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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 7, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on September 7, 1931 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gordon Rhodes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Dinneen |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Gordon Rhodes | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Dib Williams | Shortstop |
| Jimmie Foxx | Third Baseman |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Phil Todt | First Baseman |
| Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
| Eddie Rommel | Left Fielder |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 7, 1931
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Hoyt
Combs strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Hoyt
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Hoyt
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Hoyt
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ruth moves to third. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lary vs. Hoyt
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Williams fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Rhodes
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Rhodes
Cramer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Rhodes
Cochrane is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Hoyt
Dickey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Hoyt
Lazzeri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Hoyt
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rhodes
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Rhodes
Foxx bunts towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Rhodes
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todt vs. Rhodes
Todt hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Hoyt
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Rommel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell bunts towards the mound. Hoyt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Hoyt
Ruth hits a popup, foul, towards first. Todt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Hoyt
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Rhodes
Hoyt hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rommel vs. Rhodes
Rommel hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Rhodes
McNair hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Ruth fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Ruth. McNair moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cramer vs. Rhodes
Cramer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hoyt
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Rommel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Hoyt
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Hoyt
Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Hoyt
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Rhodes
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Rhodes
Williams bunts towards the mound. Rhodes fields it and throws to first for the out. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Rhodes
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Cochrane moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Rhodes
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. Cochrane scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todt vs. Rhodes
Todt hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. Todt moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hoyt vs. Rhodes
Hoyt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Hoyt
Rhodes bunts towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Hoyt
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops it up and throws to first, with Hoyt covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rommel vs. Rhodes
Rommel hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Rhodes
McNair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Rhodes
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Hoyt
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Hoyt
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hoyt
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Hoyt
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Hoyt
Dickey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Hoyt
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Rhodes
Cochrane hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Rhodes
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lazzeri fields it and throws to Gehrig, who tags Cochrane for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Rhodes
Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs who is chasing the ball. Foxx reaches third base with a triple. Williams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Rhodes
Arndt Jorgens now catching.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rhodes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Todt vs. Rhodes
Todt hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Jorgens settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Jorgens. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Todt vs. Rhodes
Todt hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Hoyt
Rhodes hits a popup towards short. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Hoyt
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Combs for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Hoyt
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sewell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Hoyt
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sewell scores. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Hoyt
Chapman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Rhodes
Hoyt strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rommel vs. Rhodes
Rommel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rhodes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Rhodes
McNair hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Rhodes
Cramer takes first base on ball four. Rommel moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cochrane vs. Rhodes
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Hoyt
Lary hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Lary reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jorgens vs. Hoyt
Jorgens bunts towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. Lary moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lazzeri vs. Hoyt
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lary scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Hoyt
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rhodes
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rhodes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Rhodes
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Rhodes
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Hoyt
Combs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell bunts towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Hoyt
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Hoyt
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Hoyt
Chapman bunts towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Hoyt
Lary hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgens vs. Hoyt
Jorgens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Rhodes
Samuel Byrd now playing left field.
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Rhodes
Johnnie Heving pinch hits for Waite Hoyt.
Heving hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Heving reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rommel vs. Rhodes
Rommel hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Jorgens settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Jorgens. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rommel vs. Rhodes
Rommel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Rommel reaches third base with a triple. Heving scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McNair vs. Rhodes
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rommel scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Rhodes
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Byrd 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 9/7/1931, game 2 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 5 1 1 0 McNair E, 2b 5 0 1 1
Sewell J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Cramer D, cf 4 0 0 0
Ruth B, lf 4 2 3 3 Cochrane M, c 4 1 2 0
Byrd S, lf 0 0 0 0 Williams D, ss 2 1 0 0
Gehrig L, 1b 4 2 3 2 Foxx J, 3b 3 0 3 1
Chapman B, rf 4 0 1 0 Miller B, rf 4 0 0 1
Lary L, ss 5 2 2 2 Todt P, 1b 4 0 1 0
Dickey B, c 3 1 2 1 Hoyt W, p 3 0 0 0
Jorgens A, c 1 0 0 0 Heving J, ph 1 1 1 0
Lazzeri T, 2b 4 0 1 1 Rommel E, lf 4 1 2 1
Rhodes G, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 9 14 9 34 4 10 4
New York 000 003 114 -- 9
Philadelphia 000 101 002 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Rhodes G (W) 9.0 10 4 2 2 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt W (L) 9.0 14 9 9 3 3
E -- Ruth B, Jorgens A 2
DP -- New York 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- New York 7, Philadelphia 7
2B -- McNair E, Lary L
3B -- Foxx J, Heving J, Rommel E
HR -- Ruth B 2, Gehrig L, Dickey B, Lary L
SH -- Foxx J, Williams D, Jorgens A, Sewell J, Chapman B
T -- 1:47
A -- 25000
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