2000 IBL All-Star Game

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ROUTS ALL-STAR GAME 12-1

CASPAR, WYO (IBLP) – The National Conference hammered four fifth inning home runs to grab the lead and never looked back as the Nationals pasted the Americans 12-1.

The game started well for the Americans when Brian Giles, the second batter of the game, took hometown hero Pedro Martinez deep for a 1-0 lead. Martinez, however, settled down, and finished his three inning stretch allowing only that home run and another single, while striking out five.

Kevin Brown of the Americans also got off to a tremendous start. Despite allowing one out baserunners in each of the first two innings, he entered the third with a 1-0 lead. But with two outs, Chipper Jones worked a walk and then stole second base. Carl Everett followed with a double to tie the score.

The fourth inning brought new pitchers: Randy Johnson for the Nationals and Kenny Rogers for the Americans and both worked 1-2-3 fourths. Each, however, got into trouble in the fifth inning. Johnson put the first two men he faced on, on a single by MeMyselfAndI Henderson and a walk to Mike Piazza. Johnson then recovered his stuff and struck out Randy Velarde and Phil Nevin before handing the ball to Tim Hudson. Hudson induced Edgar Martinez to ground weakly in front of Jason Kendall and the AC threat was over.

Rogers also had problems with the first two batters in the fifth, but not the kind of problems you recover from, as Carlos Delgado and Jason Kendall each took him yard to put the Nationals ahead 3-1. In came David Wells, and the punishment continued. Roberto Alomar singled and Jones worked another walk. Pinchhitter Nomar Garciaparra followed with a three run blast and the rout was on. Two outs later, Wells gave up a line drive single to Vladimir Guerrero and yet another shot to Ellis Burks. Despite the near impossibility under IBL rules, Wells fatigued on earned runs as a reliever and it took Jason Grimsley to induce a final out off the bat of Kenny Lofton to stay within seven runs.

From there on out it was gravy for the Nationals as Danny Graves, Jeff Zimmerman, Keith Foulke, Doug Jones and Trevor Hoffman combined to hold the Americans to two hits the rest of the way. The Americans got men to third in the eighth and ninth, but both times with two outs and both times to no avail.

And the Nationals continued to tack runs on. Jeff Bagwell singled home Todd Zeile in the sixth and back to back doubles by Jason Varitek and Magglio Ordonez drove home three more in the eighth.

The most excitement may have come in the ninth, when Juan Gonzalez was sitting on the bench holding his bat in his hands. Boston’s Hoffman wanted him and repeatedly called him out, despite Americans manager Rick Wong’s decision to punish Gonzalez for questioning whether he wanted to be on the team as a reserve. With two outs, Wong decided not to pinchhit for Mark McGwire, so Wagner walked him. Then Wong decided not to hit for John Olerud. Olerud squibbed a grounder to Bagwell at first who “misplayed” it. Finally bringing Gonzalez to the plate, Wagner dispatched the final player with ease, inducing a soft fly ball to center field.

Hudson got the win in his first All Star Game appearance as one of only two pitchers to be perfect, even though he, and the other perfect pitcher, Jones, each only faced one batter. Rogers took the loss for the second year in a row. Garciaparra went 2 for 3 with the three run home run and took home the MVP hardware, narrowly eking out a win over the Fifth Inning.

      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
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ACA   1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     1  5  0
NCA   0  0  1  0  7  1  0  3  x    12 16  1
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BATTERS  ACA                    AB  R  H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB  K PL PR
1 dh       ACA  PAD  Martinez    3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  3
1 ph-dh    ACA  BOW  Olerud      2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1
2 cf       ACA  GSL  Giles       2  1  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  2
2 ph-3b    ACA  MCM  Tatis       2  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1
2 ph       ACA  PHI  Gonzalez    1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1
3 1b       ACA  PAD  Giambi      1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1
3 ph-1b    ACA  WMS  Sweeney     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  1
3 pr-cf    ACA  MCM  Griffey     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0
4 rf       ACA  CAP  Ramirez     4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  2  2
5 ss       ACA  SJC  Larkin      3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2
5 ss       ACA  ABQ  Bordick     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  1
6 lf       ACA  SJC  Henderson   2  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  1
6 ph-lf    ACA  PIT  Gonzalez    2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2
7 c        ACA  MCM  Piazza      1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  1
7 ph-c     ACA  PHI  RodriguezI  1  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1
7 ph       ACA  GSL  Alfonzo     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1
8 2b       ACA  PAD  Velarde     3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  1  2
8 ph       ACA  SJC  Nilsson     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1
9 3b       ACA  POR  Nevin       2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1
9 1b       ACA  SJC  McGwire     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  2

TOTALS for ACA                  33  1  5  1  2  0  1  1  0  5 11 11 27

PITCHERS  ACA              IP  H  R ER BB  K HR
- ACA  CAP  Brown         3.0  3  1  1  1  4  0
L ACA  PAD  Rogers        1.0  2  2  2  0  1  2
- ACA  ABQ  Wells         0.2  4  5  5  1  1  2
- ACA  GSL  Grimsley      1.0  1  1  1  0  0  0
- ACA  TRI  Shuey         0.1  2  0  0  1  1  0
- ACA  WMS  Benitez       1.0  1  0  0  0  2  0
- ACA  POR  Isringhausen  0.1  2  3  3  1  0  0
- ACA  MCM  Rivera        0.2  1  0  0  0  0  0

TOTALS for ACA            8.0 16 12 12  4  9  4

LOB: 10
E: none.
PB: none.
GIDP: none.
SH: none.
SF: none.
HBP: none.
WP: none.
IBB: 1 - McGwire.
BALK: none.


BATTERS  NCA                    AB  R  H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB  K PL PR
1 2b       NCA  WEA  Alomar      3  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  2
1 ph-3b    NCA  SDQ  Zeile       2  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  2
2 3b       NCA  CSP  Jones       2  2  1  0  1  0  0  1  0  2  0  1  3
2 2b       NCA  BUZ  Young       0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  1
3 cf       NCA  SPO  Everett     2  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2
3 ph-ss    NCA  CSP  Garciaparra 3  1  2  3  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  2
4 ss       NCA  SEA  Rodriguez   2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  2
4 ph-1b    NCA  CSP  Bagwell     3  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2
5 lf       NCA  SDQ  Bonds       4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  2  2
5 c        NCA  SPO  Varitek     1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1
6 rf       NCA  COL  Guerrero    3  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  1
6 ph-rf    NCA  QUE  Walker      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  1
6 ph-rf    NCA  MAD  Ordonez     1  0  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1
7 dh       NCA  BUZ  Burks       3  1  1  2  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  2  1
7 ph-dh    NCA  SDQ  Helton      2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2
8 1b       NCA  COL  Delgado     2  1  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  1  1
8 ph-cf    NCA  QUE  Lofton      3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3
9 c        NCA  LAS  Kendall     3  1  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  1  2
9 ph-lf    NCA  WEA  Sanders     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1

TOTALS for NCA                  40 12 16 12  4  0  4  2  0  4  9  7 37

PITCHERS  NCA              IP  H  R ER BB  K HR
- NCA  CSP  Martinez      3.0  2  1  1  0  5  1
- NCA  SEA  Johnson       1.2  1  0  0  1  3  0
W NCA  MCH  Hudson        0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0
- NCA  FAR  Graves        1.0  0  0  0  1  1  0
- NCA  QUE  Zimmerman     1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0
- NCA  SDQ  Wagner        0.2  1  0  0  1  1  0
- NCA  COL  Foulke        0.1  0  0  0  1  0  0
- NCA  WEA  Jones         0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0
- NCA  BUZ  Hoffman       0.2  0  0  0  1  0  0

TOTALS for NCA            9.0  5  1  1  5 11  1

LOB: 8
E: 1 - Bagwell.
PB: none.
GIDP: none.
SH: none.
SF: none.
HBP: none.
WP: 1 - Hoffman.
IBB: none.
BALK: none.

grs version 2.7.2
ACA at NCA
July night, carm, clear, still, special feeling in da house

Starting pitchers - Brown for ACA, and Martinez for NCA

ACA 1: Martinez K. Giles HR, Giles scores. Giambi K. Ramirez K.
ACA 1 NCA 0

NCA 1: Alomar PO 4. Jones 2b rcf. Everett PO 4. Rodriguez SG 4.
ACA 1 NCA 0

ACA 2: Larkin 1b lrf. Henderson SG 6-3, Larkin to second. Piazza HG
5. Velarde K.
ACA 1 NCA 0

NCA 2: Bonds HF 8. Guerrero 1b llf. Burks K. Delgado K.
ACA 1 NCA 0

ACA 3: Nevin line drive 8. Martinez ground out 6-3. Giles K.
ACA 1 NCA 0

NCA 3: Kendall K. Alomar HF 7. Jones BB. SB, Jones to second. Everett
2b lfw, Jones scores. Rodriguez K.
ACA 1 NCA 1

ACA 4: Johnson now pitching for NCA.  Sweeney ph for Giambi, batting
3. Sweeney HF 8. Ramirez K. Larkin RG 6.
ACA 1 NCA 1

NCA 4: Rogers now pitching for ACA.  Bonds K. Guerrero SG 4. Burks HG 6.
ACA 1 NCA 1

ACA 5: Henderson 1b llf. SB, Henderson to second. Piazza BB. Velarde
K. Nevin K. Hudson now pitching for NCA.  Martinez RG 2.
ACA 1 NCA 1

NCA 5: Delgado HR rfl, Delgado scores. Kendall HR lcf, Kendall scores.
Wells now pitching for ACA.  Alomar 1b llf. SB, Alomar to second.
Jones BB. Garciaparra ph for Everett, batting 3. Garciaparra HR lc,
Garciaparra scores, Jones scores, Alomar scores. Bagwell ph for Rodriguez,
batting 4. Bagwell HG 6. Bonds K. Guerrero 1b llf. Burks HR lf, Burks
scores, Guerrero scores. Grimsley now pitching for ACA.  Lofton ph
for Delgado, batting 8. Lofton SG 6.
ACA 1 NCA 8

ACA 6: Graves now pitching for NCA.  Tatis ph for Giles, batting 2.
Tatis K. Sweeney BB. Ramirez HF 8. Griffey pr for Sweeney, batting
3. Larkin HG 6.
ACA 1 NCA 8

NCA 6: McGwire now 1b for ACA, batting 9. Bordick now ss for ACA,
batting 5. Kendall ground out 5-3. Zeile ph for Alomar, batting 1.
Zeile 1b lcf. Jones HF 7. Shuey now pitching for ACA.  Garciaparra
1b gcf, Zeile to second. Bagwell 1b llf, Zeile scores, Garciaparra
to second. Bonds K.
ACA 1 NCA 9

ACA 7: Young now 2b for NCA, batting 2. Zimmerman now pitching for
NCA.  Gonzalez ph for Henderson, batting 6. Gonzalez RG 4. RodriguezI
ph for Piazza, batting 7. RodriguezI 2b rfw. Velarde K. McGwire line
drive 5.
ACA 1 NCA 9

NCA 7: Walker ph for Guerrero, batting 6. Walker BB. Helton ph for
Burks, batting 7. Benitez now pitching for ACA.  Helton line drive
3. Lofton 1b lrf, Walker to second. Sanders ph for Kendall, batting
9. Sanders K. Zeile K.
ACA 1 NCA 9

ACA 8: Varitek now c for NCA, batting 5. Wagner now pitching for NCA.
Olerud ph for Martinez, batting 1. Olerud line drive 3. Tatis 2b
lfl. Griffey BB. Ramirez K. Foulke now pitching for NCA.  Bordick
BB, Griffey to second, Tatis to third. Gonzalez HF 8.
ACA 1 NCA 9

NCA 8: Isringhausen now pitching for ACA.  Young BB. Garciaparra HF
8. Bagwell 1b gcf, Young to second. Varitek 2b rfw, Bagwell to third,
Young scores. Ordonez ph for Walker, batting 6. Rivera now pitching
for ACA.  Ordonez 2b rc, Varitek scores, Bagwell scores. Helton HG
4, Ordonez to third. Lofton PO 4.
ACA 1 NCA 12

ACA 9: Jones now pitching for NCA.  Alfonzo ph for RodriguezI, batting
7. Alfonzo HF 7. Hoffman now pitching for NCA.  Nilsson ph for Velarde,
batting 8. Nilsson fly out 9. McGwire IBB. Olerud safe on E 3, Olerud
to first, McGwire to second. Gonzalez ph for Tatis, batting 2. WP,
Olerud to second, McGwire to third. Gonzalez HF 8.
ACA 1 NCA 12

Home-Run Derby

BONDS, NATIONALS WIN HOME RUN DERBY

CASPAR, WYO (IBLP) - The All Star victory followed a National Conference clean up in the 2000 Home Run Derby. In the team round, the Nationals used five home run performances from Chipper Jones and Barry Bonds to dismantle the Americans 20-15. Jones batted last and needed only one home run for the team win as the Americans were never able to recover from the last place performance posted by home run “champion” Mark McGwire, who only hit one ball out of the yard.

In addition to Jones and Bonds, Jeff Bagwell and Mike Piazza advanced to the semifinals as they hit four homeruns and then won the slug off with fellow four homer gentlemen Juan Gonzalez and Alex Rodriguez.

Piazza’s semifinal performance was shortlived, as he whiffed on five straight attempts to take him out of the competition, ending the role of American Conference batting coach Nelson Lu. The other three semifinalists each hit three bombs, forcing another sudden death round.

Bagwell opened that round with a shot and advanced to the finals. Bonds and Jones then traded punches, remaining tied through five rounds before Bonds finally advanced.

Bonds stayed hot, knocking two out in the finals and Bagwell, apparently worn out in front of the home crowd, had nothing left, as Bonds walked away with the Home Run Derby individual crown.

HOME RUN DERBY

First Round (10 outs each)      Slugoff
NCA CSP Jones           5       xx!xxx!xx!x!!xx
NCA SDQ Bonds           5       !!!xx!xxxxxx!xx
ACA MCM Piazza          4       xx!x!xxx!x!xxx  x!
NCA CSP Bagwell         4       !!!!xxxxxxxxxx  xx!
ACA PHI Gonzalez        4       !!xxxx!xxxxx!x  xxx
NCA SEA Rodriguez       4       xx!xxxxx!x!!xx  xxx
ACA PAD Giambi          3       xx!xx!xxx!xxx
ACA CAP Ramirez         3       xxx!!x!xxxxxx
NCA COL Delgado         2       xxx!!xxxxxxx
ACA SJC McGwire         1       xxxxxxxx!xx

Team Score: NCA 20, ACA 15

Second round (5 outs each)
NCA CSP Bagwell         3       !!xx!xxx        !
NCA SDQ Bonds           3       xx!!x!xx        x!xxx!
NCA CSP Jones           3       !xx!x!xx        x!xxxx
ACA MCM Piazza          0       xxxxx

Finals (5 outs each)
NCA SDQ Bonds           2       x!x!xxx
NCA CSP Bagwell         0       xxxxx

LEGEND
! Home Run
x Out

AC Starters

Starters:
c  Mike Piazza (MCM) 
1b Jason Giambi (PAD) 
2b Randy Velarde (PAD) 
3b Phil Nevin (POR) 
ss Barry Larkin (SJC)             
lf Ricky Henderson (SJC) 
cf Brian Giles (GSL) 
rf Manny Ramirez (CAP) 
dh Edgar Martinez (PAD) 

sp CAP LA  Brown


Reserves:

c  CAP MIL Nilsson
c  PHI TEX Rodriguez
1b WMS KC  Sweeney
1b SJC STL McGwire
1b BOW NYN Olerud
2b GSL NYN Alfonzo
3b MCM STL Tatis
ss ABQ BAL Bordick
of PIT ARI Gonzalez
of MCM SEA Griffey
of PHI TEX Gonzalez


p  PAD NYN Rogers
p  ABQ TOR WellsD.
p  TRI CLE Shuey
p  WMS NYN Benitez
p  MCM NYA Rivera
p  POR OAK Isringhausen
p  GSL NYA Grimsley

NC Starters

Caspar -- After receiving a very good tip that Kevin Brown will be starting tonight's All Star Game for the American Conference, National Conference manager Kevin Greenberg set his lineup before even seeing his opponent's roster. "We're just that good," he said. The American Conference manager has promised to name a roster before tonight's 8 pm Eastern game time.

The NC lineup is as follows:
WEA CLE Alomar     2b
CSP ATL JonesC.    3b
SPO HOU Everett    cf
SEA SEA Rodriguez  ss
SDQ SF  Bonds      lf
COL MON GuerreroV. rf
BUZ SF  Burks      dh
COL TOR Delgado    1b
LAS PIT Kendall    c

CSP BOS MartinezP. p


Bench:
CSP HOU Bagwell
CSP BOS Garciaparra
SDQ COL Helton
QUE CLE Lofton
MAD CHA Ordonez
WEA SD  Sanders
SPO BOS Varitek
QUE COL Walker
BUZ LA  Young
SDQ TEX Zeile


Bullpen:
COL CHA Foulke
FAR CIN Graves
BUZ SD  Hoffman
MCH OAK Hudson
SEA ARI Johnson
WEA OAK Jones
SDQ HOU Wagner
QUE TEX Zimmerman

Pedro Martinez Named to Start for National Conference

CASPAR -- A full half of the NC All-Star roster comes out of the East, the conference’s best division, as hometown star Pedro Martinez was named as the starting pitcher, joining teammate Chipper Jones, Barry Bonds, and Roberto Alomar in the NC starting lineup. The National Conference team features two Todds as San Diego teammates Todd Zeile and Todd Helton are joined by Weare’s Doug Jones on the squad.

San Diego’s Bonds was the leading vote getter for the National Conference, garnering 17 of 18 votes. One voter was apparently drunk or was {Rick?} trying to sabotage the NC lineup. Joining Bonds in the starting outfield are Spokane’s Carl Everett and Colorado’s Vladimir Guerrero. Weare’s Reggie Sanders and Quebec teammates Kenny Lofton and Larry Walker were named as reserve outfielders. In a unique tie, Spokane’s Jason Varitek and Las Vegas’s Jason Kendall tied in the catcher voting. All-star general manager Kevin Greenberg decided to defuse any controversy by selecting both players. A starter will be named next week.

Jones and Weare’s Alomar will be joined in the starting infield by Colorado’s Carlos Delgado and Seattle’s Alex Rodriguez. Caspar teammates Jeff Bagwell and Nomar Garciaparra will be reserves in their home park and will be joined by Helton, Zeile, and Boston’s Eric Young. “I was only disappointed by the election of Ellis Burks,” said the general manager. Boston’s Burks, a part-time platooner, edged out the more deserving John Jaha of Quebec for the starting designated hitter nod. “But this is the fan’s game and they have spoken,” Greenberg said.

Martinez, will try to follow up on his 1999 All-Star performance in front of his home fans as the starter and will be followed to the mound by Seattle’s Randy Johnson. The remaining pitchers are Monterrey rookie Tim Hudson, and relievers Trevor Hoffman (Boston), Keith Foulke (Colorado), Danny Graves (Fargo), Jeff Zimmerman (Quebec), Billy Wagner (San Diego), and Doug Jones (Weare). “We expect to squash the AC punks in our park,” said Greenberg. “And we’re doing it without stacking the team with freaks.” "Caspar is a high-altitude, high offense park, like Coors Field and Albequerque, and as the home team we hope we expect to live up to that precedent," added Chipper Jones.

Another (anonymous) manager echoed those opinions. “We’re going to beat Rick so bad it will remind him of the IBLCS,” he prognosticated.

No NC team is represented by more than four players and half a dozen teams, particularly all of the NC East, Boston, and Colorado, have at least three Allstars. Additionally, Seattle and Spokane both have two representatives and Seattle’s Ron Belliard was the dreaded 29th man.

Greenberg and Jocelyn Labbe will be co-managers. Dave Menard has been invited to serve as bench coach and Dave Darby has been invited to be the third base coach and John Lemek has been offered the first base line. Don Singleton will be our rules expert and Chris Hartjes has been invited to be bullpen coach, where he can supervise Monrovia’s All-Star representative, bullpen catcher Magglio Ordonez.

2000 IBL All-Star Ballot Results


AC 
c  Mike Piazza (MCM) 
1b Jason Giambi (PAD) 
2b Randy Velarde (PAD) 
3b Phil Nevin (POR) 
ss Barry Larkin (SJC)             
lf Ricky Henderson (SJC) 
cf Brian Giles (GSL) 
rf Manny Ramirez (CAP) 
dh Edgar Martinez (PAD) 

NC 
c  (tie) Varitek (SPO) / Kendall (LAS) 
1b Carlos Delgado (COL) 
2b Roberto Alomar (WEA) 
3b Chipper Jones (CSP) 
ss Alex Rodriguez (SEA) 
lf Barry Bonds (SDQ) 
cf Carl Everett (SPO) 
rf Vladimir Guerrero (COL) 
dh Ellis Burks (BUZ) 

The Voting Results: 
There were 19 total votes cast for the AC ballot (one spoiled) 
C 
Piazza   16 
Pudge     1 
DavisB.   1 
Fletcher  1 

1B 
Giambi    9 
McGwire   4 
Sweeney   3 
Thome     2 
Casey     1 

2B 
Velarde  13 
Alfonzo   4 
Easley    2 

3B 
Nevin     6 
Randa     4 
Tatis     3 
Spiers    2 
Palmer    2 
Ventura   1 
Mueller   1 

SS 
Larkin   10 
Aurilla   4 
Bordick   4 
Arias     1 

OF 
RamirezM.  19 (on all AC ballots) 
Giles      14 
Henderson   8 
Griffey     4 
GonzalezL.  4 
Canseco     3 
Vaughn      2 
GonzalezJ.  2 
Gwynn       1 

DH 
MartinezE. 19 (on all AC ballots) 
  

There were 18 total votes cast for the NC ballot (none spoiled) 
C 
Kendall       8 
Varitek       8 
Mayne         2 

1B 
Delgado      11 
Bagwell       7 

2B 
AlomarR.      8 
BellJ.        5 
Belliard      2 
Catalanotto   2 
YoungE.       1 

3B 
JonesC.      13 
Zeile         3 
Rolen         2 

SS 
Arod         11 
Nomar         6 
Jeter         1 

OF 
Bonds        17 
GuerreroV.   14 
Everett      10 
Lofton        4 
Sanders       3 
Green         2 
Walker        1 
AndersonG.    1 
Greer         1 
WiliamsB.     1 

DH 
Burks         7 
Jaha          6 
Baines        2 
PalmerioR.    2 
Sprague       1

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