Mike Laga

Michael Russell Laga

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: June 14, 1960 in Ridgewood, NJ
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1982
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Tigers/Giants 1982-1990

Final Game: October 3, 1990
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1980	20	DET-min	A	122	503	407	60	111	14	6	12	74	5	5	72	71	.273	.391	.425	.816		173		12	4	8		LAK · FLOR
1981	21	DET-min	AA	142	610	547	89	158	28	7	31	86	2	1	49	113	.289	.348	.536	.884		293		5	1	8	5	BIR · SOUL
1982	22	DET-min	AAA	126	510	444	77	111	15	3	34	90	5	2	47	117	.250	.335	.527	.862		234		13	0	6	9	EVN · AA
1982	22	DET	AL	27	92	88	6	23	9	0	3	11	1	0	4	23	.261	.293	.466	.759	105	41	1	0	0	0	0	3/D
1983	23	DET-min	AAA	105	406	355	46	82	24	1	16	58	2	1	44	97	.231	.315	.439	.755		156		2	0	5	7	EVN · AA
1983	23	DET	AL	12	22	21	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	9	.190	.227	.190	.418	18	4	1	0	0	0	0	/3D
1984	24	DET-min	AAA	153	615	569	86	151	30	9	30	94	1	1	38	130	.265	.312	.508	.820		289		3	0	5	6	EVN · AA
1984	24	DET	AL	9	12	11	1	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.545	.583	.545	1.129	216	6	0	0	0	0	0	/3D
1985	25	DET-min	AAA	117	478	430	58	113	30	2	20	79	2	3	39	95	.263	.321	.481	.802		207		1	1	7	4	NVL · AA
1985	25	DET	AL	9	36	36	3	6	1	0	2	6	0	0	0	9	.167	.167	.361	.528	40	13	1	0	0	0	0	/D3
1986	26	DET-min	AAA	12	45	41	4	9	3	0	2	7	0	0	4	7	.220	.289	.439	.728		18		0	0	0	1	NVL · AA
1986	26	TOT	MLB	33	102	91	13	19	5	0	6	16	0	0	10	31	.209	.294	.462	.756	104	42	1	1	0	0	2	3/D
1986	26	DET	AL	15	50	45	6	9	1	0	3	8	0	0	5	13	.200	.280	.422	.702	88	19	0	0	0	0	1	3/D
1986	26	STL	NL	18	52	46	7	10	4	0	3	8	0	0	5	18	.217	.308	.500	.808	120	23	1	1	0	0	1	3
1987	27	STL-min	AAA	116	475	418	80	127	35	2	29	91	1	1	48	93	.304	.377	.605	.982		253		4	0	5	12	LOU · AA
1987	27	STL	NL	17	33	29	4	4	1	0	1	4	0	0	2	7	.138	.182	.276	.458	19	8	1	0	0	2	1	3
1988	28	STL-min	AAA	13	55	49	4	10	2	0	1	5	0	0	6	5	.204	.291	.306	.597		15		0	0	0	2	LOU · AA
1988	28	STL	NL	41	102	100	5	13	0	0	1	4	0	0	2	21	.130	.147	.160	.307	-12	16	0	0	0	0	0	3
1989	29	SFG-min	AAA	126	483	449	55	108	20	9	23	68	2	3	27	96	.241	.290	.479	.769		215		5	0	2	6	PHX · PCL
1989	29	SFG	NL	17	21	20	1	4	1	0	1	7	0	0	1	6	.200	.238	.400	.638	82	8	0	0	0	0	0	/3
1990	30	SFG-min	AAA	89	366	309	63	92	18	3	22	71	0	6	42	62	.298	.393	.589	.982		182		10	0	5	9	PHX · PCL
1990	30	SFG	NL	23	29	27	4	5	1	0	2	4	0	0	1	7	.185	.241	.444	.686	88	12	1	1	0	0	0	3
9 Seasons				188	449	423	39	84	18	0	16	55	1	0	22	115	.199	.241	.355	.595	63	150	6	2	0	2	3
162 Game Avg.				162	387	365	34	72	16	0	14	47	1	0	19	99	.199	.241	.355	.595	63	129	5	2	0	2	3

DET (5 yrs)				72	212	201	18	48	11	0	8	28	1	0	11	56	.239	.278	.413	.691	87	83	3	0	0	0	1
STL (3 yrs)				76	187	175	16	27	5	0	5	16	0	0	9	46	.154	.198	.269	.466	29	47	2	1	0	2	2
SFG (2 yrs)				40	50	47	5	9	2	0	3	11	0	0	2	13	.191	.240	.426	.666	86	20	1	1	0	0	0

NL (5 yrs)				116	237	222	21	36	7	0	8	27	0	0	11	59	.162	.207	.302	.509	41	67	3	2	0	2	2
AL (5 yrs)				72	212	201	18	48	11	0	8	28	1	0	11	56	.239	.278	.413	.691	87	83	3	0	0	0	1

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1982	22	DET	AL	92	0	0	0	0	-0	-2	3	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	3/D
1983	23	DET	AL	22	-2	0	0	0	-0	-1	1	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$	/3D
1984	24	DET	AL	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.3	2	0.2	0.1	$	/3D
1985	25	DET	AL	36	-3	0	0	0	1	-1	1	-2	-0.2	-3	-0.3	0.1	$	/D3
1986	26	DET	AL	50	-1	0	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0.2	1	0.1	0.1	$72,500	3/D
1986	26	STL	NL	52	1	0	0	0	2	-1	2	5	0.5	2	0.2	0.3	$	3
1987	27	STL	NL	33	-4	0	1	0	-0	0	1	-3	-0.3	-2	-0.2	-0.1	$	3
1988	28	STL	NL	102	-14	0	0	1	1	-2	3	-11	-1.3	-12	-1.3	0.0	$100,000	3
1989	29	SFG	NL	21	-1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0.1	0	0.0	0.1	$	/3
1990	30	SFG	NL	29	-1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0.1	0	0.0	0.1	$155,000	3
9 Seasons				449	-23	0	2	1	7	-8	15	-6	-0.7	-13	-1.4	0.7	$327,500

DET (5 yrs)				212	-4	0	1	0	2	-5	7	1	0.2	-1	-0.1	0.3	$72,500
STL (3 yrs)				187	-17	0	1	1	3	-3	6	-9	-1.1	-12	-1.3	0.2	$100,000
SFG (2 yrs)				50	-2	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0.2	0	0.0	0.2	$155,000

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
1982	22	DET	AL	92	66	12	4.9	99	.323	.261	.264	.293	.328	.466	.402	.759	.730	105	.529	0.5	0.0	.697	.261	.205	1.5
1983	23	DET	AL	22	18	1	1.5	95	.333	.190	.262	.227	.324	.190	.395	.418	.719	18	.115	-2.4	-0.2	.278	.048	.000
1984	24	DET	AL	12	5	4	21.5	97	.667	.545	.264	.583	.326	.545	.398	1.129	.724	216	.945	1.8	0.2	1.400	.091	.000
1985	25	DET	AL	36	31	2	1.7	99	.160	.167	.261	.167	.327	.361	.406	.528	.733	40	.144	-3.2	-0.3	.419	.194	.194	.0
1986	26	TOT	MLB	102	73	13	4.8	99	.241	.209	.261	.294	.331	.462	.401	.756	.731	104	.529	0.1	0.0	.726	.363	.253	.0
1986	26	DET	AL	50	36	6	4.4	100	.207	.200	.262	.280	.330	.422	.408	.702	.737	88	.478	-1.0	-0.1	.667	.333	.222	.0
1986	26	STL	NL	52	37	7	5.1	97	.280	.217	.261	.308	.332	.500	.394	.808	.726	120	.577	1.1	0.1	.784	.391	.283	.0
1987	27	STL	NL	33	28	1	1.0	108	.130	.138	.271	.182	.341	.276	.423	.458	.764	19	.051	-3.5	-0.3	.385	.207	.138	.0
1988	28	STL	NL	102	87	2	0.6	90	.154	.130	.257	.147	.321	.160	.378	.307	.699	-12	.032	-14.9	-1.6	.207	.050	.030	.0
1989	29	SFG	NL	21	16	2	3.4	88	.231	.200	.250	.238	.317	.400	.373	.638	.690	82	.417	-0.6	-0.1	.563	.250	.200	.0
1990	30	SFG	NL	29	23	3	3.5	95	.167	.185	.260	.241	.325	.444	.390	.686	.715	88	.397	-0.7	-0.1	.609	.296	.259	.0
9 Seasons				449	347	40	3.1	96	.231	.199	.261	.241	.327	.355	.395	.595	.722	63	.345	-22.9	-2.4	.507	.210	.156	1.9
162 Game Avg.				387	299	34	3.1	96	.231	.199	.261	.241	.327	.355	.395	.595	.722	63	.345	-22.9	-2.4	.507	.210	.156	2

DET (5 yrs)				212	156	25	4.3	99	.292	.239	.263	.278	.328	.413	.403	.691	.731	87	.469	-4.3	-0.4	.609	.234	.174	1.8
STL (3 yrs)				187	152	10	1.8	95	.175	.154	.261	.198	.328	.269	.390	.466	.717	29	.170	-17.3	-1.8	.380	.166	.114	.0
SFG (2 yrs)				50	39	5	3.4	92	.194	.191	.256	.240	.322	.426	.383	.666	.705	86	.405	-1.2	-0.1	.590	.277	.234	.0

NL (5 yrs)				237	191	15	2.1	94	.178	.162	.260	.207	.326	.302	.388	.509	.715	41	.220	-18.6	-2.0	.423	.189	.140	.0
AL (5 yrs)				212	156	25	4.3	99	.292	.239	.263	.278	.328	.413	.403	.691	.731	87	.469	-4.3	-0.4	.609	.234	.174	1.8

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
1982	22	DET	AL	92	3.3%	25.0%	4.4%	13.0%	52%	5.75	3.8	29.3	8.0		0.45	67%
1983	23	DET	AL	22	0.0%	40.9%	4.6%	0.0%	0%	9.00	2.3		10.5		2.00	55%
1984	24	DET	AL	12	0.0%	16.7%	8.3%	0.0%	0%	2.00	5.5		11.0		0.00	75%
1985	25	DET	AL	36	5.6%	25.0%	0.0%	8.3%	50%		4.0	18.0	6.0		1.00	69%
1986	26	TOT	MLB	102	5.9%	30.4%	9.8%	10.8%	58%	3.10	2.9	15.2	5.7		0.50	53%
1986	26	DET	AL	50	6.0%	26.0%	10.0%	8.0%	44%	2.60	3.5	15.0	5.6		0.16	58%
1986	26	STL	NL	52	5.8%	34.6%	9.6%	13.5%	70%	3.60	2.6	15.3	5.8		1.22	48%
1987	27	STL	NL	33	3.0%	21.2%	6.1%	6.1%	50%	3.50	4.1	29.0	7.3		0.67	70%
1988	28	STL	NL	102	1.0%	20.6%	2.0%	1.0%	8%	10.50	4.8	100.0	25.0	0.80	0.88	76%	22%	3.1%	27%
1989	29	SFG	NL	21	4.8%	28.6%	4.8%	9.5%	50%	6.00	3.3	20.0	2.9	0.27	0.25	62%	14%	11.1%	18%
1990	30	SFG	NL	29	6.9%	24.1%	3.5%	10.3%	60%	7.00	3.9	13.5	6.8	0.19	0.31	62%	20%	18.2%	31%
9 Seasons				449	3.6%	25.6%	4.9%	7.6%	41%	5.23	3.7	26.4	7.7	0.58	0.62	65%	20%	7.7%	27%
MLB Averages					2.2%	14.4%	8.5%	6.8%	29%	1.70	6.2	41.1	8.4	0.80	1.07	73%	20%	6.6%	26%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1982	22	DET	AL	0.5	0.0	92	-0.3	1.3	-1.7	.96	0.0	-0.4	-1.3	-0.1	0.87	0.3	1.76	4
1983	23	DET	AL	-2.4	-0.2	22	-0.2	0.2	-0.4	.85	-0.2	-0.0	-1.3	-0.1	0.97	-2.1	0.01	3
1984	24	DET	AL	1.8	0.2	13	-0.0	0.2	-0.2	1.15	0.2	-0.2	1.1	0.1	1.18	1.7	1.82	3
1985	25	DET	AL	-3.2	-0.3	36	-0.9	0.1	-1.0	1.02	-0.2	-0.7	-3.4	-0.3	0.99	-2.3		0
1986	26	TOT	MLB	0.1	0.0	102	0.2	2.0	-1.8	1.06	0.3	-0.1	2.1	0.2	0.96	3.9	1.37	5
1986	26	DET	AL	-1.0	-0.1	50	0.1	1.0	-0.9	1.06	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.94	1.2	0.01	2
1986	26	STL	NL	1.1	0.1	52	0.0	1.0	-0.9	1.05	0.2	-0.2	1.9	0.2	0.98	2.6	2.28	3
1987	27	STL	NL	-3.5	-0.3	33	-0.7	0.3	-1.0	1.38	-0.2	-0.4	-2.9	-0.3	1.02	-1.8	1.49	5
1988	28	STL	NL	-14.9	-1.6	104	-1.0	0.9	-1.9	.97	-1.3	0.2	-12.6	-1.4	0.94	-12.9	1.10	5
1989	29	SFG	NL	-0.6	-0.1	21	0.1	0.7	-0.6	1.81	-0.1	0.1	1.8	0.2	1.23	0.6	2.02	11
1990	30	SFG	NL	-0.7	-0.1	29	0.0	0.5	-0.5	.73	0.1	-0.0	0.4	0.0	0.90	-0.8	1.04	11
9 Seasons				-22.9	-2.4	452	-2.8	6.2	-9.0	1.04	-1.3	-1.4	-16.2	-1.7	0.96	-13.4	1.40	47

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO	SB	SB%	SB2	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1982	22	DET	AL	1	13%	33	1	100%	1	0	33%	4	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	1
1983	23	DET	AL	0	40%	8	0		0	0	50%	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
1984	24	DET	AL	0	14%	9	0		0	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985	25	DET	AL	0	25%	5	0		0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1986	26	TOT	MLB	1	29%	27	0		0	0	57%	1	0	1	3	1	2	3	2	1
1986	26	DET	AL	1	27%	16	0		0	0	33%	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0
1986	26	STL	NL	0	31%	11	0		0	0	75%	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	1	1
1987	27	STL	NL	1	60%	8	0		0	0	75%	1	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	1
1988	28	STL	NL	2	29%	24	0		0	2	60%	4	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
1989	29	SFG	NL	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990	30	SFG	NL	0	40%	3	0		0	0	50%	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
9 Seasons				5	25%	117	1	100%	1	3	52%	11	6	5	6	1	5	10	6	4

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1982	22	DET	AL	92	98%	23			4	1	0	0	1.76	3	0	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0		12	1	8%	8	0	0%	50	8	16%	1	0	0%	3	1	33%	0
1983	23	DET	AL	22	100%	4			3	1	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		6	1	17%	2	0	0%	15	2	13%	3	2	67%	1	1	100%	0
1984	24	DET	AL	12	100%	6			3	3	0	0	1.82	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0%	2	0	0%	11	1	9%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
1985	25	DET	AL	36	100%	6			0	0	0	0		2	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0		6	1	17%	4	1	25%	24	4	17%	3	1	33%	2	1	50%	0
1986	26	TOT	MLB	102	98%	19			5	0	0	1	1.37	6	0	2	5	1	3	3	0	0	0		22	1	5%	8	1	13%	66	11	17%	3	1	33%	4	1	25%	0
1986	26	DET	AL	50	98%	9			2	0	0	0	0.01	3	0	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0		14	0	0%	6	0	0%	29	5	17%	3	1	33%	2	0	0%	0
1986	26	STL	NL	52	98%	10			3	0	0	1	2.28	3	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0		8	1	13%	2	1	50%	37	6	16%	0	0		2	1	50%	0
1987	27	STL	NL	33	79%	4			5	1	0	0	1.49	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		7	1	14%	3	2	67%	28	3	11%	2	2	100%	1	1	100%	0
1988	28	STL	NL	102	91%	13	1	0	5	0	0	0	1.10	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		18	0	0%	11	3	27%	55	4	7%	6	2	33%	3	2	67%	0
1989	29	SFG	NL	21	100%	4	0	0	11	2	0	2	2.02	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		7	0	0%	3	0	0%	23	6	26%	3	1	33%	0	0		0
1990	30	SFG	NL	29	79%	5	1	0	11	2	1	1	1.04	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0		7	1	14%	1	0	0%	16	2	13%	0	0		1	0	0%	0
9 Seasons				449	94%	84	2	0	47	10	1	4	1.40	16	0	12	14	2	8	8	0	0	0		89	6	7%	42	7	17%	288	41	14%	22	9	41%	15	7	47%	0
MLB Averages					60%																			77%			11%			35%			15%			52%			55%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1988	28	STL	NL	102	349	3.42	242	69%	16%	22%	29%	33%	84%	0%	58%	74%	47%	2%	2	1	8%	8	5	7%	7	4	19%	0	0	0
1989	29	SFG	NL	20	72	3.60	46	64%	4%	39%	28%	28%	96%	0%	61%	59%	70%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	5%	1	1	0%	1	0	0
1990	30	SFG	NL	25	89	3.56	58	65%	17%	29%	24%	29%	83%	0%	54%	65%	48%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	33%	4	0	0
3 Seasons				147	510	3.47	346	68%	15%	25%	28%	32%	85%	0%	58%	70%	50%	1%	2	1	5%	8	5	5%	8	5	18%	5	0	0
MLB Averages						3.60		62%	24%	14%	27%	34%	75%	2%	47%	81%	32%	6%			16%			9%			26%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SF	IBB
1982	22	27	92	88	6	23	9	3	11	1	4	23	.261	.293	.466	.759	105	41	1	0	0	0
1983	23	39	114	109	8	27	9	3	13	1	5	32	.248	.281	.413	.694	89	45	2	0	0	0
1984	24	48	126	120	9	33	9	3	14	1	6	34	.275	.310	.425	.735	101	51	2	0	0	0
1985	25	57	162	156	12	39	10	5	20	1	6	43	.250	.278	.410	.688	87	64	3	0	0	0
1986	26	90	264	247	25	58	15	11	36	1	16	74	.235	.284	.429	.713	93	106	4	1	0	2
1987	27	107	297	276	29	62	16	12	40	1	18	81	.225	.273	.413	.686	85	114	5	1	2	3
1988	28	148	399	376	34	75	16	13	44	1	20	102	.199	.241	.346	.586	61	130	5	1	2	3
1989	29	165	420	396	35	79	17	14	51	1	21	108	.199	.240	.348	.589	62	138	5	1	2	3
1990	30	188	449	423	39	84	18	16	55	1	22	115	.199	.241	.355	.595	63	150	6	2	2	3

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1982	22	27	93	89	6	24	9	3	12	1	4	23	.270	.301	.472	.773	13	27
1983	23	12	22	21	2	4	0	0	2	0	1	9	.190	.227	.190	.418	1	12
1984	24	9	13	12	1	7	0	0	1	0	1	2	.583	.615	.583	1.199	4	9
1985	25	9	36	36	3	6	1	2	6	0	0	9	.167	.167	.361	.528	2	9
1986	26	33	104	92	14	20	5	6	17	0	11	31	.217	.308	.467	.775	13	33
1987	27	17	32	28	3	3	1	1	3	0	2	7	.107	.156	.250	.406	1	17
1988	28	41	104	102	6	15	0	1	5	0	2	21	.147	.163	.176	.340	3	41
1989	29	17	21	20	1	4	1	1	7	0	1	6	.200	.238	.400	.638	2	17
1990	30	23	29	27	5	5	1	2	5	0	1	7	.185	.241	.444	.686	3	23
9 Seasons		188	454	427	41	88	18	16	58	1	23	115	.206	.249	.361	.610	42	188
162 Game Avg.		162	391	368	35	76	16	14	50	1	20	99	.206	.249	.361	.610	36	188

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1919 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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