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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 21, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 21, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 21, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 21, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ceccarelli |
Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 25,585 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Tom Gorman |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Third Baseman |
Jim Marshall | First Baseman |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
Art Schult | Left Fielder |
Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
George Altman | Center Fielder |
Art Ceccarelli | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Gino Cimoli | Left Fielder |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 21, 1959
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Jackson
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jackson
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Jackson
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Jackson
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schult vs. Jackson
Schult hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Ceccarelli
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Ceccarelli
Cimoli hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ceccarelli
White hits a fly ball into left field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Jackson
Moryn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Jackson
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Jackson
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ceccarelli vs. Jackson
Ceccarelli is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Ceccarelli
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Ceccarelli
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Ceccarelli
Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Jackson
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jackson
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Jackson
Marshall hits a line drive into center field. Flood picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Flood. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Jackson
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Ceccarelli
Flood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ceccarelli
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Ceccarelli
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schult vs. Jackson
Schult hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Jackson
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Jackson
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Ceccarelli
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Ceccarelli
Cimoli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Ceccarelli
There goes Blasingame. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Banks applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ceccarelli
White hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Jackson
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Jackson, and towards Blasingame, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ceccarelli vs. Jackson
Ceccarelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ceccarelli for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Jackson
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Ceccarelli
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Ceccarelli
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Ceccarelli
Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Ceccarelli
Flood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ceccarelli
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Ceccarelli
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jackson
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Jackson
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Jackson
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schult vs. Jackson
Schult hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moryn vs. Jackson
Moryn takes first base on ball four. Schult moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Taylor vs. Jackson
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark scores. Schult scores. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Altman vs. Jackson
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Ceccarelli
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Ceccarelli
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ceccarelli
White hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ceccarelli vs. Jackson
Ceccarelli hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Jackson
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jackson
There goes Taylor. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Taylor steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Jackson
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Jackson
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Jackson
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schult vs. Jackson
Schult hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Ceccarelli
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Ceccarelli
Cunningham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Ceccarelli
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Jackson
Moryn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Moryn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Jackson
Bobby Thomson pinch runs for Walt Moryn.
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Altman vs. Stone
Dean Stone now pitching.
Altman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ceccarelli vs. Stone
Smith fires to third and picks off Thomson. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ceccarelli vs. Stone
Ceccarelli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Ceccarelli
Bobby Thomson now playing right field.
Flood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Ceccarelli
Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Hal Smith.
Jablonski strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Ceccarelli
Gene Oliver pinch hits for Dean Stone.
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Ceccarelli
Dick Gray pinch hits for Don Blasingame.
Gray takes first base on ball four. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. Ceccarelli
Cimoli strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Blaylock
Ray Katt now catching. Wally Shannon now playing second base. Gary Blaylock now pitching.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Blaylock
Dark takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Blaylock
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Blaylock
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schult vs. Urban
Jack Urban now pitching.
Schult hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Urban
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schult moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Urban
Taylor is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Altman vs. Urban
Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ceccarelli vs. Urban
Ceccarelli is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ceccarelli
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Ceccarelli
Boyer hits a line drive into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Ceccarelli
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomson. Cunningham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grammas vs. Ceccarelli
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/21/1959 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N) Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Taylor T, 2b 5 2 2 0 Blasingame D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Dark A, 3b 3 2 1 0 Gray D, ph 0 0 0 0 Marshall J, 1b 4 1 3 4 Katt R, c 0 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 4 1 2 1 Cimoli G, lf 4 0 0 0 Schult A, lf 5 1 1 0 White B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Moryn W, rf 3 1 2 1 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, pr-rf 1 0 0 0 Cunningham J, rf 4 0 2 0 Taylor S, c 4 0 2 2 Grammas A, ss 4 1 1 0 Altman G, cf 5 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 2 1 1 2 Ceccarelli A, p 5 0 0 0 Smith H, c 2 0 1 0 Jablonski R, ph 1 0 0 0 Shannon W, 2b 0 0 0 0 Jackson L, p 2 0 0 0 Stone D, p 0 0 0 0 Oliver G, ph 1 0 0 0 Blaylock G, p 0 0 0 0 Urban J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 8 13 8 31 2 7 2 Chicago 010 002 104 -- 8 St.Louis 000 020 000 -- 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Ceccarelli A (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Jackson L (L)* 7.0 9 4 4 4 2 Stone D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Blaylock G+ 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 Urban J 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th + Pitched to 4 batters in 9th E -- Flood C DP -- Chicago 2 LOB -- Chicago 10, St.Louis 4 2B -- Moryn W, Cunningham J HR -- Moryn W, Flood C, Marshall J, Banks E SB -- Taylor T CS -- Blasingame D T -- 2:40 A -- 25585
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