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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 2, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 2, 1946 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Boo Ferriss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tiny Bonham |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Art Passarella 2B: (none) 3B: Hal Weafer |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Hal Wagner | Catcher |
| Boo Ferriss | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Tiny Bonham | Pitcher |
| Bill Dickey | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 2, 1946
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Bonham
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Bonham
Pesky hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Bonham
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Ferriss
Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ferriss
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Ferriss
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bonham
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Bonham
York hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. DiMaggio chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Stirnweiss. Stirnweiss fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Stirnweiss. Williams goes all the way around to score. York moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doerr vs. Bonham
Doerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Higgins vs. Bonham
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to home to get York. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Bonham
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferriss vs. Bonham
Ferriss hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Ferriss
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Ferriss
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Ferriss
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Ferriss
Etten hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Bonham
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Bonham
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Bonham
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moses scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bonham
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Bonham
York hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Ferriss
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Ferriss
Bonham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Ferriss
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Bonham
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Bonham
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Bonham
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ferriss
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Ferriss
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Ferriss
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keller vs. Ferriss
Keller strikes out. Wagner drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Keller out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Ferriss
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Etten vs. Ferriss
Etten hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henrich scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stirnweiss vs. Ferriss
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonham vs. Ferriss
Bonham hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferriss vs. Bonham
Ferriss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Bonham
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Bonham
Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Bonham
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bonham
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Ferriss
Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ferriss
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Ferriss
Henrich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Henrich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Ferriss
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferriss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Bonham
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Bonham
Doerr bunts towards first. Etten scoops it up and throws to first, with Stirnweiss covering, for the out. York moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Bonham
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Bonham
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferriss vs. Bonham
Ferriss hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Ferriss
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Ferriss
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Ferriss
Etten hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stirnweiss vs. Ferriss
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Souchock vs. Ferriss
Bud Souchock pinch hits for Tiny Bonham.
Souchock is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Marshall
Cuddles Marshall now pitching.
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Marshall
Pesky bunts towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Marshall
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Marshall
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Marshall
York hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Marshall
Doerr hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Ferriss
Rizzuto hits a line drive towards third. Higgins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ferriss
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Ferriss
Henrich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Henrich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Ferriss
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Marshall
Higgins hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Marshall
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferriss vs. Marshall
Ferriss hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Marshall
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Ferriss
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Ferriss
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etten vs. Ferriss
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards first. York fields it and throws to second for the out. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stirnweiss vs. Ferriss
Stirnweiss is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lindell vs. Ferriss
Johnny Lindell pinch hits for Cuddles Marshall.
Lindell is hit by the pitch. Etten moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rizzuto vs. Ferriss
Tommy Byrne pinch runs for Johnny Lindell.
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Wight
Bill Wight now pitching.
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wight
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Wight
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Wight
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ferriss
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Ferriss
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henrich for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Ferriss
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Williams 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 9/2/1946, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Moses W, rf 4 2 1 0 Rizzuto P, ss 5 0 0 0
Pesky J, ss 4 0 0 0 Johnson B, 3b 5 1 1 0
DiMaggio D, cf 4 1 1 3 Henrich T, rf 5 1 3 0
Williams T, lf 3 1 1 0 DiMaggio J, cf 5 0 1 1
York R, 1b 5 0 3 2 Keller C, lf 2 0 1 0
Doerr B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Robinson A, c 3 0 1 0
Higgins M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Etten N, 1b 4 0 1 1
Wagner H, c 3 0 2 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Ferriss D, p 4 1 1 0 Bonham T, p 1 0 0 0
Souchock B, ph 1 0 0 0
Marshall C, p 0 0 0 0
Lindell J, ph 0 0 0 0
Byrne T, pr 0 0 0 0
Wight B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 9 5 34 2 8 2
Boston 011 020 100 -- 5
New York 000 200 000 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Ferriss D (W) 9.0 8 2 2 5 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham T (L) 6.0 7 4 4 2 1
Marshall C 2.0 2 1 1 2 0
Wight B 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Stirnweiss S
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 9, New York 11
2B -- York R, Moses W, DiMaggio J, Henrich T 2
HR -- DiMaggio D
SH -- Doerr B, Pesky J
HBP -- by Ferriss D (Lindell J)
T -- 2:28
A -- 0
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