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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 26, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros, played on September 26, 1974 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | J.R. Richard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 11,784 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: John Kibler 3B: Terry Tata |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Ray Busse | Third Baseman |
| J.R. Richard | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | Third Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Darrel Chaney | Second Baseman |
| Jack Billingham | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 26, 1974
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Billingham
Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Gross reaches second base with a double. Griffey throws the ball in to Driessen who tags Gross trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Billingham
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Billingham
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Richard
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Richard
Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Richard
Bench strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Billingham
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Billingham
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Billingham
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen juggles the ball. That's an error on Driessen. Watson scores. May moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Billingham
Helms hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Helms reaches second base with a double. May scores. May moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Busse vs. Billingham
Busse strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Richard vs. Billingham
Richard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gross vs. Billingham
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Richard
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Richard
Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Richard
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez moves to third. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Griffey vs. Richard
Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez scores. Driessen moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chaney vs. Richard
Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Driessen scores. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Billingham vs. Richard
Billingham bunts towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Helms covering, for the out. Chaney moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rose vs. Richard
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Billingham
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Billingham
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Billingham
Watson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Billingham
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Billingham
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Metzger scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Billingham
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Richard
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Richard
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Richard
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busse vs. Billingham
Busse hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Geronimo. Busse reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richard vs. Billingham
Richard bunts towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Billingham
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Billingham
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Busse trying to get to home. Geronimo throws the ball in to Bench who tags Busse who's trying to score from second, for the out. Gross moves to third. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cedeno vs. Billingham
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Richard
Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Richard
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffey vs. Richard
There's a wild pitch. Driessen moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffey vs. Richard
Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Driessen scores. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Armbrister vs. Cosgrove
Mike Cosgrove now pitching. Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Darrel Chaney.
Armbrister takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freed vs. Cosgrove
Roger Freed pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Freed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Busse fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Concepcion scores. Griffey moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rose vs. Cosgrove
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hall
Junior Kennedy now playing second base. Tom Hall now pitching.
May strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hall
May strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Hall
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Cosgrove
Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Cosgrove
Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Bench reaches second base with a double. Geronimo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. York
Jim York now pitching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Busse juggles the ball. That's an error on Busse. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. York
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Concepcion vs. York
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench scores. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffey vs. York
Griffey hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cedeno. Griffey reaches second base with a double. Driessen scores. Concepcion moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kennedy vs. York
Kennedy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rettenmund vs. de los Santos
Hal King pinch hits for Tom Hall. Ramon de los Santos now pitching. Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Hal King.
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Rettenmund reaches second base with a double. Concepcion scores. Griffey scores. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rose vs. de los Santos
Rose is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Geronimo vs. de los Santos
Geronimo hits a fly ball towards center. Cedeno catches it and throws home to May who relays to second to double up Rose. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busse vs. Eastwick
Rawly Eastwick now pitching.
Busse strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Eastwick
Bob Gallagher pinch hits for Ramon de los Santos.
Gallagher bunts towards third. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Eastwick
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Eastwick
Metzger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Johnson
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Johnson
Driessen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Johnson
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Busse juggles the ball. That's an error on Busse. Driessen scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Johnson
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Johnson
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Eastwick
Ray Knight now playing third base.
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Eastwick
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Eastwick
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eastwick vs. Johnson
Eastwick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Johnson
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Johnson
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geronimo for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Eastwick
May hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Eastwick
Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busse vs. Eastwick
Busse hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Johnson
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Johnson
Johnson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Johnson. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Johnson
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Knight vs. Johnson
Knight strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Concepcion vs. Johnson
Concepcion strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Eastwick
Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Jerry Johnson.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Eastwick
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Eastwick
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1974 -- Houston at Cincinnati (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Gross G, rf 3 1 1 0 Rose P, lf 4 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 5 2 2 0 Geronimo C, cf 5 1 1 0
Cedeno C, cf 4 1 1 3 Bench J, c 4 1 2 1
Watson B, lf 4 1 1 0 Perez T, 1b 4 1 0 0
May M, c 4 1 2 0 Driessen D, 3b 3 4 2 0
May L, 1b 4 0 1 1 Knight R, 3b 1 0 0 0
Helms T, 2b 4 0 1 1 Concepcion D, ss 4 2 2 1
Busse R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Griffey K, rf 4 1 4 3
Richard J, p 2 0 0 0 Chaney D, 2b 1 0 0 1
Cosgrove M, p 0 0 0 0 Armbrister E, ph 0 0 0 0
York J, p 0 0 0 0 Kennedy J, 2b 1 0 0 0
de los Santos R, p 0 0 0 0 Billingham J, p 0 0 0 0
Gallagher B, ph 1 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson J, p 0 0 0 0 Freed R, ph 1 0 0 0
Howard W, ph 1 0 0 0 Hall T, p 0 0 0 0
King H, ph 0 0 0 0
Rettenmund M, ph 1 0 1 2
Eastwick R, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 10 5 34 10 12 8
Houston 021 300 000 -- 6
Cincinnati 020 251 00x -- 10
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Richard J* 3.0 5 4 4 2 3
Cosgrove M+ 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
York J (L) 0.1 2 3 2 1 0
de los Santos R 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Johnson J 3.0 2 1 0 2 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham J 3.2 10 6 5 1 4
Borbon P 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Hall T (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Eastwick R (S) 4.0 0 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Driessen D, Busse R 2, Johnson J
DP -- Houston 3
LOB -- Houston 5, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Gross G, Helms T, Busse R, Bench J, Griffey K, Rettenmund M
HR -- Cedeno C
SH -- Billingham J
WP -- Richard J, Johnson J
T -- 2:45
A -- 11784
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