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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 16, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 16, 1981 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mario Soto |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Rowland |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 4,168 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: Randy Marsh |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Householder | Right Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Joe Nolan | Catcher |
| Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
| Mario Soto | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Herndon | Left Fielder |
| Dave Bergman | First Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Center Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Mike Rowland | Pitcher |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 16, 1981
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Rowland
Householder hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Rowland
Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Rowland
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Rowland
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Soto
Herndon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Soto
Bergman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Soto
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Clark reaches second base with a double. Herndon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Soto
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. Soto
Leonard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Leonard reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. Evans goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Soto
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. May reaches second base with a double. Leonard scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. LaCoss
Mike LaCoss now pitching.
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeMaster vs. LaCoss
LeMaster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes May trying to get to home. Griffey throws the ball in to Nolan who tags May who's trying to score from second, for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rowland vs. LaCoss
Rowland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. LeMaster moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herndon vs. LaCoss
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Rowland
Driessen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Rowland
Knight takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Rowland
Nolan hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Rowland
Oester hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barranca vs. Rowland
German Barranca pinch hits for Mike LaCoss.
Barranca hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Edelen
Joe Edelen now pitching.
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Edelen
Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Edelen
Evans hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Edelen
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Rowland
Householder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops it up and throws to first, with Rowland covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Rowland
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rowland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Rowland
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Edelen
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Edelen
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Edelen
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Rowland
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Rowland
Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knight vs. Rowland
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foster moves to third. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nolan vs. Rowland
Nolan hits a popup towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oester vs. Rowland
Oester strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fiala vs. Rowland
Neil Fiala pinch hits for Joe Edelen.
Fiala bunts towards the mound. Rowland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foster scores. Driessen moves to third. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Householder vs. Rowland
Householder hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Householder reaches second base with a double. Driessen scores. Knight scores. Fiala moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffey vs. Breining
Fred Breining now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Fiala scores. Householder moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffey vs. Breining
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breining vs. Moskau
Paul Moskau now pitching.
Breining hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moskau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Moskau
Herndon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Herndon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bergman vs. Moskau
Bergman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Householder. Bergman reaches second base with a double. Herndon scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Moskau
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Moskau
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bergman scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Moskau
Leonard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Householder. Leonard reaches second base with a double. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Moskau
May is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Moskau
Smith takes first base on ball four. Evans scores. Leonard moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LeMaster vs. Moskau
LeMaster hits a popup towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Breining
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Breining
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Breining
Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Breining
Knight hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nolan vs. Breining
Nolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster scores. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oester vs. Breining
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breining vs. Moskau
Breining hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Moskau covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Moskau
Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Moskau
Moskau fires to first and picks off Herndon. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Moskau
Bergman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Breining
Eddie Milner pinch hits for Paul Moskau.
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Breining
Householder hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Breining
Griffey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Combe
Geoff Combe now pitching.
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Combe
Evans takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. Combe
Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Combe
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Combe
Smith hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LeMaster vs. Combe
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Evans scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Breining vs. Combe
Breining strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Breining
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Breining
Foster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Breining
Driessen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Breining
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Breining
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Combe
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Combe
Bergman hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Combe
Clark hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Combe
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Combe
Leonard hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Minton
Greg Minton now pitching.
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Minton
Larry Biittner pinch hits for Geoff Combe.
Biittner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Minton
Householder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Minton
Griffey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Brown
Scott Brown now pitching.
May hits a fly ball into right field. Householder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brown
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Brown
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Minton
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Minton
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Minton
Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Minton
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1981 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Householder P, rf 4 0 1 2 Herndon L, lf 4 2 2 0
Griffey K, cf 5 0 1 0 Bergman D, 1b 5 1 1 1
Concepcion D, ss 5 1 1 0 Clark J, rf 4 3 2 2
Foster G, lf 4 2 1 0 Evans D, 3b 3 4 3 2
Driessen D, 1b 5 2 3 2 Leonard J, cf 5 1 2 2
Knight R, 3b 4 1 2 0 May M, c 4 0 2 2
Nolan J, c 4 0 1 1 Smith B, 2b 3 1 0 1
Oester R, 2b 4 0 1 0 LeMaster J, ss 5 0 2 1
Soto M, p 0 0 0 0 Rowland M, p 1 0 1 1
LaCoss M, p 0 0 0 0 Breining F, p 3 0 0 0
Barranca G, ph 1 0 0 0 Minton G, p 0 0 0 0
Edelen J, p 0 0 0 0
Fiala N, ph 1 1 1 1
Moskau P, p 0 0 0 0
Milner E, ph 1 0 0 0
Combe G, p 0 0 0 0
Biittner L, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 12 6 37 12 15 12
Cincinnati 000 410 200 -- 7
San Francisco 510 302 10x -- 12
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Soto M (L) 0.1 3 4 4 2 1
LaCoss M 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Edelen J 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Moskau P 2.0 5 3 3 2 1
Combe G 2.0 4 3 3 2 1
Brown S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Rowland M 3.2 7 4 4 1 2
Breining F (W) 3.1 4 3 3 1 1
Minton G 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, San Francisco 8
2B -- Clark J, Leonard J 2, May M, Householder P, Herndon L, Bergman D
HR -- Evans D, Driessen D, Clark J
WP -- Breining F
T -- 2:51
A -- 4168
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