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Friday August 13, 1971
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American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 13, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         76  42  3.08  118  43  27  1083   903  415  370   95  387  740
Baltimore       71  42  3.14  113  49  15  1017   906  398  355   94  306  573
Kansas City     61  55  3.19  116  25  31  1017   924  396  361   64  347  560
Chicago         55  63  3.21  118  31  21  1062  1016  457  379   77  347  682
California      55  65  3.25  120  24  25  1102   960  440  398   74  468  688
Milwaukee       49  67  3.26  116  27  19  1019   952  433  369   89  424  580
New York        60  59  3.44  119  46   9  1070  1016  473  409   96  323  516
Washington      48  69  3.60  117  19  21  1043  1004  478  417   96  413  554
Detroit         64  54  3.75  118  33  23  1078  1006  490  449   90  471  721
Cleveland       49  70  3.87  119  17  25  1057   918  498  454  103  573  719
Minnesota       52  64  3.99  116  28  17  1026  1015  512  455  102  408  646
Boston          64  54  3.99  118  27  31  1055  1052  501  468  105  409  653

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       21   4  1.62  29  29  19   0   8  239  155   49   43   11   70  240
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     14   9  1.99  30  28  12   1   4  217  189   70   48   15   41  119
Dick Drago (KC)       15   6  2.77  26  25  12   0   4  176  179   57   54   11   26   82
Bill Parsons (MIL)     9  14  2.81  26  25  11   0   4  176  158   63   55   13   66  108
Ray Lamb (CLE)         5  10  2.85  31  18   3   1   1  130  106   47   41    9   53   77
Jim Palmer (BAL)      14   6  2.87  27  27  13   0   2  201  162   71   64   15   82  134
Sam McDowell (CLE)    12  10  2.87  26  24   8   0   2  172  117   61   55   17  120  158
Rudy May (CAL)         7   8  2.88  21  21   5   0   1  147  108   49   47    8   60  122
Skip Lockwood (MIL)    8   8  2.88  24  23   3   0   0  156  139   65   50    8   69   87
Pat Dobson (BAL)      15   5  2.93  27  27  14   0   3  206  176   74   67   17   46  137

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Leonhard          2   0  1.76   8   2   1   1   1   31   23    6    6    1    8   10
Eddie Watt             1   1  2.67  26   0   0   5   0   27   30   12    8    1    7   20
Jim Palmer            14   6  2.87  27  27  13   0   2  201  162   71   64   15   82  134
Pat Dobson            15   5  2.93  27  27  14   0   3  206  176   74   67   17   46  137
Dave McNally          14   4  2.97  21  21   8   0   0  158  136   55   52   18   37   66
Orlando Pena           0   1  3.07   5   0   0   0   0   15   16    7    5    0    5    4
Grant Jackson          3   3  3.11  21   8   0   0   0   64   60   26   22    6   17   43
Mike Cuellar          14   5  3.37  27  27  13   0   3  200  176   83   75   23   55   78
Tom Dukes              1   5  3.69  22   0   0   4   0   32   32   13   13    4    7   24
Dick Hall              5   5  4.11  22   0   0   1   0   35   36   18   16    2   11   20
Dave Boswell           1   2  4.66  13   1   0   0   0   19   28   14   10    4   13    9
Jim Hardin             0   0  4.76   6   0   0   0   0    6   12    5    3    0    3    3
Pete Richert           1   5  5.11  26   0   0   4   0   25   19   14   14    3   15   25

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Lee               9   2  2.35  36   3   0   2   0   88   75   27   23    6   39   68
Sparky Lyle            4   4  3.00  43   0   0  15   0   45   35   15   15    4   21   33
Sonny Siebert         14   7  3.13  26  26   8   0   3  187  176   70   65   18   56  106
Ray Culp              13  10  3.26  27  27  11   0   2  193  175   77   70   14   61  128
Ken Tatum              2   3  4.02  29   0   0   8   0   40   38   19   18    3   22   12
Bobby Bolin            4   2  4.11  41   0   0   5   0   57   61   27   26    7   22   43
Jim Lonborg            6   5  4.62  19  18   2   0   1  109  119   60   56   11   45   71
Gary Peters           11   8  4.64  26  25   5   1   0  169  194   90   87   22   58   81
Roger Moret            0   1  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    0    3    6
Ken Brett              0   2  5.10  23   1   0   0   0   48   44   29   27    6   26   47
Cal Koonce             0   1  5.57  13   1   0   0   0   21   22   16   13    3   11    9
Luis Tiant             0   6  6.19  13  10   1   0   0   52   61   38   36    7   25   40
Mike Nagy              1   3  6.63  12   7   0   0   0   38   46   29   28    4   20    9

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mel Queen              1   2  1.62  35   0   0   4   0   50   36   10    9    2   23   42
Dave LaRoche           4   1  1.87  43   0   0   8   0   53   40   12   11    3   18   49
Eddie Fisher           9   4  2.18  45   1   0   3   0   91   64   30   22    8   40   70
Lloyd Allen            4   4  2.68  39   1   0  10   0   74   63   24   22    4   30   59
Rudy May               7   8  2.88  21  21   5   0   1  147  108   49   47    8   60  122
Rickey Clark           2   1  3.00   9   7   1   0   1   42   34   15   14    6   28   28
Clyde Wright          11  11  3.34  26  26   5   0   2  197  171   79   73   12   59   91
Andy Messersmith      11  12  3.59  28  28   7   0   3  193  162   91   77   10   91  123
Andy Hassler           0   3  3.86   6   4   0   0   0   19   25   10    8    0   15   13
Tom Murphy             6  13  3.87  27  27   6   0   0  181  184   81   78   16   62   61
Billy Wynne            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    6
Archie Reynolds        0   3  4.97  14   1   0   0   0   25   31   15   14    2   17   14
Jim Maloney            0   3  6.04  10   4   0   0   0   25   32   18   17    3   21   10
Fred Lasher            0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    4    4    0    2    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Hinton            2   2  1.65  11   0   0   0   0   16   12    3    3    1    2   11
Wilbur Wood           14   9  1.99  30  28  12   1   4  217  189   70   48   15   41  119
Tom Bradley           11  10  2.95  31  28   5   0   5  198  197   80   65    9   56  152
Don Eddy               0   2  3.12  19   0   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    3   15    9
Bart Johnson           6   7  3.21  40  12   3  11   0  135  121   54   48    8   70  102
Tommy John            10  12  3.27  30  27   8   0   3  185  188   86   67   12   54  102
Joel Horlen            6   9  3.71  26  15   3   2   0  114  117   52   47    9   25   70
Steve Kealey           2   1  4.10  40   1   0   3   0   59   54   33   27    9   21   38
Vicente Romo           1   7  4.33  35   2   0   3   0   54   40   26   26    5   29   31
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Jim Magnuson           1   1  4.68  12   3   0   0   0   25   29   16   13    0   13   10
Terry Forster          2   3  5.35  36   2   0   1   0   37   40   23   22    5   19   35
Stan Perzanowski       0   0 20.25   2   0   0   0   0    3   10    7    6    1    0    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Ballinger         0   0  1.23   2   0   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    3    3
Steve Mingori          1   2  1.60  48   0   0   4   0   51   30   10    9    2   22   38
Ed Farmer              4   0  2.03  29   2   0   3   0   53   33   13   12    4   26   35
Ray Lamb               5  10  2.85  31  18   3   1   1  130  106   47   41    9   53   77
Sam McDowell          12  10  2.87  26  24   8   0   2  172  117   61   55   17  120  158
Camilo Pascual         2   2  3.09   9   1   0   0   0   23   17    9    8    0   11   20
Alan Foster            7  11  3.96  26  21   3   0   0  136  118   66   60   13   69   77
Vince Colbert          3   2  4.11  39   2   0   2   0   85   83   45   39    7   40   47
Phil Hennigan          4   3  4.24  43   0   0  11   0   64   59   30   30    9   41   55
Steve Dunning          8   9  4.32  23  22   2   0   1  142  131   72   68   19   77  113
Rich Hand              1   4  4.65  10   8   0   0   0   41   45   24   21    3   26   12
Rick Austin            0   0  5.09  23   0   0   1   0   23   25   15   13    3   20   20
Mike Paul              1   3  5.74   7   6   0   0   0   31   32   20   20    3    7   15
Chuck Machemehl        0   2  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   16   16   13    2   15    9
Steve Hargan           1  12  7.23  20  15   1   0   0   80  103   69   64   12   43   40

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    3    0
Fred Scherman          8   5  2.80  56   0   0  16   0   80   70   29   25    8   37   32
Mickey Lolich         19   8  2.94  33  33  19   0   2  279  250  101   91   24   70  229
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Bill Denehy            0   3  3.50  25   1   0   1   0   44   40   19   17    3   21   20
Dean Chance            4   6  3.51  31  14   0   0   0   90   91   43   35    5   50   64
Joe Coleman           13   6  3.54  27  26   9   0   2  188  160   78   74   12   71  150
Bill Gilbreth          2   1  3.86   7   4   2   0   0   28   23   13   12    3   20   12
Tom Timmerman          5   6  4.29  40   0   0   2   0   57   52   27   27    6   27   32
Les Cain               5   7  4.60  18  18   2   0   1   94   79   53   48    9   62   79
Joe Niekro             5   5  4.61  26  11   0   1   0   98  109   50   50    9   42   35
Daryl Patterson        0   1  4.82  12   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    5    1    6    5
Bill Zepp              1   1  5.12  16   4   0   2   0   32   41   20   18    2   17   15
Mike Kilkenny          1   4  5.34  25   7   1   1   0   61   61   39   36    6   27   37
Dave Boswell           0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    6    3
Ron Perranoski         0   1 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    2    2    1    1    0
Jim Foor               0   0 18.00   3   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    4    2

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lance Clemons          0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Tom Burgmeier          4   6  1.74  47   0   0  11   0   62   47   16   12    1   21   30
Ted Abernathy          3   4  2.36  47   0   0  17   0   61   43   17   16    3   37   39
Paul Splittorff        5   5  2.37  13  13   4   0   2   87   79   26   23    2   19   55
Ken Wright             3   4  2.70  16  10   1   1   1   70   53   23   21    5   38   55
Dick Drago            15   6  2.77  26  25  12   0   4  176  179   57   54   11   26   82
Jim York               5   5  2.77  43   0   0   2   0   78   50   26   24    6   34   85
Mike Hedlund           9   6  3.03  23  21   4   0   1  140  121   53   47   10   51   49
Bruce Dal Canton       8   5  3.38  20  20   2   0   0  133  133   56   50    7   38   56
Al Fitzmorris          4   1  3.73  26   5   1   0   1   63   53   28   26    3   26   26
Bill Butler            1   2  4.80   8   6   0   0   0   30   36   18   16    6   17   18
Wally Bunker           2   3  5.01   7   6   0   0   0   32   35   19   18    7    6   15
Jim Rooker             2   7  5.33  20   7   1   0   1   54   59   35   32    2   24   31
Roger Nelson           0   1  5.49   9   1   0   0   0   20   21   12   12    1    4   16
Mike McCormick         0   0  9.31   4   1   0   0   0   10   14   10   10    0    5    2

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Sanders            5   7  2.04  58   0   0  18   0   97   83   26   22    7   23   59
Bill Parsons           9  14  2.81  26  25  11   0   4  176  158   63   55   13   66  108
Skip Lockwood          8   8  2.88  24  23   3   0   0  156  139   65   50    8   69   87
Marty Pattin          10  13  2.98  27  27   8   0   4  202  167   73   67   20   57  130
Lew Krausse            4  11  3.21  30  15   1   0   0  121  123   49   43   15   46   62
John Morris            2   1  3.40  30   1   0   1   0   53   50   25   20    4   17   28
Jim Slaton             8   4  3.60  16  14   4   0   3   85   84   34   34    8   48   28
Marcelino Lopez        2   7  4.43  29  10   0   0   0   63   58   44   31    5   56   41
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  4.91  11   0   0   0   0   15   22   10    8    1    7   10
Jim Hannan             1   1  5.28  19   1   0   0   0   31   37   23   18    7   21   17
Floyd Weaver           0   0  7.47  10   0   0   0   0   16   18   13   13    0   11    8
John Gelnar            0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    2    2    0    1    0
Larry Bearnarth        0   0 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    3   10    6    6    1    2    2

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Strickland         1   0  1.89  14   0   0   0   0   19   15   13    4    2   12   11
Bert Blyleven         10  13  3.14  28  28  10   0   3  195  184   74   68   16   42  160
Bob Gebhard            0   1  3.18   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    2
Tom Hall               4   5  3.46  42   9   0   6   0  112   89   49   43   11   54  115
Jim Kaat               9   9  3.51  29  28  10   0   2  187  196   79   73   12   36   94
Ray Corbin             7   9  3.84  40   7   2   3   0  105  104   53   45   15   51   61
Stan Williams          4   5  4.11  43   1   0   2   0   72   59   41   33    5   41   45
Jim Perry             12  13  4.13  30  29   6   1   0  198  194   96   91   26   79   94
Sal Campisi            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    4    2
Steve Luebber          1   3  5.91   8   7   0   0   0   32   42   22   21    4   22   16
Steve Barber           1   0  6.17   4   2   0   0   0   12    8    9    8    2   13    4
Hal Haydel             1   1  6.23  14   0   0   0   0   17   19   12   12    3    9   15
Ron Perranoski         1   4  6.96  36   0   0   5   0   43   60   40   33    2   28   21
Pete Hamm              1   1  7.71   9   5   0   0   0   23   35   20   20    3   14    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Closter             1   0  1.88   6   0   0   0   0   14   13    7    3    0    6   11
Jack Aker              4   2  2.03  33   0   0   3   0   44   36   11   10    3   24   20
Steve Kline            9  10  3.04  23  23  10   0   1  166  150   67   56   15   29   57
Mel Stottlemyre       11  11  3.05  27  27  14   0   5  207  184   82   70   16   61  104
Fritz Peterson        12   7  3.09  28  26  10   1   2  201  206   81   69   18   36  102
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.28  24   0   0   1   0   36   28   15   13    2   16   17
Mike Kekich            7   6  3.33  28  15   3   0   0  119  103   52   44    8   59   76
Stan Bahnsen          10   9  3.92  27  25   9   0   1  170  164   82   74   17   47   67
Jim Hardin             0   2  4.26  11   3   0   0   0   25   31   15   12    2    9   13
Lindy McDaniel         5   9  4.99  38   0   0   4   0   61   68   35   34   12   19   32
Roger Hambright        1   1  5.59   6   0   0   0   0   10    8    6    6    2    5    4
Gary Jones             0   0  9.00  12   0   0   0   0   14   19   14   14    1    7   10
Bill Burbach           0   1 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    6    4    0    5    3

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue             21   4  1.62  29  29  19   0   8  239  155   49   43   11   70  240
Mudcat Grant           0   0  2.25   2   0   0   1   0    4    5    1    1    1    0    4
Rob Gardner            0   0  2.35   4   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    3    5
Rollie Fingers         3   6  2.64  36   8   2  14   1  112   80   36   33   13   24   82
Jim Roland             1   1  2.86  24   0   0   1   0   35   24   13   11    3   14   20
Bob Locker             4   1  3.13  36   0   0   6   0   55   52   22   19    2   15   33
Diego Segui            8   5  3.24  20  16   4   0   0  114   94   47   41   11   49   59
Chuck Dobson          12   2  3.44  20  20   5   0   0  126  120   51   48   13   52   61
Blue Moon Odom         7   8  3.54  17  17   2   0   1  102   96   46   40    8   49   53
Catfish Hunter        14  10  3.54  27  27  11   0   1  193  173   88   76   21   65  130
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Ron Klimkowski         2   2  4.26  20   0   0   1   0   32   30   16   15    3   20   17
Darold Knowles         3   2  4.95  33   0   0   4   0   36   31   21   20    3   14   26
Daryl Patterson        0   0  7.94   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    5    5    3    4    2
Jim Panther            0   1 11.12   4   0   0   0   0    6   10    9    7    1    5    4
Marcel Lachemann       0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    2    2    0    1    0

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Lindblad          4   2  2.21  29   0   0   7   0   61   38   16   15    3   19   33
Joe Grzenda            4   2  2.40  33   0   0   2   0   49   44   17   13    2   10   39
Bill Gogolewski        2   2  2.76  19   9   2   0   0   72   66   22   22    3   30   41
Pete Broberg           4   3  2.91  10  10   3   0   1   65   55   28   21    3   25   46
Horacio Pina           1   1  2.98  45   0   0   2   0   48   42   19   16    1   26   35
Casey Cox              5   6  3.18  41  11   0   6   0  110  101   51   39    6   35   35
Jim Shellenback        3   9  3.41  32  13   3   0   1  103  103   46   39   10   40   37
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Denny Riddleberger     3   1  3.83  44   0   0   1   0   54   53   23   23    8   23   47
Dick Bosman            9  13  3.95  25  25   3   0   1  162  165   80   71   20   52   82
Denny McLain           7  16  4.10  24  24   8   0   3  165  177   85   75   23   55   84
Mike Thompson          0   4  4.58   8   7   0   0   0   35   23   21   18    2   31   20
Jerry Janeski          1   5  4.96  23  10   0   1   0   62   72   38   34    5   34   19
Jackie Brown           3   3  5.36  12   8   0   0   0   42   48   26   25    8   27   20

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)            21
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  P. Dobson (BAL)          15
  D. Drago (KC)            15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  D. McNally (BAL)         14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  S. Siebert (BOS)         14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          16
  B. Parsons (MIL)         14
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  D. Bosman (WAS)          13
  T. Murphy (CAL)          13
  M. Pattin (MIL)          13
  J. Perry (MIN)           13
  S. Hargan (CLE)          12
  T. John (CHI)            12
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     12

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            19
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  P. Dobson (BAL)          14
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  D. Drago (KC)            12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  R. Culp (BOS)            11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11

Saves:

  K. Sanders (MIL)         18
  T. Abernathy (KC)        17
  F. Scherman (DET)        16
  S. Lyle (BOS)            15
  R. Fingers (OAK)         14
  T. Burgmeier (KC)        11
  P. Hennigan (CLE)        11
  B. Johnson (CHI)         11
  L. Allen (CAL)           10
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          8

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             8
  T. Bradley (CHI)          5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  D. Drago (KC)             4
  B. Parsons (MIL)          4
  M. Pattin (MIL)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  P. Dobson (BAL)           3

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       279.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         239.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         216.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   206.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       205.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)       202.1
  F. Peterson (NY)      201.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       200.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      200.1
  J. Perry (MIN)        198.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         250
  F. Peterson (NY)        206
  T. Bradley (CHI)        197
  J. Kaat (MIN)           196
  J. Perry (MIN)          194
  G. Peters (BOS)         194
  W. Wood (CHI)           189
  T. John (CHI)           188
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       184
  T. Murphy (CAL)         184

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)         101
  J. Perry (MIN)           96
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     91
  G. Peters (BOS)          90
  C. Hunter (OAK)          88
  T. John (CHI)            86
  D. McLain (WAS)          85
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         83
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          82
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      82

Home Runs:

  J. Perry (MIN)           26
  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         23
  D. McLain (WAS)          23
  G. Peters (BOS)          22
  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  D. Bosman (WAS)          20
  M. Pattin (MIL)          20
  S. Dunning (CLE)         19
  D. McNally (BAL)         18

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       120
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     91
  J. Palmer (BAL)          82
  J. Perry (MIN)           79
  S. Dunning (CLE)         77
  J. Coleman (DET)         71
  V. Blue (OAK)            70
  B. Johnson (CHI)         70
  M. Lolich (DET)          70
  A. Foster (CLE)          69

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           240
  M. Lolich (DET)         229
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       160
  S. McDowell (CLE)       158
  T. Bradley (CHI)        152
  J. Coleman (DET)        150
  P. Dobson (BAL)         137
  J. Palmer (BAL)         134
  C. Hunter (OAK)         130
  M. Pattin (MIL)         130


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