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Giants
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 20, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants, played on August 20, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Montefusco |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 18,714 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Joe West 3B: Steve Fields |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Joe Strain | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Greg Johnston | Left Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Dennis Littlejohn | Catcher |
| John Montefusco | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 20, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Blyleven
Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Blyleven
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Blyleven
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Montefusco
Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Montefusco
There goes Moreno. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Montefusco
Foli bunts towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. Moreno moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Parker vs. Montefusco
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moreno tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Montefusco
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Montefusco
Milner hits a fly ball into left field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Blyleven
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Milner. McCovey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Blyleven
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnston vs. Blyleven
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Blyleven
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCovey scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littlejohn vs. Blyleven
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Montefusco vs. Blyleven
Montefusco hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Montefusco reaches second base with a double. Metzger scores. Littlejohn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Blyleven
Herndon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Montefusco
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Montefusco
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Montefusco
Garner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blyleven vs. Montefusco
Blyleven bunts towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to third. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Moreno vs. Montefusco
Moreno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott scores. Garner scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Montefusco
Foli hits a fly ball into left field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Blyleven
Strain hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Blyleven
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Blyleven
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Strain moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Blyleven
Evans hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Strain scores. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnston vs. Blyleven
Johnston is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Blyleven
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Montefusco
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Montefusco
Stargell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Montefusco
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first, with Montefusco covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Montefusco
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Blyleven
Littlejohn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Littlejohn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montefusco vs. Blyleven
Montefusco strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Blyleven
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Blyleven
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Montefusco
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Montefusco covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Montefusco
Garner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Blyleven vs. Montefusco
Blyleven strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Montefusco
There goes Garner. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Garner steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Montefusco
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Blyleven
Clark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Blyleven
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Blyleven
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Blyleven
Johnston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Blyleven
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner misplays the ball. That's an error on Garner. Johnston moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Littlejohn vs. Blyleven
Littlejohn is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Montefusco
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Montefusco
Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnston. Parker reaches second base with a double. Foli moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Stargell vs. Montefusco
Stargell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Milner vs. Montefusco
Milner hits a line drive into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. towards center. Herndon fields it and throws to home to get Foli. Safe. There's the throw to second to catch Stargell. He's out. Foli tags and scores. Parker tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Madlock vs. Montefusco
Madlock strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. Blyleven
Montefusco strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Blyleven
Herndon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Herndon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strain vs. Blyleven
Strain hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Blyleven
Clark is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Griffin
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Griffin
Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Bert Blyleven.
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching.
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Jackson
Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Evans reaches second base with a double. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnston vs. Jackson
Johnston hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
North vs. Jackson
Bill North pinch hits for Roger Metzger.
North is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitfield vs. Romo
Enrique Romo now pitching. Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Dennis Littlejohn.
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LeMaster vs. Romo
Johnnie LeMaster pinch hits for Tom Griffin.
LeMaster hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching. Johnnie LeMaster now playing shortstop. Mike Sadek now catching.
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Lavelle
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Lavelle
Parker hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Romo
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Romo
Strain hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Romo
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Lavelle
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Lavelle
Alberto Lois pinch runs for Willie Stargell.
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lavelle fields it and throws to first for the out. Lois moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Lavelle
Madlock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Lavelle
Bill Robinson pinch hits for Ed Ott.
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garner vs. Lavelle
Garner takes first base on ball four. Lois moves to third. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lacy vs. Lavelle
Lee Lacy pinch hits for Enrique Romo.
The ball gets by Sadek for a passed ball. Lois scores. Madlock moves to third. Garner moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lacy vs. Lavelle
Lacy is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Tekulve
Bill Robinson now playing left field. Steve Nicosia now catching. Kent Tekulve now pitching. John Milner now playing first base.
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Tekulve
Vida Blue pinch runs for Willie McCovey.
Evans takes first base on ball four. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnston vs. Tekulve
Johnston strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sadek vs. Tekulve
Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1979 -- San Francisco at Pittsburgh (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Herndon L, cf 5 0 1 0 Moreno O, cf 4 1 2 2
Strain J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Foli T, ss 3 1 1 0
Clark J, rf 5 1 1 1 Parker D, rf 3 0 1 1
McCovey W, 1b 4 1 3 0 Stargell W, 1b 2 1 2 1
Blue V, pr 0 0 0 0 Lois A, pr 0 1 0 0
Evans D, 3b 4 0 2 1 Nicosia S, c 0 0 0 0
Johnston G, lf 4 0 0 0 Milner J, lf-1b 3 0 0 1
Metzger R, ss 3 1 1 1 Madlock B, 3b 3 0 0 0
North B, ph 0 0 0 0 Ott E, c 3 1 1 0
Sadek M, c 1 0 0 0 Robinson B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Littlejohn D, c 3 1 2 0 Garner P, 2b 3 1 2 0
Whitfield T, ph 1 0 0 0 Blyleven B, p 1 0 0 0
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Sanguillen M, ph 1 0 0 0
Montefusco J, p 3 0 1 2 Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0
Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0 Romo E, p 0 0 0 0
LeMaster J, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Lacy L, ph 1 0 0 0
Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0
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39 5 12 5 28 6 9 5
San Francisco 031 010 000 -- 5
Pittsburgh 121 010 01x -- 6
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco J 5.0 8 5 5 2 2
Griffin T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Lavelle G (L) 2.0 1 1 0 2 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B 6.0 10 5 5 1 8
Jackson G 0.1 1 0 0 2 0
Romo E (W) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Tekulve K (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Garner P
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- San Francisco 11, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- McCovey W, Montefusco J, Littlejohn D, Parker D, Herndon L, Evans D
HR -- Stargell W, Clark J
SB -- Moreno O, Garner P
SH -- Foli T, Blyleven B
SF -- Parker D, Milner J
PB -- Sadek M
T -- 3:42
A -- 18714
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