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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 5, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 5, 1940 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Smith |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 3,128 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Rusty Peters | Second Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Skeeter Webb | Second Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Smith | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 5, 1940
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Smith
Weatherly hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Smith
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Smith
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trosky vs. Smith
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Smith
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Smith
Keltner hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Harder
Webb hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Harder
Kreevich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Harder
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Smith
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Smith
Hemsley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Peters moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harder vs. Smith
Harder is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Peters scores. Hemsley moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weatherly vs. Smith
Weatherly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hemsley scores. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Smith
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Smith
There goes Weatherly. The throw from Tresh and he is safe. Weatherly steals third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trosky vs. Smith
Trosky takes first base on ball four. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Smith
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to home to get Weatherly. Boudreau moves to third. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Smith
Keltner hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Harder
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Harder
Wright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Harder
Appling hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Harder
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Peters misplays the ball. That's an error on Peters. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kennedy vs. Harder
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Smith
Larry Rosenthal now playing left field.
Peters hits a fly ball into left field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Smith
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Smith
Harder hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harder
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Peters scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Harder
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Harder
Kreevich hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Weatherly is chasing the ball. Kreevich rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Harder
Kuhel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly. Kuhel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosenthal vs. Harder
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Peters scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Smith
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Smith
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rosenthal. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Smith
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Smith
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Bell reaches second base with a double. Trosky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Smith
Keltner hits a fly ball into left field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Harder
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Harder
Appling takes first base on ball four. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Harder
Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Harder
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Smith
Peters hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Smith
Hemsley hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Smith
Harder hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harder
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Harder
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Harder
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Peters scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Smith
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Appleton
Pete Appleton now pitching.
Boudreau bunts towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to third. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trosky vs. Appleton
Trosky is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Appleton
Bell hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Appleton
Keltner takes first base on ball four. Chapman scores. Weatherly moves to third. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Peters vs. Appleton
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Harder
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Harder
Rosenthal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Peters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Harder
Wright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Harder
Appling hits a line drive into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Appleton
Hemsley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Appleton
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Appleton
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Appleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Harder
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Harder
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appleton vs. Harder
Appleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Peters scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webb vs. Harder
Webb hits a line drive into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Appleton
Tom Turner now catching.
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright who is chasing the ball. Weatherly reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. Appleton
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Weatherly scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Appleton
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Appleton
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Appleton
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peters vs. Appleton
Peters hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rosenthal. Peters reaches second base with a double. Trosky scores. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Appleton
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Peters scores. View Play -
Indians, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harder vs. Appleton
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Harder
Kreevich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Harder
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Harder
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Harder
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Appleton
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Appleton
Weatherly hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Webb reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Appleton
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Harder
Appling hits a popup towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Harder
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Harder
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 10 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Harder
Jackie Hayes pinch hits for Pete Appleton.
Hayes is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1940 -- Cleveland at Chicago
Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Chapman B, lf 4 2 1 1 Webb S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Weatherly R, cf 5 1 2 1 Kreevich M, cf 4 1 2 1
Boudreau L, ss 5 1 3 2 Kuhel J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Trosky H, 1b 1 2 1 1 Solters M, lf 1 0 0 0
Bell B, rf 5 1 2 1 Rosenthal L, lf 3 0 0 0
Keltner K, 3b 4 0 0 1 Wright T, rf 2 0 1 0
Peters R, 2b 5 2 1 2 Appling L, ss 3 0 0 0
Hemsley R, c 5 1 2 1 Tresh M, c 2 0 0 0
Harder M, p 5 0 0 0 Turner T, c 1 0 0 0
Kennedy B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Smith E, p 2 0 0 0
Appleton P, p 1 0 0 0
Hayes J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 10 12 10 32 1 5 1
Cleveland 030 201 040 -- 10
Chicago 001 000 000 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (W) 9.0 5 1 1 4 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Smith E (L)* 5.0 8 6 5 5 1
Appleton P 4.0 4 4 4 3 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Smith E, Peters R
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 11, Chicago 8
2B -- Kuhel J, Boudreau L, Bell B, Peters R
3B -- Weatherly R
HR -- Kreevich M
SB -- Boudreau L, Chapman B, Weatherly R
SH -- Boudreau L
T -- 2:05
A -- 3128
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