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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 7, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 7, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Schmidt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brooks Lawrence |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 18,229 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Stan Landes |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Willard Schmidt | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Brooks Lawrence | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 7, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Lawrence
Blasingame hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lawrence
Dark hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Lawrence
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Schmidt
Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Schmidt
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Schmidt
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Schmidt
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Schmidt
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Lawrence
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Lawrence
Moon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lawrence
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lawrence
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Lawrence
Del Greco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Schmidt
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Schmidt
Jablonski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Schmidt
McMillan 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
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Lawrence
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Lawrence
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lawrence
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Schmidt
Lawrence 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Schmidt
Temple 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Schmidt
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Lawrence
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Lawrence
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Lawrence
Moon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Moon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Lawrence
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Schmidt
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Schmidt
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Schmidt
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Schmidt
There goes Post. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Post steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Schmidt
Bailey hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Schmidt
Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lawrence
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Lawrence
Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Lawrence
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it and throws to third for the out. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Lawrence
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. Del Greco moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Lawrence
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Dark reaches second base with a double. Del Greco scores. Blasingame goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Lawrence
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Schmidt
McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Schmidt
Lawrence hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Schmidt
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Lawrence
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Lawrence
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Lawrence
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lawrence
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Schmidt
Rocky Nelson now playing first base.
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Schmidt
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Schmidt
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Post vs. Schmidt
Post hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Schmidt
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Lawrence
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Lawrence
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Willard Schmidt.
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Lawrence
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Lawrence
Dark hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Konstanty
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Konstanty
Lawrence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Lawrence
Rocky Bridges now playing third base.
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Lawrence
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Lawrence
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Rip Repulski pinch hits for Whitey Lockman.
Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Nuxhall
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Nuxhall
Del Greco is hit by the pitch. Moon moves to third. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morgan vs. Freeman
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Jim Konstanty. Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moon scores. Repulski scores. Del Greco moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blasingame vs. Freeman
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching. Rip Repulski now playing left field.
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jackson
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jackson
Bell 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
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Freeman
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Freeman
Nelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Nelson reaches second base with a double. Dark goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Freeman
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Freeman
There's a wild pitch. Nelson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Freeman
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Jackson
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Jackson
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Jackson
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Jackson
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowe vs. Jackson
George Crowe pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Crowe is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1956 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Temple J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 5 1 2 2 Robinson F, lf 4 1 1 0
Musial S, 1b 3 0 0 0 Bell G, cf 3 0 1 0
Nelson R, 1b 1 1 1 1 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 5 1 0 0 Post W, rf 3 2 1 2
Moon W, rf 5 2 5 1 Bailey E, c 3 1 1 2
Lockman W, lf 3 0 0 0 Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Repulski R, ph-lf 2 1 1 1 Bridges R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Smith H, c 4 0 2 0 Burgess S, ph 1 0 1 0
Del Greco B, cf 3 1 1 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0
Schmidt W, p 2 0 0 0 Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0
Sauer H, ph 1 0 0 0 Lawrence B, p 3 0 0 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 0 0 0 0
Morgan B, ph 1 0 1 2 Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0
Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0 Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 8 14 7 32 4 6 4
St.Louis 010 020 032 -- 8
Cincinnati 000 202 000 -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt W 6.0 5 4 4 2 1
Konstanty J (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Jackson L (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence B (L) 7.1 9 5 5 1 2
Nuxhall J 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Freeman H 0.2 4 2 2 0 0
Fowler A 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- St.Louis 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Cincinnati 4
2B -- Moon W, Dark A, Nelson R
HR -- Moon W, Bailey E, Post W
SB -- Post W
HBP -- by Nuxhall J (Del Greco B)
WP -- Freeman H
T -- 2:28
A -- 18229
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