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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 12, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 12, 1931 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Haines |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Watty Clark |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Ted McGrew 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Third Baseman |
| Wally Roettger | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
| Pepper Martin | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
| Charlie Gelbert | Shortstop |
| Jesse Haines | Pitcher |
| Gabby Street | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Frederick | Center Fielder |
| Neal Finn | Second Baseman |
| Del Bissonette | First Baseman |
| Babe Herman | Right Fielder |
| Lefty O'Doul | Left Fielder |
| Wally Gilbert | Third Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Gordon Slade | Shortstop |
| Watty Clark | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 12, 1931
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Clark
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bissonette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Clark
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Clark
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Clark
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hafey vs. Clark
Hafey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frisch scores. Bottomley moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Clark
There goes Hafey. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Hafey steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Clark
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Clark
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Haines
Frederick hits a fly ball into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Haines
Finn strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Haines
Bissonette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Clark
Gelbert bunts towards the mound. Clark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haines vs. Clark
Haines bunts towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gelbert moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Clark
The ball gets by Lopez for a passed ball. Gelbert moves to third. Haines moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Clark
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to home to get Gelbert. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roettger vs. Clark
Roettger bunts in front of the plate. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Haines moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Frisch vs. Clark
Frisch is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bottomley vs. Clark
Bottomley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Haines
Herman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Herman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Doul vs. Haines
O'Doul hits a fly ball into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herman moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gilbert vs. Haines
Gilbert hits a line drive into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Haines
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Clark
Hafey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul. Hafey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Clark
Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul. Martin reaches second base with a double. Hafey scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Clark
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gelbert vs. Clark
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert juggles the ball. That's an error on Gilbert. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haines vs. Clark
Haines bunts towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin scores. Gelbert moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Clark
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Haines
Slade hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Haines
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slade moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frederick vs. Haines
Frederick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Finn vs. Haines
Finn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Clark
Roettger strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Clark
Frisch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Clark
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Clark
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Haines
Bissonette strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Haines
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops it up and throws to first, with Haines covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Haines
O'Doul hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Clark
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clark
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Clark
Gelbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haines vs. Clark
Haines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Haines
Gilbert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Haines
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slade vs. Haines
Slade hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Haines
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frederick vs. Haines
Frederick hits a line drive into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Clark
Adams is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roettger vs. Clark
Roettger bunts towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Clark
Frisch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bottomley vs. Clark
Bottomley hits a popup towards short. Slade settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Haines
Finn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Haines
Bissonette hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Haines
Herman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Doul vs. Haines
O'Doul hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herman moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilbert vs. Haines
Gilbert hits a line drive into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Clark
Hafey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Clark
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clark
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Clark
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Haines
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Haines
Slade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Haines
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frederick vs. Haines
Frederick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haines vs. Clark
Haines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Clark
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Clark
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heimach vs. Haines
Fred Heimach pinch hits for Neal Finn.
Heimach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Haines
Val Picinich pinch runs for Fred Heimach.
Bissonette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Picinich moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Haines
Herman hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Doul vs. Haines
O'Doul hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley fields it and throws to second for the out. Picinich moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilbert vs. Haines
Gilbert hits a line drive towards short. Gelbert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Clark
Fresco Thompson now playing second base.
Frisch hits a line drive into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Clark
Bottomley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Clark
Hafey hits a popup towards short. Slade settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Clark
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Clark
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Martin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gelbert vs. Clark
Gelbert hits a popup towards short. Slade settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Haines
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Haines
Slade hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hafey. Slade reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sothern vs. Haines
Denny Sothern pinch hits for Watty Clark.
Sothern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frederick vs. Haines
Frederick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Haines
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1931, game 1 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Adams S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Frederick J, cf 5 0 0 0
Roettger W, rf 4 0 0 0 Finn N, 2b 3 0 0 0
Frisch F, 2b 4 1 1 0 Heimach F, ph 1 0 1 0
Bottomley J, 1b 5 1 3 1 Picinich V, pr 0 0 0 0
Hafey C, lf 5 1 3 1 Thompson F, 2b 1 0 0 0
Martin P, cf 4 2 2 1 Bissonette D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Wilson J, c 5 0 2 1 Herman B, rf 3 0 1 0
Gelbert C, ss 4 0 1 0 O'Doul L, lf 4 0 1 0
Haines J, p 2 0 0 1 Gilbert W, 3b 4 0 1 0
Lopez A, c 4 0 1 0
Slade G, ss 4 0 2 0
Clark W, p 3 0 2 0
Sothern D, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 12 5 37 0 11 0
St.Louis 102 000 002 -- 5
Brooklyn 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Haines J (W) 9.0 11 0 0 1 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Clark W (L) 9.0 12 5 4 3 2
E -- Gilbert W
DP -- St.Louis 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- St.Louis 12, Brooklyn 11
2B -- Herman B, Hafey C, Martin P, Wilson J, Slade G
HR -- Bottomley J
SB -- Hafey C
SH -- Haines J 2, Roettger W
HBP -- by Clark W (Adams S)
PB -- Lopez A
T -- 1:56
A -- 0
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