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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 3, 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 September 3, 1953 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1953 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 3, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Baczewski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 1,078 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
| Fred Baczewski | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Hofman | Third Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Tookie Gilbert | First Baseman |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 3, 1953
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Jansen
Adams hits a line drive towards third. Hofman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Jansen
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jansen
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Jansen
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Baczewski
Hofman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Baczewski
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Baczewski
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Baczewski
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Jansen
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Jansen
Greengrass hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Jansen
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Jansen
Bridges hits a popup towards third. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baczewski vs. Jansen
Baczewski hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Baczewski
Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Baczewski
Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Baczewski
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Baczewski
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilbert for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Jansen
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Jansen
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Jansen
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Jansen
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adams scores. McMillan moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Jansen
There's a wild pitch. McMillan scores. Kluszewski moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greengrass vs. Grissom
Greengrass hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Baczewski
Grissom strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Baczewski
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Baczewski
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Grissom
Seminick strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Grissom
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baczewski vs. Grissom
Baczewski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Baczewski
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Baczewski
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Baczewski
Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Baczewski
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Adams. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Baczewski
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Grissom
Adams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Grissom
McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Grissom
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Grissom
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Grissom
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Baczewski
Gilbert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Baczewski
Grissom hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bridges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Baczewski
Hofman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Grissom
Greengrass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Grissom
Seminick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greengrass moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatton vs. Grissom
Grady Hatton pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Greengrass scores. Seminick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lerchen vs. Wilhelm
George Lerchen pinch hits for Fred Baczewski. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Lerchen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Seminick scores. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Wilhelm
Adams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McMillan vs. Wilhelm
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. Hatton scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wilhelm
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kelly
Bob Kelly now pitching. Grady Hatton now playing second base.
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Kelly
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Kelly
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Wilhelm
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wilhelm
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Wilhelm
Greengrass strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Wilhelm
Seminick hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Kelly
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Seminick picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Seminick. Rhodes moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Kelly
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Kelly
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilbert vs. Kelly
Gilbert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Kelly
Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Kennedy
Kelly bunts in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Kennedy
There's a wild pitch. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adams vs. Kennedy
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McMillan vs. Kennedy
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Kennedy
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Kelly
Hofman hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kelly
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Kelly
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Kelly
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Kennedy
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Kennedy
Marshall hits a popup towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greengrass vs. Kennedy
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Kennedy
There's a wild pitch. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Kennedy
Seminick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Kennedy
Hatton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Kennedy
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Kelly
Rhodes hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Kelly
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Kelly
Westrum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilbert vs. Kelly
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields the ball and throws to Kelly covering. Safe. Spencer scores. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Kelly
Monte Irvin pinch hits for Monty Kennedy.
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hofman vs. Kelly
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1953 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b 5 1 1 0 Hofman B, 3b 5 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 4 1 1 1 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0
Bell G, cf 5 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 2 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 5 2 4 2 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 1
Marshall W, rf 5 1 1 0 Rhodes D, lf 4 0 2 0
Greengrass J, lf 5 2 3 3 Spencer D, 2b 2 1 0 0
Seminick A, c 4 1 1 0 Westrum W, c 4 0 1 0
Bridges R, 2b 2 0 0 0 Gilbert T, 1b 4 0 1 1
Hatton G, ph-2b 3 1 2 1 Jansen L, p 0 0 0 0
Baczewski F, p 2 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 2 0 0 0
Lerchen G, ph 1 0 1 1 Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Kelly B, p 1 0 0 0 Lockman W, ph 1 0 0 0
Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0
Irvin M, ph 1 0 0 0
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42 9 15 8 35 2 7 2
Cincinnati 022 003 101 -- 9
New York 000 100 001 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Baczewski F (W) 5.0 3 1 1 0 2
Kelly B (S) 4.0 4 1 1 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (L) 2.1 5 4 2 0 0
Grissom M* 2.2 5 3 3 0 2
Wilhelm H 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Kennedy M 2.0 3 1 1 2 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Dark A, Adams B, Seminick A
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, New York 8
2B -- Kluszewski T
HR -- Greengrass J, Thomson B, Kluszewski T
SH -- Kelly B
WP -- Jansen L, Kennedy M 2
T -- 2:27
A -- 1078
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