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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 8, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 8, 1970 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Sadecki |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 38,932 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Mel Steiner |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Dick Allen | First Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Carl Taylor | Right Fielder |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Milt Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Dal Maxvill | Second Baseman |
| Nelson Briles | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Ken Singleton | Left Fielder |
| Art Shamsky | Right Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Ray Sadecki | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 8, 1970
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sadecki
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Sadecki
Cardenal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Sadecki
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Sadecki
Torre hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee. Torre reaches second base with a double. Allen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Sadecki
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Briles
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Briles
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Briles
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Singleton for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Sadecki
Shannon hits a line drive into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Sadecki
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Sadecki
Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briles vs. Sadecki
Briles is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Briles
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops it up and throws to first, with Briles covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Briles
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Briles
Garrett hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sadecki
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Sadecki
There goes Brock. The throw from Grote and he is out, Boswell applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Sadecki
Cardenal strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Sadecki
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Sadecki
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Sadecki
Taylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Singleton. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Allen scores. Torre goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Sadecki
Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Briles
Boswell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taylor. Boswell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grote vs. Briles
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boswell scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadecki vs. Briles
Sadecki bunts in front of the plate. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Briles
Agee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grote moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrelson vs. Briles
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and tags Grote, for the out. Agee moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Singleton vs. Briles
Singleton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Briles
Shamsky hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Sadecki
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Sadecki
Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briles vs. Sadecki
Briles bunts towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Sadecki
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Briles
Clendenon hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Briles
Garrett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Briles
Boswell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Briles
There goes Boswell. The throw from Torre and he is out, Ramirez applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Sadecki
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Sadecki
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Sadecki
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Sadecki
There goes Torre. The throw from Grote and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Sadecki
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shannon vs. Sadecki
Shannon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Briles
Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadecki vs. Briles
Sadecki bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Grote moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Agee vs. Briles
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Grote moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrelson vs. Briles
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grote scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. McCool
Billy McCool now pitching.
Singleton takes first base on ball four. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shamsky vs. McCool
Shamsky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. Singleton moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clendenon vs. Linzy
Frank Linzy now pitching.
Clendenon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Singleton scores. Shamsky moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garrett vs. Linzy
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Sadecki
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Sadecki
Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Sadecki
Ted Simmons pinch hits for Frank Linzy.
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Sadecki
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Taylor
Chuck Taylor now pitching.
Boswell hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Taylor
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadecki vs. Taylor
Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Taylor
Agee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Taylor
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Sadecki
Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Sadecki
Allen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Sadecki
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Taylor
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. Taylor
Shamsky hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Taylor
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sadecki
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Ron Swoboda now playing right field.
Taylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Sadecki
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett juggles the ball. That's an error on Garrett. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxvill vs. McGraw
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. Shannon moves to third. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hague vs. McGraw
Joe Hague pinch hits for Chuck Taylor.
Hague strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brock vs. McGraw
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Shannon tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Taylor
Ron Taylor now pitching.
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Garrett strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Hrabosky
Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Hrabosky
Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Hrabosky
Taylor takes first base on ball four. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Agee vs. Hrabosky
Agee hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Taylor
Al Weis now playing second base.
Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Taylor
Torre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Torre reaches second base with a double. Allen moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Taylor vs. Taylor
Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Weis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davalillo vs. Taylor
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Mike Shannon.
Davalillo hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lee vs. Taylor
Leron Lee pinch hits for Milt Ramirez.
Lee strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1970 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 0 1 1 Agee T, cf 4 1 1 0
Cardenal J, cf 5 0 0 0 Harrelson B, ss 4 2 1 1
Allen D, 1b 3 2 1 0 Singleton K, lf 2 2 1 3
Torre J, c 4 1 3 1 Shamsky A, rf 4 0 1 1
Taylor C, rf 4 1 2 3 Swoboda R, rf 0 0 0 0
Shannon M, 3b 4 1 0 0 Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 1 1
Davalillo V, ph 1 0 0 0 Jorgensen M, 1b 0 0 0 0
Ramirez M, ss 3 0 1 0 Garrett W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lee L, ph 1 0 0 0 Boswell K, 2b 4 1 2 0
Maxvill D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Weis A, 2b 0 0 0 0
Briles N, p 1 0 0 0 Grote J, c 4 1 4 1
McCool B, p 0 0 0 0 Sadecki R, p 1 0 0 0
Linzy F, p 0 0 0 0 McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0
Simmons T, ph 0 0 0 0 Taylor R, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor C, p 0 0 0 0
Hague J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hrabosky A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 9 5 31 7 11 7
St.Louis 102 000 020 -- 5
New York 004 030 00x -- 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Briles N (L) 4.2 7 7 7 1 2
McCool B* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Linzy F 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Taylor C 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Hrabosky A 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki R (W)+ 7.0 6 5 4 6 3
McGraw T 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Taylor R (S) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Grote J, Garrett W
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 11, New York 6
2B -- Torre J 2, Taylor C, Boswell K
HR -- Singleton K, Taylor C
SB -- Torre J
CS -- Brock L, Boswell K
SH -- Sadecki R 2, Briles N
SF -- Brock L
T -- 2:43
A -- 38932
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