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(Original Caption) St. Louis: Los Angeles Dodgers' Steve Sax is forced to make a leaping throw over sliding St. Louis Cardinals' Gene Tenace to allow David Green to beat the ball to first in the fourth inning. Green hit to Dodgers' Bill Russell to force out Tenace at second. The Dodgers defeated the Cards 11-3.

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