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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 23, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on September 23, 1998 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Darren Oliver |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 38,997 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Poncino 1B: Mike Winters 2B: Gary Darling 3B: Steve Rippley |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Randy Johnson | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Second Baseman |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Brian Jordan | Center Fielder |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Eli Marrero | Catcher |
| Luis Ordaz | Shortstop |
| Darren Oliver | Pitcher |
| Mark Little | Right Fielder |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 23, 1998
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Oliver
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Oliver
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Oliver
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gutierrez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Bagwell vs. Oliver
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field. Little settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gutierrez tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Oliver
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hidalgo vs. Oliver
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Tatis, and into shallow left field. Hidalgo reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Alou goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Oliver
Berry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Johnson
Kelly hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Johnson
Tatis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Johnson
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Johnson
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gant vs. Johnson
Gant hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Marrero vs. Johnson
Marrero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes McGwire trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Jordan moves to second. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Oliver
Ausmus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Oliver
Johnson bunts towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Oliver
Biggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ausmus scores. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Oliver
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Oliver
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Johnson
Ordaz hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Bagwell, and into shallow right field. Ordaz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Johnson
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Little vs. Johnson
Little strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Johnson
Kelly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Johnson
Tatis strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Oliver
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Tatis, and into shallow left field. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Oliver
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bagwell scores. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hidalgo vs. Petkovsek
Mark Petkovsek now pitching.
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Berry vs. Petkovsek
Berry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. Hidalgo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Petkovsek
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hidalgo moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Petkovsek
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Johnson
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Johnson
Jordan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gant vs. Johnson
Gant strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Marrero vs. Johnson
Marrero strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Ordaz vs. Johnson
Ordaz takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to third. Jordan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Polanco vs. Johnson
Richard Hidalgo now playing right field. Placido Polanco pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek. Carl Everett now playing center field.
Polanco hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Frascatore
John Frascatore now pitching.
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Frascatore
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Frascatore
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Little vs. Johnson
Little strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Johnson
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Johnson
Tatis hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Frascatore
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Little settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Frascatore
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Frascatore
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into center field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Frascatore
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Johnson
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Johnson
Jordan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Johnson
Gant hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Marrero vs. Johnson
Marrero takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ordaz vs. Johnson
Ordaz hits a line drive beyond third. Berry can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. McGwire moves to third. Marrero moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
McEwing vs. Johnson
Joe McEwing pinch hits for John Frascatore.
McEwing hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Witt
Bobby Witt now pitching.
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Witt
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Witt
Biggio hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Witt
There goes Biggio. The throw from Marrero and he is safe. Biggio steals second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Witt
Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field. Little settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Little vs. Johnson
Little hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Johnson
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Johnson
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Witt
Everett hits a fly ball into right field. Little settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Witt
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Witt
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Johnson
McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Johnson
Jordan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Johnson
Gant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jordan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Marrero vs. Johnson
Marrero hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ordaz vs. Johnson
There goes Jordan. The throw from Ausmus and he is out, Berry applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Witt
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Hidalgo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Witt
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ausmus vs. Croushore
Rich Croushore now pitching.
Ausmus hits a line drive into center field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Croushore
Dave Clark pinch hits for Randy Johnson.
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Powell
Tim Bogar now playing third base. Jay Powell now pitching. Delino DeShields pinch hits for Luis Ordaz.
DeShields strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Powell
John Mabry pinch hits for Rich Croushore.
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mabry for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Little vs. Powell
Little strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. King
Pat Kelly now playing shortstop. Delino DeShields now playing second base. Curtis King now pitching.
Biggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. King
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Gutierrez reaches second base with a double. Biggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. King
Everett hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. King
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. King
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching.
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Wagner
Tatis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Wagner
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Wagner
Jordan hits a fly ball into center field. Everett 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 9/23/1998 -- Houston at St. Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 5 1 3 1 Kelly P, 2b-ss 5 1 1 1
Gutierrez R, ss 5 1 2 1 Tatis F, 3b 5 0 1 0
Bell D, rf 2 1 1 0 McGwire M, 1b 3 0 1 0
Everett C, cf 3 0 0 0 Jordan B, cf 4 0 2 0
Bagwell J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Gant R, lf 4 0 1 0
Alou M, lf 5 2 3 1 Marrero E, c 3 0 1 0
Hidalgo R, cf-rf 4 0 3 2 Ordaz L, ss 2 0 2 0
Berry S, 3b 4 0 1 1 DeShields D, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Bogar T, 3b 0 0 0 0 Oliver D, p 0 0 0 0
Ausmus B, c 4 1 1 0 Petkovsek M, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson R, p 2 0 0 0 Polanco P, ph 1 0 0 0
Clark D, ph 1 0 0 0 Frascatore J, p 0 0 0 0
Powell J, p 0 0 0 0 McEwing J, ph 1 0 0 0
Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0 Witt B, p 0 0 0 0
Croushore R, p 0 0 0 0
Mabry J, ph 1 0 0 0
King C, p 0 0 0 0
Little M, rf 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 15 7 34 1 9 1
Houston 312 000 001 -- 7
St. Louis 100 000 000 -- 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson R (W) 7.0 8 1 1 6 8
Powell J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Wagner B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver D (L)* 2.0 8 6 6 0 2
Petkovsek M 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Frascatore J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Witt B 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
Croushore R 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
King C 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
DP -- St. Louis 1
LOB -- Houston 7, St. Louis 12
2B -- Hidalgo R 2, Ordaz L, Bagwell J, Gutierrez R
HR -- Kelly P
SB -- Biggio C
CS -- Jordan B
SH -- Johnson R
SF -- Bagwell J
T -- 3:05
A -- 38997
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