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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 9, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on June 9, 1939 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 9, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buck Ross |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Benton |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 3,069 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: George Moriarty |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Gantenbein | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nagel | Third Baseman |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| Buck Ross | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Rudy York | Catcher |
| Beau Bell | Left Fielder |
| Frank Croucher | Shortstop |
| Al Benton | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 9, 1939
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Benton
Gantenbein hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fox who is chasing the ball. Gantenbein reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moses vs. Benton
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gantenbein tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Benton
Siebert hits a popup towards short. Croucher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Benton
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Ross
McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ross
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Ross
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenberg vs. Ross
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it and throws to second for the out. Fox scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Ross
Higgins hits a fly ball towards center. Chapman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Chapman. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Ross
York hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Benton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Benton
Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Benton
Nagel hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ross
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Croucher vs. Ross
Croucher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benton vs. Ross
Benton hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Ross scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benton for the out. Bell moves to third. Croucher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCosky vs. Ross
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fox vs. Ross
Fox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ross
Gehringer hits a line drive towards first. Siebert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Ross
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Benton
Ambler strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Benton
Ross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gantenbein vs. Benton
Gantenbein strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Benton
Moses hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Ross
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Ross
York hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Ross
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Benton
Siebert strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Benton
Hayes hits a fly ball towards center. McCosky settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on McCosky. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Benton
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Benton
Chapman 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Benton
Nagel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Ross
Croucher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ambler. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Ross
Benton bunts towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Ross covering, for the out. Croucher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Ross
McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Ross
Fox strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Benton
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Benton
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Benton
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Gehringer. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Benton
Moses hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gantenbein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Benton
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ross
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Ross
There goes Gehringer. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Gehringer steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greenberg vs. Ross
Greenberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Higgins vs. Ross
Higgins hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
York vs. Ross
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Ross
There goes York. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. York steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Ross
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Croucher vs. Ross
Croucher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. York scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benton vs. Ross
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Benton
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Benton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Benton
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Ross
McCosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ross
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Ross
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein misplays the ball. That's an error on Gantenbein. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenberg vs. Ross
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Parmelee
Roy Parmelee now pitching.
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Parmelee
York hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Benton
Nagel strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Benton
Dee Miles pinch hits for Wayne Ambler.
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Benton
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Roy Parmelee.
Dean hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fox. Dean reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gantenbein vs. Benton
Gantenbein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dean moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moses vs. Benton
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dean scores. Gantenbein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Benton
Siebert hits a line drive towards first. Greenberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Caster
Hal Wagner now catching. Skeeter Newsome now playing shortstop. George Caster now pitching.
Bell hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Caster
Croucher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Caster
Benton bunts towards the mound. Caster juggles the ball. That's an error on Caster. Croucher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. Caster
McCosky hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Caster
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Caster
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Caster, and towards Newsome, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Caster
Greenberg strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Benton
Wagner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Benton
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Benton
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Benton
Nagel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Johnson chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Caster
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Higgins moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Caster
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Higgins scores. York moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Croucher vs. Caster
Croucher hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benton vs. Caster
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Benton
Newsome hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Benton
Eric Tipton pinch hits for George Caster.
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Benton
Gantenbein hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/9/1939 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Gantenbein J, 2b 5 1 2 0 McCosky B, cf 4 3 2 3
Moses W, rf 3 0 2 2 Fox P, rf 5 2 3 4
Siebert D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gehringer C, 2b 5 2 2 0
Hayes F, c 3 1 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 5 1 1 4
Wagner H, c 1 0 1 0 Higgins P, 3b 5 1 2 0
Johnson B, lf 4 0 0 0 York R, c 5 1 2 1
Chapman S, cf 4 1 1 2 Bell B, lf 4 1 2 1
Nagel B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Croucher F, ss 5 2 3 1
Ambler W, ss 2 0 0 0 Benton A, p 3 1 0 0
Miles D, ph 1 0 0 0
Newsome S, ss 1 0 0 0
Ross B, p 2 0 1 0
Parmelee R, p 0 0 0 0
Dean C, ph 1 1 1 0
Caster G, p 0 0 0 0
Tipton E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 8 4 41 14 17 14
Philadelphia 100 200 100 -- 4
Detroit 140 023 31x -- 14
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ross B (L) 5.1 11 10 9 2 1
Parmelee R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Caster G 2.0 6 4 2 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Benton A (W) 9.0 8 4 2 0 7
E -- Chapman S, McCosky B, Ambler W, Gehringer C, Gantenbein J, Caster G, Johnson B
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Detroit 7
2B -- Gehringer C, Dean C
3B -- Gantenbein J
HR -- Fox P, Chapman S, Greenberg H, McCosky B
SB -- Gehringer C, York R
SH -- Benton A 2
SF -- Moses W
T -- 2:05
A -- 3069
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