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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 8, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 8, 1953 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Early Wynn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Larsen |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 9,074 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Charlie Berry |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Bill Glynn | First Baseman |
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Early Wynn | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Jim Dyck | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Don Larsen | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 8, 1953
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Larsen
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Larsen
Glynn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Larsen
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Wynn
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Wynn
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyck vs. Wynn
Dyck hits a popup, foul, towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Wynn
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Larsen
Rosen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Larsen
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Larsen
Simpson hits a line drive to left field. Dyck throws towards third. Elliott fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Elliott. Doby moves to third. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Larsen
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hegan vs. Larsen
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Wynn
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Wynn
Kryhoski takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Wynn
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Wynn
Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Larsen vs. Wynn
Larsen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Larsen
Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Larsen
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Larsen
Glynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Larsen
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Wynn
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wynn
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Wynn
Dyck hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Wynn
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Dyck moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Wynn
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Larsen
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Larsen
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Larsen
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Wynn
Kryhoski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Kryhoski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moss vs. Wynn
Moss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Wynn
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kryhoski moves to third. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Larsen vs. Wynn
Larsen strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groth vs. Wynn
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kryhoski scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Wynn
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Larsen
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Larsen
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Larsen
Wynn bunts towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to third. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Avila vs. Larsen
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boone scores. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Glynn vs. Larsen
Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Wynn
Dyck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Wynn
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Wynn
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dyck moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kryhoski vs. Wynn
Kryhoski hits a line drive into right field. Simpson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Simpson. Dyck scores. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moss vs. Wynn
Moss hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Wynn
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kryhoski moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Larsen vs. Wynn
Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Avila fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Larsen
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Larsen
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Larsen
Doby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Larsen
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Wynn
Groth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wynn
Young hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Wynn
Dyck hits a popup, foul, towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Larsen
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Larsen
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Larsen
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wynn for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Wynn
Wertz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Wertz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Wynn
Elliott bunts towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kryhoski vs. Wynn
Kryhoski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Wynn
Hank Edwards pinch hits for Les Moss.
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hunter vs. Wynn
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Larsen
Clint Courtney now catching.
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Larsen
Glynn hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Larsen
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Larsen
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Brecheen
Harry Brecheen now pitching.
Doby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Doby reaches second base with a double. Mitchell scores. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Westlake vs. Brecheen
Wally Westlake pinch hits for Harry Simpson.
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Wynn
Wally Westlake now playing right field.
Brecheen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Wynn
Groth bunts towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out. Brecheen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Wynn
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brecheen moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dyck vs. Wynn
Dyck hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brecheen scores. Young moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Aber
Al Aber now pitching.
Wertz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Aber
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brecheen
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Brecheen
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Brecheen
Jim Lemon pinch hits for Al Aber.
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Brecheen
Dick Weik pinch runs for Jim Lemon.
Avila takes first base on ball four. Weik moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. White
Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Bill Glynn. Hal White now pitching. Barney McCosky pinch hits for Bob Kennedy.
McCosky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. McCosky reaches second base with a double. Weik scores. Avila goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Stuart
Marlin Stuart now pitching.
Mitchell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Stuart
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Hooper
George Strickland now playing first base. Bob Hooper now pitching.
Kryhoski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Hooper
Courtney hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Hooper
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake 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 5/8/1953 -- Cleveland at St.Louis (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Avila B, 2b 4 1 0 1 Groth J, cf 3 0 0 1
Glynn B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Young B, 2b 5 0 1 0
Kennedy B, ph 0 0 0 0 Dyck J, lf 4 1 2 1
McCosky B, ph 1 1 1 2 Wertz V, rf 4 0 1 0
Hooper B, p 0 0 0 0 Elliott B, 3b 3 1 1 0
Mitchell D, lf 5 2 2 2 Kryhoski D, 1b 3 1 2 1
Rosen A, 3b 5 0 1 0 Moss L, c 2 0 0 1
Doby L, cf 3 1 2 2 Edwards H, ph 1 0 0 0
Simpson H, rf 3 0 1 0 Courtney C, c 1 0 0 0
Westlake W, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Hunter B, ss 5 0 2 0
Boone R, ss 4 1 1 0 Larsen D, p 3 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 4 0 1 0 Brecheen H, p 1 1 1 0
Wynn E, p 2 0 1 0 White H, p 0 0 0 0
Aber A, p 0 0 0 0 Stuart M, p 0 0 0 0
Lemon J, ph 0 0 0 0
Weik D, pr 0 1 0 0
Strickland G, 1b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 11 7 35 4 10 4
Cleveland 000 011 014 -- 7
St.Louis 000 120 010 -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn E 7.1 10 4 4 7 2
Aber A (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Hooper B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen D 7.2 8 3 3 1 4
Brecheen H (L) 1.0 1 2 2 2 2
White H* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Stuart M 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Elliott B, Simpson H
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, St.Louis 13
2B -- Kryhoski D, Wertz V, Doby L, McCosky B
HR -- Doby L, Mitchell D
SH -- Wynn E, Elliott B, Groth J
T -- 2:54
A -- 9074
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