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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 16, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Milwaukee Braves, played on July 16, 1955 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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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 16, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 9,587 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Right Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Hofman | First Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 16, 1955
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Maglie
Bruton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Maglie
Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Maglie
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Maglie
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Maglie
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Spahn
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Maglie
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Maglie
Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Maglie
Spahn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Spahn
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a line drive towards first. Adcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Maglie
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Maglie
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Maglie
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Maglie
Aaron 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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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Spahn
Maglie bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Spahn
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Maglie
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Maglie
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Spahn
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hofman for the out. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Spahn
There goes Thompson. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Aaron applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Maglie
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Maglie
Spahn hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Maglie
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Spahn
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Spahn
Terwilliger is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Maglie
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Maglie
Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Logan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aaron vs. Maglie
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson has Logan trapped. There's the throw to Westrum and back to Thompson, who tags Logan for the out. Mathews moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Maglie
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to third. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adcock vs. Maglie
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hofman vs. Spahn
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aaron fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lockman scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Maglie
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Maglie
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Maglie
Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Maglie
There goes Bruton. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Bruton steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Maglie
Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Spahn
Maglie hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Spahn
Terwilliger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Maglie
Mathews bunts towards the mound. Maglie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Maglie
Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Grissom
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Grissom
Adcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Grissom
Crandall hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Grissom
George Crowe pinch hits for Warren Spahn.
Crowe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Crone
Ray Crone now pitching.
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Crone
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Crone
Gail Harris pinch hits for Bobby Hofman.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Grissom
Gail Harris now playing first base.
Bruton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Bruton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Grissom
Logan bunts in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mathews vs. Liddle
Don Liddle now pitching.
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bruton tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Liddle
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Crone
Mueller hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Crone
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Crone
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Vargas
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Wes Westrum. Roberto Vargas now pitching. Sid Gordon pinch hits for Dusty Rhodes.
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Taylor vs. Paine
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Sid Gordon. Phil Paine now pitching. Bill Taylor pinch hits for Don Liddle.
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark tags and scores. Thompson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Paine
Davey Williams pinch hits for Wayne Terwilliger.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews has Thompson trapped. There's the throw to Crandall and back to Logan, who tags Thompson for the out. Gomez moves to third. Williams moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Paine
Lockman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Paine
There's a wild pitch. Gomez scores. Williams moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1955 -- Milwaukee at New York (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bruton B, cf 5 2 3 1 Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 1 0
Logan J, ss 4 0 2 0 Williams D, ph 1 0 0 0
Mathews E, 3b 3 1 2 1 Lockman W, lf 4 1 1 0
Aaron H, 2b 5 1 1 2 Mays W, cf 4 1 2 0
Thomson B, lf 4 0 0 0 Hofman B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Pafko A, rf 3 0 1 0 Harris G, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Adcock J, 1b 3 1 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 1 1 1
Crandall D, c 4 2 2 3 Dark A, ss 4 2 3 2
Spahn W, p 3 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 1 3 0
Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 1 1 2
Crone R, p 0 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 0 0 0 0
Vargas R, p 0 0 0 0 Gordon S, ph 0 0 0 0
Paine P, p 0 0 0 0 Gomez R, pr 0 1 0 0
Maglie S, p 2 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Liddle D, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor B, ph 0 0 0 1
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35 7 11 7 34 8 12 6
Milwaukee 110 000 041 -- 7
New York 000 201 203 -- 8
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W 7.0 9 5 5 0 2
Crone R (L)* 1.0 3 3 3 0 0
Vargas R+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Paine P 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S# 7.0 9 4 4 2 1
Grissom M 1.1 2 3 3 1 1
Liddle D (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
# Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
DP -- Milwaukee 1, New York 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 6, New York 4
2B -- Bruton B, Dark A
HR -- Bruton B, Crandall D 2, Dark A, Westrum W, Aaron H, Mueller D
SB -- Bruton B
CS -- Thompson H
SH -- Maglie S, Logan J
SF -- Mathews E, Taylor B
WP -- Paine P
T -- 2:47
A -- 9587
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