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Phillies
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 1, 1979
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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 September 1, 1979 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 1, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Christenson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 16,990 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Joe West |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Pete Rose | First Baseman |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Larry Christenson | Pitcher |
| Dallas Green | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Center Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
| Bob Horner | Third Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | First Baseman |
| Barry Bonnell | Left Fielder |
| Pepe Frias | Shortstop |
| Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 1, 1979
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Niekro
McBride hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Niekro
Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McBride moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McBride scores. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Niekro
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Niekro
Luzinski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Niekro
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Christenson
Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Christenson
Miller hits a popup towards the mound. Christenson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Christenson
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Niekro
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Niekro
Bowa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Niekro
Christenson bunts between the mound and first base. Niekro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Christenson for the out. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Niekro
McBride hits a line drive to right field. Matthews throws towards first. Murphy fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Murphy. Bowa scores. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trillo vs. Niekro
Trillo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Benedict fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Christenson
Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Christenson
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonnell vs. Christenson
Bonnell takes first base on ball four. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frias vs. Christenson
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa misplays the ball. That's an error on Bowa. Murphy moves to third. Bonnell moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Benedict vs. Christenson
Benedict hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niekro vs. Christenson
Niekro 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, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Niekro
There goes Rose. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Royster applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Niekro
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Niekro
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--
Boone vs. Niekro
There goes Luzinski. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Frias applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Christenson
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Christenson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Christenson
The umpire calls a balk on Christenson Miller moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matthews vs. Christenson
There goes Miller. The throw from Boone and he is out, Schmidt applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Christenson
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Niekro
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Niekro
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. Niekro
Bowa hits a popup towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Christenson vs. Niekro
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to third for the out. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McBride vs. Niekro
McBride takes first base on ball four. Maddox moves to third. Christenson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trillo vs. Niekro
Trillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Christenson
Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Christenson
Murphy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Christenson
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Christenson
Frias hits a line drive into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Christenson
Benedict takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Christenson
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Niekro
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Niekro
Luzinski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Niekro
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Niekro
Maddox strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Christenson
Royster hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Christenson
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Christenson
Christenson fires to first and picks off Miller. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Christenson
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horner vs. Christenson
Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Niekro
Bowa hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Niekro
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Niekro
McBride hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Christenson
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Christenson
Bonnell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Christenson
Frias hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Christenson
Benedict hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Christenson
Niekro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Benedict moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Royster vs. Christenson
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Niekro
Trillo hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Niekro
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Niekro
Luzinski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Christenson
Mike Anderson now playing left field.
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Christenson
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horner vs. Christenson
Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Reed
Ron Reed now pitching.
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Niekro
Boone hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Niekro
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Niekro
Bowa hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Bowa reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reed vs. Niekro
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Reed
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Reed
Frias hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Reed
Benedict hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Niekro
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias misplays the ball. That's an error on Frias. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Niekro
Trillo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Niekro
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Niekro
Anderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonnell. Anderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Niekro
The ball gets by Benedict for a passed ball. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Niekro
Boone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Reed
Mike Lum pinch hits for Phil Niekro.
Lum hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Reed
Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Reed
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose fields the ball and throws to Reed covering. Safe. Royster moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matthews vs. Reed
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. Royster scores. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horner vs. Reed
Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson 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 9/1/1979 -- Philadelphia at Atlanta (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
McBride B, rf 4 2 2 1 Royster J, 2b 5 1 1 0
Trillo M, 2b 5 1 2 2 Miller E, cf 5 0 3 0
Rose P, 1b 5 0 2 1 Matthews G, rf 3 0 0 1
Schmidt M, 3b 5 1 1 1 Horner B, 3b 5 1 2 0
Luzinski G, lf 4 1 2 1 Murphy D, 1b 4 1 2 2
Anderson M, lf 1 0 1 0 Bonnell B, lf 3 1 1 1
Boone B, c 4 0 1 0 Frias P, ss 4 0 0 0
Maddox G, cf 4 0 1 0 Benedict B, c 3 0 1 0
Bowa L, ss 3 1 1 0 Niekro P, p 3 0 1 0
Christenson L, p 2 0 0 0 Lum M, ph 1 0 0 0
Reed R, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 13 6 36 4 11 4
Philadelphia 110 010 102 -- 6
Atlanta 000 201 001 -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson L (W) 6.1 9 3 3 4 1
Reed R (S) 2.2 2 1 1 0 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (L) 9.0 13 6 5 3 7
E -- Murphy D, Bowa L, Frias P
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Atlanta 9
2B -- Anderson M
3B -- Bowa L
HR -- Murphy D, Luzinski G, Bonnell B, Schmidt M, Trillo M
CS -- Rose P, Luzinski G, Miller E
SH -- Christenson L
Balk -- Christenson L
PB -- Benedict B
T -- 2:29
A -- 16990
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