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White Sox
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
July 8, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, played on July 8, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Shellenback |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Allen Russell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Murphy | Right Fielder |
| Nemo Leibold | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Collins | Second Baseman |
| Swede Risberg | First Baseman |
| Shano Collins | Center Fielder |
| Buck Weaver | Shortstop |
| Fred McMullin | Third Baseman |
| Ray Schalk | Catcher |
| Frank Shellenback | Pitcher |
| Pants Rowland | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Gilhooley | Right Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Ping Bodie | Left Fielder |
| Elmer Miller | Center Fielder |
| Roxy Walters | Catcher |
| Allen Russell | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
July 8, 1918
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Russell
Murphy hits a fly ball towards right. Gilhooley settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Gilhooley. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leibold vs. Russell
Leibold bunts towards third. Baker juggles the ball. That's an error on Baker. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collins vs. Russell
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murphy tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Risberg vs. Russell
Risberg strikes out. There goes Leibold. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Russell
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilhooley vs. Shellenback
Gilhooley hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Shellenback
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Shellenback
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Russell
Weaver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pipp. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullin vs. Russell
McMullin hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schalk vs. Russell
Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Weaver moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shellenback vs. Russell
Shellenback takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Russell
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weaver scores. Shellenback moves to third. Murphy moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leibold vs. Russell
Leibold hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shellenback scores. Murphy moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collins vs. Russell
There goes Leibold. The throw from Walters and he is safe. Leibold steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Collins vs. Russell
Collins is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Risberg vs. Russell
Risberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murphy scores. Leibold moves to third. Collins moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Collins vs. Finneran
Happy Finneran now pitching.
Collins hits a line drive into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Shellenback
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Shellenback
Pipp hits a popup, foul, towards third. McMullin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Shellenback
Bodie hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Finneran
Weaver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullin vs. Finneran
McMullin hits a line drive towards third. Baker catches it and throws to first to double up Weaver. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Finneran
Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Shellenback
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Shellenback
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finneran vs. Shellenback
Finneran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilhooley vs. Shellenback
Gilhooley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shellenback vs. Finneran
Shellenback strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Finneran
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Finneran fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leibold vs. Finneran
Leibold hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields the ball and throws to Finneran covering. Safe. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collins vs. Finneran
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt misplays the ball. That's an error on Pratt. Murphy scores. Leibold moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Risberg vs. Finneran
Risberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Shellenback
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Shellenback
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Leibold settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Shellenback
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shellenback fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Finneran
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Finneran
Weaver hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullin vs. Finneran
McMullin hits a fly ball into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Shellenback
Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Shellenback
Bodie is hit by the pitch. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Shellenback
Miller takes first base on ball four. Pipp moves to third. Bodie moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walters vs. Shellenback
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Pipp scores. Bodie moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Finneran vs. Shellenback
Finneran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Finneran
Schalk hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shellenback vs. Finneran
Shellenback strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Finneran
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Finneran fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilhooley vs. Shellenback
Gilhooley bunts towards third. McMullin juggles the ball. That's an error on McMullin. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Shellenback
Peckinpaugh is hit by the pitch. Gilhooley moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Shellenback
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pratt vs. Shellenback
Pratt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilhooley scores. Peckinpaugh moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Shellenback
Pipp hits a fly ball towards center. Collins settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Collins. Peckinpaugh moves to third. Pratt moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bodie vs. Shellenback
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to home to get Peckinpaugh. Pratt moves to third. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hyatt vs. Shellenback
Ham Hyatt pinch hits for Elmer Miller.
Hyatt hits a fly ball into left field. Leibold settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Finneran
Armando Marsans now playing center field.
Leibold hits a line drive into right field. Gilhooley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Finneran
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Risberg vs. Finneran
Risberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bodie throws the ball in to Peckinpaugh who tags Risberg trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Shellenback
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards first. Risberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walters for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finneran vs. Shellenback
Finneran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilhooley vs. Shellenback
Gilhooley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Finneran
Collins hits a line drive into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Finneran
Weaver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullin vs. Finneran
McMullin hits a fly ball into right field. Gilhooley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Shellenback
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Shellenback
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Risberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baker for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Shellenback
Pratt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Shellenback
Pipp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Collins. Pipp reaches second base with a double. Pratt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bodie vs. Shellenback
Bodie hits a line drive into right field. Murphy picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Murphy. Pipp scores. Bodie moves all the way to home. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Shellenback
Marsans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Finneran
Schalk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Finneran
Otto Jacobs pinch hits for Frank Shellenback.
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. Schalk moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Finneran
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leibold vs. Finneran
Leibold hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schalk moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collins vs. Finneran
Collins takes first base on ball four. Leibold moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Risberg vs. Finneran
Risberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Danforth
Dave Danforth now pitching.
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finneran vs. Danforth
Finneran is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilhooley vs. Danforth
Gilhooley takes first base on ball four. Finneran moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Danforth
Peckinpaugh strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Danforth
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finneran scores. Gilhooley moves to second. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1918 -- CHA at NYA (D)
CHA AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Eddie Murphy, rf 5 3 2 1 Frank Gilhooley, rf 4 1 0 0
Nemo Leibold, lf 4 0 3 1 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 0 1 0
Eddie Collins, 2b 2 0 0 1 Frank Baker, 3b 5 0 1 1
Swede Risberg, 1b 5 0 2 1 Del Pratt, 2b 4 1 2 1
Shano Collins, cf 4 0 0 0 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 2 2 1
Buck Weaver, ss 4 1 1 0 Ping Bodie, lf 3 1 1 1
Fred McMullin, 3b 4 0 0 0 Elmer Miller, cf 1 0 0 0
Ray Schalk, c 3 0 0 0 Ham Hyatt, ph 1 0 0 0
Frank Shellenback, p 2 1 0 0 Armando Marsans, cf 1 0 0 0
Otto Jacobs, ph 1 0 0 0 Roxy Walters, c 4 0 0 1
Dave Danforth, p 0 0 0 0 Allan Russell, p 0 0 0 0
Happy Finneran, p 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 4 34 6 8 5
CHA 130 100 000 -- 5
NYA 000 011 031 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
CHA IP H R ER BB SO
Frank Shellenback 8.0 7 5 3 1 0
Dave Danforth (L) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Allan Russell 1.2 3 4 0 2 1
Happy Finneran (W) 7.1 5 1 0 2 2
E -- Frank Gilhooley, Frank Baker, Wally Pipp, Del Pratt, Fred McMullin, Shano Collins, Eddie Murphy
DP -- CHA 2, NYA 2
LOB -- CHA 8, NYA 7
2B -- Wally Pipp
SB -- Nemo Leibold 2
SH -- Nemo Leibold
SF -- Eddie Collins
HBP -- by Frank Shellenback (Ping Bodie), by Frank Shellenback (Roger Peckinpaugh), by Dave Danforth (Happy Finneran)
T -- 1:55
A -- 5000
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