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Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 11, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 11, 1956 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 11, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 11, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Ferrarese |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 13,727 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Red Flaherty |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Jack Phillips | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bob Kennedy | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Jim Brideweser | Shortstop |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
| Bob Hale | First Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Hoot Evers | Right Fielder |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Don Ferrarese | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 11, 1956
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Ferrarese
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ferrarese
Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Ferrarese
Kaline hits a popup towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Lary
Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Lary
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Lary
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nieman vs. Lary
Nieman hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Gardner scores. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. Hale moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Triandos vs. Lary
There goes Francona. The throw from House and he is safe. Francona steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Triandos vs. Lary
Triandos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hale scores. Francona scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Lary
There's a wild pitch. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Lary
Evers strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Ferrarese
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrarese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Ferrarese
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Ferrarese
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Lary
Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrarese vs. Lary
Ferrarese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Lary
Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Lary
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Causey for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Ferrarese
House hits a fly ball into right field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Ferrarese
Brideweser strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ferrarese
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Lary
Hale hits a popup towards short. Brideweser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Lary
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Ferrarese
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ferrarese
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Ferrarese
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Gardner fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Ferrarese
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Ferrarese
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Lary
Triandos strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Lary
Evers hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Lary
Miranda hits a line drive into left field. Kennedy picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kennedy. Miranda moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrarese vs. Lary
Ferrarese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Ferrarese
Bolling hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Ferrarese
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brideweser vs. Zuverink
George Zuverink now pitching.
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. Zuverink
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bolling scores. Brideweser moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Zuverink
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Lary
Gardner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Lary
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Lary
Hale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Lary
Nieman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Lary
Triandos is hit by the pitch. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Lary
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Zuverink
Chuck Diering now playing center field. Tito Francona now playing right field. Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Jack Phillips.
Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Zuverink
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Zuverink
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Zuverink
Boone hits a line drive into left field. Nieman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Nieman. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bolling vs. Zuverink
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Boone moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Zuverink
House hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Lary
Wayne Belardi now playing first base.
Miranda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zuverink vs. Lary
Zuverink bunts towards first. Belardi scoops it up and throws to first, with Bolling covering, for the out. Miranda moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Lary
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Causey vs. Lary
Causey hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Zuverink
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Jim Brideweser.
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Zuverink
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Frank Lary.
Maxwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Maxwell reaches second base with a double. Torgeson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Zuverink
Tuttle bunts towards first. Hale scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tuttle for the out. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Belardi vs. Zuverink
Belardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maxwell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Zuverink
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Zuverink
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Masterson
Buddy Hicks now playing shortstop. Charlie Maxwell now playing left field. Walt Masterson now pitching.
Hale hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Kaline throws the ball in to Hicks who tags Hale trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Masterson
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Masterson
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Masterson
Triandos hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Triandos reaches second base with a double. Nieman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Diering vs. Masterson
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Zuverink
Hal Smith now catching. Gus Triandos now playing first base.
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Brown
Hal Brown now pitching.
Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Brown
House hits a line drive into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hicks vs. Brown
Hicks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Brown
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Masterson
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hicks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Masterson
Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Masterson
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Masterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Causey vs. Masterson
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Belardi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Causey for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Brown
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Brown
Belardi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona. Belardi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Brown
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Brown
Harvey Kuenn pinch hits for Walt Masterson.
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Francona 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 6/11/1956 -- Detroit at Baltimore (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Tuttle B, cf 4 0 0 0 Gardner B, 2b 5 1 2 0
Phillips J, 1b 2 0 1 0 Causey W, 3b 5 0 1 0
Belardi W, ph-1b 3 0 2 1 Hale B, 1b 3 2 1 0
Kaline A, rf 5 1 1 0 Smith H, c 0 0 0 0
Kennedy B, lf 4 0 2 0 Nieman B, lf 4 1 3 3
Masterson W, p 0 0 0 0 Francona T, cf-rf 3 1 0 0
Kuenn H, ph 1 0 0 0 Triandos G, c-1b 3 0 2 2
Boone R, 3b 4 0 2 0 Evers H, rf 3 0 0 0
Bolling F, 2b 4 1 2 1 Diering C, cf 1 0 0 0
House F, c 4 0 1 0 Miranda W, ss 4 0 2 0
Brideweser J, ss 2 0 0 0 Ferrarese D, p 2 0 0 0
Torgeson E, ph 1 1 1 0 Zuverink G, p 0 0 0 0
Hicks B, ss 1 0 1 0 Brown H, p 1 0 1 0
Lary F, p 2 0 0 1
Maxwell C, ph-lf 2 1 1 1
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39 4 14 4 34 5 12 5
Detroit 000 011 200 -- 4
Baltimore 300 020 00x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (L) 6.0 8 5 5 1 2
Masterson W 2.0 4 0 0 0 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrarese D* 4.0 5 1 1 0 1
Zuverink G+ 3.0 7 3 2 0 1
Brown H (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Kennedy B, Nieman B
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, Baltimore 9
2B -- Maxwell C, Triandos G, Brown H, Belardi W
HR -- Nieman B
SB -- Francona T
SH -- Zuverink G, Tuttle B
HBP -- by Lary F (Francona T), by Lary F (Triandos G)
WP -- Lary F
T -- 2:28
A -- 13727
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