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Phillies
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 1, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 1, 1976 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 1, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 1, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Christenson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Ruthven |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Bruce Froemming |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Tolan | First Baseman |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Jay Johnstone | Right Fielder |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Terry Harmon | Shortstop |
| Larry Christenson | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
| Rod Gilbreath | Third Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
| Ken Henderson | Right Fielder |
| Lee Lacy | Second Baseman |
| Biff Pocoroba | Catcher |
| Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
| Dick Ruthven | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 1, 1976
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Ruthven
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Ruthven
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Ruthven
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Christenson
Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Christenson
Gilbreath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Christenson
Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Christenson
Evans hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Ruthven
Luzinski is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Ruthven
Johnstone takes first base on ball four. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Ruthven
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Ruthven
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harmon vs. Ruthven
Harmon takes first base on ball four. Luzinski moves to third. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Christenson vs. Ruthven
Christenson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Christenson
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Christenson
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Christenson
Pocoroba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. Christenson
Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Ruthven
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Ruthven
Tolan hits a line drive towards short. Chaney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Ruthven
Schmidt is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruthven vs. Christenson
Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Christenson
Office hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbreath vs. Christenson
Gilbreath hits a line drive into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Christenson
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Office moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Christenson
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Ruthven
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Ruthven
Johnstone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Ruthven
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Ruthven
The umpire calls a balk on Ruthven Johnstone moves to third. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Ruthven
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnstone scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harmon vs. Ruthven
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Christenson vs. Ruthven
Christenson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Christenson
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Christenson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Christenson
Lacy hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Christenson
Pocoroba takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. Christenson
Chaney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pocoroba moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruthven vs. Christenson
Ruthven hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Christenson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruthven for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Ruthven
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Ruthven
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Ruthven
There goes Tolan. The throw from Pocoroba and he is out, Chaney applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Ruthven
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Ruthven
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Ruthven
Johnstone hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Christenson
Office hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbreath vs. Christenson
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Christenson
Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Ruthven
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Ruthven
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harmon vs. Ruthven
Harmon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Maddox trying to get to third. Wynn throws the ball in to Gilbreath, who tags Maddox for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Ruthven
Christenson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Christenson
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Christenson
Henderson hits a popup towards short. Harmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Christenson
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Ruthven
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Ruthven
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Ruthven
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Devine
Adrian Devine now pitching.
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath juggles the ball. That's an error on Gilbreath. Tolan moves to third. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Moret
Roger Moret now pitching. Ollie Brown pinch hits for Jay Johnstone.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maddox vs. Moret
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Christenson
Ollie Brown now playing right field.
Pocoroba hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Christenson
Chaney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Chaney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaston vs. Underwood
Dave May pinch hits for Roger Moret. Tom Underwood now pitching. Cito Gaston pinch hits for Dave May.
Gaston strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paciorek vs. Underwood
Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Rowland Office.
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Dal Canton
Tom Paciorek now playing center field. Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Dal Canton
Harmon strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Underwood vs. Dal Canton
There goes Harmon. The throw from Pocoroba and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCarver vs. Dal Canton
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Tom Underwood.
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Dal Canton
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath juggles the ball. That's an error on Gilbreath. Harmon scores. McCarver moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Dal Canton
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Gilbreath hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. McGraw
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harmon misplays the ball. That's an error on Harmon. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. McGraw
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. McGraw
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lacy vs. McGraw
Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Dal Canton
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Dal Canton
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Dal Canton
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. McGraw
Jerry Martin now playing left field.
Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. McGraw
Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. McGraw
Vic Correll pinch hits for Bruce Dal Canton.
Correll hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paciorek vs. McGraw
Paciorek hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/1/1976, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Atlanta (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Cash D, 2b 5 0 2 1 Office R, cf 3 0 2 0
Tolan B, 1b 5 0 0 0 Paciorek T, ph-cf 2 0 0 0
Schmidt M, 3b 5 1 2 1 Gilbreath R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Luzinski G, lf 4 0 1 0 Wynn J, lf 4 0 1 0
Martin J, lf 0 0 0 0 Evans D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnstone J, rf 2 1 1 0 Henderson K, rf 3 0 1 0
Brown O, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Lacy L, 2b 4 0 0 0
Maddox G, cf 4 0 2 0 Pocoroba B, c 3 0 1 0
Boone B, c 4 0 1 1 Chaney D, ss 4 0 2 0
Harmon T, ss 3 1 1 0 Ruthven D, p 2 0 0 0
Christenson L, p 3 0 0 0 Devine A, p 0 0 0 0
Underwood T, p 0 0 0 0 Moret R, p 0 0 0 0
McCarver T, ph 0 0 0 0 May D, ph 0 0 0 0
McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0 Gaston C, ph 1 0 0 0
Dal Canton B, p 0 0 0 0
Correll V, ph 1 0 1 0
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37 3 10 3 34 0 8 0
Philadelphia 000 110 010 -- 3
Atlanta 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson L (W) 6.1 7 0 0 2 0
Underwood T 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
McGraw T (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven D (L) 6.1 10 2 2 2 6
Devine A* 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Moret R 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Dal Canton B 2.0 0 1 0 1 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Gilbreath R 2, Pocoroba B, Harmon T
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Atlanta 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 11, Atlanta 10
2B -- Chaney D
HR -- Schmidt M
SB -- Harmon T
CS -- Tolan B
HBP -- by Ruthven D (Luzinski G)
Balk -- Ruthven D
PB -- Pocoroba B
T -- 2:41
A -- 0
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