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SEPTEMBER
1938

Thursday, September 1st

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1938
Boston Red Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 3 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 11, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 11, Washington Senators 6 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, Boston Braves 2 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Giants 0 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, September 2nd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 2, 1938
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 4, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Forbes Field
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Saturday, September 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Rudy York of the Tigers hits his 4th grand slam, tying the ML season record.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1938
Detroit Tigers 11, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 7, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 10, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Giants 4 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 0 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
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Sunday, September 4th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 4, 1938
Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 7, Washington Senators 4 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 12, Boston Red Sox 11 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 12, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 11, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Cleveland Indians 1, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Giants 4 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Forbes Field
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Monday, September 5th

IN THE NEWS: C Babe Phelps of the Dodgers breaks a bone in his throwing hand for the 3rd time this season.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1938
Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 9, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 14, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Red Sox 8, Washington Senators 6 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Giants 3 at Shibe Park
Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
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Tuesday, September 6th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 6, 1938
Chicago White Sox 8, St. Louis Browns 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Griffith Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 6, Boston Braves 5 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park
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Wednesday, September 7th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1938
Boston Red Sox 11, New York Yankees 4 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 6, Boston Braves 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Shibe Park
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, September 8th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 8, 1938
New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at League Park II
Washington Senators 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 6, Boston Braves 4 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, September 9th

IN THE NEWS: Lou Gehrig plays his 2,100th consecutive game and has 4 hits to bring his average over .300.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1938
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 11, Cleveland Indians 5 at League Park II
New York Yankees 2, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Boston Braves 2 at Shibe Park
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Saturday, September 10th

IN THE NEWS: Jimmie Foxx of the Red Sox hits 2 HRs in a game for the 9th time this season, breaking a record held by Babe Ruth and Hack Wilson.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 10, 1938
Philadelphia Athletics 15, Boston Red Sox 7 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park II
New York Yankees 6, Washington Senators 5 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 9, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 20, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 14, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Sportsman's Park III
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Sunday, September 11th

IN THE NEWS: Frank Frisch is fired as Cardinals manager, and Cuban-born coach Mike Gonzalez takes charge.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1938
Boston Red Sox 12, Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 6, St. Louis Browns 2 at Cleveland Stadium
St. Louis Browns 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 10, Chicago White Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 3 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Boston Braves 2 at Shibe Park
Boston Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Sportsman's Park III
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Monday, September 12th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1938
Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Tiger Stadium
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Tuesday, September 13th

IN THE NEWS: A special committee names Alexander Cartwright to Baseball's Hall of Fame for originating the sport's basic concepts. Henry Chadwick, inventor of the box score and the first baseball writer, is also honored.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 13, 1938
Washington Senators 7, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 2 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 9, Boston Red Sox 3 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Braves Field
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Wednesday, September 14th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1938
Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
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Thursday, September 15th

IN THE NEWS: Pirates P Jim Tobin puts Mel Ott in the record book, hitting him with a pitch 3 times. Tobin wins 7-2.

Brothers Lloyd and Paul Waner of the Pirates hit consecutive HRs off Cliff Melton in the 5th inning at the Polo Grounds.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 15, 1938
Chicago White Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at League Park II
Boston Red Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 4 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 6, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
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Friday, September 16th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 16, 1938
Boston Red Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at League Park II
New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Boston Braves 6 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Shibe Park
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Saturday, September 17th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 17, 1938
Chicago White Sox 8, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 7, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 10, St. Louis Browns 9 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 11, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
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Sunday, September 18th

IN THE NEWS: Although they drop a doubleheader to the Browns, the Yankees clinch the pennant.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 18, 1938
Cleveland Indians 7, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 14, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, Washington Senators 1 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 4, New York Yankees 3 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 8, New York Yankees 7 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park
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Monday, September 19th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1938
Cleveland Indians 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at League Park II
Washington Senators 12, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 13, New York Yankees 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Tuesday, September 20th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 20, 1938
Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 9, Washington Senators 1 at League Park II
Boston Red Sox 12, St. Louis Browns 8 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 7, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, September 21st

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1938
Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 2 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 8, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 8, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
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Thursday, September 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Bill Lee of the Cubs pitches his 4th consecutive shutout, matching the feat of Ed Reulbach (1908) and Grover Alexander (1911).

The Pirates take 2 from the Dodgers and remain in first place by 31Ž2 games.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1938
New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park
Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park
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Friday, September 23rd

IN THE NEWS: The Cubs take 2 from the Phillies while the Reds trim the Pirates in 12 innings, cutting Pittsburgh's lead to 2 games.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 23, 1938
Cleveland Indians 8, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium
Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Shibe Park
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
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Saturday, September 24th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 24, 1938
Detroit Tigers 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 7, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 8, Chicago White Sox 7 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Giants 9, Boston Braves 8 at Braves Field
New York Giants 2, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Forbes Field
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Sunday, September 25th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 25, 1938
Detroit Tigers 7, Cleveland Indians 5 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 2, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 5 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 8, Chicago White Sox 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 3, New York Giants 2 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 4, New York Giants 3 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Ebbets Field
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, September 26th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 26, 1938
New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Wrigley Field
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Tuesday, September 27th

IN THE NEWS: Hank Greenberg again hits 2 HRs, extending his record to 11 times in the same season. They are the last he will hit this season, as he falls 2 short of Ruth's 1927 record of 60.

With the Pirates 11Ž2 game up on the Cubs, Dizzy Dean shuts out the Bucs for 8 innings. In the 9th Bill Lee relieves Dean, and the Cubs win 2-1.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 27, 1938
Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 10, St. Louis Browns 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Washington Senators 2 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 11, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Boston Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Braves Field
New York Giants 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Giants 1 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, September 28th

IN THE NEWS: Cubs manager Gabby Hartnett hits the "homer in the gloaming" against Mace Brown in the bottom of the 9th to break a 5-5 tie and put the Cubs in first place ahead of the Pirates. With 2 outs and none on base, the umpires intended to call the game because of darkness after Hartnett's turn at bat.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 28, 1938
Chicago White Sox 14, Cleveland Indians 11 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 12, St. Louis Browns 0 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 4, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Boston Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, September 29th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 29, 1938
Boston Red Sox 13, Washington Senators 5 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 9, Chicago White Sox 8 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 6, St. Louis Browns 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 1, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Boston Braves 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Boston Braves 6 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 9, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, September 30th

IN THE NEWS: Jimmie Wilson resigns as manager of the Phillies. He will be replaced by Doc Prothro.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 30, 1938
Chicago White Sox 7, St. Louis Browns 5 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 3, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Sportsman's Park III
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