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Browns
@ Tigers
Navin Field
July 9, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns, played on July 9, 1931 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam Gray |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nallin 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
| Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
| Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
| Red Kress | Right Fielder |
| Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
| Lin Storti | Third Baseman |
| Jack Burns | First Baseman |
| Jim Levey | Shortstop |
| Sam Gray | Pitcher |
| Bill Killefer | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| John Stone | Left Fielder |
| Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Frank Doljack | Center Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Johnny Grabowski | Catcher |
| Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Tigers
Navin Field
July 9, 1931
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Whitehill
Melillo hits a line drive into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Whitehill
There goes Schulte. The throw from Grabowski and he is safe. Schulte steals second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goslin vs. Whitehill
Goslin hits a popup towards first. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Whitehill
Kress hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schulte scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kress. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stone vs. Gray
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alexander vs. Gray
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Storti vs. Whitehill
Storti hits a fly ball into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Whitehill
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Whitehill
Levey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Gray
McManus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doljack vs. Gray
There's a wild pitch. McManus moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doljack vs. Gray
Doljack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McManus moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Koenig vs. Gray
Koenig hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grabowski vs. Gray
Grabowski hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Whitehill
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Whitehill
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Gray
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Gray covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stone vs. Gray
Stone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Gray
Alexander hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kress. Alexander reaches second base with a double. Gehringer scores. There goes Stone trying to get to home. Kress throws the ball in to Melillo who relays the ball to Ferrell, who tags Stone, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McManus vs. Gray
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Levey. Alexander scores. McManus moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doljack vs. Gray
Doljack hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Gray
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Whitehill
Goslin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Whitehill
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Ferrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kress moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Storti vs. Whitehill
Storti strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Whitehill
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Gray
Grabowski strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Gray
Whitehill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Whitehill
Levey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Whitehill
Gray hits a popup, foul, towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Whitehill
Melillo takes first base on ball four. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goslin vs. Whitehill
Goslin takes first base on ball four. Schulte moves to third. Melillo moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kress vs. Whitehill
Kress hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer hits a popup towards short. Levey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Gray
Stone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Gray
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Gray
The ball gets by Ferrell for a passed ball. Alexander moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McManus vs. Gray
McManus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Schulte. McManus reaches second base with a double. Alexander scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doljack vs. Gray
Doljack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McManus scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Gray
Koenig hits a line drive into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Whitehill
Ferrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Storti vs. Whitehill
Storti hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Whitehill
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Koenig fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Levey vs. Whitehill
Levey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Gray
Grabowski hits a popup towards third. Storti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Gray
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Storti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Kress settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crouch vs. Whitehill
Jack Crouch pinch hits for Sam Gray.
Crouch is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte strikes out. Grabowski drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Schulte out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Whitehill
Melillo hits a fly ball into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Doyle
Jess Doyle now pitching. Jack Crouch now catching.
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Doyle
Stone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Doyle
Alexander hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Schulte. Alexander reaches second base with a double. Stone moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McManus vs. Doyle
McManus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin. McManus reaches second base with a double. Stone scores. Alexander scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doljack vs. Doyle
Doljack hits a fly ball into right field. Kress settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koenig vs. Doyle
Koenig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Schulte. Koenig reaches second base with a double. McManus scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grabowski vs. Doyle
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Storti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Whitehill
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Whitehill
Kress hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Whitehill
Ed Grimes pinch hits for Jess Doyle.
Grimes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doljack. Grimes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Storti vs. Whitehill
Storti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig misplays the ball. That's an error on Koenig. Grimes moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Whitehill
Burns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Burns reaches second base with a double. Grimes scores. Storti moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Levey vs. Whitehill
Levey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crouch vs. Whitehill
Crouch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crouch for the out. Storti scores. Burns moves to third. Levey moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schulte vs. Whitehill
Schulte hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stiles vs. Whitehill
Rollie Stiles pinch hits for Ski Melillo.
Stiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 7 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Stiles
Ed Grimes now playing second base. Rollie Stiles now pitching.
Whitehill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Stiles
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Stiles
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. Whitehill moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stone vs. Stiles
Stone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitehill scores. There goes Gehringer trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Stone moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Stiles
Stiles spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Stiles. Stone moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alexander vs. Stiles
Stone is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Whitehill
Goslin hits a fly ball into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Whitehill
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Whitehill
Grimes hits a fly ball into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1931 -- St.Louis at Detroit (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Schulte F, cf 3 2 1 3 Johnson R, rf 5 1 1 0
Melillo S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gehringer C, 2b 4 1 2 0
Stiles R, ph-p 1 0 0 0 Stone J, lf 4 1 3 2
Goslin G, lf 4 0 1 0 Alexander D, 1b 4 3 2 1
Kress R, rf 5 1 2 2 McManus M, 3b 4 3 4 3
Ferrell R, c 2 0 1 0 Doljack F, cf 4 1 2 3
Doyle J, p 0 0 0 0 Koenig M, ss 4 0 1 1
Grimes E, ph-2b 2 1 1 0 Grabowski J, c 4 0 0 0
Storti L, 3b 4 1 0 0 Whitehill E, p 3 1 0 0
Burns J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Levey J, ss 3 1 0 0
Gray S, p 2 0 0 0
Crouch J, ph-c 2 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 7 7 36 11 15 10
St.Louis 100 000 060 -- 7
Detroit 005 020 31x -- 11
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gray S (L) 6.0 11 7 7 0 1
Doyle J 1.0 3 3 3 1 0
Stiles R 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill E (W) 9.0 7 7 6 6 6
E -- Levey J, Ferrell R, Koenig M, Stiles R
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Detroit 4
2B -- Gehringer C, Alexander D 2, McManus M 2, Koenig M, Grimes E, Burns J
HR -- Doljack F, Kress R, Schulte F
SB -- Schulte F
WP -- Gray S
PB -- Ferrell R
T -- 2:10
A -- 0
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