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Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 3, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 3, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 3, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 3, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tracy Stallard |
Home Starting Pitcher | Camilo Pascual |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 17,396 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Bob Stewart 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Joe Linsalata |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Pumpsie Green | Shortstop |
Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
Carroll Hardy | Right Fielder |
Tracy Stallard | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Bill Tuttle | Third Baseman |
Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Camilo Pascual | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 3, 1961
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Pascual
Schilling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Pascual
Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Pascual
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Stallard
Green strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Stallard
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Stallard
There goes Martin. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Martin steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Stallard
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Stallard
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Stallard
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Pascual
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Pascual
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Pascual
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Pascual covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Stallard
Battey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Stallard
Tuttle strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Stallard
Versalles hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Pascual
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Pascual
Hardy takes first base on ball four. Pagliaroni moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stallard vs. Pascual
Stallard bunts towards the mound. Pascual fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pascual. Pagliaroni scores. Hardy goes all the way around to score. Stallard moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schilling vs. Pascual
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stallard moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Geiger vs. Pascual
Geiger strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Pascual
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. Stallard
Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Stallard
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Stallard
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Pascual
Malzone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Pascual
Runnels takes first base on ball four. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Pascual
Green hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Green reaches second base with a double. Malzone scores. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pagliaroni vs. Pascual
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hardy vs. Pascual
Hardy hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stallard vs. Pascual
Stallard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to second for the out. Runnels scores. Green scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Pascual
Schilling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Stallard
Allison is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Stallard
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Stallard
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Stallard
Battey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schilling catches it and throws to first to double up Killebrew. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Pascual
Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Pascual
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Pleis
Bill Pleis now pitching.
Malzone hits a line drive towards left. Lemon chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Lemon. Geiger scores. Yastrzemski goes all the way around to score. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Pleis
Runnels bunts towards the mound. Pleis fields it and throws to first for the out. Malzone moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Pleis
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Malzone scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Pleis
There goes Green. The throw from Battey and he is safe. Green steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Pleis
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hardy vs. Pleis
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Stallard
Tuttle hits a line drive towards third. Malzone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Stallard
Versalles hits a popup towards short. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pleis vs. Stallard
Pleis strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallard vs. Pleis
Stallard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Pleis
Schilling hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Pleis
Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Pleis
There goes Geiger. The throw from Battey and he is out, Versalles applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Stallard
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Stallard
Martin takes first base on ball four. Green moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Stallard
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Green tags and scores. Martin tags and moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Fornieles
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Fornieles
Battey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Fornieles
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Fornieles
Versalles strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Pleis
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Pleis
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Malzone for the out. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Runnels vs. Pleis
Runnels hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Pleis
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagliaroni vs. Pleis
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altobelli vs. Fornieles
Joe Altobelli pinch hits for Bill Pleis.
Altobelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Fornieles
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Fornieles
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. Altobelli moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Fornieles
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. McDevitt
Danny McDevitt now pitching.
Hardy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fornieles vs. McDevitt
Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDevitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. McDevitt
Schilling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. McDevitt
Geiger is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Fornieles
Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Fornieles
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Fornieles
Battey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Fornieles
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Fornieles
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McDevitt
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDevitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. McDevitt
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. McDevitt
There's a wild pitch. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. McDevitt
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. McDevitt
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Earley
Hal Naragon pinch hits for Danny McDevitt. Arnold Earley now pitching. Rich Rollins pinch hits for Hal Naragon.
Rollins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Earley
Green strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Earley
Martin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Earley
Allison strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/3/1961 -- Boston at Minnesota (D) Boston AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Schilling C, 2b 5 0 1 0 Green L, cf 4 1 0 0 Geiger G, cf 3 1 0 0 Martin B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 5 1 2 0 Allison B, rf 4 1 1 0 Malzone F, 3b 5 2 2 0 Lemon J, lf 2 1 1 2 Runnels P, 1b 3 1 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 4 1 2 3 Green P, ss 4 1 2 2 Battey E, c 3 1 1 1 Pagliaroni J, c 2 1 0 0 Tuttle B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hardy C, rf 3 1 0 0 Versalles Z, ss 4 0 0 0 Stallard T, p 3 0 0 2 Pascual C, p 1 0 0 0 Fornieles M, p 1 0 0 0 Pleis B, p 1 0 0 0 Earley A, p 0 0 0 0 Altobelli J, ph 0 0 0 0 McDevitt D, p 0 0 0 0 Naragon H, ph 0 0 0 0 Rollins R, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 8 7 4 32 6 7 6 Boston 002 330 000 -- 8 Minnesota 000 004 020 -- 6 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Stallard T (W)* 5.0 3 3 3 4 6 Fornieles M 3.0 3 3 3 2 1 Earley A (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Pascual C (L)+ 4.0 3 7 5 5 3 Pleis B 3.0 2 1 0 2 0 McDevitt D 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th + Pitched to 2 batters in 5th E -- Pascual C, Lemon J DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 7, Minnesota 6 2B -- Green P, Yastrzemski C HR -- Killebrew H, Lemon J, Battey E SB -- Martin B, Green P CS -- Geiger G SH -- Runnels P SF -- Lemon J WP -- McDevitt D T -- 3:04 A -- 17396
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