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Standings
BOS
@BAL		0
1
MIL
@CHW		1
2
DET
@CLE		1
2
CAL
@MIN		0
1
KCR
@OAK		7
8
NYY
@WSA		6
3
HOU
@LAD		11
0
CHC
@MON		5
6
SFG
@SDP		1
4		 
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Wednesday, September 29, 1971
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 1,415, Time of Game: 2:13
Royals
7
85-76
⇐ Lost 2
2nd, 16 GB
 at Athletics
8
101-60
⇐ Won 3
1st
W: Bob Locker (7-2)
L: Ted Abernathy (4-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   2  1  2   0  1  0    7 11  2
Athletics       0  0  1   0  0  0   3  2  2    8  9  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Floyd SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 .152 .430 -0.023 0.65 0.036 -0.059 -0.3 0 5
Paul Schaal 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .274 .799 0.152 0.62 0.162 -0.010 1.5 0 1 HR
Ed Kirkpatrick CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .219 .640 -0.061 0.72 0.016 -0.076 -0.8 4 0 GDP
Gail Hopkins 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .278 .794 0.008 0.52 0.030 -0.022 -0.2 11 1
Lou Piniella LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .279 .679 0.005 0.77 0.058 -0.053 0.6 1 0
Bob Oliver RF 3 2 2 4 1 0 .244 .628 0.286 0.82 0.356 -0.069 2.8 3 0 2·HR,GDP
Buck Martinez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .152 .426 0.011 0.50 0.033 -0.022 -0.1 4 0
Rich Severson 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .797 -0.035 0.68 0.000 -0.035 -0.4 1 3
   Bobby Knoop 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .205 .555 0.027 0.23 0.028 -0.001 0.3 0 1 2B
Al Fitzmorris P 3 1 1 0 0 2 .250 .517 0.009 0.45 0.031 -0.022 -0.0 2 1 2B
   Ted Abernathy P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .077 .154 -0.022 0.80 0.000 -0.022 -0.3 0 1
   Tom Burgmeier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .636 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 7 11 7 2 6 .314 .980 0.357 0.63 0.750 -0.391 3.2 26 13
2B: A Fitzmorris (1, off C Dobson); B Knoop (8, off B Locker).
HR: P Schaal (11, off C Dobson; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); B Oliver 2 (8, 2 off C Dobson; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: B Oliver 8; P Schaal 5; B Knoop 2; A Fitzmorris 2; L Piniella 2; B Martinez; E Kirkpatrick; B Floyd.
GIDP: E Kirkpatrick (11); B Oliver (13).
RBI: B Oliver 4 (52); P Schaal 2 (63); L Piniella (51).
2-out RBI: B Oliver 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
E: T Abernathy (2); B Knoop (7).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: B Oliver (2nd base by C Dobson).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 .251 .611 0.004 1.01 0.032 -0.028 -0.1 2 2 SF
   Dwain Anderson SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 .270 .750 -0.004 2.92 0.018 -0.022 0.1 0 3 IW
Joe Rudi LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .690 0.013 0.40 0.026 -0.014 0.1 2 0
   Diego Segui P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .085 .271 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Hegan 1B 2 1 0 0 0 1 .226 .687 -0.180 3.23 0.027 -0.207 -0.5 2 1
Reggie Jackson RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .277 .860 -0.353 2.63 0.000 -0.353 -1.7 3 0
Tommy Davis 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .324 .774 -0.020 0.62 0.020 -0.041 0.7 5 2
   Mudcat Grant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .697 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Curt Blefary PH-LF 2 1 2 2 0 0 .212 .673 0.769 5.68 0.769 0.000 0.2 0 0 2B
Sal Bando 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .828 -0.035 0.73 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 0 1
   Larry Brown 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 .201 .473 0.086 1.08 0.086 0.000 1.4 0 0
Angel Mangual CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .686 -0.039 0.82 0.000 -0.039 -0.3 2 0
   Rick Monday CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .245 .774 0.108 2.01 0.123 -0.014 0.7 0 0
   Bob Locker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dave Duncan C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .726 -0.025 0.53 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 2 0
   Gene Tenace C 1 1 0 0 1 0 .274 .811 -0.104 2.67 0.012 -0.116 -0.3 4 0
Dick Green 2B 4 2 3 2 0 0 .244 .673 0.310 1.43 0.318 -0.009 2.7 2 3 2·2B
Chuck Dobson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 .498 -0.016 1.66 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 2 1 SH
   Adrian Garrett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .593 -0.009 0.39 0.000 -0.009 -0.2
   George Hendrick LF-CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237 .544 0.355 3.56 0.400 -0.046 0.8 0 0 SH
Team Totals 35 8 9 7 2 3 .257 .632 0.860 1.81 1.831 -0.974 2.9 27 13
2B: D Green 2 (14, 2 off A Fitzmorris); C Blefary (3, off T Burgmeier).
SF: B Campaneris (6, off A Fitzmorris).
SH: G Hendrick (3, off T Abernathy); C Dobson (5, off A Fitzmorris).
IBB: D Anderson (1, by T Abernathy).
TB: D Green 5; C Blefary 3; R Monday; L Brown; T Davis; J Rudi.
RBI: D Green 2 (49); C Blefary 2 (14); R Monday (56); L Brown (14); B Campaneris (47).
2-out RBI: C Blefary 2; D Green 2; R Monday; L Brown.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Anderson-D Green-M Hegan; B Campaneris-T Davis.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Fitzmorris 6.2 4 4 4 1 1 0 4.17 26 50 0.000 0.74 -1.3
Ted Abernathy, H (7), L (4-6) 1.1 4 4 0 1 1 0 2.56 11 1 0 -0.582 2.56 -3.1
Tom Burgmeier, BS (4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.73 3 3 2 -0.276 8.63 1.5
Team Totals 8.2 9 8 4 2 3 0 4.15 40 50 4 2 -0.858 0.63 -2.9
T Abernathy faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chuck Dobson 6 8 6 6 2 2 3 3.81 26 32 -0.344 0.71 -3.5
Diego Segui 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.14 3 0 0 0.004 0.05 0.4
Mudcat Grant 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.17 4 0 0 -0.048 0.47 -0.6
Bob Locker, W (7-2) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.88 4 0 0 0.030 0.65 0.4
Team Totals 9 11 7 7 2 6 3 7.00 37 32 0 0 -0.358 1.81 -3.2
Balks: None.
WP: A Fitzmorris (15).
HBP: None.
IBB: T Abernathy (4; D Anderson).
Pickoffs: C Dobson (2; B Oliver, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Frank Umont.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 1,415.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Oakland Athletics
1 Bobby Floyd SS 1 Bert Campaneris SS
2 Paul Schaal 3B 2 Joe Rudi LF
3 Ed Kirkpatrick CF 3 Reggie Jackson RF
4 Gail Hopkins 1B 4 Tommy Davis 1B
5 Lou Piniella LF 5 Sal Bando 3B
6 Bob Oliver RF 6 Angel Mangual CF
7 Buck Martinez C 7 Dave Duncan C
8 Rich Severson 2B 8 Dick Green 2B
9 Al Fitzmorris P 9 Chuck Dobson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 6-7 2 123 RR OAK C. Blefary T. Burgmeier 74% 100% Double to CF; Green Scores/unER; Hendrick Scores/unER; Anderson to 3B
b9 6-7 0 1-- OAK G. Hendrick T. Abernathy 40% 71% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Green to 3B; Hendrick to 2B
b9 6-7 1 123 O OAK R. Jackson T. Burgmeier -26% 26% Flyball: CF
t4 1-1 2 1-- RR KCR B. Oliver C. Dobson -26% 27% Home Run; Hopkins Scores
b9 6-7 0 123 O OAK M. Hegan T. Burgmeier -21% 52% Strikeout Looking

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR B. Floyd C. Dobson 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- R KCR P. Schaal C. Dobson -11% 41% Home Run
t1 1-0 1 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick C. Dobson 1% 42% Flyball: SS
t1 1-0 2 --- O KCR G. Hopkins C. Dobson 1% 43% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris A. Fitzmorris -2% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- OAK J. Rudi A. Fitzmorris 3% 43% Single to 2B
b1 0-1 1 1-- O OAK R. Jackson A. Fitzmorris -3% 41% Strikeout
b1 0-1 2 1-- O OAK T. Davis A. Fitzmorris -2% 38% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella C. Dobson 2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- KCR B. Oliver C. Dobson -2% 38% Walk
t2 1-0 1 1-- KCR B. Martinez C. Dobson -3% 35% Single to SS; Oliver to 2B
t2 1-0 1 12- O KCR R. Severson C. Dobson 6% 40% Oliver Picked off 2B (P-2B)
t2 1-0 2 1-- O KCR R. Severson C. Dobson 2% 42% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O OAK S. Bando A. Fitzmorris -2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- O OAK A. Mangual A. Fitzmorris -2% 38% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- O OAK D. Duncan A. Fitzmorris -1% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O KCR A. Fitzmorris C. Dobson 2% 39% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 1 --- O KCR B. Floyd C. Dobson 1% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- O KCR P. Schaal C. Dobson 1% 42% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- OAK D. Green A. Fitzmorris 8% 50% Double to RF
b3 0-1 0 -2- O OAK C. Dobson A. Fitzmorris -2% 48% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Green to 3B
b3 0-1 1 --3 RO OAK B. Campaneris A. Fitzmorris 3% 51% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Green Scores
b3 1-1 2 --- O OAK J. Rudi A. Fitzmorris -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick C. Dobson 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t4 1-1 1 --- KCR G. Hopkins C. Dobson -3% 50% Walk
t4 1-1 1 1-- O KCR L. Piniella C. Dobson 3% 53% Lineout: LF
t4 1-1 2 1-- RR KCR B. Oliver C. Dobson -26% 27% Home Run; Hopkins Scores
t4 3-1 2 --- O KCR B. Martinez C. Dobson 1% 28% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 3-4-5
b4 1-3 0 --- O OAK R. Jackson A. Fitzmorris -3% 25% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-3 1 --- O OAK T. Davis A. Fitzmorris -2% 23% Flyball: RF
b4 1-3 2 --- O OAK S. Bando A. Fitzmorris -1% 22% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 8-9-1
t5 3-1 0 --- O KCR R. Severson C. Dobson 1% 24% Strikeout
t5 3-1 1 --- KCR A. Fitzmorris C. Dobson -3% 21% Double to CF
t5 3-1 1 -2- KCR B. Floyd C. Dobson -4% 17% Single to RF; Fitzmorris to 3B
t5 3-1 1 1-3 R KCR P. Schaal C. Dobson -5% 12% Single to LF; Fitzmorris Scores; Floyd to 2B
t5 4-1 1 12- OO KCR E. Kirkpatrick C. Dobson 4% 16% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 6-7-8
Bobby Knoop replaces Rich Severson playing 2B batting 8th
b5 1-4 0 --- O OAK A. Mangual A. Fitzmorris -2% 14% Lineout: CF
b5 1-4 1 --- O OAK D. Duncan A. Fitzmorris -1% 12% Foul Flyball: C
b5 1-4 2 --- O OAK D. Green A. Fitzmorris -1% 11% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 4-5-6
Gene Tenace replaces Dave Duncan playing C batting 7th
Larry Brown replaces Sal Bando playing 3B batting 5th
Rick Monday replaces Angel Mangual playing CF batting 6th
t6 4-1 0 --- O KCR G. Hopkins C. Dobson 1% 12% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 4-1 1 --- KCR L. Piniella C. Dobson -1% 11% Single to LF
t6 4-1 1 1-- RR KCR B. Oliver C. Dobson -7% 4% Home Run; Piniella Scores
t6 6-1 1 --- O KCR B. Martinez C. Dobson 0% 4% Flyball: LF
t6 6-1 2 --- O KCR B. Knoop C. Dobson 0% 4% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 9-1-2
Adrian Garrett pinch hits for Chuck Dobson (P) batting 9th
b6 1-6 0 --- O OAK A. Garrett A. Fitzmorris -1% 3% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 1-6 1 --- O OAK B. Campaneris A. Fitzmorris -1% 3% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-6 2 --- O OAK J. Rudi A. Fitzmorris -0% 2% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Athletics' Diego Segui facing 9-1-2
Diego Segui replaces Joe Rudi (LF) pitching and batting 2nd
Dwain Anderson replaces Bert Campaneris playing SS batting 1st
George Hendrick replaces Adrian Garrett (PH) playing LF batting 9th
t7 6-1 0 --- O KCR A. Fitzmorris D. Segui 0% 2% Strikeout Looking
t7 6-1 1 --- O KCR B. Floyd D. Segui 0% 3% Strikeout Looking
t7 6-1 2 --- O KCR P. Schaal D. Segui 0% 3% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 3-4-5
b7 1-6 0 --- O OAK R. Jackson A. Fitzmorris -1% 2% Flyball: LF
b7 1-6 1 --- OAK T. Davis A. Fitzmorris 1% 3% Single to LF
b7 1-6 1 1-- OAK L. Brown A. Fitzmorris 2% 5% Fielder's Choice ; Davis to 2B; Brown to 1B
b7 1-6 1 12- O OAK R. Monday A. Fitzmorris -1% 3% Groundout: 2B-P; Davis to 3B; Brown to 2B
b7 1-6 2 -23 R OAK G. Tenace A. Fitzmorris 1% 4% Wild Pitch; Davis Scores; Brown to 3B
b7 2-6 2 --3 OAK G. Tenace A. Fitzmorris 1% 5% Walk
b7 2-6 2 1-3 RR OAK D. Green A. Fitzmorris 11% 16% Double to RF; Brown Scores; Tenace Scores
Ted Abernathy replaces Al Fitzmorris pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-6 2 -2- O OAK G. Hendrick T. Abernathy -5% 11% Lineout: RF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Athletics' Mudcat Grant facing 3-4-5
Mudcat Grant replaces Tommy Davis (1B) pitching and batting 4th
Mike Hegan replaces Diego Segui (P) playing 1B batting 2nd
t8 6-4 0 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick M. Grant -2% 10% Single to CF
t8 6-4 0 1-- O KCR G. Hopkins M. Grant 0% 10% Groundout: 1B-2B-P; Kirkpatrick to 2B
t8 6-4 1 -2- R KCR L. Piniella M. Grant -5% 6% Single to CF; Kirkpatrick Scores
t8 7-4 1 1-- OO KCR B. Oliver M. Grant 1% 7% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-7, Royals' Ted Abernathy facing 1-2-3
b8 4-7 0 --- O OAK D. Anderson T. Abernathy -2% 5% Groundout: P-1B
b8 4-7 1 --- OAK M. Hegan T. Abernathy 3% 7% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hegan to 1B
b8 4-7 1 1-- O OAK R. Jackson T. Abernathy -3% 4% Strikeout
Curt Blefary pinch hits for Mudcat Grant (P) batting 4th
b8 4-7 2 1-- OAK C. Blefary T. Abernathy 2% 7% Single to RF; Hegan to 2B
b8 4-7 2 12- R OAK L. Brown T. Abernathy 7% 14% Single to CF; Hegan Scores/unER; Blefary to 2B
b8 5-7 2 12- R OAK R. Monday T. Abernathy 12% 26% Single to CF; Blefary Scores/unER; Brown to 2B
b8 6-7 2 12- O OAK G. Tenace T. Abernathy -12% 14% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 6.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Athletics' Bob Locker facing 7-8-9
Bob Locker replaces Rick Monday (CF) pitching and batting 6th
Curt Blefary moves from PH to LF
George Hendrick moves from LF to CF
t9 7-6 0 --- O KCR B. Martinez B. Locker 1% 16% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 7-6 1 --- KCR B. Knoop B. Locker -3% 13% Double to LF
t9 7-6 1 -2- O KCR T. Abernathy B. Locker 2% 15% Strikeout
t9 7-6 2 -2- O KCR B. Floyd B. Locker 2% 17% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-7, Royals' Ted Abernathy facing 8-9-1
b9 6-7 0 --- OAK D. Green T. Abernathy 13% 31% Single to RF
b9 6-7 0 1-- OAK G. Hendrick T. Abernathy 40% 71% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Green to 3B; Hendrick to 2B
b9 6-7 0 -23 OAK D. Anderson T. Abernathy 2% 72% Intentional Walk
Tom Burgmeier replaces Ted Abernathy pitching and batting 9th
b9 6-7 0 123 O OAK M. Hegan T. Burgmeier -21% 52% Strikeout Looking
b9 6-7 1 123 O OAK R. Jackson T. Burgmeier -26% 26% Flyball: CF
b9 6-7 2 123 RR OAK C. Blefary T. Burgmeier 74% 100% Double to CF; Green Scores/unER; Hendrick Scores/unER; Anderson to 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Athletics 8.

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