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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 27, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 27, 1954 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 27, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Beard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,716 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: Bill Stewart 3B: Babe Pinelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | First Baseman |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Ralph Beard | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Hofman | Second Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 27, 1954
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon bunts towards the mound. Hearn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hearn. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Hearn
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman fields it and throws to second for the out. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Beard
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Beard
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Beard
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Beard
Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Beard
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Rhodes moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Beard
Dark strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Hearn
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Hearn
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Hearn
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Beard
Hofman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Beard
Westrum hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Hofman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. Beard
Hearn bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Beard
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hofman scores. There goes Westrum trying to get to third. Musial throws the ball in to Schoendienst, who relays the ball to Jablonski who tags Westrum for the out. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Beard
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Hearn
Beard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Beard
Mays hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Beard
Rhodes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Beard
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Beard
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hearn
Schoendienst is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Hearn
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Lawrence
Brooks Lawrence now pitching.
Hofman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Lawrence
Westrum hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Lawrence
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Hearn
Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Hearn
Grammas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Hearn
Lawrence hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lawrence
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Lawrence
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Lawrence
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Hearn
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Hearn
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Hearn
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Lawrence
Rhodes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lawrence
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Lawrence
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Lawrence
Hofman hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Lawrence
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Lawrence
Bill Taylor pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Gomez
Ruben Gomez now pitching.
Grammas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Gomez
Lawrence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Gomez
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lawrence
Lockman bunts towards the mound. Lawrence fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Lawrence
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Lawrence
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Lawrence
Rhodes is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Lawrence
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Gomez
Moon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gomez
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Gomez
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields the ball and throws to second. Dark drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Dark. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Gomez
Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Gomez
Cunningham is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sarni vs. Gomez
Sarni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. Cunningham moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grammas vs. Gomez
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lawrence
Solly Hemus now playing third base.
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Lawrence
Hofman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Hofman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Lawrence
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hemus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Lawrence
Monte Irvin pinch hits for Ruben Gomez.
Irvin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cunningham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching. Joe Frazier pinch hits for Brooks Lawrence.
Frazier hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Grissom
Repulski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Grissom
Moon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Moon reaches second base with a double. Repulski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Grissom
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. Moon scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Grissom
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemus vs. Grissom
Hemus is hit by the pitch. Schoendienst moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cunningham vs. Grissom
Cunningham hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sarni vs. Grissom
Sarni strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Haddix
Harvey Haddix now pitching.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Haddix
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Haddix
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Haddix
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1954 -- St.Louis at New York (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Repulski R, lf 5 1 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 5 0 2 1
Moon W, cf 5 3 4 2 Mueller D, rf 5 0 1 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 1 1 1 1 Mays W, cf 5 2 2 1
Musial S, rf 4 2 1 3 Rhodes D, lf 4 1 3 1
Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 1 0 0 1
Hemus S, 3b 0 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0
Cunningham J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hofman B, 2b 3 1 2 0
Sarni B, c 5 0 1 1 Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0
Grammas A, ss 4 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 2 0 0 0
Beard R, p 1 0 0 0 Taylor B, ph 1 0 0 0
Lawrence B, p 2 0 0 0 Gomez R, p 0 0 0 0
Frazier J, ph 1 0 0 0 Irvin M, ph 1 0 0 0
Haddix H, p 0 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 9 7 34 4 10 4
St.Louis 000 003 022 -- 7
New York 011 001 001 -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Beard R 3.0 6 2 1 1 3
Lawrence B (W) 5.0 3 1 1 3 1
Haddix H (S) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J 6.0 4 3 3 2 1
Gomez R (L) 2.0 2 2 2 2 1
Grissom M 1.0 3 2 2 1 1
E -- Hearn J, Schoendienst R, Dark A
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 9, New York 9
2B -- Hofman B, Moon W, Schoendienst R
HR -- Musial S, Rhodes D, Moon W, Mays W
SF -- Thompson H
HBP -- by Hearn J (Schoendienst R), by Lawrence B (Hofman B), by Grissom M (Hemus S)
T -- 2:59
A -- 21716
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