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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 30, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 30, 1949 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buddy Lively |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Howie Pollet |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 28,992 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Lon Warneke 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Dixie Howell | Catcher |
| Buddy Lively | Pitcher |
| Bucky Walters | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | Center Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Kazak | Third Baseman |
| Rocky Nelson | First Baseman |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Howie Pollet | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 30, 1949
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Pollet
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Pollet
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Pollet
Stallcup strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Lively
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Lively
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Lively
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lively
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Merriman. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. There goes Musial trying to get to home. Merriman throws the ball in to Bloodworth who relays the ball to Howell who tags Musial, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Pollet
Litwhiler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Pollet
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kazak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Pollet
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Pollet
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Lively
Northey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kazak vs. Lively
Kazak hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Lively
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Lively
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lively fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Pollet
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kazak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lively vs. Pollet
Lively hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Pollet
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Lively
Pollet hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Lively
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Lively
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bloodworth. Pollet moves to third. Marion moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Lively
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Lively
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pollet scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northey vs. Lively
Northey hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Pollet
Merriman hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Pollet
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Pollet
Litwhiler is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazak vs. Lively
Kazak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup misplays the ball. That's an error on Stallcup. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Lively
Nelson bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out. Kazak moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garagiola vs. Lively
Garagiola hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pollet vs. Lively
Pollet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Lively
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Pollet
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Pollet
Bloodworth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Pollet
Wyrostek hits a line drive towards the mound. Pollet reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Lively
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Lively
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lively
Slaughter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Lively
Northey hits a line drive towards first. Kluszewski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazak vs. Lively
Kazak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Litwhiler throws the ball in to Bloodworth who tags Kazak, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Pollet
Chuck Diering now playing center field. Stan Musial now playing right field.
Howell hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Pollet
Chuck Kress pinch hits for Buddy Lively.
Kress hits a line drive towards third. Kazak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Pollet
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Pollet
Merriman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kazak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Peterson
Kent Peterson now pitching.
Nelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Litwhiler. Nelson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garagiola vs. Peterson
Garagiola takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pollet vs. Peterson
Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to third for the out. Garagiola moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Peterson
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garagiola scores. Pollet moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Peterson
Marion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pollet moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Musial vs. Fanovich
Frank Fanovich now pitching.
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Fanovich
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Pollet
Stallcup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Pollet
Litwhiler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Pollet
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Pollet
Bloodworth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wyrostek vs. Pollet
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Fanovich
Diering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kazak vs. Fanovich
Kazak bunts in front of the plate. Howell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Diering moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Fanovich
Nelson bunts towards the mound. Fanovich picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Fanovich. Diering scores. Kazak moves to third. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garagiola vs. Fanovich
Garagiola hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pollet vs. Fanovich
Pollet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schoendienst vs. Fanovich
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kazak scores. Nelson scores. Pollet moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Blackwell
Ewell Blackwell now pitching.
Marion is hit by the pitch. Pollet moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Musial vs. Blackwell
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Blackwell
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup misplays the ball. That's an error on Stallcup. Pollet scores. Schoendienst scores. Marion moves to third. Slaughter moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Diering vs. Blackwell
Hal Rice pinch runs for Enos Slaughter.
Diering strikes out. Howell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Diering out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Pollet
Hal Rice now playing left field.
Howell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Pollet
Blackwell hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Pollet
Adams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazak vs. Blackwell
Kazak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Blackwell
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kazak moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garagiola vs. Blackwell
Garagiola hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pollet vs. Blackwell
Pollet hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Blackwell
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Pollet
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Pollet
Stallcup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Pollet
Litwhiler takes first base on ball four. Stallcup moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Pollet
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stallcup scores. Litwhiler moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bloodworth vs. Pollet
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Litwhiler scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Pollet
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howell vs. Pollet
Howell is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1949, game 2 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 6 1 2 3
Merriman L, cf 4 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 4 0 1 0
Stallcup V, ss 4 1 2 0 Musial S, cf-rf 3 1 1 0
Litwhiler D, lf 2 1 0 0 Slaughter E, lf 5 1 2 3
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 1 Rice H, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Northey R, rf 2 0 0 0
Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 1 0 Diering C, cf 1 1 0 0
Howell D, c 4 0 0 0 Kazak E, 3b 5 1 3 0
Lively B, p 1 0 0 0 Nelson R, 1b 4 1 3 0
Kress C, ph 1 0 0 0 Garagiola J, c 4 1 0 0
Peterson K, p 0 0 0 0 Pollet H, p 3 2 1 0
Fanovich F, p 0 0 0 0
Blackwell E, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 5 2 37 9 13 6
Cincinnati 000 000 002 -- 2
St.Louis 001 021 50x -- 9
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Lively B (L) 5.0 5 3 2 4 0
Peterson K 0.1 3 1 1 1 0
Fanovich F 1.0 3 5 3 2 0
Blackwell E 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet H (W) 9.0 5 2 2 3 4
E -- Bloodworth J, Stallcup V 3, Fanovich F
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, St.Louis 13
2B -- Slaughter E, Nelson R, Wyrostek J
HR -- Slaughter E
SH -- Nelson R
HBP -- by Blackwell E (Marion M)
T -- 2:42
A -- 28992
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