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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 31, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 31, 1972 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Bosman |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 12,251 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Ron Luciano |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Ollie Brown | Center Fielder |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Larry Brown | Second Baseman |
| Catfish Hunter | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Joe Lovitto | Center Fielder |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Dick Billings | Third Baseman |
| Hal King | Catcher |
| Ted Ford | Left Fielder |
| Larry Biittner | Right Fielder |
| Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
| Dick Bosman | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 31, 1972
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Bosman
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Bosman
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Bosman
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Bosman
Bando hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Hunter
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Hunter
Lovitto hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Hunter
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Hunter
Billings hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Bosman
Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bosman
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Bosman
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Billings juggles the ball. That's an error on Billings. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Bosman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Hunter
King hits a line drive towards third. Bando reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Hunter
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Hunter
Biittner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Biittner reaches second base with a double. Ford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Randle vs. Hunter
Randle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bosman vs. Hunter
Bosman hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Bosman
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Bosman
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Bosman
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Hunter
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Hunter
Lovitto hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Hunter
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Hunter
Billings hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Hunter
King hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Bosman
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Bosman
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Bosman
Epstein hits a fly ball into left field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Hunter
Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Hunter
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Hunter
Randle strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bosman vs. Hunter
Bosman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bosman
Brown hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Bosman
Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bosman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrah. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Bosman
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Hunter
Harrah hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Brown. Harrah reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lovitto vs. Hunter
Lovitto hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Lovitto reaches second base with a double. Harrah scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Hunter
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Billings vs. Hunter
There's a wild pitch. Lovitto moves to third. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Billings vs. Hunter
Billings hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
King vs. Hunter
King is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ford vs. Hunter
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Biittner vs. Hunter
Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Bosman
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Ford. Campaneris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Bosman
Rudi bunts towards third. Billings fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Bosman
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bando vs. Bosman
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Epstein vs. Bosman
Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rudi scores. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Bosman
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Panther
Jim Panther now pitching.
Duncan hits a popup towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Panther
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Billings fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Hunter
Randle hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Randle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Hunter
Dave Nelson pinch hits for Jim Panther.
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Hunter
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lovitto vs. Hunter
Lovitto hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Paul
Mike Paul now pitching.
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Paul
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Paul
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Billings juggles the ball. That's an error on Billings. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Paul
Jackson is hit by the pitch. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Paul
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rudi scores. There goes Jackson trying to get to second. Ford throws the ball in to Billings who relays the ball to Harrah who tags Jackson for the out. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Hunter
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Hunter
Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Hunter
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Hunter
Ford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Paul
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Epstein for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Paul
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Paul
Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Paul
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Brown trying to get to third. Randle throws to Billings who tags Brown for the out. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Paul
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Hunter
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Hunter
Randle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Hunter
Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Mike Paul.
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Hunter
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Shellenback
Jim Shellenback now pitching.
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Shellenback
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Shellenback
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Shellenback
George Hendrick pinch runs for Reggie Jackson.
There goes Hendrick. The throw from King and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bando vs. Shellenback
Bando hits a popup, foul, towards third. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Hunter
George Hendrick now playing center field. Ollie Brown now playing right field.
Lovitto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Hunter
Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Hunter
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris misplays the ball. That's an error on Campaneris. Lovitto moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Hunter
King hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Hunter
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hunter, and towards Brown, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1972 -- Oakland at TEX (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI TEX AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 1 1 0 Toby Harrah, ss 5 1 1 0
Rudi J, lf 5 2 1 0 Joe Lovitto, cf 5 0 2 1
Jackson R, rf 2 2 1 1 Don Mincher, 1b 2 0 0 0
Hendrick G, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Dick Billings, 3b 5 0 1 0
Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 2 Hal King, c 4 0 1 0
Epstein M, 1b 4 0 1 1 Ted Ford, lf 4 0 1 0
Brown O, cf-rf 4 0 2 1 Larry Biittner, rf 4 0 1 0
Duncan D, c 4 0 1 0 Len Randle, 2b 4 0 2 0
Brown L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Dick Bosman, p 2 0 0 0
Hunter J, p 4 0 0 0 Jim Panther, p 0 0 0 0
Dave Nelson, ph 1 0 0 0
Mike Paul, p 0 0 0 0
Jeff Burroughs, ph 1 0 0 0
Jim Shellenback, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 9 5 37 1 9 1
Oakland 100 003 100 -- 5
TEX 000 010 000 -- 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter J (W) 9.0 9 1 1 5 4
TEX IP H R ER BB SO
Dick Bosman (L) 5.1 5 4 4 1 3
Jim Panther 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Paul 2.0 4 1 0 0 0
Jim Shellenback 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Dick Billings 2, Toby Harrah, Hal King, Campaneris B
LOB -- Oakland 8, TEX 14
2B -- Larry Biittner, Toby Harrah, Joe Lovitto, Campaneris B, Len Randle
HR -- Jackson R
SB -- Hendrick G
SF -- Bando S
HBP -- by Mike Paul (Jackson R)
WP -- Hunter J
T -- 2:35
A -- 12251
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