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Willie Upshaw
Willie Clay Upshaw
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 27, 1957 in Blanco, TX
High School: Blanco (Blanco, TX)
Drafted
by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 1978
Final Game: September 28, 1988
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Career Home Runs

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Willie Upshaw: 123 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 17 tying, 35 go ahead
2 Tms
TOR112
CLE11
 
vs RHP95
vs LHP28
 
Away70
Home53
 
Leverage
High Lev16
Medium Lev52
Low Lev55
14 Opps
MIN15
DET14
TEX12
NYY12
CLE10
BAL10
BOS9
OAK8
SEA8
CHW8
KCR6
CAL5
MIL5
TOR1
94 Pitchers
Ken Schrom5
Frank Viola3
Dan Petry3
Bob Ojeda2
Keith Atherton2
Greg Harris2
La Marr Hoyt2
Bud Black2
Joe Cowley2
Jim Lewis2
John Denny2
Scott McGregor2
Ed Whitson2
Brad Havens2
Jack Morris2
Doyle Alexander2
Mike Boddicker2
Rich Gossage2
Dennis Rasmussen2
Mark Clear2
14 Parks
Exhibit Stad51
Metrodome9
Memor. Stad8
Tiger Stad8
Arlington8
Yankee Stad7
Kingdome6
ClevelandStd5
Fenway Pk5
Comiskey Pk4
Angel Stad4
NetworkAssoc3
KauffmanStad3
County Stad2
Where Hit
954
Unk45
89
78
897
General field locations when available.
 
2 Inside the Park
 
Pitches
Unk112
24
43
32
61
11
Pitches in PA when available.
Game Totals
1·HR gms115
2·HR gms4
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
6th36
4th34
3rd20
2nd13
7th12
5th4
9th2
1st1
8th1
Outs
143
040
240
 
DefPos
1B119
DH2
PH1
LF1
Bases
---84
1--19
12-7
-2-5
--33
1232
1-32
-231
 
176 RBI
RISP20
0 on84
1 on27
2 on10
3 on2
Any on39
Inning
112
212
313
424
56
620
712
814
99
Extra1
 
1-337
4-650
7-end36
RelScore
+4..12
+38
+29
+118
Tied32
-114
-29
-37
-4..14
 
Ahead47
Tied32
Behind44
Before event, for batter
Count
Unk112
1-23
1-03
3-21
0-01
1-11
0-11
2-01

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1978 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1978-05-28 (2) TOR @ NYY Rich Gossage behind 4-5 t 9 1 --- 1 5 7 36% 44% Home Run
1980 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
2 2 1 1 1980-10-05 TOR @ BOS Keith Macwhorter ahead 1-0 t 4 2 --- 1 6 3 11% 69% Home Run
1981 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
3 3 1 1 1981-04-24 TOR @ NYY Rich Gossage behind 0-3 t 8 0 1-- 2 3 PH 14% 24% Home Run; Moseby Scores
4 4 2 1 1981-05-03 TOR @ BAL Steve Stone tied 2-2 t 8 0 --- 1 3 3 26% 76% Home Run
5 5 3 1 1981-05-11 TOR BOS Mark Clear behind 5-6 b 7 0 --- 1 5 10 23% 59% Home Run
6 6 4 1 1981-10-02 TOR @ SEA Ken Clay behind 2-5 t 7 1 --- 1 7 10 7% 14% Home Run
1982 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
7 7 1 1 1982-04-12 TOR DET Larry Pashnick ahead 8-3 b 7 1 --- 1 4 3 1% 99% Home Run (CF-RF)
8 8 2 1 1982-04-30 TOR @ KCR Larry Gura ahead 3-0 t 4 2 -2- 2 8 3 10% 91% Home Run; Martinez Scores
9 9 3 1 1982-05-13 TOR @ TEX Doc Medich tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 4 3 11% 61% Home Run
10 10 4 1 1982-06-06 (1) TOR CLE Lary Sorensen behind 0-1 b 7 1 --- 1 3 3 22% 55% Home Run (CF-RF)
11 11 5 1 1982-06-06 (2) TOR CLE Ed Glynn tied 2-2 b 6 2 1-- 2 7 3 28% 81% Home Run; Powell Scores
12 12 6 1 1982-06-07 TOR CLE John Denny tied 0-0 b 1 2 --- 1 3 3 10% 61% Home Run
13 13 7 2 1982-06-07 TOR CLE John Denny ahead 2-0 b 3 2 --3 2 3 3 12% 87% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to LF; Griffin Scores
14 14 8 1 1982-06-14 TOR OAK Matt Keough tied 0-0 b 1 2 1-- 2 4 3 18% 70% Home Run (CF-RF); Moseby Scores
15 15 9 1 1982-06-22 TOR @ SEA Gene Nelson behind 2-5 t 5 2 -2- 2 4 3 16% 31% Home Run; Mulliniks Scores
16 16 10 1 1982-06-23 TOR @ SEA Floyd Bannister behind 1-2 t 9 2 --- 1 6 3 36% 39% Home Run
17 17 11 1 1982-07-02 TOR @ MIN Brad Havens behind 3-4 t 7 1 --- 1 6 3 20% 46% Home Run
18 18 12 1 1982-07-11 TOR CHW Salome Barojas behind 4-13 b 8 2 --- 1 6 3 0% 0% Home Run
19 19 13 1 1982-07-25 TOR @ CHW La Marr Hoyt behind 2-5 t 9 1 --- 1 4 3 2% 4% Home Run
20 20 14 1 1982-08-01 TOR DET Jack Morris behind 3-8 b 8 2 --- 1 4 3 1% 2% Home Run (CF-RF)
21 21 15 1 1982-08-05 (1) TOR @ DET Jerry Ujdur behind 1-5 t 9 0 --- 1 4 3 2% 3% Home Run
22 22 16 1 1982-08-07 TOR @ DET Elias Sosa ahead 5-4 t 8 1 --- 1 4 3 13% 85% Home Run
23 23 17 1 1982-08-17 (1) TOR CLE Ed Whitson ahead 3-2 b 5 1 --- 1 4 3 11% 79% Home Run (CF-RF)
24 24 18 2 1982-08-17 (1) TOR CLE Ed Whitson tied 4-4 b 7 2 --- 1 4 3 22% 75% Home Run (CF-RF)
25 25 19 1 1982-09-21 TOR @ MIN Frank Viola ahead 3-0 t 6 1 --- 1 7 3 6% 91% Home Run
26 26 20 1 1982-09-24 TOR @ SEA Edwin Nunez ahead 1-0 t 1 2 --- 1 4 3 9% 66% Home Run
27 27 21 1 1982-09-28 (1) TOR MIN Frank Viola ahead 2-0 b 7 2 --- 1 7 3 6% 93% Home Run
1983 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
28 28 1 1 1983-04-05 TOR @ BOS Dennis Eckersley ahead 4-0 t 3 1 --- 1 3 3 5% 89% Home Run
29 29 2 1 1983-04-14 TOR MIL Jerry Augustine tied 0-0 b 2 2 --- 1 7 3 11% 62% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to LF
30 30 3 1 1983-04-15 TOR @ NYY Doyle Alexander behind 2-4 t 3 0 1-- 2 3 3 18% 50% Home Run; Garcia Scores
31 31 4 1 1983-04-29 TOR CHW Richard Dotson behind 0-1 b 1 2 --- 1 3 3 10% 51% Home Run
32 32 5 1 1983-05-02 TOR TEX Danny Darwin behind 0-2 b 1 1 1-- 2 3 3 17% 53% Home Run; Collins Scores
33 33 6 1 1983-05-07 TOR KCR Dennis Leonard ahead 3-1 b 2 2 12- 3 3 3 17% 90% Home Run; Griffin Scores; Collins Scores
34 34 7 1 1983-05-23 TOR DET Milt Wilcox tied 0-0 b 4 0 --- 1 3 3 12% 68% Home Run
35 35 8 1 1983-05-25 TOR DET Dan Petry behind 1-3 b 6 0 --- 1 3 3 14% 40% Home Run
36 36 9 1 1983-05-28 TOR BOS Mark Clear behind 1-4 b 4 0 --- 1 3 3 9% 32% Home Run
37 37 10 1 1983-06-07 TOR @ OAK Mike Norris tied 0-0 t 1 2 --- 1 3 3 11% 57% Home Run
38 38 11 1 1983-06-16 TOR OAK Tom Underwood ahead 3-0 b 6 0 --- 1 3 3 4% 95% Home Run
39 39 12 1 1983-06-21 TOR MIN Jim Lewis ahead 5-1 b 6 2 --- 1 7 3 3% 97% Home Run
40 40 13 1 1983-06-22 TOR MIN Ken Schrom tied 0-0 b 3 2 --- 1 3 3 12% 63% Home Run
41 41 14 1 1983-06-28 TOR @ MIN Ken Schrom behind 1-5 t 8 2 --- 1 3 3 2% 4% Home Run
42 42 15 1 1983-06-30 TOR @ MIN Jim Lewis ahead 6-1 t 4 0 12- 3 3 3 4% 98% Home Run; Garcia Scores; Iorg Scores
43 43 16 1 1983-07-08 TOR TEX Jon Matlack ahead 5-3 b 4 0 12- 3 3 3 10% 94% Home Run; Garcia Scores; Iorg Scores
44 44 17 1 1983-07-10 TOR TEX Rick Honeycutt ahead 4-2 b 3 2 --- 1 7 3 8% 82% Home Run
45 45 18 1 1983-07-16 TOR @ CHW Juan Agosto ahead 5-4 t 9 2 1-- 2 7 3 15% 96% Home Run; Barfield Scores
46 46 19 1 1983-08-02 (1) TOR NYY Matt Keough ahead 1-0 b 1 2 --- 1 4 3 9% 70% Home Run
47 47 20 1 1983-08-22 TOR @ BOS Bob Ojeda behind 1-3 t 7 0 --- 1 7 3 12% 31% Home Run
48 48 21 1 1983-09-01 TOR BAL Tippy Martinez ahead 4-3 b 8 2 --- 1 4 3 9% 93% Home Run
49 49 22 1 1983-09-03 TOR DET Dan Petry behind 0-5 b 4 1 --- 1 4 3 5% 13% Home Run (CF-RF)
50 50 23 1 1983-09-11 TOR OAK Chris Codiroli behind 0-1 b 1 0 123 4 4 3 18% 80% Home Run; Collins Scores; Mulliniks Scores/unER; Moseby Scores
51 51 24 1 1983-09-15 TOR @ MIN Ken Schrom behind 1-2 t 4 0 --- 1 4 3 12% 50% Home Run
52 52 25 1 1983-09-17 TOR @ MIN Mike Walters ahead 9-2 t 8 0 1-3 3 4 3 0% 100% Home Run; Iorg Scores; Barfield Scores
53 53 26 1 1983-09-25 TOR @ OAK Steve McCatty tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 4 3 11% 61% Home Run
54 54 27 1 1983-09-27 TOR @ CAL Byron McLaughlin behind 0-6 t 6 1 --- 1 4 3 2% 4% Home Run
1984 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
55 55 1 1 1984-04-05 TOR @ SEA Roy Thomas ahead 7-1 t 4 1 --- 1 4 3 2% 97% Home Run
56 56 2 1 1984-04-07 TOR @ CAL Ken Forsch tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 4 3 11% 61% Home Run
57 57 3 1 1984-04-15 TOR @ TEX Dave Stewart behind 0-1 t 9 1 --- 1 4 3 35% 44% Home Run
58 58 4 1 1984-04-26 TOR OAK Mike Warren behind 0-2 b 4 1 --- 1 4 3 12% 40% Home Run
59 59 5 2 1984-04-26 TOR OAK Mike Warren behind 1-6 b 6 1 --- 1 4 3 3% 8% Home Run
60 60 6 1 1984-04-28 TOR @ KCR Bret Saberhagen tied 0-0 t 1 2 --3 2 4 3 17% 66% Home Run; Collins Scores
61 61 7 1 1984-05-09 (1) TOR @ BAL Scott McGregor behind 2-7 t 9 1 -2- 2 6 3 1% 1% Home Run; Bell Scores
62 62 8 1 1984-05-10 TOR @ BAL Dennis Martinez tied 3-3 t 10 2 --- 1 6 3 42% 81% Home Run
63 63 9 1 1984-06-01 TOR NYY Clay Christiansen ahead 7-0 b 4 1 1-- 2 6 3 1% 99% Home Run; Bell Scores
64 64 10 1 1984-06-04 TOR @ DET Juan Berenguer tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 4 3 11% 61% Home Run
65 65 11 1 1984-06-06 TOR @ DET Dan Petry ahead 1-0 t 3 2 -2- 2 4 3 18% 78% Home Run; Collins Scores
66 66 12 1 1984-06-20 TOR MIL Jaime Cocanower behind 1-3 b 4 0 --3 2 4 3 14% 56% Home Run; Moseby Scores
67 67 13 1 1984-06-24 TOR @ BOS Bob Ojeda tied 0-0 t 4 1 --- 1 6 3 13% 60% Home Run
68 68 14 1 1984-07-15 TOR @ OAK Keith Atherton ahead 4-0 t 6 1 --- 1 6 3 3% 96% Home Run
69 69 15 1 1984-07-17 TOR @ CAL Mike Witt tied 1-1 t 3 1 --- 1 4 3 12% 59% Home Run
70 70 16 1 1984-07-23 (1) TOR @ KCR Bud Black behind 0-2 t 4 0 1-- 2 6 3 19% 50% Home Run; Barfield Scores
71 71 17 1 1984-07-28 TOR TEX Dickie Noles behind 1-3 b 3 1 --- 1 4 3 11% 41% Home Run
72 72 18 1 1984-08-17 TOR @ CHW La Marr Hoyt behind 2-3 t 8 2 --- 1 4 3 26% 42% Home Run
73 73 19 1 1984-08-29 TOR CHW Floyd Bannister behind 0-6 b 5 0 --- 1 6 3 3% 8% Home Run
1985 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
74 74 1 1 1985-04-12 TOR @ BAL Scott McGregor behind 1-2 t 4 0 --- 1 6 3 13% 50% Home Run
75 75 2 1 1985-04-27 TOR @ TEX Tommy Boggs behind 5-8 t 8 1 --- 1 4 3 5% 10% Home Run
76 76 3 1 1985-04-28 TOR @ TEX Mike Mason ahead 3-0 t 6 2 --- 1 6 3 6% 91% Home Run
77 77 4 2 1985-04-28 TOR @ TEX Greg Harris ahead 4-3 t 9 0 1-- 2 6 3 11% 97% Home Run; Thornton Scores
78 78 5 1 1985-05-26 TOR @ CLE Bryan Clark tied 0-0 t 2 0 -2- 2 6 3 14% 70% Home Run; Burroughs Scores
79 79 6 1 1985-06-04 TOR MIN Frank Viola tied 0-0 b 4 2 1-- 2 6 3 23% 76% Home Run; Burroughs Scores
80 80 7 1 1985-06-21 TOR BOS Bruce Hurst ahead 4-1 b 6 0 --- 1 6 3 4% 95% Home Run
81 81 8 1 1985-06-30 TOR @ DET Jack Morris ahead 4-3 t 3 0 --- 1 4 3 10% 71% Home Run
82 82 9 1 1985-07-26 TOR CAL Urbano Lugo ahead 2-0 b 4 1 1-- 2 6 3 12% 90% Home Run; Oliver Scores
83 83 10 1 1985-07-29 TOR @ BAL Mike Boddicker tied 0-0 t 2 0 1-- 2 6 3 16% 70% Home Run; Oliver Scores
84 84 11 1 1985-08-01 TOR @ BAL Ken Dixon ahead 4-0 t 6 0 --- 1 5 3 3% 96% Home Run
85 85 12 1 1985-08-18 TOR KCR Steve Farr ahead 8-6 b 7 0 --- 1 6 3 6% 94% Home Run
86 86 13 1 1985-08-23 (2) TOR @ CHW Dave Wehrmeister ahead 9-3 t 7 1 --- 1 6 3 1% 99% Home Run
87 87 14 1 1985-09-05 TOR MIN Ken Schrom ahead 6-0 b 5 2 --- 1 6 3 1% 99% Home Run
88 88 15 1 1985-10-05 TOR NYY Joe Cowley ahead 2-0 b 3 1 --- 1 3 3 8% 82% Home Run
1986 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
89 89 1 1 1986-04-10 TOR @ TEX Greg Harris behind 8-10 t 8 2 1-- 2 4 3 32% 42% Home Run; Iorg Scores
90 90 2 1 1986-06-19 TOR NYY Dennis Rasmussen behind 0-1 b 2 1 1-3 3 7 3 21% 73% Home Run; Bell Scores; Barfield Scores
91 91 3 1 1986-07-22 TOR @ SEA Matt Young behind 6-7 t 8 1 --- 1 7 3 25% 45% Home Run
92 92 4 1 1986-08-13 TOR @ BAL Brad Havens ahead 5-4 t 7 0 --- 1 2 3 12% 82% Home Run
93 93 5 1 1986-08-19 TOR CHW Joe Cowley tied 1-1 b 3 0 --- 1 2 3 11% 67% Home Run
94 94 6 1 1986-08-31 TOR MIN Keith Atherton ahead 5-4 b 7 0 --- 1 2 3 10% 88% Home Run
95 95 7 1 1986-09-13 TOR @ MIL Pete Vuckovich tied 1-1 t 6 2 1-- 2 6 3 28% 74% Home Run; Barfield Scores/unER; Upshaw Scores/unER
96 96 8 1 1986-09-15 TOR @ MIL Bill Wegman tied 2-2 t 5 2 12- 3 6 3 32% 81% Home Run; Moseby Scores; Barfield Scores
97 97 9 1 1986-09-29 TOR @ NYY Dennis Rasmussen behind 0-8 t 9 1 --- 1 6 3 0% 0% Home Run
1987 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
98 98 1 1 1987-04-06 TOR CLE Tom Candiotti ahead 1-0 b 2 0 --- 1 6 3 9% 74% Home Run
99 99 2 1 1987-04-08 TOR CLE Greg Swindell ahead 3-0 b 6 1 1-- 2 6 3 6% 97% Home Run; Barfield Scores
100 100 3 1 1987-04-11 TOR @ BOS Roger Clemens tied 1-1 t 4 1 12- 3 6 3 24% 79% Home Run; Bell Scores; Barfield Scores
101 101 4 1 1987-04-18 TOR BOS Jeff Sellers behind 0-1 b 2 1 1-- 2 6 3 18% 63% Home Run; Leach Scores
102 102 5 1 1987-05-09 TOR @ TEX Ed Correa ahead 2-0 t 2 0 --- 1 6 3 8% 77% Home Run
103 103 6 1 1987-05-14 TOR @ MIN Les Straker tied 2-2 t 4 1 --- 1 6 3 12% 59% Home Run
104 104 7 1 1987-06-12 TOR @ BAL Mike Boddicker tied 0-0 t 4 2 --- 1 6 3 13% 58% Home Run
105 105 8 1 1987-06-21 TOR MIL Chuck Crim ahead 4-3 b 4 0 --- 1 6 3 10% 78% Home Run
106 106 9 1 1987-06-23 TOR @ DET Jeff Robinson tied 0-0 t 4 2 123 4 6 3 33% 86% Home Run; Barfield Scores; Bell Scores; Whitt Scores
107 107 10 1 1987-06-29 TOR NYY Cecilio Guante behind 4-11 b 6 1 --- 1 7 3 1% 3% Home Run
108 108 11 1 1987-07-09 TOR KCR Bud Black ahead 2-1 b 3 2 12- 3 6 3 21% 87% Home Run; Moseby Scores/unER; Barfield Scores/unER; Upshaw Scores/unER
109 109 12 1 1987-08-09 TOR @ CLE Ken Schrom ahead 3-0 t 5 1 --- 1 1 3 7% 88% Home Run
110 110 13 1 1987-09-04 TOR SEA Mike Moore ahead 3-2 b 6 2 1-- 2 9 3 18% 89% Home Run; McGriff Scores
111 111 14 1 1987-09-18 TOR @ NYY Neil Allen tied 2-2 t 4 1 1-- 2 9 3 20% 70% Home Run; McGriff Scores
112 112 15 1 1987-09-20 TOR @ NYY Bill Fulton ahead 5-2 t 8 1 --- 1 5 3 4% 96% Home Run
1988 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
113 113 1 1 1988-04-04 CLE @ TEX Charlie Hough tied 1-1 t 6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  1 2 3 17% 64% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
114 114 2 1 1988-04-09 CLE BAL Jose Bautista ahead 11-0 b 6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  1 2 3 0% 100% Home Run
115 115 3 1 1988-04-24 CLE @ MIN Charlie Lea tied 0-0 t 1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  1 2 3 10% 58% Home Run
116 116 4 1 1988-04-27 CLE SEA Jerry Reed ahead 3-2 b 6 1 12- 4,(1-2)  3 2 3 17% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Bell Scores; Allanson Scores
117 117 5 1 1988-06-04 CLE @ DET Doyle Alexander tied 0-0 t 1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  1 2 3 10% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
118 118 6 1 1988-06-05 CLE @ DET Jeff Robinson tied 0-0 t 1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  1 2 3 10% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
119 119 7 1 1988-06-11 CLE DET Eric King behind 2-11 b 8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  1 2 3 0% 0% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
120 120 8 1 1988-06-15 CLE @ TOR Dave Stieb behind 0-5 t 4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  1 2 3 4% 12% Home Run
121 121 9 1 1988-07-22 CLE @ CAL Terry Clark behind 0-6 t 6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  2 2 3 4% 7% Home Run; Franco Scores
122 122 10 1 1988-08-09 CLE @ MIN Freddie Toliver behind 0-3 t 6 0 -23 2,(0-1)  3 6 3 21% 50% Home Run; Hall Scores; Kittle Scores
123 123 11 1 1988-09-05 CLE @ NYY Rick Rhoden ahead 1-0 t 3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  1 2 3 11% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

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