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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 20, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 20, 1952 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Spec Shea |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 6,965 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Jim Duffy 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Bill McGowan |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Faye Throneberry | Left Fielder |
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Al Zarilla | Center Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Gene Stephens | Right Fielder |
| Del Wilber | Catcher |
| Ted Lepcio | Third Baseman |
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Ken Wood | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Mel Hoderlein | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Grasso | Catcher |
| Spec Shea | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 20, 1952
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Shea
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Shea
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Shea, and towards Runnels, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Shea
Zarilla hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Parnell
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Parnell
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Parnell
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Shea
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Shea
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilber vs. Shea
Wilber hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Shea
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Parnell
Wood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Parnell
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Parnell
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoderlein vs. Parnell
Hoderlein hits a fly ball into left field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grasso vs. Parnell
Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert fields the ball and throws to Parnell covering. Safe. Vernon moves to third. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shea vs. Parnell
Shea hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vernon scores. Runnels scores. Grasso moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yost vs. Parnell
Yost bunts towards third. Lepcio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grasso scores. Shea moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Parnell
Busby hits a line drive into center field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Shea
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Shea
Parnell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Shea
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Shea
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Parnell
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Parnell
Wood hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Zarilla who is chasing the ball. Wood reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vernon vs. Parnell
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Runnels vs. Parnell
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wood scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoderlein vs. Parnell
There goes Runnels. The throw from Wilber and he is out, Bolling applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Shea
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Shea covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Shea
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Shea
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Shea covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoderlein vs. Parnell
Hoderlein is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grasso vs. Parnell
Grasso hits a line drive into center field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shea vs. Parnell
Shea is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Parnell
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoderlein moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Parnell
Busby is hit by the pitch. Hoderlein moves to third. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Parnell
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoderlein scores. Yost scores. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Nixon
Willard Nixon now pitching.
Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Busby scores. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Nixon
Vernon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Zarilla is chasing the ball. Vernon rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Nixon
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoderlein vs. Nixon
Hoderlein takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grasso vs. Nixon
Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Shea
Wilber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Shea
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Shea
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Shea
Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Schmees
Gus Niarhos now catching. George Schmees now pitching.
Shea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Schmees
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shea moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Schmees
Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Schmees
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Schmees
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Shea
Throneberry bunts towards first. Vernon fields the ball and throws to Shea covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Shea
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoderlein fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Shea
Zarilla hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Schmees
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Schmees
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoderlein vs. Schmees
Hoderlein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grasso vs. Schmees
Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmees fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Shea
Fred Taylor now playing first base.
Gernert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hoderlein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Shea
Stephens strikes out. Grasso drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stephens out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Shea
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Schmees
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Schmees
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Schmees
Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Schmees
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmees fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Shea
Lepcio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Shea
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmees vs. Shea
Schmees hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lepcio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Throneberry vs. Shea
Throneberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lepcio scores. Schmees moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Shea
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmees scores. Throneberry moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zarilla vs. Shea
Zarilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Throneberry scores. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gernert vs. Shea
Gernert hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Shea
Stephens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Stephens reaches second base with a double. Goodman scores. Zarilla moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Niarhos vs. Masterson
Walt Masterson now pitching.
Niarhos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zarilla scores. Stephens scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Masterson
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Schmees
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Schmees
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Schmees
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoderlein vs. Schmees
There's a wild pitch. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoderlein vs. Schmees
Hoderlein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grasso vs. Schmees
Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio juggles the ball. That's an error on Lepcio. Runnels moves to third. Hoderlein moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Masterson vs. Schmees
Masterson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Masterson
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmees vs. Masterson
Schmees takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Masterson
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schmees moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Masterson
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zarilla vs. Masterson
Grasso fires to first and picks off Goodman. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1952 -- Boston at Washington (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Throneberry F, lf 4 1 2 1 Yost E, 3b 5 1 4 1
Goodman B, 2b 4 1 1 1 Busby J, cf 4 1 1 0
Zarilla A, cf 4 1 1 1 Jensen J, rf 5 1 1 2
Gernert D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Wood K, lf 5 2 2 1
Stephens G, rf 3 1 1 1 Vernon M, 1b 3 2 1 3
Wilber D, c 2 0 0 0 Taylor F, 1b 1 0 0 0
Niarhos G, c 2 0 1 2 Runnels P, ss 3 1 2 1
Lepcio T, 3b 3 1 1 0 Hoderlein M, 2b 2 1 1 0
Bolling M, ss 4 0 0 0 Grasso M, c 5 1 1 0
Parnell M, p 1 0 0 0 Shea S, p 4 0 2 2
Nixon W, p 1 0 0 0 Masterson W, p 1 0 0 0
Schmees G, p 1 1 1 0
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33 6 8 6 38 10 15 10
Boston 000 000 060 -- 6
Washington 031 600 00x -- 10
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell M (L) 3.2 8 8 8 1 3
Nixon W 0.1 2 2 2 2 0
Schmees G 4.0 5 0 0 2 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Shea S (W) 7.2 7 6 6 3 3
Masterson W (S) 1.1 1 0 0 2 0
E -- Lepcio T
DP -- Boston 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Boston 5, Washington 11
2B -- Stephens G
3B -- Wood K
HR -- Vernon M
CS -- Runnels P
HBP -- by Parnell M (Hoderlein M), by Parnell M (Busby J)
WP -- Schmees G
T -- 2:30
A -- 6965
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