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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 24, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers, played on September 24, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 24, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 24, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Darren Oliver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Haynes |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 12,190 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike DiMuro 1B: Rocky Roe 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Ray DiMuro |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Lee Stevens | First Baseman |
| Domingo Cedeno | Second Baseman |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Alex Diaz | Right Fielder |
| Billy Ripken | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jason McDonald | Center Fielder |
| Tilson Brito | Third Baseman |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Brian Lesher | Left Fielder |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Pat Lennon | DH |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| Tony Batista | Shortstop |
| Izzy Molina | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 24, 1997
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Haynes
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Haynes
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Greer vs. Haynes
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Haynes
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodwin tags and scores. Rodriguez tags and moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Haynes
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Oliver
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDonald for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Oliver
Brito hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Brito reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Oliver
There's a wild pitch. Brito moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Grieve vs. Oliver
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brito scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lesher vs. Oliver
Lesher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Oliver
Giambi hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Haynes
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Haynes
Tatis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Haynes
Diaz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tatis moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Ripken vs. Haynes
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brito juggles the ball. That's an error on Brito. Tatis scores. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Haynes
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it and throws to third for the out. Ripken moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Haynes
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lennon vs. Oliver
Lennon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Oliver
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Oliver
Batista hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Haynes
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Haynes
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Haynes
Stevens hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Haynes
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Haynes
Tatis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greer scores. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Diaz vs. Haynes
Diaz takes first base on ball four. Stevens moves to third. Tatis moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ripken vs. Haynes
Ripken hits a line drive towards third. Brito reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Oliver
Molina hits a line drive into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Oliver
McDonald hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Oliver
Brito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Haynes
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Haynes
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Haynes
Greer strikes out. Molina drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Greer out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Oliver
Grieve is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lesher vs. Oliver
Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Oliver
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Haynes
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Haynes
Stevens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Haynes
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Haynes
Tatis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stevens moves to third. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Diaz vs. Haynes
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lennon vs. Oliver
Lennon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Oliver
Spiezio hits a line drive towards first. Stevens catches it and steps on first to double up Lennon. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Oliver
Batista hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Haynes
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Haynes covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Haynes
Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Haynes
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Oliver
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Oliver
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Oliver
Brito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Haynes
Greer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio misplays the ball. That's an error on Spiezio. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Haynes
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stevens vs. Haynes
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it and throws to second for the out. Greer moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Cedeno vs. Haynes
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Tatis vs. Haynes
Tatis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Oliver
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lesher vs. Oliver
Lesher strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Oliver
Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lennon vs. Oliver
Lennon hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Small
Aaron Small now pitching.
Diaz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Small
There goes Diaz. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Diaz steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Ripken vs. Small
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Giambi. Diaz scores. Ripken moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Small
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Small
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Molina and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Small
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Greer vs. Groom
Buddy Groom now pitching.
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Groom
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Taylor
Billy Taylor now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stevens vs. Taylor
Stevens hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Greer scores. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Taylor
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground for an out. Gonzalez moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Tatis vs. Taylor
Tatis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Molina settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Oliver
Spiezio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Oliver
Batista strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Oliver
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Mathews
T.J. Mathews now pitching.
Diaz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Mathews
Ripken hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Diaz moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Goodwin vs. Mathews
Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Diaz tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Mathews
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brito fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Oliver
McDonald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brito vs. Oliver
Brito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McDonald moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Oliver
Grieve hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching. Dave Magadan pinch hits for Brian Lesher.
Magadan strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Patterson
Giambi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Patterson
Matt Stairs pinch hits for Pat Lennon.
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Patterson
Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin 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 9/24/1997 -- Texas at Oakland (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Goodwin T, cf 4 2 0 1 McDonald J, cf 3 1 0 0
Rodriguez I, c 5 1 1 0 Brito T, 3b 4 2 2 0
Greer R, lf 3 2 0 0 Grieve B, rf 3 1 1 4
Gonzalez J, dh 4 0 2 2 Lesher B, lf 3 0 1 0
Stevens L, 1b 5 0 3 1 Magadan D, ph 1 0 0 0
Cedeno D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Giambi J, 1b 4 0 2 0
Tatis F, 3b 4 1 2 1 Lennon P, dh 3 0 1 0
Diaz A, rf 4 2 3 0 Stairs M, ph 1 0 0 0
Ripken B, ss 5 0 1 1 Spiezio S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Batista T, ss 3 0 0 0
Molina I, c 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 13 6 32 4 7 4
Texas 111 000 041 -- 8
Oakland 100 000 003 -- 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver D (W)* 8.0 6 4 4 1 4
Patterson D 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes J (L) 7.0 8 3 3 4 7
Small A 0.1 1 3 2 1 0
Groom B+ 0.0 0 1 1 1 0
Taylor B 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Mathews T 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Brito T, Spiezio S, Giambi J, Molina I
DP -- Texas 2, Oakland 2
LOB -- Texas 12, Oakland 3
2B -- Brito T
HR -- Grieve B
SB -- Diaz A, Goodwin T 2, Rodriguez I
SF -- Gonzalez J, Goodwin T
HBP -- by Oliver D (Grieve B)
WP -- Oliver D
T -- 2:46
A -- 12190
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