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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 23, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on June 23, 1973 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 23, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 23, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Jefferson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Marty Pattin |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 30,676 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Bill Haller |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Merv Rettenmund | Left Fielder |
Rich Coggins | Right Fielder |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Earl Williams | First Baseman |
Don Baylor | DH |
Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Larry Brown | Third Baseman |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
Carlton Fisk | DH |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
John Kennedy | Second Baseman |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 23, 1973
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Pattin
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Pattin
Coggins hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Pattin
Blair hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Blair reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Pattin
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Montgomery settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jefferson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jefferson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Jefferson
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Jefferson
Fisk hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Fisk reaches second base with a double. Guerrero moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Jefferson
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards first. Williams catches it, and he's got Guerrero trapped. He throws to Hendricks, who throws to Brown, who tags Guerrero for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Pattin
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Pattin
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Pattin
There goes Grich. The throw from Montgomery and he is out, Kennedy applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Pattin
Hendricks is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jefferson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Jefferson
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Jefferson
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Pattin
Belanger hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pattin
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Pattin
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Jefferson
Montgomery hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Jefferson
Kennedy hits a line drive towards third. Brown catches it and throws to first to double up Montgomery. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jefferson
Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blair who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Guerrero vs. Jefferson
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Pattin
Coggins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Pattin
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pattin
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Pattin
Baylor is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Jefferson
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Jefferson
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jefferson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Pattin
Grich hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Pattin
Hendricks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Hendricks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Pattin
Belanger hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Pattin
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Jefferson
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Jefferson
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Jefferson
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Pattin
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Pattin
Coggins hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Pattin
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pattin
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Jefferson
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jefferson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jefferson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Jefferson
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Jefferson
Fisk hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Pattin
Baylor is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Pattin
Pattin fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Pattin. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Pattin
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grich for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendricks vs. Pattin
Hendricks is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Pattin
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Pattin
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baylor scores. Hendricks moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rettenmund vs. Pattin
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Jefferson
Brooks Robinson now playing third base.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jefferson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jefferson
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Jefferson
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Jefferson
Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Montgomery vs. Jefferson
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Pattin
Coggins hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Pattin
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pattin
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Pattin
Baylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Pattin
Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Jefferson
Ben Oglivie pinch hits for John Kennedy.
Oglivie hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jefferson
Miller bunts towards the mound. Jefferson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Jefferson
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger misplays the ball. That's an error on Belanger. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Jefferson
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Pattin
Luis Aparicio now playing shortstop. Mario Guerrero now playing second base.
Hendricks strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Pattin
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pattin
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Pattin
Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coggins vs. Pattin
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Jefferson
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jefferson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jefferson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Jefferson
Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Jefferson
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Pattin
Blair hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Blair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Pattin
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blair scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Newhauser
Don Newhauser now pitching.
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards second. Guerrero fields it and throws to first for one. The throw to second, and they've got Williams trapped. There's the throw back to Guerrero who tags Williams for the double play. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Newhauser
Grich is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 10
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Jefferson
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Jefferson
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Jefferson
Miller hits a popup towards first. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Jefferson
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/23/1973, game 2 -- Baltimore at Boston (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Rettenmund M, lf 5 0 1 0 Miller R, rf 5 0 1 0 Coggins R, rf 5 0 1 0 Guerrero M, ss-2b 3 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 5 1 4 0 Fisk C, dh 4 0 1 0 Williams E, 1b 5 0 2 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0 Baylor D, dh 4 1 0 0 Smith R, cf 4 0 1 0 Grich B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 1 1 1 Hendricks E, c 3 0 1 0 Cater D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Belanger M, ss 4 0 0 0 Montgomery B, c 4 0 1 0 Brown L, 3b 3 0 1 1 Kennedy J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 1 0 1 0 Oglivie B, ph 1 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 2 11 2 35 1 7 1 Baltimore 000 000 100 1 -- 2 Boston 000 000 001 0 -- 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Jefferson J (W) 10.0 7 1 1 3 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Pattin M (L)* 9.0 11 2 2 2 5 Newhauser D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 10th E -- Pattin M, Belanger M DP -- Baltimore 3, Boston 1 LOB -- Baltimore 10, Boston 7 2B -- Fisk C, Hendricks E, Blair P 3B -- Blair P, Miller R HR -- Petrocelli R CS -- Grich B HBP -- by Pattin M (Baylor D) T -- 2:45 A -- 30676
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