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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 16, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on September 16, 1945 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Brewer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Gables |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 15,175 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Treadway | Right Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Danny Gardella | Left Fielder |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Roy Zimmerman | First Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Jack Brewer | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Gionfriddo | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Ken Gables | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 16, 1945
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Gables
Treadway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Gables
Hausmann strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Gables
Rucker hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Treadway moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardella vs. Gables
Gardella strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Gables
Kluttz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Treadway scores. There goes Rucker trying to get to third. Russell throws the ball in to Elliott, who tags Rucker for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Brewer
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zimmerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gionfriddo for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Brewer
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brewer
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Gables
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Gables
Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reyes vs. Gables
Reyes bunts towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman moves to third. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brewer vs. Gables
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman scores. Kerr moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Treadway vs. Gables
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Treadway for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Brewer
Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Brewer
Elliott hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Brewer
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Gables
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart misplays the ball. That's an error on Coscarart. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rucker vs. Gables
Rucker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gardella vs. Gables
Gardella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluttz vs. Gables
Kluttz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barrett. Kluttz reaches second base with a double. Hausmann scores. Gardella moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zimmerman vs. Beck
Boom-Boom Beck now pitching.
Zimmerman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kerr vs. Beck
Kerr hits a line drive into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gardella scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reyes vs. Beck
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Elliott. Kluttz scores. Zimmerman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brewer vs. Beck
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Brewer
Coscarart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Brewer
Lopez bunts towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Brewer
Lloyd Waner pinch hits for Boom-Boom Beck.
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gionfriddo vs. Brewer
Gionfriddo hits a line drive into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Cuccurullo
Cookie Cuccurullo now pitching.
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Cuccurullo
Hausmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Cuccurullo
Rucker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Cuccurullo
Gardella hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluttz vs. Cuccurullo
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine misplays the ball. That's an error on Gustine. Hausmann scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Brewer
Barrett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brewer
Russell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. Russell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gustine vs. Brewer
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Brewer
Elliott hits a line drive into right field. Treadway picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Treadway. Russell scores. Gustine moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dahlgren vs. Brewer
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gustine scores. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coscarart vs. Brewer
Coscarart hits a line drive into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cuccurullo
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren fields the ball and throws to Cuccurullo covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Cuccurullo
Kerr bunts towards the mound. Cuccurullo fields it and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reyes vs. Cuccurullo
Reyes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Reyes reaches second base with a double. Zimmerman scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brewer vs. Cuccurullo
Brewer hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Treadway vs. Cuccurullo
Treadway hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brewer
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccurullo vs. Brewer
Cuccurullo hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Brewer
Gionfriddo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Gionfriddo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Brewer
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Cuccurullo
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hausmann for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Cuccurullo
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Cuccurullo
Gardella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluttz vs. Cuccurullo
Kluttz takes first base on ball four. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Cuccurullo
Zimmerman hits a line drive towards first. Dahlgren reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brewer
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zimmerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Brewer
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Brewer
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Cuccurullo
Kerr hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Barrett. Kerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reyes vs. Cuccurullo
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brewer vs. Cuccurullo
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Treadway vs. Cuccurullo
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Brewer
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Brewer
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brewer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Cuccurullo
Hausmann hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Cuccurullo
Rucker hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Cuccurullo
Gardella hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saltzgaver vs. Brewer
Jack Saltzgaver pinch hits for Cookie Cuccurullo.
Saltzgaver hits a fly ball into right field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Brewer
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Brewer
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Rescigno
Xavier Rescigno now pitching.
Kluttz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Kluttz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Rescigno
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kluttz moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. Rescigno
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reyes vs. Rescigno
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. Kluttz scores. Kerr moves to third. Reyes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brewer vs. Rescigno
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kerr scores. Reyes moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Treadway vs. Rescigno
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rescigno fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brewer
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Brewer
Gustine hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann catches it and throws to first to double up Russell. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Brewer
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1945, game 2 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Treadway R, rf 6 1 1 0 Gionfriddo A, cf 4 0 1 0
Hausmann G, 2b 5 2 1 0 Barrett J, rf 4 0 0 0
Rucker J, cf 5 0 1 0 Russell J, lf 4 1 2 0
Gardella D, lf 3 1 1 0 Gustine F, ss 4 1 0 0
Kluttz C, c 4 2 3 2 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 1 1
Zimmerman R, 1b 4 2 2 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 0 1
Kerr B, ss 3 1 2 1 Coscarart P, 2b 2 0 0 0
Reyes N, 3b 4 0 2 1 Lopez A, c 2 0 0 0
Brewer J, p 5 0 0 2 Gables K, p 0 0 0 0
Beck B, p 0 0 0 0
Waner L, ph 1 0 0 0
Cuccurullo C, p 1 0 0 0
Saltzgaver J, ph 1 0 0 0
Rescigno X, p 0 0 0 0
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39 9 13 6 30 2 4 2
New York 113 110 002 -- 9
Pittsburgh 000 200 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer J (W) 9.0 4 2 2 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Gables K (L) 2.1 6 5 2 1 2
Beck B 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Cuccurullo C 5.0 5 2 1 2 0
Rescigno X 1.0 1 2 1 1 0
E -- Coscarart P, Elliott B 2, Gustine F, Treadway R
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 10, Pittsburgh 3
2B -- Kluttz C 2, Reyes N, Gionfriddo A, Kerr B
3B -- Russell J
SH -- Reyes N, Lopez A, Kerr B
A -- 15175
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