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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 10, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 10, 1968 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 10, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 10, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Morehead |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Daryl Patterson |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 27,964 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bob Stewart |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Dalton Jones | First Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Ken Harrelson | Right Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Dave Morehead | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Dick Tracewski | Shortstop |
| Daryl Patterson | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 10, 1968
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Patterson
Andrews hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Patterson
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Patterson
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Patterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Morehead
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Smith. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Morehead
The ball gets by Nixon for a passed ball. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Morehead
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northrup vs. Morehead
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Morehead
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Patterson
Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Patterson
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Patterson
Foy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Patterson
Petrocelli is hit by the pitch. Foy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Patterson
Nixon hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Morehead
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Morehead
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Morehead
Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tracewski vs. Morehead
Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morehead vs. Patterson
Morehead strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Patterson
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Patterson
Jones hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Patterson
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Patterson
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Jones scores. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Patterson
There goes Harrelson. The throw from Freehan and he is out, McAuliffe applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Morehead
Patterson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Morehead
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Morehead
There goes McAuliffe. The throw from Nixon and he is out, Petrocelli applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Morehead
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Patterson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Patterson
Foy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Patterson
Petrocelli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Morehead
Northrup hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Morehead
Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Morehead
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Morehead
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Patterson
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morehead vs. Patterson
Morehead is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Patterson
Andrews takes first base on ball four. Morehead moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Patterson
Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Jones reaches second base with a double. Morehead scores. Andrews moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrelson vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Andrews tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. McMahon
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Morehead
Wert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Morehead
Tracewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comer vs. Morehead
Wayne Comer pinch hits for Don McMahon.
Comer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Morehead
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Lasher
Fred Lasher now pitching.
Foy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lasher
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lasher
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Morehead
Stanley hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Morehead
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Morehead
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Morehead
There's a wild pitch. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Morehead
Horton takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Stange
Lee Stange now pitching.
Freehan hits a fly ball towards left field. Yastrzemski fields the ball and throws to second. Andrews drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Andrews. Stanley tags and scores. Cash tags and moves to third. Horton tags and moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wert vs. Stange
Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stange vs. Lasher
Stange hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Lasher
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Lasher
There's a wild pitch. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Lasher
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Andrews moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Lasher
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrelson vs. Lasher
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. McAuliffe fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Stange
Tracewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Lyle
Gates Brown pinch hits for Fred Lasher. Sparky Lyle now pitching. Al Kaline pinch hits for Gates Brown.
There's a wild pitch. Tracewski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Lyle
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Lyle
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Lyle
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tracewski scores. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Lyle
Northrup strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wyatt
John Wyatt now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash juggles the ball. That's an error on Cash. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Wyatt
There goes Smith. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foy vs. Wyatt
Foy hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Petrocelli vs. Wyatt
Petrocelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Lolich
Mickey Lolich now pitching. George Scott pinch hits for Russ Nixon.
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adair vs. Lolich
Jerry Adair pinch hits for Sparky Lyle.
Adair hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Landis
Russ Gibson now catching. Bill Landis now pitching.
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Landis
Horton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Landis
There goes Horton. The throw from Gibson to Andrews and they have Horton trapped. The throw over to Jones, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Landis
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Landis
Wert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Lolich
Andrews strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Lolich
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Lolich
Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/10/1968 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Andrews M, 2b 3 1 0 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Jones D, 1b 5 1 2 1 Stanley M, cf 4 1 2 1
Yastrzemski C, lf 2 0 1 0 Northrup J, rf 4 0 0 1
Harrelson K, rf 4 0 1 2 Cash N, 1b 4 1 3 1
Smith R, cf 4 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 3 0 1 0
Foy J, 3b 4 0 2 0 Freehan B, c 3 0 0 1
Petrocelli R, ss 3 0 0 0 Wert D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Nixon R, c 3 0 0 0 Tracewski D, ss 1 1 0 0
Scott G, ph 1 0 0 0 Patterson D, p 1 0 0 0
Gibson R, c 0 0 0 0 Hiller J, p 0 0 0 0
Morehead D, p 1 1 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0
Stange L, p 1 0 0 0 Comer W, ph 1 0 0 0
Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0 Lasher F, p 0 0 0 0
Adair J, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown G, ph 0 0 0 0
Landis B, p 0 0 0 0 Kaline A, ph 1 0 0 0
Wyatt J, p 0 0 0 0
Lolich M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 3 29 4 8 4
Boston 001 020 000 -- 3
Detroit 100 001 11x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Morehead D 5.1 5 2 1 3 2
Stange L* 0.2 0 1 1 1 0
Lyle S 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Landis B (L) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Patterson D 4.1 4 3 3 2 3
Hiller J+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
McMahon D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Lasher F 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Wyatt J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Lolich M (W) 1.2 1 0 0 0 4
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
E -- Andrews M, Cash N
LOB -- Boston 10, Detroit 6
2B -- McAuliffe D, Jones D
HR -- Cash N
SB -- Smith R
CS -- Harrelson K, McAuliffe D, Horton W
SF -- Harrelson K, Freehan B
HBP -- by Patterson D (Petrocelli R), by Patterson D (Morehead D)
WP -- Morehead D, Lasher F, Lyle S
PB -- Nixon R
T -- 3:09
A -- 27964
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