Tuesday, August 16 1955
Dodgers 10, Giants 3
Reds 1, Cubs 0
Cardinals 7, Braves 6
Pirates 1, Phillies 0
White Sox 4, A's 0
Yankees 14, Red Sox 10
Indians 8, Tigers 5
Orioles 23, Senators 3
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Dodgers 10, Giants 3
8/16/1955, Brk55-NYN55, Polo Grounds
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12
1955 Dodgers           0  0  0  0  0  2  0  1  0  0  0  0
1955 Giants            2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 
                      13     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Dodgers           7    10 13  1    10  0
1955 Giants            0     3  8  1     9  1
 
Dodgers              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Giants               AB  R  H BI   AVG
Gilliam           2b  7  1  1  0  .288    Williams          2b  5  1  2  0  .260
Reese             ss  6  3  5  1  .267    Lockman           1b  6  0  2  0  .247
Snider            cf  6  2  3  6  .335    Gordon            3b  3  1  1  3  .227
Hodges            1b  5  0  0  1  .260     Thompson         ph  3  0  0  0  .252
Campanella        c   7  1  1  0  .325    Mays              cf  5  0  0  0  .290
Furillo           rf  6  1  1  0  .327    Irvin             lf  6  0  1  0  .291
Robinson          3b  3  0  0  0  .233    Mueller           rf  6  0  0  0  .293
Amoros            lf  4  1  2  1  .253    Dark              ss  4  0  0  0  .275
Koufax            p   2  0  0  0  .000    Westrum           c   3  0  0  0  .155
 Kellert          ph  1  0  0  0  .392     McCall           p   1  0  0  0  .286
 Labine           p   0  0  0  0  .091     Wilhelm          p   0  0  0  0  .143
 Shuba            ph  0  0  0  0  .339    Gomez             p   2  1  2  0  .340
 Hoak             ph  1  0  0  0  .251     Katt             c   2  0  0  0  .239
 Craig            p   1  0  0  0  .036                         46  3  8  3
 Zimmer           ph  1  1  0  1  .218
 Roebuck          p   0  0  0  0  .000
                     50 10 13 10
 
Dodgers                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Koufax                           6.0  5  3  3  2  4  95  55  2.55
Labine                           2.0  2  0  0  1  1  37  20  3.23
Craig            W 7-4           4.0  1  0  0  0  1  43  29  3.21
Roebuck                          1.0  0  0  0  0  0   4   4  3.05
                                13.0  8  3  3  3  6 179 108 
 
Giants                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Gomez                            8.1  7  3  3  3  1 111  66  4.61
McCall           L 3-2           4.0  4  5  4  2  1  57  32  4.56
Wilhelm                          0.2  2  2  2  1  0  16   9  1.99
                                13.0 13 10  9  6  2 184 107 
 
Brk: Kellert batted for Koufax in the 7th
     Shuba batted for Labine in the 9th
     Hoak batted for Shuba in the 9th
     Zimmer batted for Craig in the 13th
NYN: Thompson batted for Gordon in the 7th
     Thompson moved to 3b in the 8th
     Katt inserted at c in the 9th
 
E-Koufax, Thompson. 2B-Furillo, Williams, Lockman. 3B-Reese. HR-Snider 2(35), 
Gordon(2). SB-Snider(10). K-Hodges, Koufax, Lockman, Mays, Mueller, 
Westrum 2, Thompson. BB-Reese, Hodges, Robinson 2, Amoros 2, Mays, Dark, 
Westrum. SH-Snider, Robinson, Williams, Gomez. SF-Hodges. 
GWRBI: Amoros
Temperature: 67, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 1 MPH.
Attendance: 6,202
Game Time: 3:16
 
 
 

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Reds 1, Cubs 0
8/16/1955, ChN55-Cin55, Crosley Field
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Cubs              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0  2  2     3  1
1955 Reds              0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  x     1  4  1     5  0
 
Cubs                 AB  R  H BI   AVG    Reds                 AB  R  H BI   AVG
Baker             2b  4  0  0  0  .239    Temple            2b  4  1  1  0  .271
Fondy             1b  4  0  2  0  .247    Jablonski         3b  4  0  0  0  .176
Jackson           3b  4  0  0  0  .251    Kluszewski        1b  4  0  0  0  .316
Banks             ss  3  0  0  0  .252    Post              rf  3  0  2  1  .299
Speake            lf  2  0  0  0  .209    Bell              cf  3  0  1  0  .337
Merriman          cf  3  0  0  0  .210    Burgess           c   3  0  0  0  .298
Miksis            rf  3  0  0  0  .259    Hazle             lf  3  0  0  0  .000
Chiti             c   2  0  0  0  .196    McMillan          ss  2  0  0  0  .263
 King             ph  1  0  0  0  .268    Fowler            p   2  0  0  0  .197
 Cooper           c   0  0  0  0  .301                         28  1  4  1
Hacker            p   3  0  0  0  .170
                     29  0  2  0
 
Cubs                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Hacker           L 9-10          8.0  4  1  1  2  5  96  65  3.47
                                 8.0  4  1  1  2  5  96  65 
 
Reds                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Fowler           W 13-3          9.0  2  0  0  1  5  96  66  2.79
                                 9.0  2  0  0  1  5  96  66 
 
ChN: King batted for Chiti in the 8th
     Cooper inserted at c in the 8th
 
E-Baker, Jackson, Burgess. 2B-Post. SB-Fondy(10), Miksis(2), Temple(18), 
Post(2). K-Baker, Jackson, Speake, Merriman, Chiti, Jablonski 3, Hazle, 
McMillan. BB-Speake, McMillan, Fowler. 
GWRBI: Post
Temperature: 90, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: out to right at 3 MPH.
Attendance: 9,032
Game Time: 1:37
 
 
 

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Cardinals 7, Braves 6
8/16/1955, Mil55-StL55, Busch Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Braves            0  2  1  1  0  2  0  0  0     6 13  0    12  1
1955 Cardinals         0  0  0  2  0  0  2  1  2     7 13  1    11  2
 
Braves               AB  R  H BI   AVG    Cardinals            AB  R  H BI   AVG
Bruton            cf  5  3  4  3  .296    Schoendienst      2b  4  1  2  1  .261
Logan             ss  5  1  1  0  .292    Boyer             3b  5  1  1  1  .274
Mathews           3b  3  0  1  0  .259    Moon              cf  5  1  1  0  .262
Aaron             2b  5  1  3  0  .290    Musial            1b  3  1  1  0  .282
Adcock            1b  1  0  0  1  .335    Repulski          lf  3  2  2  2  .264
Thomson           lf  5  1  1  1  .261    Virdon            rf  4  0  2  1  .266
 Jolly            p   0  0  0  0  .000    Burbrink          c   5  0  1  0  .274
 Crone            p   0  0  0  0  .171    Grammas           ss  3  0  1  1  .230
Tanner            rf  5  0  1  0  .240     Frazier          ph  1  0  1  0  .246
Roselli           c   4  0  2  1  .500     LaPalme          p   0  0  0  0  .000
Nichols           p   4  0  0  0  .043     Elliott          ph  1  0  1  1  .247
 Pafko            lf  1  0  0  0  .303    Jackson           p   2  0  0  0  .000
                     38  6 13  6           Whisenant        ph  0  1  0  0  .181
                                           Smith            p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Hemus            ph  0  0  0  0  .260
                                                               36  7 13  7
 
Braves                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Nichols                          7.0  7  4  4  4  1 116  72  5.08
Jolly            BS 3, L 0-7     1.1  5  3  3  2  0  43  20  5.77
Crone                            0.1  1  0  0  0  1  10   6  2.15
                                 8.2 13  7  7  6  2 169  98 
 
Cardinals                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Jackson                          7.0 13  6  5  2  6 132  89  4.87
Smith                            1.0  0  0  0  2  0  13   5  3.63
LaPalme          W 5-1           1.0  0  0  0  0  1   6   4  3.47
                                 9.0 13  6  5  4  7 151  98 
 
Mil: Pafko inserted at lf in the 8th
StL: Whisenant batted for Jackson in the 7th
     Frazier batted for Grammas in the 8th
     Hemus batted for Smith in the 8th
     Hemus moved to ss in the 9th
     Elliott batted for LaPalme in the 9th
 
E-Jackson. 2B-Aaron 2. 3B-Roselli, Schoendienst. HR-Bruton 3(9), 
Repulski(19). SB-Mathews(4). K-Bruton, Logan, Tanner 2, Roselli 2, Nichols, 
Moon, Burbrink. BB-Mathews 2, Adcock 2, Schoendienst, Musial, Repulski, 
Virdon, Whisenant, Hemus. SF-Adcock, Repulski. HBP-Adcock, Roselli, Musial. 
HB-Nichols, Jackson, LaPalme. WP-Smith. BALK-Nichols. 
GWRBI: Elliott
Temperature: 90, Sky: clear, Wind: out to center at 10 MPH.
Attendance: 8,998
Game Time: 2:29
 
 
 

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Pirates 1, Phillies 0
8/16/1955, Phi55-Pit55, Forbes Field
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Phillies          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0  4  1     5  0
1955 Pirates           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  x     1  8  1     7  2
 
Phillies             AB  R  H BI   AVG    Pirates              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ashburn           cf  3  0  0  0  .363    O'Brien,J         2b  4  1  1  0  .285
Waitkus           1b  3  0  1  0  .280    Groat             ss  3  0  0  0  .239
Jones             3b  4  0  1  0  .283    Long              1b  4  0  1  0  .242
Ennis             lf  4  0  2  0  .316    Thomas            lf  4  0  2  1  .229
Seminick          c   4  0  0  0  .235    Shepard           c   4  0  0  0  .265
Gorbous           rf  3  0  0  0  .253    Clemente          cf  3  0  2  0  .251
Morgan            2b  2  0  0  0  .220    Freese,Go         3b  2  0  1  0  .259
Smalley           ss  3  0  0  0  .240    Mejias            rf  3  0  0  0  .245
Simmons           p   3  0  0  0  .167    King              p   3  0  1  0  .111
                     29  0  4  0                               30  1  8  1
 
Phillies                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Simmons          L 9-7           8.0  8  1  1  0  2 103  74  3.78
                                 8.0  8  1  1  0  2 103  74 
 
Pirates                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
King             W 3-4           9.0  4  0  0  2  2 126  77  3.04
                                 9.0  4  0  0  2  2 126  77 
 
E-Waitkus, Groat. 2B-Jones, Ennis, King. CS-Ashburn, Groat. K-Jones, 
Seminick, Long, Shepard. BB-Waitkus, Morgan. SH-Groat, Freese,Go. 
HBP-Ashburn. HB-King. 
GWRBI: Thomas
Temperature: 65, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 7 MPH.
Attendance: 3,467
Game Time: 1:44
 
 
 

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White Sox 4, A's 0
8/16/1955, KC 55-ChA55, Comiskey Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 A's               0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0  3  0     4  2
1955 White Sox         0  0  0  4  0  0  0  0  x     4  8  0     8  1
 
A's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG    White Sox            AB  R  H BI   AVG
Renna             rf  3  0  1  0  .282    Carrasquel        ss  2  0  0  0  .224
Finigan           2b  3  0  0  0  .247    Fox               2b  4  0  2  2  .289
Power             1b  4  0  0  0  .238    Minoso            lf  3  0  0  0  .278
Zernial           lf  4  0  0  0  .242    Kell              3b  4  0  0  0  .310
Lopez             3b  3  0  1  0  .279    Dropo             1b  3  1  1  0  .269
Wilson            cf  3  0  0  0  .251    Lollar            c   4  1  3  0  .253
DeMaestri         ss  3  0  0  0  .269    Nieman            rf  4  1  1  1  .229
Astroth           c   3  0  1  0  .219     Rivera           pr  0  0  0  0  .288
Harrington        p   2  0  0  0  .167    Busby             cf  2  1  1  1  .249
 Boyer            ph  1  0  0  0  .169    Harshman          p   3  0  0  0  .161
 Gorman           p   0  0  0  0  .286                         29  4  8  4
                     29  0  3  0
 
A's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Harrington       L 2-3           7.0  8  4  4  4  4 114  64  4.87
Gorman                           1.0  0  0  0  2  0  20  10  3.55
                                 8.0  8  4  4  6  4 134  74 
 
White Sox                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Harshman         W 8-5           9.0  3  0  0  2  9 120  69  3.42
                                 9.0  3  0  0  2  9 120  69 
 
KC : Boyer batted for Harrington in the 8th
ChA: Rivera ran for Nieman in the 8th
     Rivera moved to rf in the 9th
 
SB-Rivera(18). K-Renna, Zernial 2, Lopez, Wilson, DeMaestri, Harrington 2, 
Boyer, Carrasquel, Dropo, Nieman, Harshman. BB-Renna, Finigan, Carrasquel 2, 
Minoso, Dropo, Busby 2. SH-Harshman. WP-Harshman. 
GWRBI: Nieman
Temperature: 71, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: right to left at 17 MPH.
Attendance: 9,632
Game Time: 1:55
 
 
 

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Yankees 14, Red Sox 10
8/16/1955, NYA55-Bos55, Fenway Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Yankees           1  0  0  0  3  4  0  0  6    14 20  2     9  3
1955 Red Sox           6  0  0  4  0  0  0  0  0    10 11  1     7  1
 
Yankees              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Red Sox              AB  R  H BI   AVG
McDougald         2b  4  2  2  0  .249    Goodman           2b  4  2  1  0  .297
Noren             lf  6  3  2  0  .304    Klaus             ss  3  2  0  0  .274
Mantle            cf  5  3  4  3  .344    Williams          lf  3  1  1  2  .346
Berra             c   6  1  4  7  .272     Olson            pr  0  0  0  0  .300
Skowron           1b  5  0  2  1  .349    Zauchin           1b  5  2  2  3  .250
Collins           rf  3  0  0  0  .234    Throneberry       rf  4  1  2  3  .189
 Cerv             ph  1  0  0  0  .197    Stephens          cf  5  0  1  1  .333
 Konstanty        p   0  0  0  0  .400    White             c   5  0  1  0  .223
 Martin           ph  1  0  1  0  .218    Hatton            3b  4  1  2  1  .242
 Sturdivant       p   0  0  0  0  .000    Sullivan,F        p   3  1  1  0  .186
Carey             3b  5  0  0  0  .305     Delock           p   0  0  0  0  .156
Hunter            ss  4  2  1  0  .250     Kiely            p   0  0  0  0  .176
Turley            p   0  0  0  0  .119     Jensen           ph  1  0  0  0  .286
 Wiesler          p   1  0  0  0  .091     Kinder           p   0  0  0  0  .500
 Grim             p   0  0  0  0  .091     Hurd             p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Robinson         ph  1  1  1  0  .159                         37 10 11 10
 Byrne            p   0  0  0  0  .250
 Howard           ph  3  2  3  2  .318
                     45 14 20 13
 
Yankees                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Turley                           0.2  4  6  6  2  0  29  13  3.00
Wiesler                          2.2  3  3  3  1  1  47  23  6.40
Grim                             0.2  3  1  1  1  1  19  10  2.55
Byrne                            1.0  0  0  0  1  1  15   6  3.57
Konstanty        W 6-1           3.0  1  0  0  2  0  23  11  1.87
Sturdivant                       1.0  0  0  0  0  2  15   9  1.67
                                 9.0 11 10 10  7  5 148  72 
 
Red Sox                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Sullivan,F                       5.1 11  7  7  2  1  97  60  3.40
Delock           H 2             0.1  3  1  1  0  0  17   9  3.01
Kiely            H 1             1.1  1  0  0  1  0  15   6  5.24
Kinder           BS 3, L 1-2     1.2  4  5  5  1  0  33  22  2.50
Hurd                             0.1  1  1  1  0  0   6   4  3.75
                                 9.0 20 14 14  4  1 168 101 
 
NYA: Robinson batted for Grim in the 5th
     Howard batted for Byrne in the 6th
     Cerv batted for Collins in the 6th
     Howard moved to rf in the 6th
     Martin batted for Konstanty in the 9th
Bos: Jensen batted for Kiely in the 7th
     Olson ran for Williams in the 8th
     Olson moved to lf in the 9th
 
E-Noren, Hunter, Stephens. 2B-Skowron, Goodman, Williams, Zauchin, Stephens. 
3B-Mantle. HR-Berra(19), Howard(9), Throneberry(3), Hatton(5). K-Skowron, 
Zauchin, White, Hatton 2, Sullivan,F. BB-McDougald 2, Mantle, Hunter, 
Goodman, Klaus 2, Williams 2, Throneberry, Hatton. SF-Skowron. WP-Wiesler, 
Kiely. BALK-Sullivan,F. 
GWRBI: Berra
Temperature: 77, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: out to right at 22 MPH, 
Rain Delays: 61 minutes.
Attendance: 8,575
Game Time: 2:56
 
 
 

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Indians 8, Tigers 5
8/16/1955, Cle55-Det55, Briggs Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Indians           0  2  2  0  1  0  0  0  3     8 15  0     8  0
1955 Tigers            0  0  0  2  0  1  1  1  0     5  9  1     7  0
 
Indians              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Tigers               AB  R  H BI   AVG
Fain              1b  4  0  2  0  .265    Kuenn             ss  5  1  1  1  .331
Avila             2b  5  1  0  0  .282    Hatfield          2b  5  0  1  0  .273
Smith             rf  5  3  3  1  .288    Torgeson          1b  5  0  0  0  .293
Doby              cf  5  1  1  3  .322    Kaline            rf  3  2  2  0  .339
Rosen             3b  5  2  3  2  .225    Boone             3b  4  1  2  1  .310
Woodling          lf  5  1  4  0  .217    Tuttle            cf  4  1  2  2  .322
Foiles            c   5  0  1  2  .347    Phillips,B        lf  2  0  0  0  .208
Strickland        ss  4  0  0  0  .183    Wilson            c   4  0  1  1  .141
Lemon             p   4  0  1  0  .286    Garver            p   4  0  0  0  .224
 Narleski         p   0  0  0  0  .250     Aber             p   0  0  0  0  .000
                     42  8 15  8                               36  5  9  5
 
Indians                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Lemon                            7.0  8  5  5  1  5 100  63  2.50
Narleski         BS 5, W 5-4     2.0  1  0  0  1  0  20  10  2.76
                                 9.0  9  5  5  2  5 120  73 
 
Tigers                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Garver           L 9-14          8.1 14  8  7  1  2 125  87  4.68
Aber                             0.2  1  0  0  0  0  12   8  6.19
                                 9.0 15  8  7  1  2 137  95 
 
E-Kuenn. 2B-Fain 2, Woodling 2, Foiles, Boone. 3B-Boone. HR-Smith(17), 
Doby(19), Rosen(17), Kuenn(5), Tuttle(11). K-Avila, Doby, Torgeson, Kaline, 
Boone, Phillips,B 2. BB-Fain, Kaline, Phillips,B. HBP-Phillips,B. HB-Lemon. 
GWRBI: Doby
Temperature: 72, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: out to right at 17 MPH.
Attendance: 10,806
Game Time: 2:13
 
 
 

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Orioles 23, Senators 3
8/16/1955, Bal55-Was55, Griffith Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Orioles           1  0  0  0  3  8  1  7  3    23 22  2    12  1
1955 Senators          1  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0     3  5  4     6  1
 
Orioles              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Senators             AB  R  H BI   AVG
Abrams            cf  7  1  2  1  .266    Snyder            2b  4  1  2  1  .221
Diering           3b  5  4  3  1  .302    Umphlett          cf  4  0  0  0  .166
Philley           rf  5  4  1  0  .319    Paula             rf  3  0  0  1  .358
Triandos          1b  5  4  3  4  .283    Vernon            1b  3  0  0  0  .320
Smith             c   5  4  4  3  .255    Groth             lf  4  0  1  0  .257
Dyck              lf  6  1  2  2  .224    Killebrew         3b  4  0  1  0  .241
Miranda           ss  7  2  4  4  .264    Valdivielso       ss  4  1  1  0  .193
Marsh             2b  4  2  2  3  .234    Edwards           c   3  1  0  0  .227
Wight             p   4  1  1  4  .077    Stone             p   1  0  0  0  .114
                     48 23 22 22           Ramos            p   0  0  0  0  .083
                                           Chakales         p   0  0  0  0  .125
                                           Delis            ph  1  0  0  0  .189
                                           Pascual          p   0  0  0  0  .179
                                           Shea             p   0  0  0  0  .273
                                           Sievers          ph  1  0  0  0  .275
                                                               32  3  5  2
 
Orioles                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Wight            W 3-6           9.0  5  3  1  3  4 115  68  3.67
                                 9.0  5  3  1  3  4 115  68 
 
Senators                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Stone            L 3-9           4.1  4  4  4  7  3  93  47  4.74
Ramos                            0.2  5  7  6  1  1  31  19  4.21
Chakales                         2.0  3  2  2  2  2  44  25  5.34
Pascual                          1.0  8 10 10  2  0  46  26  6.63
Shea                             1.0  2  0  0  0  0  11   6  3.76
                                 9.0 22 23 22 12  6 225 123 
 
Was: Delis batted for Chakales in the 7th
     Sievers batted for Shea in the 9th
 
E-Diering, Dyck, Umphlett, Groth, Killebrew, Valdivielso. 2B-Marsh, Snyder 2. 
3B-Groth. HR-Wight(1). K-Abrams 2, Philley 2, Wight 2, Umphlett, Vernon, 
Killebrew, Edwards. BB-Diering 2, Philley 2, Triandos 2, Smith 2, Dyck, 
Marsh 2, Wight, Vernon, Edwards, Ramos. SH-Wight. SF-Marsh, Paula. WP-Wight. 
BALK-Chakales. 
GWRBI: Miranda
Temperature: 87, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 2 MPH.
Attendance: 3,612
Game Time: 2:56
 
 
 
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