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Cubs
@ Braves
County Stadium
June 24, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 24, 1961 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 24, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 24, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glen Hobbie |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tony Cloninger |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 20,988 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Al Forman |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Heist | Center Fielder |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
George Altman | Right Fielder |
Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
Jerry Kindall | Second Baseman |
Glen Hobbie | Pitcher |
El Tappe | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Joe Torre | Catcher |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Tony Cloninger | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Braves
County Stadium
June 24, 1961
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Cloninger
Heist hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cloninger
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Cloninger
Santo hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Hobbie
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Hobbie
Bolling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Bolling reaches second base with a double. Cimoli moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Mathews vs. Hobbie
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aaron vs. Hobbie
Aaron hits a line drive into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cimoli tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Hobbie
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolling scores. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Hobbie
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Hobbie
Torre takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
McMillan vs. Hobbie
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Cloninger
Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Cloninger
Rodgers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Cloninger
Bouchee is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cloninger vs. Hobbie
Cloninger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Hobbie
Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Hobbie
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cloninger
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Cloninger
Kindall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Cloninger
Hobbie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Hobbie
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hobbie. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Hobbie
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Hobbie
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adcock vs. Hobbie
Adcock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Torre vs. Hobbie
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Aaron scores. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Hobbie
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adcock moves to third. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Cloninger vs. Schaffernoth
Joe Schaffernoth now pitching.
Cloninger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman throws the ball in to Rodgers who tags Cloninger trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Adcock scores. Torre scores. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Cimoli vs. Schaffernoth
Cimoli is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Cloninger
Heist hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cloninger
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Cloninger
Santo takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Altman vs. Cloninger
Altman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Altman reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. Santo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Rodgers vs. Cloninger
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Santo scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Bouchee vs. Cloninger
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Schaffernoth
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Schaffernoth
Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Schaffernoth
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aaron for the out. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Schaffernoth
Thomas hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cloninger
Taylor hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Cloninger
Kindall hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Schaffernoth vs. Cloninger
Schaffernoth hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Schaffernoth
Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Schaffernoth
Torre hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Schaffernoth
McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cloninger vs. Schaffernoth
Cloninger hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Cloninger
Heist takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Cloninger
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heist moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Cloninger
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Heist scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Cloninger
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Schaffernoth
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Schaffernoth
Bolling bunts towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Schaffernoth
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cimoli scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Schaffernoth
Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Schaffernoth
There goes Mathews. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Mathews steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Schaffernoth
Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Mathews scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Schaffernoth
Adcock hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Schaffernoth
Torre strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Cloninger
Rodgers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Rodgers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Bouchee vs. Cloninger
Bouchee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Bouchee reaches second base with a double. Rodgers scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Cloninger
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kindall vs. Raymond
Claude Raymond now pitching.
Kindall strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Ashburn vs. Raymond
Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Joe Schaffernoth.
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Will vs. Raymond
Bob Will pinch hits for Al Heist.
Will takes first base on ball four. Bouchee moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Raymond
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Drott
Richie Ashburn now playing center field. Dick Drott now pitching.
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Raymond vs. Drott
Raymond hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Drott
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman. Cimoli reaches second base with a double. Raymond moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Bolling vs. Drott
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Raymond scores. Cimoli moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Mathews vs. Drott
Mathews takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Aaron vs. Drott
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cimoli tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Drott
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Raymond
Felix Mantilla now playing shortstop.
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Raymond
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raymond fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Raymond
Rodgers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Raymond
Bouchee is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Drott
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Drott
Torre hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Drott
Mantilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Raymond vs. Drott
Raymond strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Drott
Cimoli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Raymond
Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Raymond
Kindall hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Raymond
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Raymond
Don Zimmer pinch hits for Dick Drott.
Zimmer hits a popup towards short. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/24/1961 -- Chicago at Milwaukee (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Heist A, cf 2 1 0 0 Cimoli G, cf 6 3 3 0 Will B, ph 0 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 1 2 1 Drott D, p 0 0 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 3 2 2 1 Zimmer D, ph 1 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 3 1 1 2 Williams B, lf 3 1 1 0 Thomas F, lf 5 1 2 2 Santo R, 3b 3 1 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 2 2 2 Altman G, rf 4 0 1 1 Torre J, c 4 2 2 3 Rodgers A, ss 4 1 2 1 McMillan R, ss 3 0 1 0 Bouchee E, 1b 4 0 1 1 Mantilla F, ss 0 0 0 0 Taylor S, c 3 0 0 0 Cloninger T, p 3 0 1 2 Kindall J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Raymond C, p 2 1 0 0 Hobbie G, p 1 0 0 0 Schaffernoth J, p 1 0 0 0 Ashburn R, ph-cf 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 6 3 37 13 16 13 Chicago 000 201 100 -- 4 Milwaukee 204 004 21x -- 13 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Hobbie G (L) 2.1 6 6 5 3 2 Schaffernoth J 3.2 7 4 4 0 2 Drott D 2.0 3 3 3 3 1 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Cloninger T (W)* 6.0 4 4 4 4 3 Raymond C (S) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th E -- Hobbie G DP -- Milwaukee 1 LOB -- Chicago 6, Milwaukee 9 2B -- Bolling F, Altman G, Thomas F, Rodgers A, Bouchee E, Cimoli G HR -- Adcock J, Torre J SB -- Mathews E SH -- Bolling F SF -- Aaron H 2 T -- 3:04 A -- 20988
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