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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
July 29, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 29, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 29, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Underwood |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Clancy |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 33,824 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Brookens | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Steve Kemp | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Al Greene | Left Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Danny Ainge | Second Baseman |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Otto Velez | Right Fielder |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Craig Kusick | First Baseman |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
July 29, 1979
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Clancy
Brookens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Clancy
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Clancy
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Clancy
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Underwood
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Underwood
There goes Bosetti. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Trammell applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Underwood
Ainge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Underwood
Howell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Greene settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Clancy
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Clancy
Parrish hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Clancy
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greene for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Clancy
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Underwood
Carty hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Underwood
Velez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Underwood
Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Underwood
Kusick strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Underwood
Woods hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Clancy
Trammell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Trammell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brookens vs. Clancy
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clancy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Clancy
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Clancy
Kemp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trammell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Clancy
There goes Kemp. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Kemp steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Clancy
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Underwood
Gomez hits a line drive towards first. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Underwood
Bosetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Underwood
Ainge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Underwood
Howell takes first base on ball four. Ainge moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Underwood
Carty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Clancy
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Summers for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Clancy
Parrish hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Clancy
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Clancy
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Clancy
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Underwood
Velez hits a line drive into left field. Greene settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Underwood
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Underwood
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Clancy
Brookens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Clancy
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Clancy
Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Clancy
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Underwood
Woods hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Underwood
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Underwood
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Underwood
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Clancy
Summers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Clancy
There goes Summers. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Summers steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Clancy
Parrish hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greene vs. Clancy
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greene for the out. Summers moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Clancy
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Underwood
Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Underwood
Carty hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Summers. Carty reaches second base with a double. Howell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. Underwood
Velez hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Underwood
Cerone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. Underwood
Kusick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Jefferson
Jesse Jefferson now pitching.
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Jefferson
Brookens hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Jefferson
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Underwood
Woods hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Underwood
Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. Greene settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Underwood
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Underwood
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Jefferson
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Jefferson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Summers vs. Jefferson
Summers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kemp scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Jefferson
There goes Summers. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Ainge applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Jefferson
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Jefferson
Greene strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Underwood
Lynn Jones now playing left field.
Howell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Underwood
Carty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Underwood
Velez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Underwood
Cerone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Cerone reaches third base with a triple. Velez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching. John Mayberry pinch hits for Craig Kusick.
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Cerone scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woods vs. Lopez
Tim Johnson pinch runs for John Mayberry.
Woods takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Lopez
Gomez hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Johnson moves to third. Woods moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bosetti vs. Lopez
Bosetti hits a popup towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Jefferson
Tim Johnson now playing first base.
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Jefferson
Lou Whitaker pinch runs for Aurelio Rodriguez.
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Jefferson
Brookens hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Jefferson
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Moore
Balor Moore now pitching.
Kemp hits a popup towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Lopez
Lou Whitaker now playing second base. Tom Brookens now playing third base.
Ainge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Lopez
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Lopez
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Velez vs. Lopez
Joe Cannon pinch runs for Rico Carty.
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens 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 7/29/1979 -- Detroit at Toronto (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Brookens T, 2b-3b 5 0 0 0 Bosetti R, cf 5 0 3 0
Morales J, cf 5 0 1 0 Ainge D, 2b 5 0 2 0
Kemp S, dh 3 2 2 2 Howell R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Thompson J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Carty R, dh 5 1 3 2
Summers C, rf 3 0 1 1 Cannon J, pr 0 0 0 0
Parrish L, c 3 2 2 2 Velez O, rf 5 1 1 0
Greene A, lf 4 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 4 1 2 1
Jones L, lf 0 0 0 0 Kusick C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 2 0 Mayberry J, ph 1 0 1 1
Whitaker L, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Johnson T, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 4 1 1 0 Woods A, lf 3 0 1 0
Gomez L, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 9 5 39 4 14 4
Detroit 011 110 010 -- 5
Toronto 010 001 020 -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood P (W) 7.2 11 4 4 1 6
Lopez A (S) 1.1 3 0 0 1 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy J (L) 6.0 6 4 4 2 4
Jefferson J 2.2 3 1 1 2 1
Moore B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Brookens T
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, Toronto 10
2B -- Trammell A, Rodriguez A, Carty R, Mayberry J
3B -- Cerone R
HR -- Parrish L 2, Carty R, Kemp S
SB -- Kemp S, Summers C
CS -- Bosetti R, Summers C
T -- 2:55
A -- 33824
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