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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 23, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 23, 1953 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 23, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 23, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
Home Starting Pitcher | Saul Rogovin |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 3,657 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Bill Glynn | First Baseman |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Jim Rivera | Center Fielder |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Rocky Krsnich | Third Baseman |
Saul Rogovin | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 23, 1953
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Rogovin
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Rogovin
Avila takes first base on ball four. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Rogovin
Westlake bunts towards the mound. Rogovin fields it and throws to first for the out. Mitchell moves to third. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosen vs. Rogovin
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mitchell scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Rogovin
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Avila scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Rogovin
Strickland is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Lemon
Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Lemon
Fox bunts towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Lemon
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mele vs. Lemon
Mele 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
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Rogovin
Glynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Rogovin
Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Rogovin
Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Lemon
Fain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Lemon
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Lemon
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Rogovin
Mitchell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Krsnich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Rogovin
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Rogovin
Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Rogovin
There go the runners. The throw from Wilson and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Avila scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rosen vs. Rogovin
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to home to get Westlake. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Rogovin
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Strickland vs. Rogovin
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krsnich vs. Lemon
Krsnich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogovin vs. Lemon
Rogovin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Lemon
Carrasquel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rogovin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Lemon
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Avila fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Rogovin moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Lemon
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rogovin scores. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Lemon
Mele hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby who is chasing the ball. Mele reaches third base with a triple. Fox scores. Minoso goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fain vs. Lemon
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Rogovin
Glynn hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Rogovin
Hegan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Rogovin
Lemon hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Lemon
Rivera 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, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lemon
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krsnich vs. Lemon
Krsnich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Rogovin
Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Rogovin
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Rogovin
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Rogovin
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Krsnich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogovin vs. Lemon
Rogovin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Lemon
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Lemon
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Lemon
Minoso 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
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Rogovin
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Rogovin
Strickland hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Rivera. Strickland reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glynn vs. Rogovin
Glynn hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Rogovin
Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Lemon
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Lemon
Fain hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Lemon
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Lemon
There goes Rivera. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Avila applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Rogovin
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Rogovin
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox misplays the ball. That's an error on Fox. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Rogovin
Avila hits a line drive towards third. Krsnich catches it and throws to first to double up Mitchell. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Lemon
Bob Boyd pinch hits for Red Wilson.
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Lemon
Bud Stewart pinch hits for Rocky Krsnich.
Stewart hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogovin vs. Lemon
Rogovin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Lemon
There goes Rogovin. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Rogovin steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carrasquel vs. Lemon
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Rogovin
Bob Boyd now playing left field. Minnie Minoso now playing third base. Sherm Lollar now catching.
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Minoso fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Rogovin
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Rogovin
Doby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Rogovin
Strickland bunts towards third. Minoso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Rogovin
Glynn takes first base on ball four. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Rogovin
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lemon
Bob Kennedy now playing right field. Wally Westlake now playing left field.
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Lemon
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Lemon
Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Rogovin
Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mele. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Rogovin
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Rogovin
Avila hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mele who is chasing the ball. Avila reaches third base with a triple. Kennedy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westlake vs. Dorish
Fritz Dorish now pitching.
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Minoso fields it and tags Avila, for the out. towards third. Minoso fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Minoso. Westlake moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Dorish
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Westlake moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Dorish
There's a wild pitch. Westlake scores. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Dorish
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Dorish
Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rosen scores. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glynn vs. Hudson
Hal Hudson now pitching.
Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Lemon
Fain 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, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Lemon
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Lemon
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/23/1953 -- Cleveland at Chicago (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Mitchell D, lf 4 1 1 0 Carrasquel C, ss 4 0 2 0 Kennedy B, rf 1 1 1 1 Fox N, 2b 3 1 0 0 Avila B, 2b 4 2 2 1 Minoso M, lf-3b 4 1 1 1 Westlake W, rf-lf 4 1 2 0 Mele S, rf 4 0 1 2 Rosen A, 3b 5 1 1 1 Fain F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Doby L, cf 4 1 3 2 Rivera J, cf 3 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 5 0 3 1 Wilson R, c 2 0 0 0 Glynn B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Boyd B, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 4 0 0 0 Krsnich R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Lemon B, p 4 1 1 0 Stewart B, ph 1 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 0 0 0 0 Rogovin S, p 2 1 2 0 Dorish F, p 0 0 0 0 Hudson H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 8 14 6 31 3 7 3 Cleveland 201 000 014 -- 8 Chicago 003 000 000 -- 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Lemon B (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Rogovin S (L)* 8.0 12 7 7 2 3 Dorish F 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 Hudson H 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th E -- Wilson R, Fox N, Minoso M DP -- Cleveland 1, Chicago 2 LOB -- Cleveland 8, Chicago 4 2B -- Strickland G, Lemon B 3B -- Mele S, Avila B HR -- Doby L SB -- Westlake W, Avila B, Rogovin S CS -- Rivera J SH -- Westlake W, Fox N WP -- Dorish F T -- 2:11 A -- 3657
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