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Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 8, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees, played on July 8, 1962 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 1962 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 8, 1962 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 40,347 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Salerno 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Harry Schwarts |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
Roger Maris | Center Fielder |
Mickey Mantle | Right Fielder |
Hector Lopez | Left Fielder |
Elston Howard | Catcher |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | Left Fielder |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 8, 1962
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Kaat
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kaat. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Kaat
George Banks now playing left field. Harmon Killebrew now playing first base.
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Kaat
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Ford
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Ford
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Ford
Rollins hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Maris. Rollins reaches second base with a double. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Allison vs. Ford
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields it and throws to third for the out. Banks scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Ford
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Ford
Battey is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kaat
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Kaat
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Kaat
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Kaat
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Ford
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Ford
Versalles bunts towards the mound. Ford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaat vs. Ford
Kaat strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Ford
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kaat
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Kaat
Ford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Kaat
Tresh strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Ford
Banks is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Ford
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Ford
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Kaat
Richardson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Kaat
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kaat
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Kaat
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Kaat
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Kaat
Skowron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Skowron reaches second base with a double. Lopez scores. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Kaat
Boyer strikes out. Battey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Boyer out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Ford
Killebrew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Ford
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford throws to second for one, and Tresh throws to first, and Skowron drops the ball. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Ford
Allen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Allen reaches third base with a triple. Battey goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Versalles vs. Ford
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaat vs. Ford
Kaat hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Kaat
Ford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Kaat
Tresh hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Kaat
Richardson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Kaat
Maris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Maris reaches second base with a double. Richardson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mantle vs. Kaat
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Kaat
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Richardson tags and scores. Maris tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Kaat
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Ford
Green hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Ford
Banks bunts towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. Green moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rollins vs. Ford
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Ford
Allison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Kaat
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kaat
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Kaat
Ford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Ford
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Ford
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Ford
Allen strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Kaat
Tresh hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Kaat
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Kaat
Maris hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Richardson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Kaat
Mantle hits a line drive into right field. Allison picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Allison. Richardson scores. Maris goes all the way around to score. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Maranda
Georges Maranda now pitching.
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Maranda
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Maranda
Skowron 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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Yankees, 7 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Ford
Versalles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Ford
Johnny Goryl pinch hits for Georges Maranda.
Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Ford
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Ford
Banks is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Moore
Don Mincher now playing first base. Harmon Killebrew now playing left field. Bob Allison now playing center field. George Banks now playing right
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Moore
Ford bunts towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Moore
Tresh hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Moore
Richardson hits a line drive into left field. Killebrew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Ford
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Ford
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Ford
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Ford
Battey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Richardson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Moore
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher juggles the ball. That's an error on Mincher. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Moore
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Moore
Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Moore
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles misplays the ball. That's an error on Versalles. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Moore
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Moore
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Ford
Jack Reed now playing right field.
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Ford
Versalles takes first base on ball four. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Arroyo
Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Mincher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Arroyo
Bill Tuttle pinch hits for Ray Moore.
Tuttle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Arroyo
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Arroyo
Rollins hits a line drive towards short. Tresh reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Arroyo
Allison takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Arroyo
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1962 -- New York at Minnesota (D) New York AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Tresh T, ss 5 1 2 1 Green L, cf 4 0 1 0 Richardson B, 2b 5 3 2 1 Moore R, p 0 0 0 0 Maris R, cf 5 2 2 0 Tuttle B, ph 1 0 0 0 Mantle M, rf 2 1 1 1 Power V, 1b 0 0 0 0 Reed J, rf 0 0 0 0 Banks G, lf-rf 2 1 1 0 Lopez H, lf 4 2 1 3 Rollins R, 3b 5 0 1 0 Howard E, c 5 0 2 1 Allison B, rf-cf 4 1 0 1 Skowron B, 1b 5 0 1 1 Killebrew , lf-1b-lf 5 1 3 2 Boyer C, 3b 5 0 1 0 Battey E, c 4 1 0 0 Ford W, p 3 0 0 0 Allen B, 2b 3 1 1 1 Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0 Versalles Z, ss 3 2 2 1 Kaat J, p 2 0 0 0 Maranda G, p 0 0 0 0 Goryl J, ph 1 0 0 0 Mincher D, 1b 1 1 1 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 9 12 8 35 8 10 8 New York 000 220 302 -- 9 Minnesota 300 100 103 -- 8 New York IP H R ER BB SO Ford W (W)* 8.0 9 7 6 2 4 Arroyo L (S) 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kaat J (L) 6.1 9 7 7 3 5 Maranda G 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Moore R 2.0 2 2 1 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Kaat J, Skowron B, Allison B, Mincher D, Versalles Z DP -- New York 1, Minnesota 1 LOB -- New York 8, Minnesota 6 2B -- Rollins R, Skowron B, Maris R 3B -- Allen B HR -- Killebrew H, Richardson B, Tresh T, Versalles Z, Lopez H, Mincher D SH -- Banks G, Ford W SF -- Lopez H HBP -- by Ford W (Banks G) T -- 2:44 A -- 40347
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