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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 17, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 17, 1938 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elden Auker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Spud Chandler |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 24,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chet Morgan | Center Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Rudy York | Catcher |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Mark Christman | Shortstop |
| Don Ross | Third Baseman |
| Elden Auker | Pitcher |
| Mickey Cochrane | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Spud Chandler | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 17, 1938
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Chandler
Morgan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Chandler
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Chandler
Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Auker
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Auker
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Auker
Henrich hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Auker
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross juggles the ball. That's an error on Ross. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Auker
Gehrig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Auker
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Selkirk vs. Auker
Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Chandler
York hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Chandler
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Chandler
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Auker
Gordon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chandler vs. Auker
Chandler strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Auker
Crosetti is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Auker
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Chandler
Christman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Chandler
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Chandler
Auker hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Auker
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Auker
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Auker
Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickey vs. Auker
Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henrich scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Auker
Selkirk hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Auker
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Chandler
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Chandler
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Chandler
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Chandler
York hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Chandler
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Chandler
Fox strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chandler vs. Coffman
Slick Coffman now pitching.
Chandler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Coffman
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chandler moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rolfe vs. Coffman
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chandler scores. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Coffman
The ball gets by York for a passed ball. Crosetti moves to third. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henrich vs. Coffman
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Crosetti scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Coffman
DiMaggio hits a line drive towards short. Christman catches it and throws to second to double up Rolfe. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Chandler
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Chandler
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Chandler
Vern Kennedy pinch hits for Slick Coffman.
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Chandler
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Chandler
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gehringer vs. Chandler
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Wade
Tony Piet now playing second base. Jake Wade now pitching.
Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Wade
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Wade
Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Chandler
York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. York reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Chandler
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Chandler
Fox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Chandler
Christman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. York moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ross vs. Chandler
Ross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. York scores. Christman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wade vs. Chandler
Wade hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Wade
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chandler vs. Wade
Chandler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Wade
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Wade
The ball gets by York for a passed ball. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Wade
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ross settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Ross. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Wade
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Chandler
Babe Dahlgren now playing first base.
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Chandler
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Chandler
Piet hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Wade
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wade
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Wade
Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Chandler
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Chandler
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Chandler
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Chandler
Christman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Chandler
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gordon. Christman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wade vs. Chandler
Wade hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Wade
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Wade
There goes Dickey. The throw from York and he is safe. Dickey steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Selkirk vs. Wade
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Wade
Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chandler vs. Wade
Chandler strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Wade
Crosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morgan. Crosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Wade
Rolfe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morgan. Rolfe reaches second base with a double. Crosetti scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Wade
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Wade
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Wade
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman misplays the ball. That's an error on Christman. Rolfe scores. Henrich moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Wade
Dickey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Wade
Selkirk strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Chandler
Arndt Jorgens now catching.
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Chandler
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Chandler
Piet hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1938 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Morgan C, cf 5 1 2 0 Crosetti F, ss 3 3 3 0
Walker D, lf 5 0 1 0 Rolfe R, 3b 5 2 3 2
Gehringer C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Henrich T, rf 3 3 1 4
Piet T, 2b 2 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 0 0
York R, c 4 1 1 0 Gehrig L, 1b 3 0 0 0
Greenberg H, 1b 4 1 2 2 Dahlgren B, 1b 2 1 0 0
Fox P, rf 4 0 0 0 Dickey B, c 4 2 1 4
Christman M, ss 3 0 1 0 Jorgens A, c 0 0 0 0
Ross D, 3b 4 0 1 1 Selkirk G, lf 4 2 1 2
Auker E, p 1 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 1 1 3
Coffman S, p 0 0 0 0 Chandler S, p 4 1 1 0
Kennedy V, ph 1 0 1 0
Wade J, p 2 0 0 0
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37 3 9 3 36 16 11 15
Detroit 000 101 010 -- 3
New York 303 200 08x -- 16
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Auker E (L) 3.0 3 6 6 3 1
Coffman S 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Wade J 4.0 5 8 4 3 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Chandler S (W) 9.0 9 3 3 2 3
E -- Ross D 2, Gordon J, Christman M
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, New York 3
2B -- York R, Crosetti F, Rolfe R
HR -- Henrich T, Selkirk G, Greenberg H, Gordon J, Dickey B
SB -- Dickey B
HBP -- by Auker E (Crosetti F)
PB -- York R 2
T -- 2:12
A -- 24000
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