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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 25, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 25, 1940 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Trout |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Knott |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Rue |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | Left Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Larry Rosenthal | Left Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Jack Knott | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 25, 1940
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Knott
Bartell hits a line drive towards third. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Knott
McCosky hits a line drive into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Knott
Gehringer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Trout
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Trout covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Trout
Kuhel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Trout
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Trout
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuhel moves to third. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Appling vs. Trout
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Knott
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Knott
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Knott
Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Knott
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campbell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tebbetts vs. Knott
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campbell scores. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trout vs. Knott
Trout strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Trout
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rosenthal for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Trout
McNair strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Trout
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Knott
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Knott
McCosky hits a line drive into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Knott
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field. Wright picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wright. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Knott
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knott vs. Trout
Knott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Trout
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knott moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuhel vs. Trout
Kuhel bunts towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to second for the out. Knott moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kreevich vs. Trout
Kreevich hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Knott scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Trout
There goes Kuhel. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Gehringer applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Knott
York hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Knott
Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Knott
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy throws to second for one, and McNair throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Knott
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Higgins scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trout vs. Knott
Trout hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Knott
Tresh fires to first and picks off Tebbetts. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Trout
Wright hits a line drive towards the mound. Trout can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Trout
There goes Wright. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Bartell applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Trout
Appling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Trout
Rosenthal hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Trout
McNair hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. McNair reaches second base with a double. Appling moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tresh vs. Trout
Tresh is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Solters vs. Trout
Moose Solters pinch hits for Jack Knott.
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Appleton
Pete Appleton now pitching.
Bartell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Appleton
McCosky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Appleton
There's a wild pitch. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Appleton
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bartell scores. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Appleton
There goes Gehringer. The throw from Tresh and he is safe. Gehringer steals third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greenberg vs. Appleton
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Appleton
York hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campbell vs. Appleton
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gehringer scores. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Appleton
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Trout
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Trout
Kuhel hits a popup beyond first. York can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Trout
Kreevich hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Trout
Wright hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenberg. Wright reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Appling vs. Trout
Appling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosenthal vs. Trout
Rosenthal strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Appleton
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Appleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Appleton
Trout hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Appleton
Bartell hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Trout
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Trout
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appleton vs. Trout
Appleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Trout
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuhel vs. Trout
Kuhel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tresh scores. Appleton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kreevich vs. Benton
Al Benton now pitching.
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bartell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Appleton
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Appleton
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel juggles the ball. That's an error on Kuhel. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Appleton
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Appling. McCosky scores. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Appleton
York hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gehringer scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Appleton
Campbell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rosenthal. Campbell reaches second base with a double. Greenberg goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Brown
Clint Brown now pitching.
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campbell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Brown
Tebbetts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Higgins moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Benton vs. Brown
Benton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bartell vs. Brown
There goes Tebbetts. The throw from Tresh and he is safe. Tebbetts steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bartell vs. Brown
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCosky vs. Brown
McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Benton
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Benton
Appling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Benton
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Benton
McNair hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Brown
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Brown
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Brown
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gehringer scores. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Brown
Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Brown
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 10 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Benton
Tresh hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Benton
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Benton
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1940 -- Detroit at Chicago (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Bartell D, ss 4 1 1 0 Kennedy B, 3b 5 0 1 0
McCosky B, cf 4 1 0 0 Kuhel J, 1b 4 1 3 1
Gehringer C, 2b 5 3 3 1 Kreevich M, cf 3 1 1 3
Greenberg H, lf 4 1 2 0 Wright T, rf 4 0 2 0
York R, 1b 5 1 1 2 Appling L, ss 3 0 0 0
Campbell B, rf 5 2 5 2 Rosenthal L, lf 3 0 0 0
Higgins M, 3b 5 1 2 1 McNair E, 2b 4 0 1 0
Tebbetts B, c 4 0 3 2 Tresh M, c 3 1 1 0
Trout D, p 3 0 0 0 Knott J, p 0 1 0 0
Benton A, p 1 0 0 0 Solters M, ph 1 0 0 0
Appleton P, p 1 0 1 0
Brown C, p 1 0 0 0
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40 10 17 8 32 4 10 4
Detroit 010 220 41 -- 10
Chicago 001 021 00 -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trout D (W) 5.2 10 4 4 4 3
Benton A (S) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Knott J (L) 4.0 7 3 2 0 1
Appleton P 2.1 5 6 6 2 0
Brown C 1.2 5 1 1 1 1
E -- Wright T, McNair E, Kuhel J, Appling L
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, Chicago 9
2B -- McNair E, Wright T, Campbell B
HR -- York R, Kreevich M
SB -- Gehringer C, Tebbetts B
CS -- Kuhel J, Wright T
WP -- Appleton P
T -- 2:12
A -- 7000
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