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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 23, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators, played on May 23, 1931 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 23, 1931 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 23, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lloyd Brown |
Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Pennock |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 25,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jackie Hayes | Second Baseman |
Sam Rice | Right Fielder |
Heinie Manush | Left Fielder |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Sam West | Center Fielder |
Ossie Bluege | Third Baseman |
Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
Roy Spencer | Catcher |
Lloyd Brown | Pitcher |
Walter Johnson | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
Jimmie Reese | Second Baseman |
Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
Tony Lazzeri | Third Baseman |
Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Bill Dickey | Catcher |
Herb Pennock | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 23, 1931
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Pennock
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Pennock
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manush vs. Pennock
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Manush for the out. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cronin vs. Pennock
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Brown
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Brown
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Brown
Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Pennock
West hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bluege vs. Pennock
Bluege hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Pennock
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. Bluege moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Pennock
Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Pennock
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Brown
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Brown
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lazzeri vs. Brown
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. Brown
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gehrig scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Brown
There goes Lazzeri. The throw from Spencer and he is out, Hayes applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Pennock
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Pennock
Rice hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Pennock
Manush hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Brown
Dickey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pennock vs. Brown
Pennock bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Combs vs. Brown
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Brown
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ruth vs. Brown
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gehrig vs. Brown
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Pennock
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Pennock
West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bluege vs. Pennock
Bluege hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Pennock
Kuhel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Brown
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Brown
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Brown
Lary hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hayes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Pennock
Spencer hits a fly ball towards center. Combs settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Combs. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Pennock
Dickey fires to second and picks off Spencer for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pennock
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Pennock
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Pennock
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Brown
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pennock vs. Brown
Pennock bunts in front of the plate. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Combs vs. Brown
Combs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Manush. Combs reaches second base with a double. Dickey scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Brown
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Brown
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Brown
Gehrig bunts towards third. Bluege can't make a play. That's a base hit. Combs scores. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Brown
Chapman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rice who is chasing the ball. Chapman reaches third base with a triple. Ruth scores. Gehrig goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lazzeri vs. Brown
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. Brown
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Brown
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Lazzeri trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Pennock
Manush hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Manush reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Pennock
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Pennock
West strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bluege vs. Pennock
Bluege hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Manush scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Pennock
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Brown
Pinky Hargrave now catching.
Dickey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pennock vs. Brown
Pennock bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Combs vs. Brown
Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dickey scores. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Fischer
Carl Fischer now pitching.
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruth vs. Fischer
Ruth hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Fischer
Gehrig strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Pennock
Hargrave hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Hargrave reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fischer vs. Pennock
There's a wild pitch. Hargrave moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fischer vs. Pennock
Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to home to get Hargrave. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Pennock
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Pennock
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fischer moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manush vs. Pennock
Manush hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Fischer
Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Fischer
Lazzeri is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Fischer
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Pennock
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Pennock
West hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pennock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bluege vs. Pennock
Bluege hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Pennock
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Fischer
Dickey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Manush. Dickey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pennock vs. Fischer
Pennock hits a popup towards first. Kuhel catches it and throws to second to double up Dickey. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Fischer
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Pennock
Samuel Byrd now playing right field.
Hargrave hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Pennock
Dave Harris pinch hits for Carl Fischer.
Harris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Harris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Pennock
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Pennock
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manush vs. Pennock
Manush hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Byrd. Manush reaches second base with a double. Harris scores. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cronin vs. Pennock
Cronin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice scores. Manush scores. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Pennock
West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bluege vs. Pennock
Bluege hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cronin scores. West moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Wells
Ed Wells now pitching. Harry Rice pinch hits for Joe Kuhel.
The umpire calls a balk on Wells West scores. Bluege moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Wells
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/23/1931 -- Washington at New York (D) Washington AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Hayes J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Combs E, cf 5 1 3 2 Rice S, rf 5 1 2 0 Reese J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Manush H, lf 5 2 2 1 Ruth B, rf 2 1 0 0 Cronin J, ss 5 1 2 2 Byrd S, rf 0 0 0 0 West S, cf 5 1 2 0 Gehrig L, 1b 4 2 2 1 Bluege O, 3b 5 0 3 2 Chapman B, lf 4 1 1 2 Kuhel J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Lazzeri T, 3b 2 0 0 0 Rice H, ph 1 0 0 0 Lary L, ss 4 0 1 1 Spencer R, c 2 0 0 0 Dickey B, c 3 2 3 0 Hargrave P, c 2 0 1 0 Pennock H, p 1 0 0 0 Brown L, p 2 0 0 0 Wells E, p 0 0 0 0 Fischer C, p 1 0 0 0 Harris D, ph 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 42 6 14 5 29 7 11 6 Washington 000 001 005 -- 6 New York 010 051 00x -- 7 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Brown L (L) 5.1 9 7 7 5 0 Fischer C 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Pennock H (W) 8.2 14 6 6 1 2 Wells E (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Combs E DP -- Washington 1 LOB -- Washington 10, New York 6 2B -- Rice S, Gehrig L, Combs E, Manush H 2, Hargrave P, Dickey B, Harris D 3B -- Chapman B SB -- Lazzeri T, Chapman B CS -- Lazzeri T SH -- Pennock H 3 WP -- Pennock H Balk -- Wells E T -- 2:20 A -- 25000
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