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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 15, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 15, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Underwood |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 15,024 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: George Maloney |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Mark Wagner | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Bob Bailor | Third Baseman |
| Roy Howell | Right Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Tom Hutton | Left Fielder |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 15, 1978
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Underwood
LeFlore hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Underwood
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Underwood
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Billingham
Bosetti hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Billingham
Bailor hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Billingham
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Billingham
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Billingham
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Underwood
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Underwood
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Underwood
Spikes takes first base on ball four. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Underwood
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Underwood
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Howell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Billingham
Hutton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Billingham
McKay hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Billingham
Gomez hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Hutton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. Billingham
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Underwood
Wagner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Underwood
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Howell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Underwood
Dillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Underwood
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Underwood
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Billingham
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Billingham
Billingham fires to first and picks off Bosetti. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Billingham
Bailor hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Billingham
Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Billingham
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Wagner fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Underwood
Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Underwood
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor throws to second for one, and McKay throws to first, and Mayberry drops the ball. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Underwood
Parrish hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Underwood
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Spikes moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Underwood
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Billingham
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Billingham
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Billingham
McKay hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Underwood
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards second. McKay picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on McKay. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillard vs. Underwood
Dillard hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Underwood
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Underwood
Thompson hits a fly ball towards center. Bosetti catches it and throws to first to double up Staub. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Billingham
Gomez hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Billingham
Ashby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Billingham
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Billingham
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Underwood
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Underwood
Spikes hits a fly ball into right field. Howell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Underwood
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Underwood
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Underwood
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Billingham
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howell for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Billingham
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Billingham
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hutton vs. Billingham
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to second for the out. Carty moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McKay vs. Billingham
McKay hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. McKay reaches second base with a double. Carty scores. Hutton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Woods vs. Billingham
Al Woods pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Woods hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hutton scores. McKay scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Billingham
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Willis
Tim Nordbrook now playing shortstop. Mike Willis now pitching.
LeFlore hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Willis
Dillard hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Willis
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields the ball and throws to Willis covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Willis
There goes Staub. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Staub steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Willis
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Willis
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spikes vs. Willis
Spikes hits a fly ball into left field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Billingham
Bosetti hits a line drive towards short. Wagner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Billingham
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Billingham
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Willis
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Willis
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Willis
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Foucault
Steve Foucault now pitching.
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Foucault
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutton vs. Foucault
Hutton hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Foucault
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Willis
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Willis
Dillard bunts towards the mound. Willis fields it and throws to first for the out. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Willis
Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howell. Staub reaches second base with a double. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Willis
Thompson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hutton. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Staub scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Murphy
Tom Murphy now pitching.
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Corcoran vs. Murphy
Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Charlie Spikes.
Corcoran hits a fly ball into left field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Foucault
Tim Corcoran now playing right field. Willie Upshaw pinch hits for Tim Nordbrook.
Upshaw is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Foucault
Doug Ault pinch hits for Alan Ashby.
Ault hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Foucault
Bosetti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Foucault
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailor for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1978 -- Detroit at Toronto (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 5 3 3 1 Bosetti R, cf 5 0 1 0
Dillard S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bailor B, 3b 5 0 0 0
Staub R, dh 5 1 3 2 Howell R, rf 4 0 2 0
Thompson J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Carty R, dh 3 1 1 0
Kemp S, lf 3 1 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 2 0
Spikes C, rf 3 0 0 0 Hutton T, lf 4 1 1 0
Corcoran T, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 McKay D, 2b 4 1 1 1
Parrish L, c 4 0 0 0 Gomez L, ss 2 0 1 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 3 1 1 2 Woods A, ph 1 0 1 2
Wagner M, ss 4 0 1 0 Nordbrook T, ss 0 0 0 0
Upshaw W, ph 1 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 2 0 0 0
Ault D, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 11 6 36 3 11 3
Detroit 000 012 102 -- 6
Toronto 000 003 000 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham J (W) 7.0 9 3 3 2 0
Foucault S (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood T 6.0 6 3 2 4 2
Willis M (L) 2.1 5 3 3 1 0
Murphy T 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Mayberry J, McKay D
DP -- Detroit 1, Toronto 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, Toronto 8
2B -- McKay D, Staub R, Thompson J
HR -- Rodriguez A, LeFlore R
SB -- Staub R
SH -- Dillard S
T -- 2:26
A -- 15024
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