New York Yankees award winners and league leaders

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This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the New York Yankees professional baseball team.

Baseball Hall of Famers[]

(Affiliation according to National Baseball Hall of Fame; Reggie Jackson is affiliated with the Athletics, but wears a New York Yankees cap [1][2][3])

Major League Baseball awards[]

Most Valuable Player[]

  • 1923Babe Ruth
  • 1927Lou Gehrig
  • 1936 – Lou Gehrig (2)
  • 1939Joe DiMaggio
  • 1941 – Joe DiMaggio (2)
  • 1942Joe Gordon
  • 1943Spud Chandler
  • 1947 – Joe DiMaggio (3)
  • 1950Phil Rizzuto
  • 1951Yogi Berra
  • 1954 – Yogi Berra (2)
  • 1955 – Yogi Berra (3)
  • 1956Mickey Mantle
  • 1957 – Mickey Mantle (2)
  • 1960Roger Maris
  • 1961 – Roger Maris (2)
  • 1962 – Mickey Mantle (3)
  • 1963Elston Howard
  • 1976Thurman Munson
  • 1985Don Mattingly
  • 2005Alex Rodriguez (2)
  • 2007Alex Rodriguez (3)

Cy Young[]

  • 1958Bob Turley (MLB)
  • 1961Whitey Ford (MLB)
  • 1977Sparky Lyle (AL)
  • 1978Ron Guidry (AL)
  • 2001Roger Clemens (AL)

Rookie of the Year[]

  • 1951Gil McDougald
  • 1954Bob Grim
  • 1957Tony Kubek
  • 1962Tom Tresh
  • 1968Stan Bahnsen
  • 1970Thurman Munson
  • 1981Dave Righetti
  • 1996Derek Jeter
  • 2017 - Aaron Judge

Manager of the Year[]

See footnote[1]

Gold Glove Award[]

Key
dagger Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Player Position Times Won Years
Ron Guidry P 5 1982–86
Bobby Shantz P 4 1957–60
Mike Mussinadagger P 3 2001, 2003, 2008
Thurman Munson C 3 1973–75
Elston Howard C 2 1963–64
Don Mattingly 1B 9 1985–89
1991–94
Joe Pepitone 1B 3 1965–66, 1969
Mark Teixeira 1B 3 2009–10, 2012
Chris Chambliss 1B 1 1978
Bobby Richardson 2B 5 1961–65
Robinson Cano 2B 2 2010, 2012
Wade Boggsdagger 3B 2 1994–95
Graig Nettles 3B 2 1977–78
Scott Brosius 3B 1 1999
Derek Jeterdagger SS 5 2004–06
2009–10
Bernie Williams OF 4 1997–2000
Dave Winfielddagger OF 5 1982–85, 1987
Brett Gardner OF 1 2016
Mickey Mantledagger OF 1 1962
Roger Maris OF 1 1960
Bobby Murcer OF 1 1972
Norm Siebern OF 1 1958
Tom Tresh OF 1 1965

Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award[]

Note: In its first two years, the award was given to a player on each MLB team; one awardee was then named the Overall Defensive Player of the Year for the American League and another for the National League. Starting in 2014, the award is now given to one player at each position for all of Major League Baseball; one of the nine awardees is then named the Overall Defensive Player of the Year for all of Major League Baseball.
Team (all positions)
Left fielder (in MLB)
  • Brett Gardner (2016)

Silver Slugger Award[]

Player Position Times Won Years
Don Baylor DH 2 1983, 1985
Reggie Jacksondagger DH 1 1980
Jorge Posada C 5 2000–03, 2007
Mike Stanley C 1 1993
Gary Sánchez C 1 2017
Don Mattingly 1B 3 1985–87
Jason Giambi 1B 1 2002
Tino Martinez 1B 1 1997
Mark Teixeira 1B 1 2009
Robinson Canó 2B 5 2006, 2010–13[2]
Willie Randolph 2B 1 1980
Alfonso Soriano 2B 1 2002
Alex Rodriguez 3B 3 2005, 2007–2008
Wade Boggsdagger 3B 2 1993–94
Derek Jeterdagger SS 5 2006–2009, 2012
Dave Winfielddagger OF 4 1981–82
1984–85
Gary Sheffield OF 2 2004–05
Rickey Hendersondagger OF 1 1985
Bernie Williams OF 1 2002
Curtis Granderson OF 1 2011
Aaron Judge OF 1 2017

Comeback Player of the Year Award[]

  • 2005Jason Giambi
  • 2013Mariano Rivera

Hank Aaron Award (top hitter)[]

  • Derek Jeter [2] (2006, 2009)
  • Alex Rodriguez (2007)

Edgar Martínez Award[]

  • Don Baylor (1985)

MLB All-Century Team (1999)[]

DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)[]

  • Babe Ruth — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value

MLB All-Time Team (1997; Baseball Writers' Association of America)[]

  • First base
    • Lou Gehrig
  • Right field
    • Babe Ruth
  • Manager
    • Casey Stengel

Sporting News All-Decade Team[]

See: Sporting News#Major-league baseball awards
  • Alex Rodriguez, 3B (2009) (also played with Seattle and Texas (2000-2003))
  • Derek Jeter, SS (2009)
  • Randy Johnson, SP (2009) (Played with the Yankees from 2005–2006. Also played with Arizona (1999–2004; 2007–2008) and San Francisco (2009))
  • Mariano Rivera, CP (2009)
  • Joe Torre, Manager (2009) (Managed the Yankees from 1996–2007. Also managed the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008-2009))

Sports Illustrated MLB All-Decade Team[]

  • Alex Rodriguez, 3B (2009) (also played with Seattle and Texas (2000-2003))
  • Derek Jeter, SS (2009)
  • Randy Johnson, SP (2009) (Played with the Yankees from 2005–2006. Also played with Arizona (1999–2004; 2007–2008) and San Francisco (2009))
  • Mariano Rivera, CP (2009)
  • Joe Torre, Manager (2009) (Managed the Yankees from 1996–2007. Also managed the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008-2009))

USA Today Cy Young[]

  • 2005 – Mariano Rivera
  • 2010CC Sabathia

Baseball America All-Rookie Team[]

See: Baseball America#Baseball America All-Rookie Team

Topps All-Star Rookie teams[]

Babe Ruth Award (postseason MVP)[]

Note: Before 2007, the award was exclusively for performances in the World Series.
  • Joe Page (1949)
  • Jerry Coleman (1950)
  • Phil Rizzuto (1951)
  • Johnny Mize (1952)
  • Billy Martin (1953)
  • Don Larsen (1956)
  • Elston Howard (1958)
  • Whitey Ford (1961)
  • Ralph Terry (1962)
  • Reggie Jackson (1977)
  • Bucky Dent (1978)
  • Cecil Fielder (1996)
  • Scott Brosius (1998)
  • Mariano Rivera (1999, 2003)
  • Derek Jeter (2000)
  • Alex Rodriguez (2009)

MLB Insiders Club Magazine All-Postseason Team[]

Lou Gehrig Memorial Award[]

  • Gil McDougald (1958)
  • Bobby Richardson (1963)
  • Tommy John (1981)
  • Don Mattingly (1993)
  • Derek Jeter (2010)

MLB All-Time Manager[]

See: Major League Baseball All-Time Team (1997; BBWAA)
  • Joe Torre

Sporting News Manager of the Decade[]

See: Sporting News § Major League Baseball
  • Joe Torre (2009) (also managed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2008-09)

Sports Illustrated MLB Manager of the Decade[]

  • Joe Torre (2009) (also managed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2008-09)

The Sporting News Manager of the Year[]

Note: Established in 1936, this award was given annually to one manager in Major League Baseball. In 1986 it was expanded to honor one manager from each league.
See footnote[1]
  • 1936 – Joe McCarthy
  • 1938 – Joe McCarthy
  • 1943 – Joe McCarthy
  • 1947 – Bucky Harris
  • 1949 – Casey Stengel
  • 1953 – Casey Stengel
  • 1958 – Casey Stengel
  • 1961 – Ralph Houk
  • 1974 – Bill Virdon
  • 1994 – Buck Showalter
  • 1998 – Joe Torre

Associated Press Manager of the Year Award[]

See: Associated Press#AP sports awards
Note: Discontinued in 2001. From 1959 to 1983, the award was given annually to one manager in each league. From 1984 to 2000, the award was given to one manager in all of Major League Baseball.
See footnote[1]
  • 1963 – Ralph Houk
  • 1970 – Ralph Houk
  • 1976 – Billy Martin
  • 1978 – Bob Lemon (Also managed the Chicago White Sox in 1978)
  • 1998 – Joe Torre

Ford C. Frick Award recipients (broadcasters)[]

See "Ford C. Frick Award recipients" at New York Yankees § Hall of Famers

Team awards[]

Team championships and recognitions[]

  • 1976William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
  • 1977World Series Trophy[5]
  • 1978 – World Series Trophy
  • 1981 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
  • 1996Commissioner's Trophy (World Series)[5]
  • 1997 (1996 New York Yankees) – Outstanding Team ESPY Award
  • 1998 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series)
  • 1998 – Baseball America Organization of the Year[6]
  • 1999 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series)
  • 1999 (1998 New York Yankees) – Outstanding Team ESPY Award
  • 1999 – Sporting News Sportsman of the Year
  • 1999 (1927 Yankees) – "ESPN" Number 1 greatest sports team (in 20th century, of the 4 major North American sports leagues)[7]
  • 1999 (1939 Yankees) – "ESPN" Number 6 greatest sports team (in 20th century, of the 4 major North American sports leagues)[7]
  • 2000 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series)
  • 2001 (2000 New York Yankees) – Outstanding Team ESPY Award
  • 2001 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
  • 2003 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
  • 2009 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series)
  • 2009Sports Illustrated MLB Top Single-Season Team of the Decade (2009 Yankees)
  • 2009 – Sports Illustrated Best MLB Franchise of the Decade

Team records (single-game, single-season, career)[]

Other achievements[]

Monument Park[]

Retired numbers[]

See New York Yankees#Retired numbers

James P. Dawson Award[]

The James P. Dawson Award is given at the end of spring training to the best rookie.[8][9]

Year Winner Position
1956 Norm Siebern OF
1957 Tony Kubek SS
1958 Johnny Blanchard C
1959 Gordie Windhorn OF
1960 Johnny James P
1961 Rollie Sheldon P
1962 Tom Tresh SS
1963 Pedro Gonzalez 2B
1964 Pete Mikkelsen P
1965 Arturo López OF
1966 Roy White OF
1967 Bill Robinson OF
1968 Mike Ferraro 3B
1969 Jerry Kenney OF
Bill Burbach P
1970 John Ellis 1B / C
1971 None Selected
1972 Rusty Torres OF
1973 Otto Velez OF
1974 Tom Buskey P
1975 Tippy Martinez P
1976 Willie Randolph 2B
1977 George Zeber IF
1978 Jim Beattie P
1979 Paul Mirabella P
1980 Mike Griffin P
1981 Gene Nelson P
1982 Andre Robertson SS
1983 Don Mattingly 1B/OF
1984 José Rijo P
1985 Scott Bradley C
1986 Bob Tewksbury P
1987 Kevin Hughes OF
1988 Al Leiter P
1989 None Selected
1990 Alan Mills P
1991 Hensley Meulens OF
1992 Gerald Williams OF
1993 Mike Humphreys OF
1994 Sterling Hitchcock P
1995 None Selected
1996 Mark Hutton P
1997 Jorge Posada C
1998 Homer Bush IF
1999 None Selected
2000
2001 Alfonso Soriano 2B
2002 Nick Johnson 1B
2003 Hideki Matsui OF
2004 Bubba Crosby OF
2005 Andy Phillips IF
2006 Eric Duncan IF
2007 Kei Igawa P
2008 Shelley Duncan IF / OF
2009 Brett Gardner OF
2010 Jon Weber OF
2011 Manny Banuelos P
2012 David Phelps P
2013 Vidal Nuño P
2014 Masahiro Tanaka P
2015 Slade Heathcott OF
2016 Johnny Barbato P
2017 Gleyber Torres IF
2018 Miguel Andujar 3B
2019 Stephen Tarpley P
2020 Clarke Schmidt P

New York BBWAA chapter awards[]

See: New York BBWAA chapter awards

Sid Mercer–Dick Young Player of the Year Award[]

Arthur and Milton Richman "You Gotta Have Heart" Award[]

Joan Payson Award[]

Note: The award is for excellence in community service.

Casey Stengel "You Can Look It Up" Award[]

Note: The award is to honor career achievement for those who went home empty-handed at previous dinners.

Joe DiMaggio "Toast of the Town" Award[]

The awards is for a player who has become a New York favorite.

William J. Slocum–Jack Lang Award[]

Note: The award is for long and meritorious service.

Ben Epstein–Dan Castellano "Good Guy" Award[]

Note: The award is for candor and accessibility to writers.

Willie, Mickey and the Duke Award[]

Note: The award is given to a group of players forever linked in baseball history.

World Baseball Classic MVP[]

Associated Press Athlete of the Year[]

  • 1941 – Joe DiMaggio
  • 1956 – Mickey Mantle
  • 1961 – Roger Maris
  • 1978 – Ron Guidry

Hickok Belt[]

Note: The Hickok Belt trophy was originally awarded to the top professional athlete of the year in the U.S., from 1950 to 1976. It was then revived and has been awarded since 2012.
  • 1950Phil Rizzuto
  • 1951Allie Reynolds
  • 1956Mickey Mantle
  • 1958Bob Turley
  • 1961Roger Maris

Sporting News Sportsman of the Year[]

See: Sporting News#Sportsman of the Year
  • 1978 – Ron Guidry
  • 1996 – Joe Torre
  • 1999 – New York Yankees

Sporting News Pro Athlete of the Year[]

See: Sporting News#Pro Athlete of the Year
  • 2009Mariano Rivera

Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year[]

  • 2009 – Derek Jeter

Sports Illustrated Top 20 Male Athletes of the Decade[]

See: List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors#Top 20 Male Athletes of the Decade
  • 2009 – Mariano Rivera (#11)
  • 2009 – Derek Jeter (#18)
  • 2009 – Alex Rodriguez (#20)

Sports Illustrated Top 10 Coaches/Managers of the Decade (2009)[]

See: List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors#Top 10 Coaches/Managers of the Decade
  • No. 3 – Joe Torre, Yankees–Dodgers (the list's only other MLB manager was Boston's Terry Francona, No. 4)

Best Coach/Manager ESPY Award[]

  • Joe Torre (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001)

Minor-league system[]

Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Award[]

  • Derek Jeter, 1994

MiLB George M. Trautman Award / Topps Player of the Year[]

  • 2009Shelley Duncan (International League; Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; OF) & Austin Romine (Florida State League; Tampa; C)[10]

Kevin Lawn Awards[]

The Kevin Lawn Awards are given annually to the best minor league baseball player and pitcher in the Yankees' organization.[11]

Player of the Year
Year Player Position Team(s)
1980 Steve Balboni 1B Nashville Sounds
1981 Don Mattingly 1B Nashville Sounds
1982 Matt Winters OF Greensboro Bats/Nashville Sounds
1983 Brian Dayett OF Columbus Clippers
1984 Scott Bradley C/OF Columbus Clippers
1985 Dan Pasqua OF Columbus Clippers
1986 3B Fort Lauderdale Yankees
1987 Darren Reed OF Columbus Clippers
1988 Kevin Maas 1B Prince William Yankees/Albany-Colonie Yankees
1989 Hal Morris 1B Columbus Clippers
1990 Hensley Meulens OF Columbus Clippers
1991 C Greensboro Bats/Prince William Cannons
Dave Silvestri SS Albany-Colonie Yankees
1992 J. T. Snow 1B Columbus Clippers
1993 OF Columbus Clippers
1994 Derek Jeter SS Tampa Yankees/Albany-Colonie Yankees/Columbus Clippers
1995 Derek Jeter SS Columbus Clippers
1996 Ricky Ledee OF Columbus Clippers/Norwich Navigators
1997 Mike Lowell 3B Columbus Clippers/Norwich Navigators
1998 Nick Johnson 1B Tampa Yankees
1999 Nick Johnson 1B Norwich Navigators
D'Angelo Jiménez 2B Columbus Clippers
2000 Scott Seabol 3B Norwich Navigators
2001 Juan Rivera OF Columbus Clippers/Norwich Navigators
Marcus Thames OF Norwich Navigators
2002 Andy Phillips 2B Columbus Clippers/Norwich Navigators
2003 Dioner Navarro C Tampa Yankees/Trenton Thunder
2004 Andy Phillips 1B Columbus Clippers/Trenton Thunder
2005 Kevin Thompson OF Columbus Clippers/Trenton Thunder
2006 1B Tampa Yankees
2007 Austin Jackson OF Charleston RiverDogs/Tampa Yankees/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
2008 Brett Gardner OF Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
2009 Austin Romine C Tampa Yankees
2010 Eduardo Núñez SS Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
2011 Austin Romine C Trenton Thunder/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
2012 Tyler Austin OF Gulf Coast Yankees/Charleston RiverDogs/Tampa Yankees/Trenton Thunder
2013 Greg Bird 1B Charleston RiverDogs
2014 Rob Refsnyder 2B Trenton Thunder/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
2015 Gary Sánchez C Trenton Thunder/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
2016 Aaron Judge OF Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
2017 Miguel Andújar 3B Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
2018 Brandon Wagner INF Tampa Tarpons/Trenton Thunder
2019 Chris Gittens 1B Trenton Thunder
Pitcher of the Year
Year Pitcher Handedness Team(s)
1980 Gene Nelson RHP Fort Lauderdale Yankees
1981 Pete Filson LHP Fort Lauderdale Yankees/Nashville Sounds
1982 Bob Tewksbury RHP Fort Lauderdale Yankees
1983 José Rijo RHP Fort Lauderdale Yankees/Nashville Sounds
1984 Jim Deshaies LHP Nashville Sounds/Columbus Clippers
1985 Brad Arnsberg RHP Albany-Colonie Yankees
1986 Logan Easley RHP Albany-Colonie Yankees
1987 RHP Fort Lauderdale Yankees
1988 RHP Gulf Coast Yankees
1989 Steve Adkins LHP Fort Lauderdale Yankees/Albany-Colonie Yankees
1990 Dave Eiland RHP Columbus Clippers
1991 RHP Albany-Colonie Yankees/Columbus Clippers
Sam Militello RHP Prince William Cannons/Albany-Colonie Yankees
1992 Sam Militello RHP Columbus Clippers
1993 Ryan Karp LHP Albany-Colonie Yankees/Prince William Yankees/Greensboro Bats
1994 Andy Pettitte LHP Columbus Clippers/Albany-Colonie Yankees
1995 Matt Drews RHP Tampa Yankees
1996 Jay Tessmer RHP Tampa Yankees
1997 Eric Milton LHP Norwich Navigators/Tampa Yankees
1998 Ryan Bradley RHP Tampa Yankees/Norwich Navigators/Columbus Clippers
1999 Ed Yarnall RHP Columbus Clippers
2000 Randy Keisler RHP Columbus Clippers
2001 Brandon Claussen LHP Norwich Navigators/Tampa Yankees
2002 Jorge DePaula RHP Norwich Navigators
LHP Norwich Navigators/Tampa Yankees
2003 Jorge DePaula RHP Columbus Clippers
2004 Chien-Ming Wang RHP Trenton Thunder/Columbus Clippers
2005 Matt DeSalvo RHP Trenton Thunder
2006 Phil Hughes RHP Trenton Thunder
2007 Ian Kennedy RHP Tampa Yankees/Trenton Thunder/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
2008 Phil Coke LHP Trenton Thunder/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
2009 Zach McAllister RHP Trenton Thunder
2010 David Phelps RHP Trenton Thunder/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
2011 D. J. Mitchell RHP Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
2012 Mark Montgomery RHP Tampa Yankees/Trenton Thunder
2013 Shane Greene RHP Tampa Yankees/Trenton Thunder
2014 Luis Severino RHP Charleston RiverDogs/Tampa Yankees/Trenton Thunder
2015 Luis Severino RHP Trenton Thunder/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
2016 Chance Adams RHP Tampa Yankees/Trenton Thunder
2017 Domingo Acevedo RHP Tampa Yankees/Trenton Thunder/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
2018 Michael King RHP Tampa Tarpons/Trenton Thunder/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
2019 Deivi García RHP Tampa Tarpons/Trenton Thunder/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

See also[]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c In 1936, The Sporting News began The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award. (In 1986, TSN expanded the award to one for each league.) In 1959, the Associated Press began its AP Manager of the Year Award, which was discontinued in 2001. (From 1984 to 2000, the award was given to one manager in all of MLB.) In 1983, MLB began its own Manager of the Year Award (in each league). In 1998, Baseball Prospectus added a Manager of the Year award to its "Internet Baseball Awards" (one per league). In or about 2000, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum began its Charles Isham "C. I." Taylor Legacy Award for "Managers of the Year". In 2003, MLB added a Manager of the Year award (for all of MLB) to its This Year in Baseball Awards. In 2007, the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh began its Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award (for all of MLB). (In 2010, it began a separate Chuck Tanner Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year Award.) Baseball America also has a Manager of the Year award (for all of MLB). USA Today has a Manager of the Year award (one per league).
  2. ^ Marchand, Andrew (November 2, 2011). "Cano & Grandy win Silver Sluggers". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  3. ^ Eddy, Matt (October 21, 2011). "Infield, Pitching Staff Highlight 2011 Rookie Team". Baseball America. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  4. ^ For the other members of the 2011 team, see Baseball awards. MLB Insiders Club Magazine selected its first All-Postseason Team in 2008. Boye, Paul. All-Postseason Team. MLB Insiders Club Magazine (ISSN 1941-5060), Vol. 5, Issue 1 (December 2011), pp. 30-31. North American Media Group, Inc.
  5. ^ a b The World Series Trophy was first awarded in 1967. In 1985, it was re-named the Commissioner's Trophy. From 1970 to 1984, the "Commissioner's Trophy" was the name of the award given to the All-Star Game MVP.
  6. ^ Organization of the Year Award. Baseball-Almanac. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  7. ^ a b "The 10 greatest sports teams". ESPN.com. ESPN. December 31, 1999. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  8. ^ "Manny Banuelos wins 2011 James P. Dawson Award" (Press release). Major League Baseball. 2011-03-29. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  9. ^ "Yanks add catcher Stewart, option Cervelli | yankees.com: News". Archived from the original on 2013-10-23.
  10. ^ The Trautman Award is presented to the Topps Player of the Year in each of 16 domestic minor leagues. "Topps, MiLB name Players of the Year: Trautman Award winners announced for each league". Minor League Baseball (MiLB.com). November 5, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-09. See also Baseball awards#U.S. minor leagues.
  11. ^ "Yankees name RHP D.J. Mitchell and C Austin Romine winners of the 2011 Kevin Lawn "Pitcher of the Year" and "Player of the Year" awards | yankees.com: News". Archived from the original on 2012-04-04.
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