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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 16, 1927
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 16, 1927 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 16, 1927 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 16, 1927 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vic Aldridge |
Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Barnes |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 25,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Frank Wilson 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Pfirman |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
George Grantham | First Baseman |
Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
Clyde Barnhart | Left Fielder |
Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
Glenn Wright | Shortstop |
Hal Rhyne | Second Baseman |
Johnny Gooch | Catcher |
Vic Aldridge | Pitcher |
Donie Bush | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Andy Reese | Third Baseman |
Freddie Lindstrom | Left Fielder |
Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
Bill Terry | First Baseman |
Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
George Harper | Right Fielder |
Al DeVormer | Catcher |
Virgil Barnes | Pitcher |
John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 16, 1927
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Barnes
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Barnes
Grantham hits a fly ball into left field. Lindstrom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Barnes
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Waner trying to get to third. Roush throws the ball in to Reese, who tags Waner for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barnhart vs. Barnes
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Aldridge
Reese bunts towards the mound. Aldridge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Aldridge
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rhyne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Aldridge
Roush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lindstrom moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hornsby vs. Aldridge
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rhyne scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Barnes
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Barnes
Wright hits a line drive into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhyne vs. Barnes
There goes Traynor. The throw from DeVormer and he is safe. Traynor steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhyne vs. Barnes
Rhyne hits a line drive into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gooch vs. Barnes
Gooch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gooch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Aldridge
Terry strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Aldridge
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Aldridge
Harper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeVormer vs. Aldridge
There goes Harper. The throw from Gooch and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeVormer vs. Aldridge
DeVormer hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aldridge vs. Barnes
Aldridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Barnes
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Barnes
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Barnes
There goes Grantham. The throw from DeVormer and he is out, Jackson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Aldridge
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Aldridge, and towards Wright, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Aldridge
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Aldridge
Lindstrom hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barnhart. Lindstrom reaches second base with a double. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roush vs. Aldridge
Roush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner throws the ball in to Rhyne who tags Roush trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Reese scores. Lindstrom scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Aldridge
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Barnes
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Barnes
Barnhart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lindstrom. Barnhart reaches second base with a double. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Traynor vs. Barnes
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Waner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Barnes
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. Barnhart moves to third. Traynor moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rhyne vs. Barnes
Rhyne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson can't make a play. That's a base hit. Barnhart scores. Traynor scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gooch vs. Barnes
Gooch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rhyne moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aldridge vs. Barnes
Aldridge strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Barnes
DeVormer fires to first and picks off Gooch. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Aldridge
Terry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Aldridge
Jackson hits a line drive into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Aldridge
Harper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeVormer vs. Aldridge
DeVormer hits a line drive towards the mound. Aldridge reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Barnes
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Barnes
Grantham bunts towards the mound. Barnes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Barnes
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to third. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barnhart vs. Barnes
Barnhart hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner tags and scores. Grantham tags and moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Traynor vs. Barnes
Traynor hits a line drive into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Aldridge
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Traynor. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Aldridge
Reese takes first base on ball four. Barnes moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindstrom vs. Aldridge
Lindstrom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barnes moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roush vs. Aldridge
Roush hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hornsby vs. Aldridge
Hornsby hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barnes tags and scores. Reese tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terry vs. Aldridge
There goes Lindstrom. The throw from Gooch and he is out, Wright applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Barnes
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Barnes
Rhyne hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Barnes
Gooch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Aldridge
Terry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Aldridge
Jackson hits a line drive into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Aldridge
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeVormer vs. Aldridge
DeVormer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Aldridge
Heinie Mueller pinch hits for Virgil Barnes.
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aldridge vs. Henry
Dutch Henry now pitching.
Aldridge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Henry
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Henry
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hornsby throws to second for one, and Jackson throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Henry
Waner hits a line drive into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Aldridge
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Traynor. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Aldridge
Lindstrom hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Aldridge
Roush bunts in front of the plate. Gooch fields it and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to third. Lindstrom moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hornsby vs. Aldridge
Hornsby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Aldridge
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Aldridge
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Henry
Barnhart hits a line drive towards short. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Henry
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Henry
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Aldridge
Harper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rhyne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeVormer vs. Aldridge
DeVormer hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henry vs. Aldridge
Henry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DeVormer moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Aldridge
Reese is hit by the pitch. Henry moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lindstrom vs. Aldridge
Lindstrom hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeVormer scores. Henry scores. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Cvengros
Mike Cvengros now pitching.
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rhyne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Henry
Rhyne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Henry
Roy Spencer pinch hits for Johnny Gooch.
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Henry
Kiki Cuyler pinch hits for Mike Cvengros.
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jackson. Cuyler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Henry
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Harper 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 8/16/1927 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Waner L, cf 4 1 2 0 Reese A, 3b 3 2 2 0 Grantham G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lindstrom F, lf 5 2 4 2 Waner P, rf 3 1 1 0 Roush E, cf 4 0 2 2 Barnhart C, lf 3 1 1 1 Hornsby R, 2b 3 1 1 4 Traynor P, 3b 4 1 2 1 Terry B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Wright G, ss 4 0 0 0 Jackson T, ss 4 0 0 0 Rhyne H, 2b 4 0 1 2 Harper G, rf 3 0 1 0 Gooch J, c 3 0 1 0 DeVormer A, c 4 1 2 0 Spencer R, ph 1 0 0 0 Barnes V, p 2 1 0 0 Aldridge V, p 3 0 1 0 Mueller H, ph 1 0 0 0 Cvengros M, p 0 0 0 0 Henry D, p 1 1 1 0 Cuyler K, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 11 4 34 8 14 8 Pittsburgh 000 310 000 -- 4 New York 002 010 32x -- 8 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Aldridge V (L) 7.1 14 8 6 2 1 Cvengros M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Barnes V 6.0 9 4 4 2 1 Henry D (W) 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 E -- Traynor P 2, Jackson T 2 DP -- Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 7 2B -- Lindstrom F, Barnhart C HR -- Hornsby R SB -- Traynor P, Harper G CS -- Grantham G, Lindstrom F SH -- Roush E SF -- Barnhart C, Hornsby R HBP -- by Aldridge V (Reese A) T -- 2:20 A -- 25000
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