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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 30, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 30, 1945 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 30, 1945 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 30, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Derringer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Hack | First Baseman |
Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
Ed Sauer | Right Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
Roy Hughes | Third Baseman |
Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
Len Rice | Catcher |
Paul Derringer | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Gionfriddo | Center Fielder |
Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 30, 1945
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Roe
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Roe
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sauer vs. Roe
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Roe
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowrey vs. Roe
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gustine. Johnson scores. Sauer moves to third. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hughes vs. Roe
Hughes is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merullo vs. Roe
Merullo hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Roe
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Derringer
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Derringer
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hack scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Derringer
Russell hits a popup towards first. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derringer vs. Roe
Derringer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Roe
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Roe
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Roe
Sauer hits a line drive towards third. Elliott catches it and throws to second to double up Hack. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Derringer
Salkeld hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Derringer
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Derringer
Gustine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sauer. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Elliott goes all the way around to score. Gustine moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dahlgren vs. Derringer
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coscarart vs. Derringer
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gustine scores. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roe vs. Derringer
Roe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Roe
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Roe
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Lowrey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Roe
Hughes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Roe
Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowrey scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Roe
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Merullo trying to get to third. Barrett throws the ball in to Elliott, who tags Merullo for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Derringer
Gionfriddo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Derringer
Barrett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sauer. Barrett reaches second base with a double. Gionfriddo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Russell vs. Derringer
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Salkeld vs. Derringer
Salkeld hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gionfriddo scores. Barrett moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Elliott vs. Erickson
Paul Erickson now pitching.
Elliott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gustine vs. Erickson
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Roe
Erickson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Roe
Hack bunts towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. Erickson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Roe
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Roe
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Erickson
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Erickson
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Erickson
Roe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Roe
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Roe
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Roe
Hughes hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Roe
Merullo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Merullo reaches second base with a double. Pafko goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Roe
Rice hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Erickson
Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Erickson
Barrett hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Erickson
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Erickson
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Erickson
Erickson spins, and has Russell trapped. He throws to Hughes who tags Russell for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Roe
Erickson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Roe
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Roe
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Erickson
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Erickson
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Erickson
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Erickson
Coscarart strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Roe
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Roe
Pafko bunts towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Roe
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sauer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hughes vs. Roe
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Erickson
Bill Nicholson now playing right field. Tommy O'Brien pinch hits for Preacher Roe.
O'Brien hits a line drive towards first. Hack reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Erickson
Gionfriddo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Gionfriddo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barrett vs. Erickson
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hack scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Erickson
Russell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Salkeld vs. Erickson
Salkeld hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Salkeld reaches second base with a double. Gionfriddo scores. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Erickson
Lee Handley pinch runs for Bill Salkeld.
Elliott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gustine vs. Erickson
Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Russell scores. Handley scores. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Erickson
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Rescigno
Al Lopez now catching. Xavier Rescigno now pitching.
Merullo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Rescigno
Heinz Becker pinch hits for Len Rice.
Becker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillespie vs. Rescigno
Paul Gillespie pinch hits for Paul Erickson.
Gillespie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Rescigno
Hack hits a line drive towards first. Dahlgren reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Vandenberg
Dewey Williams now catching. Hy Vandenberg now pitching.
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rescigno vs. Vandenberg
Rescigno bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gionfriddo vs. Vandenberg
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Vandenberg
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vandenberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rescigno
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine misplays the ball. That's an error on Gustine. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Rescigno
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Rescigno
Pafko takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Rescigno
Lowrey hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hughes vs. Rescigno
Hughes strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/30/1945 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Hack S, 1b 3 1 1 0 Gionfriddo A, cf 4 2 1 0 Johnson D, 2b 5 1 2 0 Barrett J, rf 5 0 1 0 Sauer E, rf 4 0 2 1 Russell J, lf 1 1 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 1 0 0 0 Salkeld B, c 3 0 3 2 Pafko A, cf 3 1 1 0 Handley L, pr 0 1 0 0 Lowrey P, lf 5 1 2 1 Lopez A, c 0 0 0 0 Hughes R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Elliott B, 3b 3 1 0 0 Merullo L, ss 4 0 3 2 Gustine F, ss 4 1 2 3 Rice L, c 3 0 1 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 2 0 0 0 Becker H, ph 1 0 0 0 Coscarart P, 2b 4 0 1 1 Williams D, c 0 0 0 0 Roe P, p 2 0 0 0 Derringer P, p 1 0 0 0 O'Brien T, ph 1 0 0 0 Erickson P, p 1 0 0 0 Rescigno X, p 1 0 0 0 Gillespie P, ph 1 0 0 0 Vandenberg H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 12 4 30 6 8 6 Chicago 201 010 000 -- 4 Pittsburgh 021 000 30x -- 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Derringer P* 2.0 4 3 3 3 0 Erickson P (L) 5.0 3 3 3 4 2 Vandenberg H 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Roe P (W) 7.0 11 4 4 3 3 Rescigno X (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd E -- Gustine F 2 DP -- Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Chicago 11, Pittsburgh 8 2B -- Gustine F, Lowrey P, Barrett J, Merullo L, Salkeld B 3B -- Gionfriddo A SH -- Hack S, Pafko A HBP -- by Erickson P (Russell J) A -- 0
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