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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 9, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 9, 1980 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Stanley |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 28,597 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Jim McKean 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Larry Barnett |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | DH |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Jim Dwyer | Center Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 9, 1980
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stanley
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Stanley
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Stanley
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Leonard
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Leonard
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Stanley
Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Porter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Stanley
Aikens hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Porter scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Stanley
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Stanley
Hurdle hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Leonard
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dwyer vs. Leonard
Dwyer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. Perez scores. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stanley
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Stanley
There goes White. The throw from Rader and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Stanley
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Stanley
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Stanley
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Stanley
Brett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dwyer who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple. Washington scores. McRae goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Stanley
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aikens vs. Stanley
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aikens for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Leonard
Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Leonard
Remy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Leonard
Burleson bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to third for the out. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Remy moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Stanley
Wathan hits a popup towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Stanley
Hurdle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Hurdle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Stanley
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Stanley
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. Hurdle moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Stanley
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Leonard
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Leonard
Dwyer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Stanley
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Stanley
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Stanley
Porter hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Stanley
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Leonard
Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Rader reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Leonard
Remy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Remy reaches second base with a double. Rader scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Leonard
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Leonard
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Stanley
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Stanley
Hurdle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Stanley
White hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wathan moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Washington vs. Stanley
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to home to get Wathan. White moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Stanley
Wilson hits a line drive to right field. Evans throws towards the plate. Rader fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rader. White scores. Washington moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Stanley
McRae is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brett vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Brett takes first base on ball four. Washington scores. Wilson moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Porter vs. Burgmeier
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Leonard
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Leonard
Dwyer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Burgmeier
Aikens hits a fly ball towards center. Dwyer settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Dwyer. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Burgmeier
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Burgmeier
Hurdle hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Leonard
Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Leonard
Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Rader reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Remy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burleson vs. Quisenberry
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. Rader scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Quisenberry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Quisenberry
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Burleson scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Quisenberry
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Hobson vs. Quisenberry
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burgmeier
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Burgmeier
Washington is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Burgmeier
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Quisenberry
Pete LaCock now playing first base.
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Quisenberry
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quisenberry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Quisenberry
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Remy vs. Quisenberry
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Burgmeier
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Burgmeier
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Burgmeier
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez juggles the ball. That's an error on Perez. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Burgmeier
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Burgmeier covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Quisenberry
Bob Detherage now playing left field.
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Quisenberry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Quisenberry covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Quisenberry
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Quisenberry
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1980 -- Kansas City at Boston (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf 5 0 1 1 Remy J, 2b 5 0 3 1
McRae H, lf 4 2 2 0 Burleson R, ss 5 1 0 1
Detherage B, lf 0 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 5 0 1 0
Brett G, 3b 4 0 1 3 Rice J, dh 5 0 2 1
Porter D, dh 3 1 1 1 Perez T, 1b 5 1 1 0
Aikens W, 1b 4 0 1 1 Hobson B, 3b 4 0 1 0
LaCock P, 1b 1 0 0 0 Dwyer J, cf 3 0 0 0
Wathan J, c 4 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 4 1 1 1
Hurdle C, rf 4 0 1 0 Rader D, c 4 2 4 0
White F, 2b 3 1 2 0
Washington U, ss 3 2 0 0
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35 6 10 6 40 5 13 4
Kansas City 012 012 000 -- 6
Boston 010 010 300 -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W)* 6.0 9 4 4 0 4
Quisenberry D (S) 3.0 4 1 1 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stanley B (L) 5.2 10 6 6 4 2
Burgmeier T 3.1 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Rader D, Dwyer J, Brett G, Perez T
DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 3
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Boston 9
2B -- Porter D, Hurdle C, McRae H, Rader D 2, Remy J
3B -- Brett G
HR -- Evans D
SB -- White F
SF -- Porter D
WP -- Leonard D
T -- 2:46
A -- 28597
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