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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 27, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 27, 1931 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vic Frazier |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: Bill Guthrie 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Dinneen |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Second Baseman |
| John Stone | Left Fielder |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Frank Doljack | Center Fielder |
| Marv Owen | First Baseman |
| Bill Akers | Shortstop |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Johnny Watwood | Right Fielder |
| Lew Fonseca | Second Baseman |
| Bob Fothergill | Left Fielder |
| Bill Cissell | Shortstop |
| Ike Eichrodt | Center Fielder |
| Irv Jeffries | Third Baseman |
| Frank Grube | Catcher |
| Vic Frazier | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 27, 1931
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Frazier
Johnson hits a popup towards third. Jeffries settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Frazier
Koenig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Frazier
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Frazier
There goes Stone. The throw from Grube and he is out, Fonseca applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Whitehill
Blue hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watwood vs. Whitehill
Watwood bunts towards the mound. Whitehill fields it and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fonseca vs. Whitehill
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Akers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fothergill vs. Whitehill
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Owen scoops it up and throws to first, with Whitehill covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Frazier
McManus hits a popup towards short. Cissell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doljack vs. Frazier
Doljack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fonseca scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Frazier
Owen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fonseca settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Whitehill
Cissell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stone. Cissell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Eichrodt vs. Whitehill
Eichrodt bunts towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. Cissell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jeffries vs. Whitehill
Jeffries hits a ball on the ground towards short. Akers has Cissell trapped. There's the throw to Schang and over to McManus, who tags Cissell for the out. Jeffries moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grube vs. Whitehill
Grube is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frazier vs. Whitehill
Frazier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jeffries scores. Grube moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blue vs. Whitehill
Blue hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Akers vs. Frazier
Akers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Frazier
Schang takes first base on ball four. Akers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehill vs. Frazier
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Akers moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Frazier
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koenig vs. Frazier
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Frazier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Whitehill
Watwood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Whitehill
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards first. Owen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fonseca for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Whitehill
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Whitehill
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Akers fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Frazier
Stone hits a fly ball into center field. Eichrodt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Frazier
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doljack vs. Frazier
Doljack hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eichrodt vs. Whitehill
Eichrodt hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffries vs. Whitehill
Jeffries hits a fly ball into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grube vs. Whitehill
Grube hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doljack. Grube reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frazier vs. Whitehill
Frazier hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Grube moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blue vs. Whitehill
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Frazier
Owen hits a popup towards short. Cissell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Akers vs. Frazier
Akers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Frazier
Schang hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fothergill. Schang reaches second base with a double. Akers moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitehill vs. Frazier
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fonseca can't make a play. That's a base hit. Akers scores. Schang scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Frazier
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Frazier
Koenig takes first base on ball four. Whitehill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stone vs. Frazier
Stone takes first base on ball four. Whitehill moves to third. Koenig moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McManus vs. Frazier
McManus takes first base on ball four. Whitehill scores. Koenig moves to third. Stone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doljack vs. McKain
Hal McKain now pitching.
Doljack hits a popup towards short. Cissell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Whitehill
Watwood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Whitehill
Fonseca hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Whitehill
Fothergill hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. McKain
Owen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Akers vs. McKain
Akers hits a fly ball into right field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. McKain
Schang hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehill vs. McKain
Whitehill takes first base on ball four. Owen moves to third. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. McKain
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Koenig vs. McKain
Koenig strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Whitehill
Cissell hits a popup towards first. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eichrodt vs. Whitehill
Eichrodt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffries vs. Whitehill
Jeffries hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill fields it and throws to first for the out. Eichrodt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grube vs. Whitehill
Grube takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKain vs. Whitehill
McKain takes first base on ball four. Eichrodt moves to third. Grube moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blue vs. Whitehill
Blue hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. McKain
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fonseca scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. McKain
McManus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doljack vs. McKain
Doljack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. McManus moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. McKain
Owen hits a popup towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Whitehill
Watwood hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Whitehill
Fonseca hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Whitehill
Fothergill hits a fly ball into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Akers vs. McKain
Akers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. McKain
Schang hits a fly ball into right field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. McKain
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Whitehill
Cissell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eichrodt vs. Whitehill
Eichrodt hits a fly ball towards center field. Doljack makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Doljack. Cissell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jeffries vs. Whitehill
Jeffries hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grube vs. Whitehill
Grube hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McKain
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fothergill who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Koenig vs. McKain
Koenig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. McKain
Stone hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. McKain
McManus takes first base on ball four. Koenig moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doljack vs. McKain
Doljack hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. McKain
Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Whitehill
John Kerr pinch hits for Hal McKain.
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Whitehill
Blue takes first base on ball four. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Whitehill
Carl Reynolds pinch hits for Johnny Watwood.
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores. Blue moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fonseca vs. Herring
Ted Lyons pinch runs for Carl Reynolds. Art Herring now pitching.
Fonseca hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stone. Fonseca reaches second base with a double. Blue scores. Lyons moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fothergill vs. Herring
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Akers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lyons scores. Fonseca moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cissell vs. Herring
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fonseca scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1931, game 1 -- Detroit at Chicago (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Johnson R, rf 4 1 1 0 Blue L, 1b 4 1 1 0
Koenig M, 2b 3 0 1 1 Watwood J, rf 3 0 0 0
Stone J, lf 4 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ph 1 0 1 1
McManus M, 3b 2 0 0 1 Lyons T, pr 0 1 0 0
Doljack F, cf 5 0 0 0 Fonseca L, 2b 5 1 1 1
Owen M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Fothergill B, lf 5 0 1 1
Akers B, ss 3 1 1 0 Cissell B, ss 4 0 1 1
Schang W, c 3 1 2 0 Eichrodt I, cf 3 0 1 0
Whitehill E, p 3 1 1 2 Jeffries I, 3b 4 1 0 0
Herring A, p 0 0 0 0 Grube F, c 2 0 1 0
Frazier V, p 2 0 1 1
McKain H, p 0 0 0 0
Kerr J, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 6 4 34 5 9 5
Detroit 000 030 001 -- 4
Chicago 010 000 004 -- 5
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill E* 8.0 8 4 4 3 2
Herring A (L) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Frazier V 4.2 3 3 3 7 0
McKain H (W) 4.1 3 1 1 3 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Owen M, Doljack F
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Detroit 11, Chicago 10
2B -- Cissell B, Grube F, Schang W, Fonseca L
3B -- Johnson R
CS -- Stone J
SH -- Watwood J, Eichrodt I
HBP -- by Whitehill E (Grube F), by McKain H (Owen M), by Whitehill E (Cissell B)
T -- 2:06
A -- 0
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