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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 28, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 28, 1947 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Wyse |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vic Lombardi |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 22,375 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Second Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Hank Wyse | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Left Fielder |
| Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
| Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Vic Lombardi | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 28, 1947
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Lombardi
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Lombardi
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Lombardi
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Lombardi
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Lombardi
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Wyse
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Wyse
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Wyse
Reiser hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Wyse
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Hermanski vs. Wyse
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Jorgensen vs. Wyse
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Jorgensen reaches second base with a double. Stanky scores. Vaughan scores. Hermanski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Borowy
Hank Borowy now pitching.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jorgensen scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Borowy
Rojek takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Borowy
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Lombardi
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Lombardi
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Lombardi
Jurges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Aberson vs. Lombardi
Cliff Aberson pinch hits for Hank Borowy.
Aberson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Lombardi
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Stanky fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Chipman
Bob Chipman now pitching.
Stanky hits a line drive towards third. Lowrey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Chipman
Robinson bunts towards third. Lowrey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Chipman
Reiser bunts towards third. Lowrey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Chipman
Vaughan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Chipman
Carl Furillo pinch hits for Gene Hermanski.
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Lombardi
Carl Furillo now playing right field.
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields the ball and throws to Lombardi covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Lombardi
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Lombardi
Cavarretta bunts towards the mound. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Chipman
Jorgensen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Chipman
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Chipman
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Lombardi
McCullough hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Lombardi
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Lombardi
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Lombardi
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Chipman
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Chipman
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Chipman
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chipman vs. Lombardi
Chipman hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Lombardi
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Lombardi
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Chipman
Reiser hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Chipman
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Chipman
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jorgensen vs. Chipman
Jorgensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Kush
Emil Kush now pitching.
Edwards takes first base on ball four. Jorgensen moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Kush
Dixie Walker pinch hits for Stan Rojek.
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. Kush
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Lombardi
Eddie Miksis now playing shortstop.
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Lombardi
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Lombardi
McCullough takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching.
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Dallessandro vs. Behrman
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Bobby Sturgeon.
Dallessandro hits a line drive into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Kush
Stan Hack now playing third base. Peanuts Lowrey now playing second base.
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Kush
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Reiser vs. Kush
Reiser strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Kush
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanky moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Kush
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to home to get Stanky. Robinson moves to third. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Jorgensen vs. Kush
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kush fields it and throws to home to get Robinson. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Behrman
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Behrman
Marv Rickert pinch hits for Emil Kush.
Rickert hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Behrman
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Passeau
Claude Passeau now pitching.
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Passeau
Miksis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Behrman vs. Passeau
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Behrman vs. Passeau
Behrman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowrey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Behrman
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Behrman
Pafko hits a line drive into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Behrman
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Behrman
The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Behrman
McCullough strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Passeau
Stanky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Stanky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Passeau
Robinson bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Reiser vs. Passeau
Reiser hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanky scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Passeau
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Passeau
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Jorgensen vs. Passeau
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Behrman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Behrman
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Behrman
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1947 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Lowrey P, 3b-2b 4 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 4 2 2 0
Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 2 0 Robinson J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Pafko A, cf 4 0 1 0 Reiser P, cf 5 0 1 1
Cavarretta P, lf 3 0 1 0 Vaughan A, lf 4 2 3 0
McCullough C, c 3 0 0 0 Hermanski G, rf 0 1 0 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 2 2 2 Furillo C, ph-rf 4 0 2 0
Sturgeon B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Jorgensen S, 3b 5 1 2 4
Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0 Edwards B, c 3 0 1 1
Hack S, 3b 1 0 0 0 Rojek S, ss 1 0 0 0
Jurges B, ss 3 0 0 0 Walker D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wyse H, p 0 0 0 0 Miksis E, ss 1 0 1 0
Borowy H, p 0 0 0 0 Lombardi V, p 3 0 0 0
Aberson C, ph 1 0 0 0 Behrman H, p 1 0 0 0
Chipman B, p 1 0 0 0
Kush E, p 0 0 0 0
Rickert M, ph 1 0 0 0
Passeau C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 6 2 35 6 13 6
Chicago 010 100 000 -- 2
Brooklyn 400 010 01x -- 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wyse H (L) 0.2 2 4 4 2 0
Borowy H 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Chipman B 3.1 4 1 1 1 1
Kush E 1.2 2 0 0 2 1
Passeau C 2.0 4 1 1 0 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Lombardi V (W) 5.1 5 2 2 3 1
Behrman H (S) 3.2 1 0 0 0 1
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Brooklyn 12
2B -- Jorgensen S, Stanky E
HR -- Nicholson B 2
SH -- Robinson J
PB -- Edwards B
T -- 2:36
A -- 22375
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