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Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 16, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets, played on June 16, 1978 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 16, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 16, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Kobel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Halicki |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 16,429 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Paul Runge 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Jerry Dale |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Bruce Boisclair | Right Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Ron Hodges | Catcher |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Kobel | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Mike Ivie | Left Fielder |
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Ed Halicki | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 16, 1978
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Halicki
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Halicki
Foli hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Halicki
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Halicki covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Kobel
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Kobel
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Kobel
There goes Madlock. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Madlock steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Kobel
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Kobel
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Kobel covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Halicki
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Halicki covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Halicki
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Halicki
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Kobel
Ivie hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Kobel
Herndon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Kobel
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Halicki
Hodges hits a fly ball towards center. Herndon settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Herndon. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Halicki
Flynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kobel vs. Halicki
Kobel bunts towards the mound. Halicki fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Halicki
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Kobel
LeMaster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. LeMaster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Halicki vs. Kobel
Halicki is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Kobel
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. LeMaster moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Kobel
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Halicki
Foli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boisclair vs. Halicki
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Halicki
Montanez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ivie. Montanez reaches second base with a double. Boisclair goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Halicki
Mazzilli hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Halicki
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Montanez scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Halicki
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flynn vs. Halicki
Flynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kobel vs. Halicki
Kobel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Kobel
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Kobel
McCovey hits a line drive towards short. Foli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Kobel
There goes Clark. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Clark steals second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. Kobel
Ivie strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Kobel
Herndon hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Halicki
Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Halicki
Foli bunts towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Foli for the out. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boisclair vs. Halicki
Boisclair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randle scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Halicki
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Halicki
There goes Boisclair. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Boisclair steals second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Halicki
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Halicki
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Kobel
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Kobel
LeMaster hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Kobel
Rob Andrews pinch hits for Ed Halicki.
Andrews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Andrews reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Madlock vs. Kobel
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Curtis
John Curtis now pitching.
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Curtis
There goes Hodges. The throw from Hill and he is out, LeMaster applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Curtis
Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kobel vs. Curtis
Kobel hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Kobel
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Kobel
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Kobel
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Kobel
Ivie hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Kobel
Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Kobel
There goes Herndon. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Herndon steals second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Kobel
Hill hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Flynn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Curtis
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Curtis
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Curtis
Boisclair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Curtis
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Lockwood
Elliott Maddox now playing right field. Skip Lockwood now pitching.
LeMaster strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Lockwood
Terry Whitfield pinch hits for John Curtis.
Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Lockwood
Madlock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lockwood
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lavelle
Henderson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Lavelle
John Stearns pinch hits for Ron Hodges.
Stearns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Lavelle
There goes Stearns. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Stearns steals second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Lavelle
Flynn hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hill picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hill. Stearns moves to third. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maddox vs. Lavelle
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lockwood
John Stearns now catching.
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Lockwood
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ivie vs. Lockwood
Vic Harris pinch runs for Willie McCovey.
Ivie hits a line drive into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Lockwood
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Lockwood
Hill is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lavelle
Mike Ivie now playing first base. Vic Harris now playing left field.
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Lavelle
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockwood vs. Lavelle
Lockwood bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Lavelle
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lavelle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lockwood
Hector Cruz pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster.
Cruz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavelle vs. Lockwood
Lavelle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
Madlock bunts towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Flynn covering, for the out. Lavelle moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Murray
Evans is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Murray
Clark hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/16/1978 -- New York at San Francisco (N)
New York AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Randle L, 3b 5 1 1 0 Madlock B, 2b 4 1 2 1
Foli T, ss 4 0 2 0 Evans D, 3b 4 1 0 0
Boisclair B, rf 3 1 1 1 Clark J, rf 3 1 2 3
Lockwood S, p 1 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 1 1 0
Murray D, p 0 0 0 0 Harris V, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Montanez W, 1b 5 1 1 1 Ivie M, lf-1b 4 1 1 2
Mazzilli L, cf 3 0 0 0 Herndon L, cf 3 0 1 0
Henderson S, lf 4 1 1 1 Hill M, c 4 0 0 0
Hodges R, c 2 0 1 0 LeMaster J, ss 3 0 1 0
Stearns J, ph-c 0 0 0 0 Cruz H, ph 1 1 1 1
Flynn D, 2b 4 0 2 1 Halicki E, p 0 0 0 0
Kobel K, p 2 0 0 0 Andrews R, ph 1 0 1 0
Maddox E, rf 1 0 0 0 Curtis J, p 0 0 0 0
Whitfield T, ph 1 0 0 0
Lavelle G, p 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 4 32 7 11 7
New York 000 310 000 -- 4
San Francisco 000 002 104 -- 7
1 out when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kobel K 6.0 7 2 2 2 2
Lockwood S (L)* 2.0 3 3 3 2 4
Murray D 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki E 5.0 7 4 4 1 1
Curtis J 2.0 0 0 0 2 0
Lavelle G (W) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Herndon L, Hill M
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- New York 9, San Francisco 7
2B -- LeMaster J, Montanez W
3B -- Andrews R
HR -- Ivie M, Madlock B, Cruz H, Clark J
SB -- Madlock B, Clark J, Boisclair B, Herndon L, Stearns J
CS -- Hodges R
SH -- Kobel K, Foli T, Madlock B
HBP -- by Kobel K (Halicki E)
T -- 2:29
A -- 16429
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