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Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
July 18, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 18, 1970 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Veale |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 27,906 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Frank Dezelan |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Catcher |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Al Oliver | First Baseman |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Jose Pagan | Third Baseman |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Bob Veale | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
July 18, 1970
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Veale
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Veale
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Veale
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Merritt
Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Bench settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Merritt
Clemente hits a line drive towards third. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Merritt
Merritt fires to first and has Alou trapped. There's the throw to Helms who tags Alou for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Veale
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Veale
May strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Veale
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodward vs. Veale
Woodward hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Merritt
Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Merritt
Oliver hits a line drive into left field. McRae picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McRae. Sanguillen moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Merritt
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagan vs. Merritt
Pagan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sanguillen scores. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Merritt
Mazeroski hits a popup in front of the plate. Corrales settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veale vs. Merritt
Veale hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Merritt covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Veale
Corrales hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sanguillen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Veale
Merritt hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Veale
Tolan bunts towards first. Oliver fields the ball and throws to Veale covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Veale
Helms hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Merritt
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Merritt
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanguillen vs. Merritt
Sanguillen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Merritt
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Veale
Perez hits a line drive towards short. Alley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Veale
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Veale
May hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Veale
McRae strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Merritt
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Merritt
Pagan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Merritt
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veale vs. Merritt
Veale hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Veale for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Veale
Woodward hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Woodward reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Corrales vs. Veale
Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Woodward scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Veale
Merritt strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Veale
Tolan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell who is chasing the ball. Tolan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Helms vs. Veale
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Veale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a line drive towards first. May reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Merritt
Alley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Corrales settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Merritt
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Veale
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Veale
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Veale
May strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Veale
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodward vs. Veale
Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Merritt
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Merritt
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Merritt
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Veale
Corrales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merritt vs. Veale
Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Veale fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Veale
Tolan takes first base on ball four. Merritt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Veale
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merritt moves to third. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Dal Canton
Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Dal Canton
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Merritt
Pagan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Merritt
Richie Hebner pinch runs for Jose Pagan.
Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Merritt
Bob Robertson pinch hits for Bruce Dal Canton.
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Giusti
Dave Giusti now pitching. Richie Hebner now playing third base.
May hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bravo vs. Giusti
Angel Bravo pinch hits for Hal McRae.
Bravo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Giusti
Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Merritt
Angel Bravo now playing left field.
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Merritt
Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bench. Clemente reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanguillen vs. Merritt
Sanguillen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Merritt
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Bravo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Merritt
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Giusti
Ty Cline pinch hits for Pat Corrales.
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley misplays the ball. That's an error on Alley. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merritt vs. Giusti
Merritt bunts towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out. Cline moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Giusti
Tolan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Giusti
Helms strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Giusti
Perez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Merritt
Ty Cline now playing right field. Johnny Bench now catching.
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Merritt
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giusti vs. Merritt
Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Giusti
Bench hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Bench reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Giusti
May hits a line drive towards third. Hebner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bravo vs. Giusti
Bravo hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodward vs. Giusti
Woodward hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Woodward reaches second base with a double. Bench scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cline vs. Giusti
Cline is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Giusti
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Jim Merritt.
Carbo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Woodward scores. Cline moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tolan vs. Giusti
Tolan is walked intentionally. Carbo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Helms vs. Giusti
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Granger
Bernie Carbo now playing left field. Wayne Granger now pitching.
Alou hits a line drive into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Granger
Alley strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Granger
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1970 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Tolan B, cf 3 0 2 0 Alou M, cf 4 0 1 0
Helms T, 2b 6 0 1 0 Alley G, ss 5 0 0 0
Perez T, 3b 5 0 1 0 Clemente R, rf 5 0 1 0
Bench J, rf-c 5 1 2 0 Sanguillen M, c 2 1 1 0
May L, 1b 5 0 0 0 Oliver A, 1b 4 0 1 0
McRae H, lf 3 0 2 0 Stargell W, lf 4 0 0 0
Bravo A, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Pagan J, 3b 2 0 1 1
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0 Hebner R, pr-3b 1 0 0 0
Woodward W, ss 5 2 2 1 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Corrales P, c 3 0 1 1 Veale B, p 2 0 0 0
Cline T, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 DalCanton B, p 0 0 0 0
Merritt J, p 3 0 0 0 Robertson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Carbo B, ph-lf 1 0 1 1 Giusti D, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 3 12 3 35 1 6 1
Cincinnati 000 010 000 2 -- 3
Pittsburgh 010 000 000 0 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (W) 9.0 6 1 1 4 6
Granger W (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Veale B 6.1 9 1 1 1 6
DalCanton B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Giusti D (L) 3.0 3 2 2 3 2
E -- McRae H, Alley G
LOB -- Cincinnati 14, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Clemente R, Bench J, Woodward W
3B -- Woodward W, Tolan B
CS -- Alou M
SH -- Merritt J
T -- 2:46
A -- 27906
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