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Tigers
@ Indians
League Park
May 28, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 28, 1940 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 28, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Allen |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 2,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: George Moriarty 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Cal Hubbard |
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 |
| Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Allen | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
League Park
May 28, 1940
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Allen
Bartell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Allen
McCosky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. McCosky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Allen
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Allen
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Allen
York strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Newhouser
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Newhouser
Heath is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Newhouser
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Newhouser
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Allen
Campbell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Allen
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Campbell trying to get to third. Chapman throws the ball in to Keltner, who tags Campbell for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Allen
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newhouser vs. Allen
Newhouser strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bartell vs. Allen
Bartell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Bartell reaches second base with a double. Higgins scores. Tebbetts goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Allen
McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Newhouser
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Newhouser
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Newhouser
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Newhouser
Mack takes first base on ball four. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Newhouser
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Allen
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Allen
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Allen
There goes Gehringer. The throw from Hemsley and he is safe. Gehringer steals third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
York vs. Allen
York hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. York reaches second base with a double. Gehringer scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Zuber
Bill Zuber now pitching.
Campbell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Zuber
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Zuber
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Newhouser
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Newhouser
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Heath reaches second base with a double. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Newhouser
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trosky vs. Newhouser
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Newhouser
Bell takes first base on ball four. Boudreau scores. Heath moves to third. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Newhouser
Keltner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky who is chasing the ball. Keltner reaches third base with a triple. Heath scores. Trosky scores. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hemsley vs. Benton
Al Benton now pitching.
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mack vs. Benton
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mack for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Zuber
Benton hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Zuber
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Zuber
McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuber vs. Benton
Zuber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campbell throws the ball in to Bartell who tags Zuber trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Benton
Boudreau hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of McCosky, who is chasing the ball. Boudreau reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heath vs. Benton
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Benton
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Zuber
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Zuber
Greenberg hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Chapman. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
York vs. Zuber
York hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. Greenberg scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Humphries
Soup Campbell now playing center field. Johnny Humphries now pitching.
Campbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Humphries
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Benton
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Benton
Bell hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Benton
Keltner strikes out. There goes Trosky. The throw from Tebbetts to second, and Trosky is out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Humphries
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Humphries
Benton bunts towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Mack covering, for the out. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Humphries
Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tebbetts scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Humphries
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Humphries
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. Bartell scores. McCosky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Humphries
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Humphries
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Benton
Hemsley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Benton
Mack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Benton
Odell Hale pinch hits for Johnny Humphries.
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bartell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Hemsley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Benton
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. Hemsley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Benton
Heath 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 7
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Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Dobson
Joe Dobson now pitching.
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Dobson
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Dobson
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Benton vs. Dobson
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Benton
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Campbell for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Benton
Trosky 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 -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Benton
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Benton
Keltner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenberg. Keltner reaches second base with a double. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hemsley vs. Benton
Hemsley is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Dobson
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Dobson
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Dobson
Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Benton
Mack hits a line drive towards first. York reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Benton
Frankie Pytlak pinch hits for Joe Dobson.
Pytlak 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 -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Benton
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Benton
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Naymick
Mike Naymick now pitching.
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Naymick
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Naymick
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Benton
Pete Fox now playing left field.
Campbell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Benton
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Benton
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Benton
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Benton covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/1940 -- Detroit at Cleveland
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Bartell D, ss 5 1 2 3 Boudreau L, ss 4 1 3 1
McCosky B, cf 5 1 2 0 Heath J, lf 5 1 1 0
Gehringer C, 2b 4 2 2 2 Chapman B, cf 3 0 0 0
Greenberg H, lf 3 1 1 0 Campbell S, cf 2 0 0 0
Fox P, lf 0 0 0 0 Trosky H, 1b 3 1 1 0
York R, 1b 5 0 2 3 Bell B, rf 4 1 1 1
Campbell B, rf 4 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 5 0 2 3
Higgins M, 3b 2 1 1 0 Hemsley R, c 3 1 1 0
Tebbetts B, c 3 2 1 0 Mack R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Newhouser H, p 1 0 0 0 Allen J, p 1 0 0 0
Benton A, p 2 0 0 0 Zuber B, p 1 0 1 0
Humphries J, p 0 0 0 0
Hale O, ph 1 0 0 0
Dobson J, p 0 0 0 0
Pytlak F, ph 1 0 0 0
Naymick M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 8 11 8 36 5 11 5
Detroit 021 023 000 -- 8
Cleveland 004 001 000 -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser H 2.1 5 4 4 3 4
Benton A (W) 6.2 6 1 1 3 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Allen J 2.1 6 3 3 1 2
Zuber B (L)* 1.2 2 2 2 2 1
Humphries J 2.0 3 3 3 2 0
Dobson J 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Naymick M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
DP -- Detroit 1, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, Cleveland 10
2B -- McCosky B, Bartell D, Gehringer C 2, York R, Heath J, Greenberg H, Keltner K
3B -- Keltner K, Boudreau L
SB -- Gehringer C
CS -- Trosky H
SH -- Benton A
HBP -- by Allen J (Campbell B)
T -- 2:37
A -- 2000
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