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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 23, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on July 23, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Terry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Smith |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 50,766 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Nestor Chylak |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Elston Howard | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Fritz Brickell | Shortstop |
| Ralph Terry | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| George Strickland | Third Baseman |
| Jim Baxes | Second Baseman |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Bob Smith | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 23, 1959
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Smith
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Smith
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Smith
Mantle hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Francona chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Fitz Gerald fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Fitz Gerald. Siebern goes all the way around to score. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Smith
Howard hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Smith
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Smith
Bauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Terry
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Terry
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Brickell. Power moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Terry
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Terry
Francona hits a line drive towards short. Brickell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Smith
Berra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Berra reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brickell vs. Smith
Brickell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terry vs. Smith
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. Brickell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Richardson vs. Smith
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields the ball and throws home. Fitz Gerald drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Fitz Gerald. Brickell scores. Richardson moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Siebern vs. Smith
Siebern strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Terry
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Terry
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lopez. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Terry
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fitz Gerald vs. Terry
Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Terry
Russ Nixon pinch hits for Bob Smith.
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Perry
Jim Perry now pitching. Russ Nixon now catching.
Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes misplays the ball. That's an error on Baxes. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Perry
Granny Hamner now playing second base.
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Perry
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bauer vs. Perry
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Terry
Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Terry
Power hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Terry
Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Terry
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Held moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Terry
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Perry
Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brickell vs. Perry
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Perry
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Richardson vs. Perry
Richardson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebern vs. Perry
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Terry
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Terry
Hamner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Terry
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Perry
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Perry
Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Perry
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Terry
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Terry
Held hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Terry
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Terry
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Perry
Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Perry
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Perry
Brickell hits a line drive towards third. Strickland reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Terry
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Terry
Colavito hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Colavito reaches second base with a double. Francona moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Strickland vs. Terry
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona scores. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hamner vs. Terry
Hamner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valo vs. Terry
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Jim Perry.
Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Colavito tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Grba
Eli Grba now pitching.
Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Grba
Held takes first base on ball four. Strickland moves to third. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Power vs. Grba
Power takes first base on ball four. Strickland scores. Nixon moves to third. Held moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Minoso vs. Grba
Minoso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Grba
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard fields the ball and throws to Grba covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Grba
Jim Piersall pinch runs for Tito Francona.
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Ditmar
Art Ditmar now pitching.
Strickland takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hamner vs. Ditmar
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Grant
Mudcat Grant now pitching. Jim Piersall now playing center field. Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Art Ditmar.
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Grant
Richardson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Grant
Siebern is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Bronstad
Jim Bronstad now pitching.
Grant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Bronstad
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards second. Richardson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Bronstad
Held strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Grant
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Grant
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Grant
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Grant
Bauer hits a popup towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Grant
Berra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Berra reaches second base with a double. There goes Lopez trying to get to home. Colavito throws the ball in to Nixon, who tags Lopez, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Bronstad
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Bronstad
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bronstad
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Bronstad
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Bronstad
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall scores. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Bronstad
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Grant
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Grant
Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Jim Bronstad.
Blanchard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Grant
Richardson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Grant
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1959 -- New York at Cleveland (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Richardson B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Held W, ss 4 1 1 0
Siebern N, lf 5 1 1 0 Power V, 1b 4 1 1 1
Mantle M, cf 4 2 2 1 Minoso M, lf 5 1 1 4
Howard E, 1b 4 1 1 2 Francona T, cf 4 1 3 0
Lopez H, 3b 4 0 1 1 Piersall J, pr-cf 0 1 0 0
Bauer H, rf 4 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 4 1 2 0
Berra Y, c 4 0 3 0 Strickland G, 3b 4 1 3 2
Brickell F, ss 4 1 2 0 Baxes J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Terry R, p 2 0 0 0 Hamner G, 2b 4 0 0 0
Grba E, p 0 0 0 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 0 0 0 0
Ditmar A, p 0 0 0 0 Perry J, p 1 0 0 0
Slaughter E, ph 1 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 0 0 0 1
Bronstad J, p 0 0 0 0 Grant M, p 1 0 1 0
Blanchard J, ph 1 0 0 0 Smith B, p 0 0 0 0
Nixon R, ph-c 4 1 2 0
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37 5 10 4 36 8 14 8
New York 310 000 010 -- 5
Cleveland 000 007 01x -- 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Terry R 5.2 8 3 3 1 1
Grba E (L)* 0.0 4 4 4 2 0
Ditmar A 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Bronstad J 2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Smith B 2.0 5 4 3 0 2
Perry J (W) 4.0 1 0 0 1 1
Grant M (S) 3.0 4 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 6 batters in 6th
E -- Fitz Gerald E 2, Brickell F, Lopez H, Baxes J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 6, Cleveland 11
2B -- Mantle M, Berra Y 2, Colavito R
HR -- Howard E, Minoso M
SF -- Valo E
T -- 3:02
A -- 50766
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