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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
April 25, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the New York Giants, played on April 25, 1948 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 25, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 25, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobo Newsom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Conway | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bobo Newsom | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Heath | Right Fielder |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Third Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
April 25, 1948
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conway vs. Sain
Conway hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Sain
There goes Gordon. The throw from Salkeld and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Newsom
Stanky hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Conway reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Newsom
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Newsom
Torgeson hits a line drive towards short. Kerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Sain
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sain
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Sain
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Sain
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Sain
Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to third. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Newsom vs. Sain
Newsom strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Newsom
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Newsom
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Conway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Newsom
Salkeld strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conway vs. Sain
Conway hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Sain
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Newsom
Sturgeon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Newsom
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Conway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Newsom
Sain hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Conway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sain
Marshall 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 -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Sain
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sturgeon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Sain
Lohrke hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Newsom
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Newsom
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Newsom
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Newsom
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Newsom
Heath strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Sain
Kerr hits a line drive towards third. Sturgeon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Sain
Newsom hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conway vs. Sain
Conway hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Newsom moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newsom scores. There goes Conway trying to get to third. Heath throws the ball in to Sturgeon, who tags Conway for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Sain
There goes Lockman. The throw from Salkeld and he is out, Stanky applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Newsom
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Newsom
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Newsom
Buddy Blattner now playing second base.
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lockman. Dark reaches second base with a double. Sturgeon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sain vs. Newsom
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanky vs. Newsom
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Sain
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first, with Sain covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sain
Marshall 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
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Newsom
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Newsom
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Newsom
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Sain
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Sain
Lohrke strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Sain
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sturgeon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Newsom
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Newsom
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Newsom
Sturgeon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lockman. Sturgeon reaches second base with a double. Salkeld moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Newsom
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sain vs. Newsom
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Salkeld scores. Sturgeon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanky vs. Newsom
Stanky bunts towards the mound. Newsom fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sain moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Newsom
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Sain
Newsom hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Sain
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Torgeson hits a popup towards the mound. Trinkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Trinkle
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Trinkle
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Trinkle
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trinkle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Sain
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Sain
Marshall hits a line drive into center field. Russell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Russell. Mize moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Sain
Bobby Rhawn pinch runs for Johnny Mize.
Cooper is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lohrke vs. Sain
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to home to get Rhawn. Marshall moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kerr vs. Sain
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Marshall scores. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trinkle vs. Sain
Trinkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Trinkle
Johnny McCarthy now playing first base.
Sturgeon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Trinkle
Dark bunts towards the mound. Trinkle fields it and throws to first for the out. Sturgeon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Trinkle
Frank McCormick pinch hits for Johnny Sain.
McCormick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Trinkle
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sturgeon scores. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Trinkle
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trinkle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. White
Ernie White now pitching.
Blattner hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. White
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. White picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on White. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. White
Gordon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarthy vs. White
McCarthy strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. White
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Hogue
Bobby Hogue now pitching.
Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Hogue
Lohrke hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Trinkle
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Trinkle
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Trinkle
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lockman. Heath reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Salkeld vs. Trinkle
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/25/1948, game 1 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Conway J, 2b 3 0 2 0 Stanky E, 2b 5 0 2 1
Blattner B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Russell J, cf 5 0 1 0
Lockman W, cf 5 1 2 1 Torgeson E, 1b 5 0 2 0
Gordon S, lf 4 1 1 0 Litwhiler D, lf 5 0 1 0
Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Heath J, rf 4 0 1 0
Rhawn B, pr 0 0 0 0 Salkeld B, c 4 1 1 0
McCarthy J, 1b 1 0 0 0 Sturgeon B, 3b 3 1 1 0
Marshall W, rf 4 2 1 0 Dark A, ss 2 0 1 0
Cooper W, c 3 1 1 4 Sain J, p 3 0 0 1
Lohrke J, 3b 4 0 0 0 McCormick F, ph 1 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 1 White E, p 0 0 0 0
Newsom B, p 3 1 2 0 Hogue B, p 0 0 0 0
Trinkle K, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 11 6 37 2 10 2
New York 000 010 001 4 -- 6
Boston 000 000 101 0 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom B 7.0 7 1 1 2 5
Trinkle K (W) 3.0 3 1 1 2 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sain J 9.0 9 2 2 3 3
White E (L) 0.2 1 3 3 2 1
Hogue B 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Russell J, White E
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 7, Boston 10
2B -- Dark A, Sturgeon B, Heath J
HR -- Cooper W
CS -- Gordon S, Lockman W
SH -- Dark A
T -- 2:52
A -- 0
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