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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 1, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 1, 1978 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Torrez |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 18,710 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Al Clark 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Left Fielder |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Larry Harlow | Center Fielder |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | DH |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
| Jack Brohamer | DH |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 1, 1978
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Torrez
Bumbry hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Torrez
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Torrez
Harlow strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Briles
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Briles
Remy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Briles
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Torrez
Singleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Torrez
May hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Torrez
Murray is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Briles
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Briles
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Briles
Hobson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Torrez
DeCinces hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Torrez
Dempsey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Torrez
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Torrez
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Burleson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Briles
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray juggles the ball. That's an error on Murray. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Briles
Brohamer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carbo moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Briles
Burleson bunts towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. Carbo moves to third. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Remy vs. Briles
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carbo tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Briles
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Briles
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Torrez
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Torrez
Harlow takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Torrez
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harlow moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Torrez
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson juggles the ball. That's an error on Hobson. Harlow scores. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Torrez
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Singleton moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DeCinces vs. Torrez
DeCinces hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Briles
Fisk hits a line drive towards third. DeCinces reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Briles
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Briles
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Torrez
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Torrez
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Torrez
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Briles
Carbo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harlow throws the ball in to Smith who tags Carbo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Briles
Brohamer strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Briles
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Torrez
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harlow vs. Torrez
Harlow takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Singleton vs. Torrez
Singleton takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Harlow moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Torrez
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Smith scores. Harlow moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murray vs. Torrez
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Briles
Remy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Briles
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. Remy moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Briles
Fisk takes first base on ball four. Remy scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Briles
Lynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton. Lynn reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski scores. Fisk goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Stoddard
Tim Stoddard now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Lynn moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hobson vs. Stoddard
Hobson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bumbry. Hobson reaches second base with a double. Lynn scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carbo vs. Stoddard
Carbo strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Stoddard
Brohamer hits a fly ball into left field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Torrez
Frank Duffy now playing third base.
DeCinces takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Torrez
Dempsey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowley vs. Torrez
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
Crowley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeCinces moves to third. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Bumbry vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. DeCinces scores. Dempsey moves to third. Crowley moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Burgmeier
Smith takes first base on ball four. Dempsey scores. Crowley moves to third. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Stanley
Gary Roenicke pinch hits for Larry Harlow. Bob Stanley now pitching. Pat Kelly pinch hits for Gary Roenicke.
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Bumbry moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Singleton vs. Stanley
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Stanley
May is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Stoddard
Al Bumbry now playing center field. Kiko Garcia now playing shortstop. Pat Kelly now playing left field.
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Stoddard
Remy bunts towards the mound. Stoddard fields it and throws to first for the out. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Stoddard
Rice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stoddard
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Kerrigan
Joe Kerrigan now pitching.
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Kerrigan
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Kerrigan
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Stanley
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Stanley
DeCinces is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Stanley
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Stanley
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Kerrigan
Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Kerrigan
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Garcia fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Kerrigan
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Stanley
Bumbry hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stanley
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Stanley
Kelly takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Singleton vs. Stanley
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Stanley
May hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Stanley
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Stanley
DeCinces takes first base on ball four. Kelly moves to third. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dempsey vs. Stanley
Dempsey is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/1/1978 -- Baltimore at Boston (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, lf-cf 4 1 1 2 Burleson R, ss 3 1 0 0
Smith B, 2b 4 2 2 1 Remy J, 2b 2 1 1 1
Harlow L, cf 1 1 0 0 Rice J, lf 4 2 3 4
Roenicke G, ph 0 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 1 1 0
Kelly P, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 2 1 0 0
Singleton K, rf 3 0 2 1 Lynn F, cf 3 1 1 2
May L, dh 5 0 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 3 0 1 1
Murray E, 1b 5 0 0 0 Duffy F, 3b 1 0 0 0
DeCinces D, 3b 3 1 1 0 Carbo B, rf 3 1 1 0
Dempsey R, c 3 1 1 0 Brohamer J, dh 4 1 1 0
Belanger M, ss 2 0 0 0
Crowley T, ph 1 0 1 0
Garcia K, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 8 4 28 9 9 8
Baltimore 000 101 202 -- 6
Boston 003 004 20x -- 9
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Briles N (L) 5.1 6 7 4 3 2
Stoddard T 1.0 3 2 2 2 1
Kerrigan J 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez M (W)* 6.0 5 4 4 6 5
Burgmeier T+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Stanley B (S) 3.0 3 2 2 4 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Murray E, Hobson B
DP -- Baltimore 1, Boston 3
LOB -- Baltimore 11, Boston 4
2B -- Lynn F, Hobson B, Yastrzemski C
HR -- Rice J 2, Bumbry A
CS -- Yastrzemski C
SH -- Burleson R, Remy J
SF -- Remy J
WP -- Briles N, Stoddard T
T -- 3:21
A -- 18710
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