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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 17, 1936
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, played on August 17, 1936 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Charles Johnston |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Jake Powell | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Roy Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Arndt Jorgens | Catcher |
| Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ben Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Lewis | Third Baseman |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| John Stone | Left Fielder |
| Carl Reynolds | Right Fielder |
| Red Kress | Second Baseman |
| Ossie Bluege | Shortstop |
| Cliff Bolton | Catcher |
| Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 17, 1936
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Whitehill
Crosetti hits a line drive towards third. Lewis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Whitehill
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Whitehill
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bluege fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Whitehill
Gehrig hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Gomez
Chapman hits a line drive towards the mound. Gomez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Gomez
Lewis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuhel vs. Gomez
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chapman scores. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stone vs. Gomez
Stone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Gomez
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lewis scores. Stone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kress vs. Gomez
Kress hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Powell. Kress reaches second base with a double. Stone scores. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bluege vs. Gomez
Bluege hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Kress moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bolton vs. Gomez
Bolton hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kress scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehill vs. Gomez
Whitehill strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Whitehill
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Whitehill
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Whitehill
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kress fields it and throws to second for the out. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jorgens vs. Whitehill
Jorgens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stone. Jorgens reaches second base with a double. Powell scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heffner vs. Whitehill
Don Heffner pinch hits for Lefty Gomez.
Heffner hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Whitehill
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Wicker
Kemp Wicker now pitching.
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Wicker
Lewis takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuhel vs. Wicker
Kuhel bunts, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stone vs. Wicker
Stone takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to third. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reynolds vs. Wicker
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Lewis moves to third. Stone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kress vs. Wicker
Kress hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bluege vs. Wicker
Bluege hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Whitehill
Rolfe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Rolfe reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Whitehill
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rolfe scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Whitehill
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Whitehill
Powell takes first base on ball four. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Whitehill
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Whitehill
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bolton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolton vs. Wicker
Bolton hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Wicker
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Wicker
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgens vs. Whitehill
Jorgens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wicker vs. Whitehill
Wicker hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Whitehill
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Wicker
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Wicker
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields the ball and throws to Wicker covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Wicker
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri misplays the ball. That's an error on Lazzeri. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Wicker
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kress vs. Wicker
Kress hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Whitehill
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Whitehill
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Whitehill
Gehrig hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Powell vs. Whitehill
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazzeri vs. Whitehill
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Whitehill
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bluege vs. Wicker
Bluege takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolton vs. Wicker
Bolton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wicker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehill vs. Wicker
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wicker fields it and throws to first for the out. Bolton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Wicker
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgens vs. Whitehill
Jorgens hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wicker vs. Whitehill
Wicker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stone. Wicker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Whitehill
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Whitehill
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Whitehill
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Wicker
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Wicker
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Wicker
Stone takes first base on ball four. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Wicker
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kress vs. Wicker
Kress hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Whitehill
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops it up and throws to first, with Whitehill covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Whitehill
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Whitehill
Lazzeri hits a popup towards third. Lewis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bluege vs. Wicker
Bluege hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Crosetti. Bluege moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolton vs. Wicker
Bolton bunts in front of the plate. Jorgens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Travis vs. Wicker
Cecil Travis pinch hits for Earl Whitehill.
Travis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bluege scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Wicker
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Travis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Wicker
Lewis takes first base on ball four. Travis moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuhel vs. Wicker
Kuhel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stone vs. Wicker
Stone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jorgens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cohen
Syd Cohen now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cohen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgens vs. Cohen
Jorgens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wicker vs. Cohen
Wicker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wicker for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Wicker
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe juggles the ball. That's an error on Rolfe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Wicker
Kress bunts in front of the plate. Jorgens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bluege vs. Wicker
Bluege hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolton vs. Wicker
There goes Reynolds. The throw from Jorgens and he is out, Crosetti applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Cohen
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Cohen
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Cohen
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Cohen
Gehrig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1936 -- New York at Washington (D)
New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 5 0 0 0 Chapman B, cf 4 2 2 0
Rolfe R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Lewis B, 3b 3 1 2 0
DiMaggio J, cf 5 2 3 2 Kuhel J, 1b 5 0 1 1
Gehrig L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Stone J, lf 2 1 0 0
Powell J, lf 3 1 1 1 Reynolds C, rf 5 1 2 2
Lazzeri T, 2b 2 0 0 0 Kress R, 2b 5 1 1 1
Johnson R, rf 4 1 0 0 Bluege O, ss 4 1 2 1
Jorgens A, c 4 0 2 1 Bolton C, c 4 0 0 1
Gomez L, p 0 0 0 0 Whitehill E, p 3 0 0 0
Heffner D, ph 1 0 0 1 Travis C, ph 1 0 1 1
Wicker K, p 3 0 1 0 Cohen S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 9 5 36 7 11 7
New York 021 010 001 -- 5
Washington 510 000 10x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez L (L) 1.0 5 5 5 1 1
Wicker K 7.0 6 2 2 6 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill E (W) 7.0 8 4 4 5 1
Cohen S (S) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Lazzeri T, Crosetti F, Rolfe R
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- New York 8, Washington 12
2B -- Kress R, Jorgens A, Gehrig L, Wicker K
3B -- Rolfe R
HR -- DiMaggio J
CS -- Reynolds C
T -- 2:25
A -- 0
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