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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 31, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 31, 1918 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Hendrix |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Rudolph |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 1,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Lord Byron 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Bill McCabe | Second Baseman |
| Rollie Zeider | Third Baseman |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Claude Hendrix | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Jim Kelly | Left Fielder |
| Red Massey | Center Fielder |
| Al Wickland | Right Fielder |
| Red Smith | Third Baseman |
| Ed Konetchy | First Baseman |
| Art Wilson | Catcher |
| Jimmy Smith | Shortstop |
| Dick Rudolph | Pitcher |
| George Stallings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 31, 1918
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Rudolph
Flack hits a fly ball into center field. Massey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Rudolph
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Rudolph
Mann hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wickland. Mann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paskert vs. Rudolph
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Hendrix
Herzog hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Killefer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hendrix
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Hendrix
Massey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wickland vs. Hendrix
Wickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Rudolph
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCabe vs. Rudolph
McCabe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konetchy scoops it up and throws to first, with Herzog covering, for the out. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zeider vs. Rudolph
Zeider hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killefer vs. Rudolph
Killefer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Massey throws the ball in to Konetchy who tags Killefer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Merkle scores. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hendrix
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCabe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Hendrix
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCabe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hendrix
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hendrix
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrix vs. Rudolph
Hendrix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Rudolph
Flack bunts towards the mound. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out. Hendrix moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hollocher vs. Rudolph
Hollocher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mann vs. Rudolph
Mann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hendrix scores. Hollocher moves to third. Mann moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Paskert vs. Rudolph
Paskert hits a fly ball into center field. Massey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hollocher tags and scores. Mann tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merkle vs. Rudolph
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Hendrix
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Killefer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Hendrix
Herzog hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Killefer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hendrix
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCabe vs. Rudolph
McCabe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Rudolph
Zeider bunts towards the mound. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out. McCabe moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killefer vs. Rudolph
Killefer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Massey. Killefer reaches second base with a double. McCabe scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrix vs. Rudolph
Hendrix hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flack vs. Rudolph
Flack hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Hendrix
Massey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wickland vs. Hendrix
Wickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hendrix
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konetchy vs. Hendrix
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher misplays the ball. That's an error on Hollocher. Wickland moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Hendrix
There's a wild pitch. Wickland moves to third. Konetchy moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Hendrix
The runners advance on the error. Wickland scores. Konetchy moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Hendrix
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Rudolph
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Rudolph
Mann hits a popup towards first. Konetchy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Rudolph
Paskert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Rudolph
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hendrix
Smith bunts towards the mound. Hendrix fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudolph vs. Hendrix
Rudolph hits a popup towards third. Zeider settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Hendrix
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCabe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Hendrix
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher misplays the ball. That's an error on Hollocher. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Massey vs. Hendrix
Massey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Massey for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCabe vs. Rudolph
McCabe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Rudolph
Zeider bunts towards the mound. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out. McCabe moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killefer vs. Rudolph
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith. McCabe moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hendrix vs. Rudolph
Hendrix hits a popup towards the mound. Rudolph catches it and throws to first to double up Killefer. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wickland vs. Hendrix
Wickland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hendrix
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Hendrix
Konetchy bunts in front of the plate. Killefer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Rudolph
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Rudolph
Hollocher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Rudolph
Mann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hollocher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paskert vs. Rudolph
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Paskert vs. Rudolph
Paskert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merkle vs. Rudolph
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. Hollocher scores. Mann moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCabe vs. Rudolph
There go the runners. The throw from Wilson to Smith covering second. The throw back to home, and Mann is out at the plate. Merkle moves to second. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hendrix
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hendrix
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Hendrix
Rudolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Hendrix
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCabe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCabe vs. Rudolph
McCabe hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Rudolph
Zeider hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Rudolph
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hendrix
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Massey vs. Hendrix
Massey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wickland vs. Hendrix
Wickland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wickland for the out. Kelly scores. Massey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Hendrix
Smith hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Massey scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konetchy vs. Carter
Paul Carter now pitching.
Konetchy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Carter
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Konetchy moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Tyler
Lefty Tyler now pitching.
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. Konetchy tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henry vs. Tyler
John Henry pinch hits for Dick Rudolph.
There goes Wilson. The throw from Killefer and he is out, Hollocher applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyler vs. George
Lefty George now pitching.
Tyler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. George
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. George
Hollocher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. George
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Smith fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Tyler
Johnny Rawlings pinch hits for Lefty George.
Rawlings hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCabe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Tyler
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Tyler
Kelly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1918 -- Chicago at BSN (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI BSN AB R H RBI
Flack M, rf 4 0 0 0 Buck Herzog, 2b 5 0 0 0
Hollocher C, ss 4 2 2 0 Jim Kelly, lf 5 1 1 0
Mann L, lf 5 0 3 1 Red Massey, cf 3 1 2 0
Paskert D, cf 1 0 0 1 Al Wickland, rf 4 1 0 1
Merkle F, 1b 4 1 1 1 Red Smith, 3b 4 1 1 1
McCabe B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Ed Konetchy, 1b 4 0 1 0
Zeider R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Art Wilson, c 3 0 1 0
Killefer B, c 4 0 2 2 Jimmy Smith, ss 3 0 1 1
Hendrix C, p 3 1 0 0 Dick Rudolph, p 3 0 1 0
Carter P, p 0 0 0 0 John Henry, ph 0 0 0 0
Tyler L, p 1 0 0 0 Lefty George, p 0 0 0 0
Johnny Rawlings, ph 1 0 0 0
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31 5 9 5 35 4 8 3
Chicago 012 100 100 -- 5
BSN 000 100 030 -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hendrix C (W) 7.1 7 4 3 1 2
Carter P* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Tyler L (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Dick Rudolph (L) 8.0 8 5 3 4 0
Lefty George 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Jimmy Smith 2, Hollocher C 2, Hendrix C
DP -- BSN 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, BSN 7
2B -- Mann L, Killefer B
SB -- Mann L, Hollocher C
CS -- Mann L, Art Wilson
SH -- Flack M, Zeider R 2
SF -- Paskert D, Jimmy Smith
WP -- Hendrix C
T -- 2:12
A -- 1000
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