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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 21, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 21, 1971 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 21, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 21, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Timmermann |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Lonborg |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 11,323 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Don Denkinger |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Jim Northrup | First Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Tom Timmermann | Pitcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Joe Lahoud | Right Fielder |
Duane Josephson | Catcher |
Jim Lonborg | Pitcher |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 21, 1971
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Lonborg
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lonborg
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lonborg
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Timmermann
Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Timmermann
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Timmermann
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lonborg
Kaline hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lonborg
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Lonborg
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Timmermann
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Timmermann
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Timmermann
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. Timmermann
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lonborg
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lonborg
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Timmermann vs. Lonborg
Timmermann strikes out. Josephson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Timmermann out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Timmermann
Josephson hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lonborg vs. Timmermann
Lonborg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Timmermann
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lonborg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Timmermann
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lonborg moves to third. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yastrzemski vs. Timmermann
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Lonborg
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lonborg
Rodriguez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lonborg
Brown hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Timmermann
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Timmermann
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Timmermann
Scott 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, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lonborg
Kaline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Josephson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lonborg
Freehan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Lonborg
Northrup takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Lonborg
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Timmermann
Lahoud is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Timmermann
Josephson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lonborg vs. Timmermann
Lonborg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Timmermann
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lonborg
Brinkman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Timmermann vs. Lonborg
Timmermann strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Lonborg
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Timmermann
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Northrup scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aparicio for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Timmermann
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Timmermann
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Timmermann
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Petrocelli reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Scott vs. Timmermann
Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Petrocelli scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. Timmermann
Lahoud hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lonborg
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lonborg
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Lonborg
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Lonborg
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Northrup vs. Lonborg
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanley vs. Lonborg
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Timmermann
Josephson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lonborg vs. Timmermann
Lonborg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Timmermann
Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Timmermann
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Northrup scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aparicio for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lonborg
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Lonborg
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Tom Timmermann.
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Lonborg
Cesar Gutierrez pinch runs for Dalton Jones.
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. Brinkman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Lonborg
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Lonborg
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Scherman
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Scherman
Petrocelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lonborg
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lonborg
Freehan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Lonborg
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Lonborg
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lonborg fields it and throws to second for the out. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collins vs. Lonborg
Kevin Collins pinch hits for Ed Brinkman.
Collins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Freehan scores. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Lonborg
Tony Taylor pinch hits for Fred Scherman.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Lonborg
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Whillock
Dick McAuliffe now playing shortstop. Tony Taylor now playing second base. Jack Whillock now pitching.
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Whillock
Lahoud is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Whillock
Josephson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lonborg
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Lonborg
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Lonborg
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Lonborg
Freehan hits a popup towards the mound. Lonborg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Whillock
Cecil Cooper pinch hits for Jim Lonborg.
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Whillock
Griffin bunts towards first. Northrup scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Whillock
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cooper scores. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/21/1971 -- Detroit at Boston (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, 2b-ss 5 0 0 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 5 0 2 0 Aparicio L, ss 5 0 2 1 Brown G, lf 5 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 1 0 Kaline A, rf 5 0 1 0 Smith R, cf 4 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 4 1 2 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 1 2 0 Northrup J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Scott G, 1b 4 0 1 2 Stanley M, cf 4 1 0 0 Lahoud J, rf 4 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 2 0 0 0 Josephson D, c 4 0 0 0 Collins K, ph 1 0 1 1 Lonborg J, p 3 0 2 0 Whillock J, p 0 0 0 0 Cooper C, ph 1 1 1 0 Timmermann T, p 2 0 0 0 Jones D, ph 1 0 1 0 Gutierrez C, pr 0 0 0 0 Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0 Taylor T, ph-2b 1 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 2 9 2 37 3 10 3 Detroit 000 000 002 0 -- 2 Boston 000 002 000 1 -- 3 1 out when winning run was scored. Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Timmermann T 7.0 8 2 2 0 3 Scherman F 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Whillock J (L) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Lonborg J (W) 10.0 9 2 2 3 6 E -- McAuliffe D DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 1 LOB -- Detroit 9, Boston 7 2B -- Petrocelli R, Rodriguez A SH -- Griffin D T -- 2:19 A -- 11323
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