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Twins
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 18, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 18, 1977 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 18, 1977 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 18, 1977 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Thormodsgard |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lyman Bostock | Center Fielder |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Rod Carew | First Baseman |
Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
Rich Chiles | Right Fielder |
Glenn Adams | Left Fielder |
Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
Randy Bass | DH |
Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Jim Mason | Shortstop |
Claudell Washington | Center Fielder |
Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
Willie Horton | DH |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Tom Grieve | Right Fielder |
Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
Keith Smith | Left Fielder |
Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 18, 1977
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Perry
Bostock hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Perry
Smalley hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Perry
Carew bunts towards third. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Perry
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiles vs. Perry
Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Thormodsgard
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Thormodsgard
Mason hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bostock. Mason reaches second base with a double. Wills goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Thormodsgard
There's a wild pitch. Mason moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Washington vs. Thormodsgard
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mason scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Thormodsgard
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Thormodsgard
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Perry
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Perry
Cubbage hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Perry
Bass strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Perry
Randall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Thormodsgard
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Thormodsgard
Grieve hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Thormodsgard
Putnam hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Adams. Putnam reaches second base with a double. Grieve goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Thormodsgard
There goes Putnam. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Cubbage applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Thormodsgard
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Thormodsgard
Wills takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mason vs. Thormodsgard
Mason takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Washington vs. Thormodsgard
Washington hits a line drive into left field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Perry
Bostock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Perry
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Perry
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bostock moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynegar vs. Perry
Wynegar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bostock scores. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chiles vs. Perry
Chiles hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Perry
Adams takes first base on ball four. Wynegar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cubbage vs. Perry
Cubbage strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Thormodsgard
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Thormodsgard
Horton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Thormodsgard
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Thormodsgard
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Thormodsgard
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Perry
Bass strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Perry
Randall hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Perry
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Thormodsgard
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Shellenback
Jim Shellenback now pitching.
Wills hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Shellenback
Mason takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Shellenback
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. Mason moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harrah vs. Shellenback
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Shellenback
Horton strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Perry
Smalley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Smalley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Perry
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smalley scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Perry
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiles vs. Perry
Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chiles for the out. Wynegar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Perry
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Wynegar trying to get to home. Grieve throws the ball in to Sundberg who tags Wynegar who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Shellenback
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bostock. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Shellenback
Grieve hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Putnam vs. Shellenback
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sundberg scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shellenback
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Perry
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Perry
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Perry
Randall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Moret
Roger Moret now pitching.
Bostock takes first base on ball four. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Moret
The ball gets by Sundberg for a passed ball. Randall moves to third. Bostock moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smalley vs. Moret
Smalley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Holly
Jeff Holly now pitching. Willie Norwood now playing center field. Lyman Bostock now playing left field. Larry Wolfe now playing third base.
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Holly
Mason strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Holly
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Moret
Carew hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Moret
Wynegar hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Moret
Dan Ford pinch hits for Rich Chiles.
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Holly
Dan Ford now playing right field.
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Holly
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Holly
Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Moret
Norwood hits a popup towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Moret
Wolfe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah juggles the ball. That's an error on Harrah. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Moret
Craig Kusick pinch hits for Randy Bass.
Kusick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Kusick reaches second base with a double. Wolfe goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randall vs. Moret
Randall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bostock vs. Moret
Bostock hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kusick moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Moret
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kusick scores. Randall moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Moret
Carew takes first base on ball four. Randall moves to third. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wynegar vs. Moret
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Holly
Grieve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Holly
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Pat Putnam. Eddie Miller pinch runs for Tom Grieve.
Holly fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Holly. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bevacqua vs. Holly
Bevacqua hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Holly
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to home to get Miller. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Holly
There goes Smith. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Holly
Wills strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Devine
Dave May now playing right field. Mike Hargrove now playing first base. Adrian Devine now pitching.
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Devine
Norwood strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Devine
Wolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/18/1977, game 1 -- Minnesota at Texas (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Bostock L, cf-lf 4 1 1 0 Wills B, 2b 4 1 0 0 Smalley R, ss 5 1 2 1 Mason J, ss 2 1 1 1 Carew R, 1b 4 0 3 1 Washington C, cf 4 0 0 1 Wynegar B, c 5 0 2 1 Harrah T, 3b 2 1 1 1 Chiles R, rf 3 0 0 0 Horton W, dh 4 0 0 0 Ford D, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 3 1 1 0 Adams G, lf 2 0 2 0 Grieve T, rf 4 1 3 0 Norwood W, cf 2 0 0 0 Miller E, pr 0 0 0 0 Cubbage M, 3b 3 0 0 0 May D, rf 0 0 0 0 Wolfe L, 3b 2 1 0 0 Putnam P, 1b 3 0 1 1 Bass R, dh 3 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, ph 1 0 0 0 Kusick C, ph 1 1 1 1 Hargrove M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Randall B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Smith K, lf 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 4 12 4 30 5 8 4 Minnesota 001 010 020 -- 4 Texas 211 010 00x -- 5 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Thormodsgard P (L)* 3.0 5 4 3 4 3 Shellenback J 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 Holly J 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Perry G (W) 5.2 10 2 2 1 5 Moret R 2.1 2 2 0 3 0 Devine A (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 4th E -- Smalley R, Harrah T, Holly J DP -- Minnesota 2 LOB -- Minnesota 12, Texas 8 2B -- Mason J, Putnam P, Smalley R, Sundberg J, Kusick C HR -- Harrah T SB -- Smith K CS -- Putnam P WP -- Thormodsgard P PB -- Sundberg J T -- 2:50 A -- 0
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