Lou Kretlow

Louis Henry Kretlow (Lena)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 27, 1921 in Apache, OK
High School: Putnam City HS (Oklahoma City, OK)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 26, 1946
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Orioles/Browns/Tigers/Athletics 1946-1956

Final Game: September 23, 1956
Died: September 12, 2007 in Enid, OK
Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, OK
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1946	25	DET-min	A,AAA	29	65	63	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	7	.079	.094	.175	.268		11	0	0	1				WPT,BFL · EL,IL
1946	25	DET	AL	1	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.750	1.250	236	3	0	0	0			/1

1947	26	DET-min	AAA	18	26	22	3	3	2	0	1	3	0		2	10	.136	.208	.364	.572		8		0	2				BFL · IL
1948	27	DET-min	A	41	98	98		17	2	1	1						.173	.173	.245	.418		24							WPT · EL
1948	27	DET	AL	5	9	8	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	163	4	0	0	1			/1
1949	28	DET	AL	25	28	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	16	.000	.037	.000	.037	-90	0	0	0	1			1
1950	29	TOT	AL	21	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0			1
1950	29	SLB	AL	10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0			/1
1950	29	CHW	AL	11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0			1
1951	30	CHW	AL	26	51	48	1	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	2	24	.083	.120	.083	.203	-44	4	1	0	1			1
1952	31	CHW	AL	19	25	20	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	.050	.174	.100	.274	-23	2	0	0	2			1
1953	32	TOT	AL	31	31	29	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	16	.172	.200	.172	.372	0	5	0	0	2			1
1953	32	CHW	AL	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.200	.000	.200	-43	0	0	0	0			/1
1953	32	SLB	AL	22	27	25	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	.200	.200	.200	.400	7	5	0	0	2			1
1954	33	BAL	AL	32	60	51	1	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	19	.157	.232	.157	.389	12	8	0	0	4	0		1
1955	34	SLE	Opn	22	59	52	5	11	0	0	0	3	0		2	21	.212	.241	.212	.452		11	0	0	5	0			SLE · PCL
1955	34	BAL	AL	15	12	11	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	.091	.091	.091	.182	-49	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
1956	35	KCA	AL	25	41	33	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	.061	.162	.061	.223	-39	2	0	0	4	0	0	1
1957	36	OAK-CIN-min	AAA,Opn	17	27	23	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	6	.043	.120	.043	.163		1	0	0	2	0			BFL,SLE · IL,PCL
10 Yrs				200	268	237	7	27	2	0	0	12	0	0	16	118	.114	.170	.122	.292	-19	29	1	0	16	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	217	192	6	22	2	0	0	10	0	0	13	96	.114	.170	.122	.292	-19	23	1	0	13

BAL (4 yrs)				79	102	90	3	14	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	40	.156	.200	.156	.356	-0	14	0	0	7	0	0
CHW (4 yrs)				65	84	76	2	5	1	0	0	5	0	0	6	41	.066	.134	.079	.213	-41	6	1	0	3
DET (3 yrs)				31	41	38	1	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	18	.158	.179	.184	.364	-4	7	0	0	2
KCA (1 yr)				25	41	33	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	.061	.162	.061	.223	-39	2	0	0	4	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1946	25	DET	AL	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.602	.501	0.1	0.0	1	$	/1

1948	27	DET	AL	5	9	1	0	0	0	1	2	0.2	0	2	0.2	.533	.501	0.2	0.0	2	$	/1
1949	28	DET	AL	25	28	-8	0	0	0	3	-5	-0.5	1	-4	-0.5	.481	.497	-0.5	0.0	-4	$	1
1950	29	SLB	AL	10	3	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.494	.500	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	/1
1950	29	CHW	AL	11	4	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.494	.500	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	1
1951	30	CHW	AL	26	51	-10	0	-0	0	5	-5	-0.6	1	-4	-0.6	.479	.497	-0.6	0.0	-4	$	1
1952	31	CHW	AL	19	25	-4	-1	-0	0	3	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.2	.488	.499	-0.2	0.0	-1	$	1
1953	32	CHW	AL	9	4	-1	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.496	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$	/1
1953	32	SLB	AL	22	27	-4	0	0	0	3	-1	-0.1	1	-0	-0.1	.496	.499	-0.1	0.0	-0	$	1
1954	33	BAL	AL	32	60	-6	-1	0	0	7	-0	-0.0	2	2	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	2	$	1
1955	34	BAL	AL	15	12	-2	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.493	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	1
1956	35	KCA	AL	25	41	-7	0	0	0	4	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.2	.491	.499	-0.2	0.0	-1	$	1
10 Seasons				200	268	-42	-2	0	0	29	-15	-1.6	7	-8	-1.6	.492	.499	-1.6	0.0	-8	$

BAL (4 yrs)				79	102	-13	-1	0	0	11	-3	-0.2	3	0	-0.3	.497	.500	-0.3	0.0	0	$
CHW (4 yrs)				65	84	-16	-1	-0	0	9	-8	-0.9	2	-6	-0.9	.487	.499	-0.9	0.0	-6	$
DET (3 yrs)				31	41	-6	0	0	0	4	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.2	.494	.500	-0.2	0.0	-1	$
KCA (1 yr)				25	41	-7	0	0	0	4	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.2	.491	.499	-0.2	0.0	-1	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1946	25	DET	AL	4	2	2	26.7	101	.667	.500	.272	.500	.347	.750	.391	1.250	.738	236	.968	0.8	0.1	1.500	.250	.250

1948	27	DET	AL	9	5	2	10.7	108	.571	.500	.277	.500	.362	.500	.400	1.000	.762	163	.823	0.7	0.1	1.000	.000	.000
1949	28	DET	AL	28	27	0	0.0	107	.000	.000	.271	.037	.363	.000	.393	.037	.756	-90	.000	-7.3	-0.7	.038	.038	.000
1950	29	TOT	AL	7	7	0	0.0	113	.000	.000	.278	.000	.366	.000	.417	.000	.783	-100	.000	-2.1	-0.2	.000	.000	.000
1950	29	SLB	AL	3	3	0	0.0	117	.000	.000	.283	.000	.371	.000	.424	.000	.796	-100	.000	-0.9	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
1950	29	CHW	AL	4	4	0	0.0	111	.000	.000	.275	.000	.361	.000	.412	.000	.773	-100	.000	-1.2	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
1951	30	CHW	AL	51	46	0	0.0	100	.167	.083	.265	.120	.346	.083	.389	.203	.735	-44	.000	-9.8	-1.0	.133	.042	.000
1952	31	CHW	AL	25	21	0	0.0	97	.167	.050	.261	.174	.341	.100	.381	.274	.723	-23	.000	-3.4	-0.4	.263	.200	.050
1953	32	TOT	AL	31	26	1	1.0	104	.385	.172	.272	.200	.349	.172	.401	.372	.749	0	.064	-4.2	-0.4	.250	.034	.000
1953	32	CHW	AL	4	4	0	0.0	105	.000	.000	.273	.200	.350	.000	.402	.200	.752	-43	.000	-0.8	-0.1	.250	.250	.000
1953	32	SLB	AL	27	22	1	1.2	104	.455	.200	.272	.200	.349	.200	.400	.400	.749	7	.085	-3.4	-0.3	.250	.000	.000
1954	33	BAL	AL	60	47	2	1.1	92	.250	.157	.256	.232	.330	.157	.374	.389	.704	12	.082	-6.0	-0.6	.302	.098	.000
1955	34	BAL	AL	12	11	0	0.0	96	.200	.091	.257	.091	.335	.091	.383	.182	.717	-49	.000	-2.3	-0.2	.100	.000	.000
1956	35	KCA	AL	41	35	1	0.8	106	.143	.061	.267	.162	.349	.061	.408	.223	.757	-39	.034	-6.8	-0.7	.194	.121	.000
10 Yrs				268	227	8	0.9	101	.227	.114	.265	.170	.345	.122	.391	.292	.736	-19	.054	-40.5	-4.1	.213	.076	.008
162 Game Avg.				217	184	6	0.9	101	.227	.114	.265	.170	.345	.122	.391	.292	.736	-19	.054	-40.5	-4.1	.213	.076	.008

BAL (4 yrs)				102	83	3	1.0	96	.280	.156	.261	.200	.337	.156	.384	.356	.721	-0	.060	-12.5	-1.3	.250	.056	.000
CHW (4 yrs)				84	75	0	0.0	100	.143	.066	.265	.134	.346	.079	.389	.213	.734	-41	.000	-15.2	-1.5	.167	.092	.013
DET (3 yrs)				41	34	4	3.1	106	.300	.158	.272	.179	.361	.184	.394	.364	.756	-4	.336	-5.9	-0.6	.250	.053	.026
KCA (1 yr)				41	35	1	0.8	106	.143	.061	.267	.162	.349	.061	.408	.223	.757	-39	.033	-6.8	-0.7	.194	.121	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1946	25	DET	AL	4	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	25.0%	50%		4.0		4.0		75%

1948	27	DET	AL	9	0.0%	11.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		8.0		8.0		78%
1949	28	DET	AL	28	0.0%	57.1%	3.6%	0.0%		16.00	1.6		26.0		36%
1950	29	TOT	AL	7	0.0%	28.6%	0.0%	0.0%			3.5			1.00	71%
1950	29	SLB	AL	3	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%			3.0			0.00	67%
1950	29	CHW	AL	4	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%			4.0				75%
1951	30	CHW	AL	51	0.0%	47.1%	3.9%	0.0%	0%	12.00	2.0		9.6	1.50	47%
1952	31	CHW	AL	25	0.0%	56.0%	12.0%	4.0%	100%	4.67	1.4			7.00	24%
1953	32	TOT	AL	31	0.0%	51.6%	3.2%	0.0%	0%	16.00	1.8		29.0	8.00	42%
1953	32	CHW	AL	4	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%	0.0%		2.00	2.0				50%
1953	32	SLB	AL	27	0.0%	51.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		1.8		25.0	7.00	41%
1954	33	BAL	AL	60	0.0%	31.7%	8.3%	0.0%	0%	3.80	2.7		51.0	1.89	53%
1955	34	BAL	AL	12	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		1.8		5.5	4.00	42%
1956	35	KCA	AL	41	0.0%	46.3%	9.8%	0.0%	0%	4.75	1.7			4.33	34%
10 Yrs				268	0.0%	44.0%	6.0%	0.8%	7%	7.38	2.0		19.8	2.76	44%
MLB Averages					1.9%	10.4%	9.7%	6.4%	28%	1.07	8.5	45.9	8.2	0.97	76%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1946	25	DET	AL	0.8	0.1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

1948	27	DET	AL	0.7	0.1	5	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.39	-0.1	-0.0	-0.6	-0.1	0.77	-0.8	0
1949	28	DET	AL	-7.4	-0.7	10	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	.84	-0.3	0.0	-3.5	-0.3	0.96	-3.4	0
1950	29	TOT	AL	-2.1	-0.2	5	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.08	-0.1	-0.0	-1.5	-0.1	0.92	-1.6	0
1950	29	SLB	AL	-0.9	-0.1	3	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.01	-0.0	-0.0	-0.9	-0.1	0.93	-0.9	0
1950	29	CHW	AL	-1.2	-0.1	2	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.19	-0.1	0.0	-0.6	-0.1	0.92	-0.6	0
1951	30	CHW	AL	-9.8	-1.0	48	-0.6	0.5	-1.1	1.05	-0.6	0.0	-5.1	-0.5	1.05	-6.8	0
1952	31	CHW	AL	-3.4	-0.4	26	-0.3	0.1	-0.5	.78	-0.4	-0.0	-5.2	-0.5	1.00	-4.4	0
1953	32	TOT	AL	-4.2	-0.4	29	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	.81	-0.5	-0.0	-4.0	-0.4	0.87	-5.1	0
1953	32	CHW	AL	-0.8	-0.1	4	0.0	0.1	-0.1	.79	-0.0	0.0	-0.1	-0.0	0.65	-0.4	0
1953	32	SLB	AL	-3.4	-0.3	25	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	.81	-0.4	-0.0	-3.9	-0.4	0.91	-4.6	0
1954	33	BAL	AL	-6.0	-0.6	57	-0.6	0.4	-1.1	.99	-0.7	0.0	-5.6	-0.6	0.88	-6.5	0
1955	34	BAL	AL	-2.3	-0.2	12	-0.1	0.2	-0.3	1.14	-0.2	0.1	-2.0	-0.2	1.15	-2.0	0
1956	35	KCA	AL	-6.8	-0.7	41	-0.7	0.2	-0.9	.99	-0.6	-0.0	-7.5	-0.7	0.94	-7.0	0
10 Yrs				-40.5	-4.1	233	-3.0	1.6	-4.6	.92	-3.4	0.2	-34.8	-3.5	0.96	-37.4	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO	PO	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stD	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3
1948	27	DET	AL	0	0%	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
1949	28	DET	AL	0	0%	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
1950	29	TOT	AL	0		0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
1950	29	SLB	AL	0		0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
1950	29	CHW	AL	0		0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
1951	30	CHW	AL	1	17%	3	0	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0	1	1
1952	31	CHW	AL	0	25%	4	1	1	0	100%	0	0	1	1	0	0
1953	32	TOT	AL	0	33%	5	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0
1953	32	CHW	AL	0	0%	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
1953	32	SLB	AL	0	40%	4	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0
1954	33	BAL	AL	0	8%	20	0	1	0	0%	3	3	0	0	0	0
1955	34	BAL	AL	0	0%	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
1956	35	KCA	AL	1	17%	10	0	1	1	0%	2	2	0	0	0	0
10 Yrs				2	16%	49	1	3	2	13%	6	6	1	1	1	1

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1948	27	DET	AL	9	100%	4			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0		0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1949	28	DET	AL	28	40%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0%	2	0	0%	6	0	0%	2	0	0%	0	0		0
1950	29	TOT	AL	7	40%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	3	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1950	29	SLB	AL	3	33%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1950	29	CHW	AL	4	50%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1951	30	CHW	AL	51	21%	4			0	0	0	0		0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	33%	6	1	17%	6	1	17%	44	6	14%	2	1	50%	0	0		0
1952	31	CHW	AL	25	56%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	67%	6	0	0%	7	2	29%	14	0	0%	0	0		1	1	100%	0
1953	32	TOT	AL	31	34%	5			0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	6	0	0%	5	0	0%	15	1	7%	3	1	33%	0	0		0
1953	32	CHW	AL	4	50%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1953	32	SLB	AL	27	32%	5			0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	6	0	0%	5	0	0%	14	1	7%	3	1	33%	0	0		0
1954	33	BAL	AL	60	51%	8			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	80%	8	0	0%	8	0	0%	31	1	3%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
1955	34	BAL	AL	12	33%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	4	0	0%	4	2	50%	12	2	17%	1	1	100%	1	1	100%	0
1956	35	KCA	AL	41	17%	2			0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	80%	9	0	0%	10	2	20%	22	0	0%	2	0	0%	2	1	50%	0
10 Yrs				264	37%	27			0	0	0	0		0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	19	16	84%	42	1	2%	43	7	16%	149	10	7%	11	3	27%	4	3	75%	0
MLB Averages					50%																			117%			15%			32%			14%			51%			55%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH	SF	IBB
1946	25	1	4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.500	.500	.750	1.250	236	3	0	0
1947	26	1	4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.500	.500	.750	1.250	236	3	0	0
1948	27	6	13	12	1	6	1	2	0	2	.500	.500	.583	1.083	187	7	0	1
1949	28	31	41	38	1	6	1	3	1	18	.158	.179	.184	.364	-4	7	0	2
1950	29	52	48	45	1	6	1	3	1	20	.133	.152	.156	.308	-19	7	0	2
1951	30	78	99	93	2	10	1	8	3	44	.108	.135	.118	.254	-32	11	1	3
1952	31	97	124	113	3	11	2	8	6	58	.097	.143	.115	.258	-30	13	1	5
1953	32	128	155	142	5	16	2	9	7	74	.113	.154	.127	.281	-24	18	1	7
1954	33	160	215	193	6	24	2	10	12	93	.124	.176	.135	.310	-14	26	1	11	0
1955	34	175	227	204	6	25	2	12	12	99	.123	.171	.132	.304	-16	27	1	12	0	0
1956	35	200	268	237	7	27	2	12	16	118	.114	.170	.122	.292	-19	29	1	16	0	0

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1946	25	1	5	5	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.600	.600	1.000	1.600	2	1

1948	27	5	9	8	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	5
1949	28	26	29	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	.000	.036	.000	.036	0	25
1950	29	22	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	21
1951	30	27	53	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	25	.000	.038	.000	.038	0	26
1952	31	20	26	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	.000	.125	.000	.125	0	19
1953	32	32	33	30	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	.167	.194	.167	.360	1	31
1954	33	33	64	54	1	9	0	0	0	1	0	6	20	.167	.250	.167	.417	2	32
1955	34	16	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	15
1956	35	26	42	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	.000	.105	.000	.105	0	25
10 Yrs		208	280	247	4	21	2	0	0	5	0	17	124	.085	.144	.093	.237	7	200
162 Game Avg.		162	218	192	3	16	2	0	0	4	0	13	97	.085	.144	.093	.237	5	200

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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