Wednesday, May 18 1955
Giants 9, Braves 8
Reds 10, Pirates 2
Cubs 3, Phillies 2
Cardinals 7, Dodgers 6
White Sox 4, Yankees 1
Indians 4, Red Sox 2
Orioles 15, Tigers 8
Senators 11, A's 10
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Giants 9, Braves 8
5/18/1955, NYN55-Mil55, County Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Giants            0  0  4  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1     9 15  2    10  2
1955 Braves            0  1  0  0  2  0  0  1  3  0  1  0     8 17  2    12  0
 
Giants               AB  R  H BI   AVG    Braves               AB  R  H BI   AVG
Mueller           rf  7  0  3  0  .268    Bruton            cf  6  3  3  0  .246
Lockman           lf  6  1  0  1  .256    Logan             ss  7  0  2  0  .338
Dark              ss  6  2  3  0  .289    Mathews           3b  6  1  2  6  .244
Mays              cf  4  2  2  3  .293    Aaron             2b  6  1  3  1  .295
Katt              c   6  1  2  1  .256    Crowe             1b  5  1  2  0  .255
Harris            1b  4  1  1  2  .351    Thomson           lf  6  0  1  0  .221
Williams          2b  6  1  1  0  .240    Crandall          c   6  0  2  0  .241
Gardner           3b  6  1  2  0  .186    Pafko             rf  6  1  2  1  .225
Monzant           p   2  0  0  0  .333    Nichols           p   1  0  0  0  .000
 Taylor           ph  1  0  0  0  .391     Vargas           p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Liddle           p   0  0  0  0  .000     Tanner           ph  1  0  0  0  .190
 Grissom          p   0  0  0  0  .000     Paine            p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Irvin            ph  0  0  0  0  .268     Pendleton        ph  1  0  0  0  .000
 McCall           p   0  0  0  0  .500     Jolly            p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Rhodes           ph  1  0  1  1  .375     Adcock           ph  0  1  0  0  .403
 Wilhelm          p   0  0  0  0  .000     Spahn            p   0  0  0  0  .318
                     49  9 15  8           O'Connell        ph  1  0  0  0  .236
                                           Johnson          p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                                               52  8 17  8
 
Giants                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Monzant                          7.0 10  3  3  0  4 102  64  4.11
Liddle                           1.1  3  4  4  1  0  27  15  7.03
Grissom          BS 5            0.2  1  0  0  0  1   8   5  5.30
McCall           W 1-1           2.0  2  1  1  0  0  21  16  3.57
Wilhelm          S 5             1.0  1  0  0  1  0  15   7  2.79
                                12.0 17  8  8  2  5 173 107 
 
Braves                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Nichols                          3.2 11  7  6  2  1  78  48  6.25
Vargas                           1.1  0  0  0  0  1   8   7  3.00
Paine                            2.0  0  0  0  0  2  29  18  1.54
Jolly                            2.0  1  0  0  0  1  24  16  6.97
Spahn                            2.0  1  1  1  2  0  32  13  3.38
Johnson          L 2-4           1.0  2  1  1  1  0  21   9  4.85
                                12.0 15  9  8  5  5 192 111 
 
NYN: Taylor batted for Monzant in the 8th
     Irvin batted for Grissom in the 10th
     Rhodes batted for McCall in the 12th
Mil: Tanner batted for Vargas in the 5th
     Pendleton batted for Paine in the 7th
     Adcock batted for Jolly in the 9th
     O'Connell batted for Spahn in the 11th
 
E-Williams 2, Mathews, Thomson. 2B-Mathews, Crowe. HR-Mays 2(13), Harris(9), 
Mathews(10), Aaron(4). K-Mueller, Lockman, Dark, Monzant, Taylor, Bruton, 
Logan 2, Crowe, Crandall. BB-Mays 2, Harris 2, Irvin, Adcock, Johnson. 
SH-Monzant. HBP-Bruton, Crowe. HB-McCall 2. 
GWRBI: Rhodes
Temperature: 67, Sky: cloudy, Wind: out to center at 9 MPH.
Attendance: 18,890
Game Time: 3:18
 
 
 

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Reds 10, Pirates 2
5/18/1955, Pit55-Cin55, Crosley Field
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Pirates           0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1     2 10  1     7  0
1955 Reds              3  0  0  2  2  1  2  0  x    10  9  0     5  2
 
Pirates              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Reds                 AB  R  H BI   AVG
O'Brien,J         2b  4  0  2  0  .340    Temple            2b  3  1  1  2  .301
Saffell           cf  4  0  0  0  .207    McMillan          ss  5  0  0  0  .210
Groat             ss  4  0  2  0  .292    Kluszewski        1b  5  1  1  2  .326
Thomas            lf  4  0  0  0  .197    Post              rf  4  0  1  0  .294
Long              1b  4  0  0  0  .252    Bell              cf  3  3  2  1  .326
Clemente          rf  4  2  2  1  .212    Burgess           c   4  3  2  2  .343
Freese,Ge         3b  4  0  2  1  .256    Adams             3b  4  0  1  2  .366
Peterson          c   3  0  2  0  .333     Bridges          3b  0  0  0  0  .200
Kline             p   1  0  0  0  .200    Harmon            lf  3  2  1  1  .333
 Mejias           ph  1  0  0  0  .179     Borkowski        lf  0  0  0  0  .000
 Law              p   0  0  0  0  .286    Nuxhall           p   3  0  0  0  .125
 Cole             ph  1  0  0  0  .243                         34 10  9 10
 Friend           p   0  0  0  0  .143
 O'Brien,E        ph  1  0  0  0  .091
                     35  2 10  2
 
Pirates                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Kline            L 0-4           4.0  3  5  5  4  1  73  38 13.21
Law                              3.0  6  5  5  0  1  44  28  5.68
Friend                           1.0  0  0  0  1  1  19   8  5.10
                                 8.0  9 10 10  5  3 136  74 
 
Reds                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Nuxhall          W 4-3           9.0 10  2  2  1  2 111  81  5.14
                                 9.0 10  2  2  1  2 111  81 
 
Pit: Mejias batted for Kline in the 5th
     Cole batted for Law in the 8th
     O'Brien,E batted for Friend in the 9th
Cin: Bridges inserted at 3b in the 9th
     Borkowski inserted at lf in the 9th
 
E-Groat. 2B-Clemente, Adams. 3B-Freese,Ge. HR-Clemente(2), Kluszewski(12), 
Bell(8), Burgess(2), Harmon(2). SB-Temple(8). K-Saffell, Long, McMillan, 
Kluszewski, Nuxhall. BB-Peterson, Temple 2, Bell, Harmon, Nuxhall. 
GWRBI: Kluszewski
Temperature: 75, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from center at 6 MPH.
Attendance: 7,725
Game Time: 1:51
 
 
 

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Cubs 3, Phillies 2
5/18/1955, Phi55-ChN55, Wrigley Field
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Phillies          0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1     2  5  0     2  0
1955 Cubs              1  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  x     3 12  0    13  2
 
Phillies             AB  R  H BI   AVG    Cubs                 AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ashburn           cf  4  1  2  0  .356    Fondy             1b  4  0  2  1  .247
Hamner            ss  4  0  2  1  .242    Baker             2b  4  1  3  0  .273
Torgeson          1b  4  0  0  0  .288    Jackson           3b  3  1  1  1  .219
Ennis             lf  4  0  0  0  .304    Banks             ss  5  0  1  1  .234
Jones             3b  3  0  0  0  .333    King              rf  4  0  1  0  .300
Greengrass        rf  3  0  0  0  .183    Baumholtz         lf  4  0  3  0  .397
Seminick          c   2  1  1  1  .219    Miksis            cf  4  1  1  0  .256
Morgan            2b  3  0  0  0  .240    Chiti             c   3  0  0  0  .114
Wehmeier          p   1  0  0  0  .158    Hacker            p   3  0  0  0  .083
 Gorbous          ph  1  0  0  0  .333                         34  3 12  3
 Lovenguth        p   0  0  0  0  .000
                     29  2  5  2
 
Phillies                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Wehmeier         L 3-4           7.0 11  3  3  3  1 115  72  3.79
Lovenguth                        1.0  1  0  0  2  2  29  12  2.63
                                 8.0 12  3  3  5  3 144  84 
 
Cubs                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Hacker           W 3-1           9.0  5  2  2  1  1  83  61  3.13
                                 9.0  5  2  2  1  1  83  61 
 
Phi: Gorbous batted for Wehmeier in the 8th
 
2B-Ashburn, Fondy, Baumholtz, Miksis. 3B-Ashburn. HR-Seminick(2), Jackson(6). 
K-Wehmeier, Banks, King, Hacker. BB-Seminick, Fondy, Baker, Jackson 2, Chiti. 
SH-Wehmeier, Hacker. PB-Seminick. WP-Lovenguth. 
GWRBI: Banks
Temperature: 55, Field: wet, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 8 MPH.
Attendance: 9,460
Game Time: 1:57
 
 
 

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Cardinals 7, Dodgers 6
5/18/1955, Brk55-StL55, Busch Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Dodgers           3  0  3  0  0  0  0  0  0     6 16  2    11  1
1955 Cardinals         1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  5     7 11  0     8  0
 
Dodgers              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Cardinals            AB  R  H BI   AVG
Gilliam           2b  5  1  3  1  .264    Moon              rf  5  3  3  2  .295
Reese             ss  4  1  3  0  .252    Schoendienst      2b  4  1  1  0  .285
Snider            cf  5  1  2  0  .271    Boyer             ss  5  1  1  1  .281
Hodges            lf  5  0  1  1  .339    Musial            1b  3  0  0  1  .274
Robinson          3b  5  0  0  1  .169    Repulski          lf  5  1  2  3  .277
Furillo           rf  4  0  3  0  .381    Virdon            cf  4  0  1  0  .259
Kellert           1b  5  1  2  0  .395    Sarni             c   4  0  1  0  .283
Howell            c   5  1  1  0  .200    Hemus             3b  4  1  2  0  .268
Labine            p   4  1  1  3  .143    Haddix            p   2  0  0  0  .385
 Hughes           p   0  0  0  0  .000     Frazier          ph  1  0  0  0  .143
                     42  6 16  6           Tiefenauer       p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Elliott          ph  1  0  0  0  .333
                                                               38  7 11  7
 
Dodgers                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Labine                           8.1 10  6  2  3  7 141  86  3.00
Hughes           BS 1, L 0-2     0.1  1  1  1  0  0   8   5  8.44
                                 8.2 11  7  3  3  7 149  91 
 
Cardinals                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Haddix                           7.0 14  6  6  2  5 136  87  4.85
Tiefenauer       W 2-0           2.0  2  0  0  0  0  21  12  6.75
                                 9.0 16  6  6  2  5 157  99 
 
StL: Frazier batted for Haddix in the 7th
     Elliott batted for Tiefenauer in the 9th
 
E-Kellert 2. 2B-Reese, Hodges, Boyer, Hemus. HR-Gilliam(1), Labine(1), 
Moon 2(5), Repulski(8). K-Hodges, Robinson, Furillo, Labine 2, Boyer, Musial, 
Repulski 2, Hemus, Haddix 2. BB-Reese, Furillo, Schoendienst, Musial 2. 
WP-Labine. 
GWRBI: Repulski
Temperature: 79, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 4 MPH.
Attendance: 8,290
Game Time: 2:20
 
 
 

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White Sox 4, Yankees 1
5/18/1955, ChA55-NYA55, Yankee Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 White Sox         0  0  0  0  0  3  0  1  0     4  9  0     9  0
1955 Yankees           0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0     1  5  0     6  1
 
White Sox            AB  R  H BI   AVG    Yankees              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Carrasquel        ss  5  0  2  0  .193    McDougald         2b  4  0  1  0  .236
Fox               2b  5  0  1  0  .315    Bauer             rf  4  0  0  0  .245
Kell              3b  4  1  2  0  .347    Mantle            cf  3  0  0  0  .325
Minoso            lf  4  1  1  1  .221    Skowron           1b  4  1  3  1  .482
Nieman            rf  3  1  0  0  .225    Cerv              lf  4  0  0  0  .231
Groth             cf  4  1  2  1  .338    Carey             3b  4  0  0  0  .307
Jackson           1b  2  0  0  0  .111    Silvera           c   4  0  0  0  .250
Lollar            c   4  0  1  1  .219    Hunter            ss  3  0  1  0  .255
Pierce            p   4  0  0  0  .158    Wiesler           p   2  0  0  0  .000
                     35  4  9  3           Sturdivant       p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Coleman          ph  0  0  0  0  .042
                                           Morgan           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                                               32  1  5  1
 
White Sox                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Pierce           W 5-0           9.0  5  1  1  1  6 119  80  1.15
                                 9.0  5  1  1  1  6 119  80 
 
Yankees                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Wiesler          L 0-1           7.2  8  4  4  5  3 130  73  4.00
Sturdivant                       0.1  0  0  0  0  0   4   4  2.25
Morgan                           1.0  1  0  0  0  1  17  11  0.73
                                 9.0  9  4  4  5  4 151  88 
 
NYA: Coleman batted for Sturdivant in the 8th
 
2B-Carrasquel, Fox, Hunter. 3B-Minoso. HR-Skowron(5). K-Carrasquel 2, Nieman, 
Groth, McDougald, Mantle, Cerv, Carey, Silvera 2. BB-Kell, Minoso, Nieman, 
Jackson 2, Mantle. HBP-Coleman. HB-Pierce. 
GWRBI: Groth
Temperature: 59, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: left to right at 20 MPH.
Attendance: 16,431
Game Time: 2:12
 
 
 

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Indians 4, Red Sox 2
5/18/1955, Cle55-Bos55, Fenway Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Indians           1  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  0     4  7  0     5  1
1955 Red Sox           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0     2  5  0     5  0
 
Indians              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Red Sox              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Smith             rf  4  1  2  1  .282    Goodman           2b  4  1  2  0  .267
Avila             2b  4  1  1  0  .208    Piersall          cf  3  1  1  2  .312
Doby              cf  3  1  2  2  .293    Jensen            rf  4  0  1  0  .259
Rosen             3b  4  0  0  0  .265    Zauchin           1b  4  0  0  0  .269
Kiner             lf  4  0  1  0  .270    White             c   4  0  0  0  .212
Wertz             1b  3  1  1  1  .247    Throneberry       lf  4  0  0  0  .250
Hegan             c   4  0  0  0  .145    Lepcio            3b  3  0  0  0  .146
Strickland        ss  4  0  0  0  .155    Klaus             ss  2  0  1  0  .261
Score             p   4  0  0  0  .000    Parnell           p   2  0  0  0  .400
                     34  4  7  4           Mele             ph  1  0  0  0  .048
                                           Hurd             p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                                               31  2  5  2
 
Indians                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Score            W 4-2           9.0  5  2  2  3 15 141  85  2.51
                                 9.0  5  2  2  3 15 141  85 
 
Red Sox                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Parnell          L 1-1           8.0  7  4  4  2  1 121  71  3.24
Hurd                             1.0  0  0  0  0  1   9   7  3.52
                                 9.0  7  4  4  2  2 130  78 
 
Bos: Mele batted for Parnell in the 8th
 
2B-Smith, Avila. 3B-Klaus. HR-Smith(5), Doby(8), Wertz(6), Piersall(7). 
K-Kiner, Score, Goodman, Piersall, Jensen 2, Zauchin 2, White 2, 
Throneberry 2, Lepcio 2, Parnell 2, Mele. BB-Doby, Wertz, Piersall, Lepcio, 
Klaus. 
GWRBI: Smith
Temperature: 57, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 16 MPH.
Attendance: 13,339
Game Time: 2:12
 
 
 

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Orioles 15, Tigers 8
5/18/1955, Det55-Bal55, Memorial Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Tigers            0  1  1  2  0  1  0  3  0     8 14  0     8  1
1955 Orioles           4  0  3  1  2  5  0  0  x    15 15  0     4  1
 
Tigers               AB  R  H BI   AVG    Orioles              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Kuenn             ss  3  1  1  1  .281    Coan              lf  4  2  1  0  .246
Tuttle            cf  4  1  2  4  .339    Miranda           ss  3  2  2  1  .296
Fain              1b  5  0  0  0  .284    Diering           cf  4  1  2  0  .400
Kaline            rf  5  0  3  0  .346    Triandos          1b  5  2  2  2  .272
Boone             3b  3  0  0  0  .301    Smith             c   4  3  2  1  .299
 Bertoia          3b  2  0  0  0  .133    Evers             rf  5  4  4  7  .337
Delsing           lf  3  1  0  0  .224    Cox               3b  4  1  1  2  .224
House             c   5  3  4  1  .225    Young             2b  4  0  1  1  .165
Hatfield          2b  4  2  3  2  .233    Byrd              p   3  0  0  0  .308
Garver            p   1  0  0  0  .211     Kretlow          p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Maas             p   1  0  0  0  .000                         36 15 15 14
 Maxwell          ph  1  0  1  0  .100
 Foytack          p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Phillips,B       ph  1  0  0  0  .195
 Aber             p   0  0  0  0  .000
                     38  8 14  8
 
Tigers                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Garver           L 4-3           2.2  5  7  7  2  0  50  27  3.81
Maas                             2.1  4  3  3  2  3  59  38  3.72
Foytack                          2.0  6  5  5  1  0  39  25  8.10
Aber                             1.0  0  0  0  0  0   6   5  1.93
                                 8.0 15 15 15  5  3 154  95 
 
Orioles                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Byrd             W 3-1           7.2 12  8  7  2  4 123  73  3.40
Kretlow                          1.1  2  0  0  1  0  19   9  4.97
                                 9.0 14  8  7  3  4 142  82 
 
Det: Bertoia inserted at 3b in the 5th
     Maxwell batted for Maas in the 6th
     Phillips,B batted for Foytack in the 8th
 
2B-Kaline 2, House, Hatfield, Coan, Evers 2, Cox. 3B-Tuttle. HR-Tuttle(4), 
House(4), Evers 2(3). K-Tuttle, Kaline, Delsing, Bertoia, Triandos, Cox, 
Byrd. BB-Kuenn, Delsing 2, Coan, Miranda, Diering, Smith, Byrd. SH-Tuttle, 
Miranda. SF-Kuenn, Cox. PB-Smith. WP-Maas. 
GWRBI: Triandos
Ray Boone was injured for this game only
Temperature: 67, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: right to left at 17 MPH.
Attendance: 9,815
Game Time: 2:35
 
 
 

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Senators 11, A's 10
5/18/1955, KC 55-Was55, Griffith Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 A's               0  2  0  1  0  1  1  3  2    10 16  1     9  3
1955 Senators          2  0  1  0  6  1  0  0  1    11 13  0     2  1
 
A's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG    Senators             AB  R  H BI   AVG
Power             1b  6  1  2  2  .236    Yost              3b  5  3  4  2  .243
Lopez             3b  5  0  1  1  .244    Runnels           2b  4  1  2  1  .345
Renna             rf  4  1  2  0  .275    Busby             cf  3  2  1  2  .232
Zernial           lf  4  0  1  1  .198    Vernon            1b  3  2  1  0  .320
Wilson            cf  4  2  1  0  .163    Sievers           lf  3  1  2  5  .258
Finigan           2b  4  4  3  0  .232    Paula             rf  4  0  1  1  .314
Astroth           c   5  1  3  2  .231    FitzGerald        c   4  0  0  0  .165
Schypinski        ss  4  1  2  3  .286    Valdivielso       ss  4  1  1  0  .214
Raschi            p   2  0  0  0  .333    McDermott         p   1  0  0  0  .154
 Portocarrero     p   0  0  0  0  .000     Oravetz          ph  1  1  1  0  .250
 Boyer            ph  1  0  0  0  .111     Stone            p   1  0  0  0  .077
 Harrington       p   0  0  0  0  .000     Ramos            p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Shantz,Bi        ph  1  0  0  0  .320                         33 11 13 11
 Sleater          p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Slaughter        ph  1  0  1  1  .190
 Gorman           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                     41 10 16 10
 
A's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Raschi                           4.1  9  9  7  2  2  92  55  5.40
Portocarrero                     0.2  1  0  0  0  0   7   4  3.90
Harrington                       2.0  2  1  1  1  2  34  20  2.40
Sleater                          1.0  0  0  0  0  2  11   7  3.68
Gorman           L 1-2           0.2  1  1  1  0  0  12   6  2.12
                                 8.2 13 11  9  3  6 156  92 
 
Senators                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
McDermott                        6.0  8  4  4  3  1 111  66  6.11
Stone            H 1             2.1  6  6  6  1  2  53  34  4.91
Ramos            BS 2, W 2-2     0.2  2  0  0  0  0  10   6  4.70
                                 9.0 16 10 10  4  3 174 106 
 
KC : Boyer batted for Portocarrero in the 6th
     Shantz,Bi batted for Harrington in the 8th
     Slaughter batted for Sleater in the 9th
Was: Oravetz batted for McDermott in the 6th
 
E-Schypinski. 2B-Finigan 3, Yost 2, Busby, Sievers. 3B-Power, Renna, Astroth, 
Sievers. K-Renna, Finigan, Boyer, Vernon, FitzGerald, Valdivielso 2, 
McDermott, Stone. BB-Renna, Zernial, Wilson, Finigan, Busby, Vernon, Sievers. 
SH-Runnels, McDermott. SF-Schypinski, Busby. WP-Gorman. 
GWRBI: Busby
Temperature: 77, Sky: clear, Wind: out to center at 9 MPH.
Attendance: 4,916
Game Time: 2:49
 
 
 
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