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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 31, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 31, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Hartzell |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 4,345 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Derryl Cousins |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Glenn Burke | Left Fielder |
| Milt Ramirez | Second Baseman |
| Larry Murray | Right Fielder |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Adams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Rob Wilfong | Second Baseman |
| Jose Morales | DH |
| John Castino | Third Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 31, 1979
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hartzell
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Hartzell
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Hartzell
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Hartzell
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Langford
Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Langford
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Hamilton
Dave Hamilton now pitching.
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross juggles the ball. That's an error on Gross. Powell moves to third. Wynegar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Landreaux vs. Hamilton
Newman fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Newman. Powell scores. Wynegar moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landreaux vs. Hamilton
Landreaux hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Hamilton
Bombo Rivera pinch hits for Glenn Adams.
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramirez fields it and throws to second for the out. Wynegar scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hamilton
There goes Rivera. The throw from Newman and he is out, Ramirez applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Hartzell
Bombo Rivera now playing left field.
Revering hits a line drive towards first. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Hartzell
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Hartzell
Burke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Hartzell
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Hartzell
Murray hits a line drive into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hamilton
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilfong vs. Hamilton
Wilfong bunts towards the mound. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Hamilton
Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castino vs. Hamilton
Castino hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burke who is chasing the ball. Castino reaches third base with a triple. Morales goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Hamilton
Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Castino scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Hamilton
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Hamilton
There goes Wynegar. The throw from Newman and he is out, Ramirez applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hartzell
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Hartzell
Page hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy moves to third. Page moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gross vs. Hartzell
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murphy scores. Page moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Newman vs. Hartzell
Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Page scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Hartzell
Revering strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Hartzell
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Guerrero for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hamilton
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Hamilton
Landreaux bunts towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Norris
Mike Norris now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivera vs. Norris
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Norris
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilfong vs. Norris
Wilfong hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Hartzell
Burke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Hartzell
There goes Burke. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Burke steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Hartzell
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burke moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murray vs. Hartzell
Murray hits a line drive towards third. Castino reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Hartzell
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Norris
Morales hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Norris
Castino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Norris
Powell bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Castino moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynegar vs. Norris
Wynegar bunts between the mound and first base. Norris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wynegar for the out. Castino moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smalley vs. Norris
Smalley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Landreaux vs. Norris
Landreaux hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Castino tags and scores. Powell tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Norris
Rivera takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Norris
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Powell scores. Smalley scores. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilfong vs. Norris
Wilfong strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Hartzell
Page hits a line drive into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Hartzell
Gross hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Hartzell
Newman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Hartzell
Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. Hartzell
Guerrero hits a line drive into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Norris
Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castino vs. Norris
Castino hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Norris
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morales moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynegar vs. Norris
Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morales scores. Castino moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Norris
Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castino scores. Wynegar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landreaux vs. Norris
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Hartzell
Dave Edwards now playing center field.
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartzell covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Hartzell
Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hartzell
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Norris
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Norris
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Norris
Wilfong strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hartzell
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Hartzell
Page hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell. Page reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Hartzell
Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Hartzell
Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Norris
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Norris
Castino strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Norris
Powell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. Powell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynegar vs. Norris
Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Hartzell
Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Hartzell
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Hartzell
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Todd
Jim Todd now pitching.
Smalley hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Todd
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Todd
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Todd
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Todd
Wilfong hits a fly ball into left field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Hartzell
Ramirez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hartzell
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hartzell
Murphy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera. Murphy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Hartzell
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1979 -- Oakland at Minnesota (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Murphy D, cf 5 1 2 0 Powell H, rf 4 2 3 1
Page M, dh 5 1 3 0 Wynegar B, c 3 1 1 1
Gross W, 3b 4 0 0 1 Smalley R, ss 3 1 1 1
Newman J, c 4 0 2 1 Landreaux K, cf 2 0 0 1
Revering D, 1b 4 0 2 0 Edwards D, cf 1 0 0 0
Guerrero M, ss 4 0 0 0 Adams G, lf 0 0 0 0
Burke G, lf 4 0 2 0 Rivera B, ph-lf 2 1 0 1
Ramirez M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, 1b 5 2 3 4
Murray L, rf 4 0 0 0 Wilfong R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Morales J, dh 4 3 3 2
Castino J, 3b 3 3 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 2 12 2 31 13 13 12
Oakland 002 000 000 -- 2
Minnesota 230 420 02x -- 13
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Langford R (L)* 0.0 1 2 0 1 0
Hamilton D 2.1 4 3 3 1 0
Norris M 4.2 7 6 6 4 4
Todd J 1.0 1 2 2 1 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Hartzell P (W) 9.0 12 2 2 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 1st
E -- Gross W, Newman J
DP -- Oakland 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Oakland 9, Minnesota 6
2B -- Page M, Powell H, Murphy D
3B -- Castino J
HR -- Morales J, Jackson R
SB -- Burke G
CS -- Rivera B, Wynegar B
SH -- Wilfong R, Landreaux K, Powell H, Wynegar B
SF -- Landreaux K
WP -- Norris M
T -- 2:11
A -- 4345
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