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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 17, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, played on July 17, 1928 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carmen Hill |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Sherry Magee 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Moran |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Richbourg | Right Fielder |
| Earl Clark | Center Fielder |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Les Bell | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Brown | Left Fielder |
| Howard Freigau | Shortstop |
| Al Spohrer | Catcher |
| Bob Smith | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Second Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| George Grantham | First Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Pete Scott | Left Fielder |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Charlie Hargreaves | Catcher |
| Carmen Hill | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 17, 1928
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Hill
Richbourg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Hill
Clark bunts in front of the plate. Hargreaves settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Hill
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Smith
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Smith
Grantham hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Hill
Hornsby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hill
Bell hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Hargreaves settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hargreaves. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hill
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Hill
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hornsby moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freigau vs. Hill
Freigau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. Hornsby scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spohrer vs. Hill
Spohrer hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Smith
Traynor hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Smith
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Smith
Bartell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott moves to third. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hargreaves vs. Smith
Hargreaves is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hill vs. Smith
Hill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott scores. Bartell scores. Hargreaves moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Smith
Adams takes first base on ball four. Hargreaves moves to third. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Smith
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hargreaves tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Smith
Waner strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hill
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Hill
Richbourg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Hill
Clark hits a line drive into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Hill
Sisler hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Smith
Grantham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Smith
Traynor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Richbourg. Traynor reaches second base with a double. Grantham goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Cooney
Johnny Cooney now pitching.
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Traynor tags and moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bartell vs. Cooney
Bartell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Bartell reaches second base with a double. Traynor scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargreaves vs. Cooney
Hargreaves hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Cooney
Cooney spins and fires to second, with Freigau covering, and Bartell is picked off. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Hill
Hornsby strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hill
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hill
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bartell. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freigau vs. Hill
Freigau hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Cooney
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Cooney
Adams hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Cooney
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Hill
Spohrer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Adams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Hill
Cooney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Hill
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Cooney
Waner hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Cooney
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Cooney
Traynor hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hill
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Hill
Sisler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Sisler reaches second base with a double. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hornsby vs. Hill
Hornsby hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark tags and scores. Sisler tags and moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Hill
Bell hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Hill
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bartell. Sisler scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freigau vs. Hill
Freigau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Cooney
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Freigau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Cooney
Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargreaves vs. Cooney
There goes Bartell. The throw from Spohrer and he is out, Freigau applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Cooney
Hargreaves hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Clark. Hargreaves reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Cooney
Hill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hargreaves scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Cooney
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Cooney
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooney can't make a play. That's a base hit. Hill moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Cooney
Waner takes first base on ball four. Hill scores. Adams moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grantham vs. Cooney
Grantham hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Hill
Spohrer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hill
Jack Smith pinch hits for Johnny Cooney.
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spohrer moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Richbourg vs. Hill
Richbourg hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spohrer tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Hill
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Scott. Clark reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sisler vs. Hill
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill has Smith trapped. There's the throw to Traynor and over to Hargreaves, who tags Smith for the out. Clark moves to third. Sisler moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hornsby vs. Hill
Hornsby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. Sisler scores. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hill
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Greenfield
Kent Greenfield now pitching.
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Freigau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Greenfield
Scott hits a line drive into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Greenfield
There goes Traynor. The throw from Spohrer and he is safe. Traynor steals second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Greenfield
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hargreaves vs. Greenfield
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hill
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freigau vs. Hill
Freigau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Hill
Spohrer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Greenfield
Hill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spohrer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Greenfield
Adams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Greenfield
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Greenfield
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burrus vs. Hill
Dick Burrus pinch hits for Kent Greenfield.
Burrus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richbourg vs. Fussell
Eddie Moore pinch runs for Dick Burrus. Fred Fussell now pitching.
Richbourg hits a popup in front of the plate. Hargreaves settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Fussell
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Scott. Clark reaches second base with a double. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sisler vs. Fussell
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it and throws to home to get Moore. Clark moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hornsby vs. Fussell
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hornsby for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1928 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Richbourg L, rf 3 0 1 1 Adams S, 2b 4 0 1 0
Clark E, cf 5 2 3 0 Waner L, cf 4 0 2 1
Sisler G, 1b 5 2 1 0 Waner P, rf 4 0 1 1
Hornsby R, 2b 4 1 2 3 Grantham G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Bell L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Traynor P, 3b 4 1 2 1
Brown E, lf 4 0 1 0 Scott P, lf 3 1 1 0
Freigau H, ss 4 0 0 1 Bartell D, ss 4 1 3 1
Spohrer A, c 4 1 1 0 Hargreaves C, c 3 2 1 0
Smith B, p 1 0 0 0 Hill C, p 4 1 2 3
Cooney J, p 1 0 0 0 Fussell F, p 0 0 0 0
Smith J, ph 1 0 1 0
Greenfield K, p 0 0 0 0
Burrus D, ph 1 0 1 0
Moore E, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 11 5 34 7 14 7
Boston 010 002 300 -- 6
Pittsburgh 032 002 00x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Smith B (L)* 2.0 6 5 5 2 2
Cooney J 4.0 6 2 2 1 1
Greenfield K 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Hill C (W)+ 8.0 10 6 5 1 1
Fussell F (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Hargreaves C, Bartell D 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Traynor P, Bartell D, Sisler G, Hargreaves C, Clark E 2
SB -- Traynor P
CS -- Bartell D
SF -- Waner L, Scott P, Hornsby R, Richbourg L
T -- 2:03
A -- 0
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