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Browns
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 9, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 9, 1947 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Sanford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Embree |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 9,392 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Red Jones 2B: Bill McGowan 3B: Bill Grieve |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
| Ray Coleman | Right Fielder |
| Paul Lehner | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Wally Judnich | First Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| Fred Sanford | Pitcher |
| Muddy Ruel | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Center Fielder |
| Hank Edwards | Left Fielder |
| Hal Peck | Right Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Red Embree | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 9, 1947
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Embree
Dillinger hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Embree
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Embree
Lehner hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Sanford
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Sanford
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Sanford
Peck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Sanford
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Embree
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Embree
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Embree
Judnich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Embree
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Judnich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Embree
Moss takes first base on ball four. Judnich moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sanford vs. Embree
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Sanford
Keltner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dillinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sanford
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Embree
Dillinger strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Embree
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Embree
Lehner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Edwards. Lehner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Embree
Heath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lehner scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Embree
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sanford
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Embree vs. Sanford
Embree hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Sanford
Mitchell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dillinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Embree
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Embree
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Embree
Moss hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanford vs. Embree
Sanford hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Sanford
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Sanford
Peck hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judnich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Peck for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Sanford
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Embree
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner juggles the ball. That's an error on Keltner. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Embree
Coleman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Embree
Lehner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Peck. Lehner reaches second base with a double. Coleman moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heath vs. Embree
Heath is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephens vs. Embree
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coleman scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Judnich vs. Embree
Judnich takes first base on ball four. Lehner moves to third. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Embree
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lehner scores. Heath scores. Judnich moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Embree
Moss hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Sanford
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sanford
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Sanford
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Embree
Sanford hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Embree
Dillinger hits a fly ball towards center. Mitchell settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mitchell. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Embree
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dillinger moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lehner vs. Embree
Lehner hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Embree vs. Sanford
Embree hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Sanford
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Sanford
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peck vs. Sanford
Peck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Embree
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heath for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Embree
Stephens hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Embree
Judnich hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Sanford
Al Zarilla now playing left field.
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Sanford
Keltner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Sanford
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Sanford
Larry Doby pinch hits for Al Lopez.
Doby takes first base on ball four. Keltner moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fleming vs. Sanford
Les Fleming pinch hits for Red Embree.
Fleming hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lehner. Fleming reaches second base with a double. Keltner scores. Gordon scores. Doby goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Sanford
Jim Hegan pinch runs for Les Fleming.
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Sanford
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Stephens
Jim Hegan now catching. Bryan Stephens now pitching.
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Stephens
Moss hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanford vs. Stephens
Sanford bunts towards the mound. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillinger vs. Stephens
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Sanford
Peck strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Sanford
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Sanford
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Stephens
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Stephens
Lehner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lehner for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Stephens
Zarilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Stephens
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stephens for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sanford
Gordon hits a popup towards third. Dillinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Sanford
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Sanford
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Stephens
Judnich hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Stephens
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schultz vs. Stephens
Joe Schultz pinch hits for Les Moss.
Schultz hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanford vs. Stephens
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Sanford
Jake Early now catching.
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Sanford
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peck vs. Sanford
Peck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Sanford
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Coleman. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. Peck goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1947, game 2 -- St.Louis at Cleveland (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Dillinger B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Mitchell D, cf 5 0 2 0
Coleman R, rf 5 1 0 0 Edwards H, lf 5 0 0 0
Lehner P, cf 5 2 2 0 Peck H, rf 5 1 1 0
Heath J, lf 3 1 1 1 Boudreau L, ss 4 0 2 1
Zarilla A, lf 0 0 0 0 Robinson E, 1b 4 1 0 0
Stephens V, ss 5 0 0 1 Keltner K, 3b 4 1 1 0
Judnich W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 3 1 1 1
Thompson H, 2b 3 0 3 2 Lopez A, c 2 0 0 0
Moss L, c 3 0 0 0 Doby L, ph 0 1 0 0
Schultz J, ph 1 0 0 0 Stephens B, p 1 0 0 0
Early J, c 0 0 0 0 Embree R, p 2 0 0 0
Sanford F, p 4 0 0 0 Fleming L, ph 1 0 1 3
Hegan J, pr-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 4 7 4 37 5 8 5
St.Louis 001 030 000 0 -- 4
Cleveland 000 000 400 1 -- 5
2 outs when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford F (L) 9.2 8 5 5 3 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Embree R 7.0 7 4 1 3 2
Stephens B (W) 3.0 0 0 0 3 0
E -- Keltner K, Mitchell D
LOB -- St.Louis 11, Cleveland 6
2B -- Lehner P 2, Fleming L, Boudreau L
SH -- Sanford F
T -- 2:18
A -- 9392
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