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Padres
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 18, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Diego Padres, played on August 18, 1973 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rich Troedson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Nagy |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 28,786 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: John McSherry 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: Ed Sudol |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Morales | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Grubb | Center Fielder |
| Dave Roberts | Third Baseman |
| Nate Colbert | First Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Right Fielder |
| Fred Kendall | Catcher |
| Derrel Thomas | Second Baseman |
| Dwain Anderson | Shortstop |
| Rich Troedson | Pitcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Tom Heintzelman | Second Baseman |
| Luis Melendez | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Hector Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
| Mike Nagy | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 18, 1973
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Nagy
Morales is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Nagy
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heintzelman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Nagy
Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colbert vs. Nagy
Colbert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Troedson
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heintzelman vs. Troedson
There goes Brock. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heintzelman vs. Troedson
Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Brock moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Melendez vs. Troedson
Melendez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock scores. Heintzelman moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Troedson
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Heintzelman moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Troedson
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Heintzelman tags and scores. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Troedson
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Nagy
Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Nagy
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Nagy
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Troedson
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Troedson
Tyson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Morales. Tyson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nagy vs. Troedson
Nagy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tyson moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brock vs. Troedson
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Nagy
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Troedson vs. Nagy
Troedson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Nagy
Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Nagy
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heintzelman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Troedson
Heintzelman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Troedson
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Troedson
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Nagy
Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Nagy
Colbert strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Nagy
Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heintzelman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Troedson
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Troedson
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Troedson
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Troedson
Tyson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Nagy
Kendall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Nagy
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heintzelman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Nagy
Anderson takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Troedson vs. Nagy
Troedson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Heintzelman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagy vs. Troedson
Nagy hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Troedson
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heintzelman vs. Troedson
There goes Brock. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heintzelman vs. Troedson
There goes Brock. The throw from Kendall and he is out, Roberts applying the tag. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Troedson
Heintzelman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Troedson
Melendez takes first base on ball four. Heintzelman moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Troedson
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heintzelman scores. Melendez moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Troedson
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Nagy
Morales hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Nagy
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Nagy
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colbert vs. Nagy
Colbert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grubb scores. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaston vs. Nagy
Gaston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roberts scores. Colbert moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kendall vs. Pena
Orlando Pena now pitching.
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to home to get Colbert. Gaston moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Pena
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heintzelman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Troedson
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Troedson
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Troedson
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Troedson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Pena
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Pena
Leron Lee pinch hits for Rich Troedson.
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Pena
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Arlin
Steve Arlin now pitching.
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Arlin
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Arlin
Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Pena
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heintzelman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Pena
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heintzelman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Pena
Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaston vs. Pena
Gaston hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Gaston reaches third base with a triple. Colbert goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kendall vs. Pena
The umpire calls a balk on Pena Gaston scores. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Pena
Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Arlin
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Luis Melendez.
Carbo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaston. Carbo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Arlin
Bake McBride pinch runs for Bernie Carbo.
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Caldwell
Mike Caldwell now pitching.
Simmons takes first base on ball four. McBride moves to third. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Agee vs. Caldwell
Tommie Agee pinch hits for Hector Cruz.
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Torre moves to third. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reitz vs. Caldwell
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Pena
Bake McBride now playing center field. Tommie Agee now playing right field.
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Pena
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Tyson. Thomas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caldwell vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
There goes Thomas. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Reitz applying the tag. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caldwell vs. Hrabosky
Caldwell strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Hrabosky
Morales is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grubb vs. Hrabosky
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hrabosky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Caldwell
Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Caldwell
Ted Sizemore pinch hits for Al Hrabosky.
Sizemore bunts towards first. Colbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Thomas covering, for the out. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Caldwell
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heintzelman vs. Caldwell
Heintzelman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Caldwell
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Bake McBride.
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1973 -- San Diego at St.Louis (N)
San Diego AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Morales J, lf 4 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 4 1 1 0
Grubb J, cf 5 1 1 0 Heintzelman T, 2b 4 2 2 0
Roberts D, 3b 4 1 2 0 Melendez L, rf 2 0 1 1
Colbert N, 1b 4 1 2 1 Carbo B, ph 1 0 1 0
Gaston C, rf 4 1 2 2 McBride B, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Kendall F, c 4 0 1 0 McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Torre J, 1b 3 0 1 1
Anderson D, ss 3 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 2 0 0 1
Troedson R, p 2 0 0 0 Cruz H, cf 3 0 0 0
Lee L, ph 0 0 0 0 Agee T, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Arlin S, p 0 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 0
Caldwell M, p 1 0 0 0 Tyson M, ss 4 0 2 0
Nagy M, p 2 0 0 0
Pena O, p 1 0 0 0
Hrabosky A, p 0 0 0 0
Sizemore T, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 10 3 32 3 9 3
San Diego 000 002 020 -- 4
St.Louis 200 010 000 -- 3
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Troedson R 6.0 7 3 3 2 1
Arlin S (W)* 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Caldwell M (S) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy M 5.1 7 2 2 1 4
Pena O (L)+ 2.2 3 2 2 1 1
Hrabosky A 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Tyson M
DP -- San Diego 2, St.Louis 2
LOB -- San Diego 7, St.Louis 9
2B -- Tyson M, Carbo B
3B -- Gaston C
SB -- Brock L 2
CS -- Brock L, Thomas D
SH -- Sizemore T
SF -- Simmons T
Balk -- Pena O
T -- 2:36
A -- 28786
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