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White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 16, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 16, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 16, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 16, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Donovan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 13,373 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Jim Honochick |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Smith | Left Fielder |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
Jim McAnany | Right Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Dick Donovan | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Russ Snyder | Right Fielder |
Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Preston Ward | First Baseman |
Jerry Lumpe | Shortstop |
Frank House | Catcher |
Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
Ned Garver | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 16, 1959
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garver
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garver
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Garver
Landis takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Garver
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lollar vs. Garver
Lollar takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to third. Landis moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Donovan
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Donovan
Snyder hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Snyder reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Donovan
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Donovan
Cerv hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnany vs. Garver
McAnany strikes out. House drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McAnany out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Garver
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donovan vs. Garver
There goes Aparicio. The throw from House and he is safe. Aparicio steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Donovan vs. Garver
Donovan strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Garver
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Donovan
Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Donovan
Lumpe hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Donovan
House hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Donovan
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garver
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Garver
Landis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Garver
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Donovan
Garver hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Donovan
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Donovan
Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Donovan
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tuttle tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Donovan
Cerv hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. McBride
Ken McBride now pitching.
Ward takes first base on ball four. Snyder moves to third. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lumpe vs. McBride
Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Garver
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAnany vs. Garver
McAnany hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Garver
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. McBride
House takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. McBride
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. House moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garver vs. McBride
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to third for the out. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. McBride
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Terwilliger scores. Garver moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Arias
Rudy Arias now pitching.
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Arias
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garver scores. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerv vs. Arias
Cerv is walked intentionally. Williams moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching. Ray Boone pinch hits for Preston Ward.
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staley vs. Garver
Ray Boone now playing first base.
Staley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garver
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garver
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Garver
Landis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Landis reaches second base with a double. Fox goes all the way around to score. Landis moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torgeson vs. Garver
Torgeson hits a popup towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Staley
Lumpe 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Staley
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Staley
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. House moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garver vs. Staley
Garver hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Garver
Lollar strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAnany vs. Garver
McAnany hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Garver
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAnany moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Garver
Harry Simpson pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simpson for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis who is chasing the ball. Tuttle reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snyder vs. Moore
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snyder for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Moore
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman has Tuttle trapped. There's the throw to Lollar and back to Goodman, who tags Tuttle for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Moore
Cerv hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Moore
Boone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garver
Roger Maris now playing right field. Russ Snyder now playing left field.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garver
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Garver
Landis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snyder. Landis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Garver
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Moore
Lumpe hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Moore
House hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Moore
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Terwilliger reaches second base with a double. House moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garver vs. Moore
Garver hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tuttle vs. Moore
Tuttle hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Garver
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnany vs. Garver
McAnany hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snyder. McAnany reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Garver
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAnany scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Garver
Norm Cash pinch hits for Ray Moore.
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Snyder hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lown
Williams hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Lown
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Lown
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Lown
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lumpe for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garver
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snyder. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Garver
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landis vs. Garver
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torgeson vs. Garver
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/16/1959 -- Chicago at Kansas City (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Smith A, lf 5 0 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 5 1 3 1 Fox N, 2b 4 1 1 0 Snyder R, rf-lf 5 1 3 1 Landis J, cf 4 0 2 1 Williams D, 3b 4 1 1 2 Torgeson E, 1b 5 0 0 0 Cerv B, lf 3 1 2 2 Lollar S, c 3 0 0 0 Maris R, rf 0 0 0 0 Goodman B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Ward P, 1b 1 1 1 1 McAnany J, rf 4 1 1 0 Boone R, ph-1b 3 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 2 1 Lumpe J, ss 5 0 0 0 Donovan D, p 1 0 0 0 House F, c 3 0 2 0 McBride K, p 0 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 3 1 1 0 Arias R, p 0 0 0 0 Garver N, p 4 1 0 0 Staley G, p 1 0 0 0 Simpson H, ph 1 0 0 0 Moore R, p 0 0 0 0 Cash N, ph 1 0 0 0 Lown T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 2 9 2 36 7 13 7 Chicago 000 010 010 -- 2 Kansas City 011 202 01x -- 7 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Donovan D (L) 2.2 5 2 2 0 0 McBride K 0.2 1 2 2 3 0 Arias R 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 Staley G 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 Moore R 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 Lown T 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Garver N (W) 9.0 9 2 2 4 4 LOB -- Chicago 11, Kansas City 11 2B -- Snyder R, Landis J 2, Terwilliger W, McAnany J, Smith A 3B -- Tuttle B HR -- Ward P, Cerv B, Snyder R SB -- Aparicio L SF -- Williams D T -- 2:44 A -- 13373
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