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Tigers
@ Brewers
County Stadium
September 21, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 21, 1996 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Todd Van Poppel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff D'Amico |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 33,106 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Tim Welke 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Higginson | Left Fielder |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Travis Fryman | Shortstop |
| Ruben Sierra | DH |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Melvin Nieves | Right Fielder |
| Phil Nevin | Third Baseman |
| Fausto Cruz | Second Baseman |
| Kimera Bartee | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fernando Vina | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Cirillo | Third Baseman |
| Dave Nilsson | DH |
| John Jaha | First Baseman |
| Jose Valentin | Shortstop |
| Marc Newfield | Left Fielder |
| Jeromy Burnitz | Right Fielder |
| Gerald Williams | Center Fielder |
| Jesse Levis | Catcher |
| Phil Garner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Brewers
County Stadium
September 21, 1996
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. D'Amico
Higginson hits a line drive towards first. Jaha reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. D'Amico
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. D'Amico
Fryman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Vina settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. D'Amico
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jaha scoops it up and throws to first, with D'Amico covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vina vs. Van Poppel
Vina hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Vina reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cirillo vs. Van Poppel
Cirillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vina moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Nilsson vs. Van Poppel
Nilsson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vina scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jaha vs. Van Poppel
Jaha takes first base on ball four. Nilsson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Valentin vs. Van Poppel
Valentin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Newfield vs. Van Poppel
Newfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nieves. Newfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burnitz vs. Van Poppel
Burnitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nevin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Van Poppel
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. D'Amico
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Nieves vs. D'Amico
Nieves strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nevin vs. D'Amico
Nevin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. D'Amico
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Burnitz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bartee vs. D'Amico
Bartee strikes out. Levis drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bartee out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Levis vs. Van Poppel
Levis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nieves. Levis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vina vs. Van Poppel
There's a wild pitch. Levis moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Vina vs. Van Poppel
Vina hits a line drive into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Levis tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cirillo vs. Van Poppel
Cirillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Nilsson vs. Van Poppel
There's a wild pitch. Cirillo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Nilsson vs. Van Poppel
Nilsson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cirillo scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jaha vs. Van Poppel
Jaha hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nevin juggles the ball. That's an error on Nevin. Nilsson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Valentin vs. Van Poppel
Valentin takes first base on ball four. Nilsson moves to third. Jaha moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Newfield vs. Van Poppel
Newfield strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Burnitz vs. Van Poppel
Burnitz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nitkowski
C.J. Nitkowski now pitching.
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Levis vs. Nitkowski
Levis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Nitkowski covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. D'Amico
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. D'Amico
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. Higginson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. D'Amico
Fryman hits a line drive towards third. Cirillo catches it and throws to second to double up Higginson. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. D'Amico
Sierra hits a fly ball into right field. Burnitz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vina vs. Nitkowski
Vina hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cirillo vs. Nitkowski
Cirillo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nevin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nilsson vs. Nitkowski
Nilsson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fryman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. D'Amico
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vina scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. D'Amico
Nieves hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nevin vs. D'Amico
Nevin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burnitz. Nevin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. D'Amico
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin fields it and has Nevin trapped. There's the throw to Cirillo and over to Vina, who tags Nevin for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bartee vs. D'Amico
Bartee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jaha vs. Nitkowski
Jaha takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Nitkowski
Valentin takes first base on ball four. Jaha moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Newfield vs. Nitkowski
Newfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nevin fields it and throws to second for the out. Jaha moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Brewers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Burnitz vs. Nitkowski
Burnitz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jaha scores. Newfield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Brewers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Nitkowski
Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Newfield scores. Burnitz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Brewers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Levis vs. Nitkowski
Levis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Brewers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Vina vs. Nitkowski
Vina hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark juggles the ball. That's an error on Clark. Burnitz scores. Williams moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Cirillo vs. Nitkowski
Cirillo strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. D'Amico
Higginson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. D'Amico
Ausmus hits a fly ball into left field. Newfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. D'Amico
Fryman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jaha settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. D'Amico
Sierra hits a line drive into right field. Burnitz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nilsson vs. Nitkowski
Nilsson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fryman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jaha vs. Nitkowski
Jaha strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Nitkowski
Valentin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Newfield vs. Nitkowski
Newfield strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. D'Amico
Clark hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. D'Amico
Nieves strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nevin vs. D'Amico
Nevin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. D'Amico
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Newfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bartee vs. D'Amico
Bartee hits a popup towards short. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burnitz vs. Eischen
Joey Eischen now pitching.
Burnitz strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Eischen
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Levis vs. Eischen
Levis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eischen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Villone
Ron Villone now pitching.
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Villone
Raul Casanova pinch hits for Brad Ausmus.
Casanova takes first base on ball four. Higginson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Villone
Fryman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Higginson moves to third. Casanova moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sierra vs. Villone
Sierra hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Villone
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Nieves vs. Villone
Nieves hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Vina settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vina vs. Lewis
Raul Casanova now catching. Richie Lewis now pitching.
Vina hits a line drive towards the mound. Lewis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cirillo vs. Lewis
Cirillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Nilsson vs. Lewis
Nilsson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cirillo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Jaha vs. Lewis
Jaha strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Valentin vs. Lewis
Valentin strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Nevin vs. Villone
Nevin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Villone
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bartee vs. Villone
Bartee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Newfield vs. Williams
Brian Williams now pitching. Eddie Williams now playing first base. Shannon Penn now playing left field.
Newfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Burnitz vs. Williams
Burnitz takes first base on ball four. Newfield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Williams
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Levis vs. Williams
Levis takes first base on ball four. Newfield moves to third. Burnitz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Vina vs. Williams
Vina hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Penn vs. Villone
Penn hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Villone
Casanova strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Villone
Fryman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1996 -- Detroit at Milwaukee (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Higginson B, lf 2 1 1 1 Vina F, 2b 5 1 1 1
Penn S, lf 1 0 0 0 Cirillo J, 3b 4 1 1 0
Ausmus B, c 2 0 1 0 Nilsson D, dh 5 2 3 2
Casanova R, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Jaha J, 1b 3 3 0 0
Fryman T, ss 5 0 1 0 Valentin J, ss 2 2 1 3
Sierra R, dh 4 0 0 0 Newfield M, lf 5 1 2 0
Clark T, 1b 4 2 2 1 Burnitz J, rf 4 2 2 5
Williams E, 1b 0 0 0 0 Williams G, cf 5 0 2 1
Nieves M, rf 4 1 1 1 Levis J, c 4 1 1 0
Nevin P, 3b 3 2 3 3
Cruz F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bartee K, cf 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 9 6 37 13 13 12
Detroit 020 112 000 -- 6
Milwaukee 460 300 00x -- 13
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Van Poppel T (L) 1.2 7 10 6 3 2
Nitkowski C 3.1 3 3 2 3 4
Eischen J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Lewis R 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Williams B 1.0 1 0 0 2 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
D'Amico J (W) 6.0 8 6 6 2 4
Villone R (S) 3.0 1 0 0 3 4
E -- Nevin P, Clark T
DP -- Detroit 1, Milwaukee 2
LOB -- Detroit 6, Milwaukee 9
2B -- Vina F, Newfield M, Levis J, Nevin P
HR -- Valentin J, Nevin P 2, Burnitz J, Nieves M, Higginson B, Clark T
SF -- Vina F
WP -- Van Poppel T 2
T -- 3:04
A -- 33106
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