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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 13, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 13, 1945 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 13, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 13, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Feldman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 38,056 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: George Barr 2B: Ziggy Sears 3B: Butch Henline |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Augie Bergamo | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Buster Adams | Left Fielder |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| George Fallon | Shortstop |
| Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Steve Filipowicz | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Harry Feldman | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 13, 1945
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Feldman
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Feldman
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Feldman
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Feldman
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feldman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Cooper
Rucker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Cooper
There goes Rucker. The throw from O'Dea and he is safe. Rucker steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hausmann vs. Cooper
Hausmann strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Filipowicz vs. Cooper
Filipowicz hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Cooper
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Feldman
Kurowski hits a fly ball into left field. Filipowicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Feldman
O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Feldman
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Cooper
Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Cooper
Reyes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berres vs. Cooper
Berres hits a fly ball towards right. Bergamo catches it and throws to first to double up Reyes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fallon vs. Feldman
Fallon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Feldman
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Filipowicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Feldman
Bergamo hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Cooper
Feldman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Cooper
Rucker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Cooper
Hausmann hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bergamo. Hausmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Filipowicz vs. Cooper
Filipowicz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hausmann scores. There goes Ott trying to get to third. Bergamo throws the ball in to Kurowski, who tags Ott for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Feldman
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Feldman
Adams hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Feldman
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Cooper
Weintraub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Cooper
There goes Weintraub. The throw from O'Dea and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. Cooper
Kerr hits a fly ball towards left. Adams catches it and throws to home to double up Weintraub. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Cooper
Reyes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Feldman
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes juggles the ball. That's an error on Reyes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Feldman
O'Dea takes first base on ball four. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Feldman
Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kurowski scores. O'Dea moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garms vs. Feldman
Debs Garms pinch hits for George Fallon.
Garms takes first base on ball four. O'Dea moves to third. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schoendienst vs. Feldman
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Mort Cooper.
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bergamo vs. Feldman
Bergamo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Dea scores. Verban scores. Garms moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hopp vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Hopp takes first base on ball four. Bergamo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adams vs. Adams
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to home to get Garms. Bergamo moves to third. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sanders vs. Adams
Sanders strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Byerly
Debs Garms now playing third base. Whitey Kurowski now playing shortstop. Bud Byerly now pitching.
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Byerly
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Byerly
Rucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Byerly
There goes Rucker. The throw from O'Dea and he is safe. Rucker steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hausmann vs. Byerly
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Adams
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Adams
O'Dea bunts towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Adams
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes juggles the ball. That's an error on Reyes. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garms vs. Adams
Garms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kurowski scores. Verban moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Byerly vs. Adams
Byerly bunts towards the mound. Adams catches it and throws to third to double up Verban. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Byerly
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops it up and throws to first, with Byerly covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Filipowicz vs. Byerly
Filipowicz hits a fly ball into left field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Byerly
Weintraub hits a popup towards short. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Adams
Bergamo hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Adams
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Adams
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Byerly
Kerr hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Byerly
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Byerly
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kurowski fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kurowski. Berres moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Byerly
Red Treadway pinch runs for Ray Berres. Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Ace Adams.
Lombardi hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rucker vs. Byerly
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Fischer
Rube Fischer now pitching. Ernie Lombardi now catching.
Sanders hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Fischer
Kurowski strikes out. Lombardi drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kurowski out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Fischer
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Fischer
Verban hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Byerly
Hausmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Byerly
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gardella vs. Byerly
Danny Gardella pinch hits for Steve Filipowicz.
Gardella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hausmann scores. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weintraub vs. Byerly
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards second. Verban scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. Byerly
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Fischer
Joe Medwick now playing left field.
Garms hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byerly vs. Fischer
Byerly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergamo vs. Fischer
Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bergamo for the out. Byerly moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Fischer
Hopp is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Fischer
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Byerly scores. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Fischer
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanders for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Byerly
Reyes hits a line drive into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Byerly
Billy Jurges pinch hits for Rube Fischer.
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kurowski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Byerly
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Byerly
Johnny Hudson pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Rucker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/13/1945, game 2 -- St.Louis at New York
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bergamo A, rf 5 0 1 2 Rucker J, cf 5 1 2 0
Hopp J, cf 2 0 0 0 Hausmann G, 2b 4 2 2 0
Adams B, lf 5 0 1 1 Ott M, rf 3 1 2 2
Sanders R, 1b 5 1 1 1 Filipowicz S, lf 3 0 1 1
Kurowski W, 3b-ss 3 2 0 0 Gardella D, ph 1 0 1 1
O'Dea K, c 2 1 0 0 Medwick J, lf 0 0 0 0
Verban E, 2b 4 1 1 1 Weintraub P, 1b 4 0 1 0
Fallon G, ss 1 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 4 1 1 1
Garms D, ph-3b 2 0 1 1 Reyes N, 3b 4 0 1 0
Cooper M, p 1 0 0 0 Berres R, c 3 0 0 0
Schoendienst R, ph 1 0 0 0 Treadway R, pr 0 0 0 0
Byerly B, p 1 1 0 0 Fischer R, p 0 0 0 0
Jurges B, ph 1 0 0 0
Feldman H, p 1 0 0 0
Adams A, p 1 0 0 0
Lombardi E, ph-c 2 0 1 0
Hudson J, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 5 6 36 5 12 5
St.Louis 000 031 011 -- 6
New York 201 000 110 -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper M 4.0 6 3 3 1 2
Byerly B (W) 5.0 6 2 2 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman H 4.1 2 3 2 3 0
Adams A 2.2 1 1 0 2 1
Fischer R (L) 2.0 2 2 2 2 1
E -- O'Dea K, Reyes N 2, Kurowski W
DP -- St.Louis 3, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, New York 5
2B -- Hausmann G
HR -- Ott M, Kerr B, Sanders R
SB -- Rucker J 2, Weintraub P
SH -- O'Dea K
A -- 38056
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