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White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 12, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 12, 1970 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gerry Janeski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Les Cain |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 7,803 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Merle Anthony 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Ron Luciano |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Walt Williams | Right Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Tommy McCraw | First Baseman |
| Carlos May | Left Fielder |
| Syd O'Brien | Third Baseman |
| Buddy Bradford | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
| Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
| Gerry Janeski | Pitcher |
| Don Gutteridge | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Dalton Jones | Third Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Les Cain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 12, 1970
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cain
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Cain
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Cain
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Cain
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Janeski
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Janeski
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Janeski
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Janeski
Cash hits a popup towards third. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Cain
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Cain
Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Cain
Knoop strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Janeski
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Janeski
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horton moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. Janeski
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Horton tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Janeski
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cain vs. Janeski
Cain hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Cain
Herrmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Janeski vs. Cain
Janeski bunts towards the mound. Cain fields it and throws to first for the out. Herrmann moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Cain
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Cain
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aparicio for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Janeski
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Janeski
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Janeski
There goes McAuliffe. The throw from Herrmann and he is out, Knoop applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Janeski
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Cain
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCraw for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Cain
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Cain
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Janeski
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Janeski
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Janeski
Northrup is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Janeski
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Cain
Bradford hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Cain
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Cain
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Janeski vs. Cain
Janeski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Janeski
Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Janeski
Cain bunts towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Knoop covering, for the out. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Janeski
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Janeski
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cain
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Cain
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCraw vs. Cain
McCraw strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Cain
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cain has Williams trapped. There's the throw to Jones and over to Freehan, who tags Williams for the out. Aparicio moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Brien vs. Cain
O'Brien hits a line drive towards short. Gutierrez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Janeski
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Janeski
Cash hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Cash reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Janeski
Horton hits a popup towards third. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Janeski
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Janeski covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Cain
Bradford hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Cain
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Cain
Herrmann 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
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Janeski
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Janeski
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Janeski
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Janeski covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Cain
Ken Berry pinch hits for Gerry Janeski.
Berry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Northrup who is chasing the ball. Berry reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Cain
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Williams reaches second base with a double. Berry scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Cain
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCraw vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
McCraw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Hiller
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio scores. McCraw moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Brien vs. Robertson
Jerry Robertson now pitching.
O'Brien hits a fly ball towards left. Horton settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Horton. McCraw scores. May moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bradford vs. Robertson
Bradford is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knoop vs. Robertson
Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herrmann vs. Robertson
Herrmann takes first base on ball four. May moves to third. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berry vs. Robertson
Berry is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wood
Wilbur Wood now pitching.
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Wood
Don Wert pinch hits for Dalton Jones.
Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Wood
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wert moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Wood
The ball gets by Herrmann for a passed ball. Wert scores. Kaline moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Wood
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Wood
Horton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoop reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Robertson
Don Wert now playing third base.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Robertson
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Robertson
McCraw hits a line drive into right field. Kaline picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kaline. Aparicio moves to third. McCraw moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Robertson
May is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Brien vs. Robertson
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aparicio scores. McCraw moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bradford vs. Lasher
Fred Lasher now pitching.
Bradford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCraw scores. May scores. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Knoop vs. Lasher
There goes Bradford. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Bradford steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knoop vs. Lasher
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lasher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herrmann vs. Lasher
Herrmann is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wood vs. Lasher
Wood strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Wood
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wood
Freehan hits a popup towards first. McCraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Wood
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Williams 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 5/12/1970 -- Chicago at Detroit (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Williams W, rf 5 1 2 1 McAuliffe D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Aparicio L, ss 4 2 3 0 Jones D, 3b 2 0 0 0
McCraw T, 1b 5 2 2 1 Wert D, ph-3b 1 1 1 0
May C, lf 4 1 2 1 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0
O'Brien S, 3b 5 0 1 1 Cash N, 1b 4 0 2 0
Bradford B, cf 5 0 1 2 Horton W, lf 3 1 0 0
Knoop B, 2b 5 0 0 0 Northrup J, cf 4 0 1 0
Herrmann E, c 2 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 3 0 0 1
Janeski G, p 1 0 0 0 Gutierrez C, ss 3 0 0 0
Berry K, ph 2 1 1 0 Cain L, p 2 0 0 0
Wood W, p 1 0 0 0 Hiller J, p 0 0 0 0
Robertson J, p 0 0 0 0
Lasher F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 12 6 30 2 6 1
Chicago 000 000 043 -- 7
Detroit 010 000 010 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Janeski G (W) 7.0 4 1 1 3 2
Wood W (S) 2.0 2 1 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Cain L (L)* 7.0 6 3 3 2 3
Hiller J+ 0.0 2 1 0 0 0
Robertson J 1.1 3 3 3 2 2
Lasher F 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- McAuliffe D, Horton W, Kaline A
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Chicago 11, Detroit 6
2B -- Williams W 2, Aparicio L, Cash N
3B -- Berry K
SB -- Bradford B
CS -- McAuliffe D
SH -- Janeski G, Cain L
SF -- Freehan B
PB -- Herrmann E
T -- 2:44
A -- 7803
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