo
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Nuxhall
Noble hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Nuxhall
Koslo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Nuxhall
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Koslo
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Koslo
Greengrass hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Nuxhall
Thompson bunts in front of the plate. Seminick fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Nuxhall
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hofman vs. Nuxhall
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Don Mueller.
Hofman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark scores. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. King
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Bobby Hofman. Clyde King now pitching.
Seminick fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Seminick. Irvin moves to third. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomson vs. King
Thomson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. King
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. King
Noble 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 -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. King
Koslo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Koslo
Davey Williams now playing second base. Al Dark now playing right field.
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Koslo
Seminick hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Koslo
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borkowski vs. Koslo
Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Clyde King.
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Smith
Frank Smith now pitching.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Smith
Dark bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Smith
Thompson hits a fly ball towards center. Bell settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Smith
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Koslo
Bridges hits a fly ball into right field. Dark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a popup beyond short. Spencer can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Koslo
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. Adams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greengrass vs. Koslo
Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Dark 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 7/26/1953, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Bridges R, 2b 5 1 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 0 0 Adams B, 3b 5 2 1 0 Dark A, 2b-rf 4 1 1 0 Bell G, cf 5 1 2 1 Thompson H, 3b 4 2 2 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 5 1 2 2 Irvin M, lf 3 2 1 1 Greengrass J, lf 5 0 1 1 Mueller D, rf 3 0 1 1 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 0 Hofman B, ph 1 0 1 1 Seminick A, c 4 0 1 0 Gomez R, pr 0 1 0 0 McMillan R, ss 4 0 3 0 Williams D, 2b 0 0 0 0 Kelly B, p 0 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 3 1 2 2 Nuxhall J, p 3 1 1 1 Spencer D, ss 4 2 2 5 King C, p 0 0 0 0 Noble R, c 3 0 0 0 Borkowski B, ph 1 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 1 0 0 0 Smith F, p 0 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 6 12 5 32 10 10 10 Cincinnati 001 040 001 -- 6 New York 211 010 50x -- 10 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Kelly B* 1.0 3 3 3 2 0 Nuxhall J (L) 5.1 6 5 5 2 2 King C 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 Smith F 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Maglie S 4.2 7 5 1 0 3 Koslo D (W) 4.1 5 1 1 0 4 * Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd E -- Spencer D, Maglie S, Seminick A, Smith F, Bell G DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 8, New York 6 2B -- Bell G, Thompson H, Greengrass J 3B -- Bell G HR -- Spencer D 2, Nuxhall J SH -- Maglie S, Thompson H, Dark A Balk -- Koslo D T -- 2:30 A -- 0
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