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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 14, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, played on September 14, 1939 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 14, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 14, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Manny Salvo |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Niggeling |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 12,652 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Tom Dunn |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
Frank Demaree | Right Fielder |
Babe Young | First Baseman |
Harry Danning | Catcher |
Bob Seeds | Center Fielder |
Tom Hafey | Third Baseman |
Alex Kampouris | Second Baseman |
Manny Salvo | Pitcher |
Bill Terry | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
Eddie Joost | Second Baseman |
Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
Willard Hershberger | Catcher |
Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
Lee Gamble | Left Fielder |
Billy Myers | Shortstop |
Johnny Niggeling | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 14, 1939
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Niggeling
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Niggeling
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Niggeling
Demaree hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Salvo
Werber hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hafey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Salvo
Joost hits a line drive into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Salvo
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Salvo
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hafey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Niggeling
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Niggeling
Danning hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Niggeling
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Niggeling
Hafey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Niggeling
Kampouris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hafey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salvo vs. Niggeling
Salvo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Salvo
Hershberger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Salvo
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Salvo
Gamble hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Salvo
There goes Gamble. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Gamble steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Salvo
Myers is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Niggeling
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Niggeling
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Demaree vs. Niggeling
Demaree hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Shoffner
Milt Shoffner now pitching.
Young hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Shoffner
Danning hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seeds vs. Shoffner
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoffner vs. Salvo
Shoffner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Salvo
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Salvo
Joost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Salvo
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Werber moves to third. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Salvo
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Werber scores. Joost scores. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hershberger vs. Salvo
Hershberger hits a fly ball towards center. Seeds settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Seeds. Goodman moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Craft vs. Salvo
There's a wild pitch. Goodman scores. McCormick scores. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Craft vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
Craft hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Brown
Gamble hits a line drive into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Shoffner
Hafey hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Shoffner
Kampouris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Shoffner
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Shoffner
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Brown
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoffner vs. Brown
Shoffner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Brown
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Brown
Joost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Brown
Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hafey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Shoffner
Jurges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Shoffner
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Shoffner
Zeke Bonura pinch hits for Babe Young.
Bonura hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Shoffner
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Brown
Zeke Bonura now playing first base.
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Brown
Hershberger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Demaree. Hershberger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Craft vs. Brown
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Brown
Gamble is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Brown
Myers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Seeds. Myers reaches second base with a double. Hershberger scores. Gamble goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shoffner vs. Brown
Shoffner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Brown
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Shoffner
Seeds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Shoffner
Hafey hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Shoffner
Kampouris hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Shoffner
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shoffner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Brown
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Brown
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Brown
McCormick takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hershberger vs. Brown
Hershberger hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craft vs. Brown
Craft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Goodman trying to get to home. Moore throws the ball in to Danning who tags Goodman, who's trying to score from second, for the out. McCormick moves to second. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Shoffner
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers misplays the ball. That's an error on Myers. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Shoffner
Jurges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Craft. Jurges reaches second base with a double. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Demaree vs. Shoffner
Demaree hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonura vs. Shoffner
Bonura hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moore tags and scores. Jurges tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Danning vs. Shoffner
Danning hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Brown
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Brown
Myers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shoffner vs. Brown
Shoffner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Brown
Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shoffner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Brown
Joost hits a line drive into center field. Seeds picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Seeds. Shoffner scores. Werber goes all the way around to score. Joost moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goodman vs. Brown
Goodman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Seeds. Goodman reaches second base with a double. Joost scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Brown
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hershberger vs. Brown
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Jurges fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Shoffner
Seeds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Shoffner
Hafey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Shoffner
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Joost. Seeds moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scalzi vs. Shoffner
Skeeter Scalzi pinch hits for Jumbo Brown.
Scalzi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Craft hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Gorman
Gamble hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Gorman
Myers strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Shoffner
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Shoffner
Jurges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Shoffner
Demaree hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Shoffner
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/14/1939, game 2 -- New York at Cincinnati (D) New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Moore J, lf 5 2 1 0 Werber B, 3b 3 2 1 0 Jurges B, ss 3 0 2 0 Joost E, 2b 5 2 3 1 Demaree F, rf 5 0 2 1 Goodman I, rf 3 1 2 1 Young B, 1b 2 0 0 0 McCormick F, 1b 3 1 1 2 Bonura Z, ph-1b 2 0 0 1 Hershberger W, c 5 1 2 0 Danning H, c 4 1 1 1 Craft H, cf 5 0 1 0 Seeds B, cf 4 0 2 0 Gamble L, lf 4 1 1 0 Hafey T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Myers B, ss 5 0 2 2 Kampouris A, 2b 4 0 2 0 Niggeling J, p 0 0 0 0 Salvo M, p 1 0 0 0 Shoffner M, p 3 1 0 0 Brown J, p 2 0 0 0 Scalzi S, ph 1 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 3 11 3 36 9 13 6 New York 011 000 100 -- 3 Cincinnati 004 020 30x -- 9 New York IP H R ER BB SO Salvo M (L) 2.1 4 4 3 3 2 Brown J 4.2 9 5 4 5 1 Gorman T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Niggeling J* 2.0 6 2 2 0 1 Shoffner M (W) 7.0 5 1 0 2 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd E -- Seeds B 2, Myers B, Joost E DP -- New York 1, Cincinnati 2 LOB -- New York 10, Cincinnati 11 2B -- Hershberger W, Myers B, Jurges B, Goodman I HR -- Danning H SB -- Gamble L SF -- Bonura Z WP -- Salvo M T -- 2:19 A -- 12652
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