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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 31, 1958
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on May 31, 1958 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Larsen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Sisler |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 27,455 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Red Flaherty |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Don Larsen | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Klaus | Shortstop |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Dave Sisler | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 31, 1958
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Sisler
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Sisler
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Sisler
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sisler juggles the ball. That's an error on Sisler. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Sisler
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Larsen
Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Larsen
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Larsen
Williams hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Larsen
Gernert takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Larsen
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Runnels scores. Gernert moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Larsen
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Sisler
McDougald hits a line drive towards short. Klaus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Sisler
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Sisler
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Larsen
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Larsen
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Larsen
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Sisler
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larsen vs. Sisler
Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Sisler
Bauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Larsen
Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Larsen
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Larsen
Williams hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Sisler
Kubek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Sisler
Sisler fires to first and picks off Kubek. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Sisler
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Sisler
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Larsen
Gernert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Larsen
Malzone takes first base on ball four. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Larsen
Jensen hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Larsen
White hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Larsen
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Sisler
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Sisler
Berra hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Sisler
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Larsen
Sisler hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Larsen
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Larsen
Runnels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Runnels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Larsen
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Larsen
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Sisler
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larsen vs. Nixon
Willard Nixon now pitching.
Larsen hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Nixon
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubek vs. Nixon
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Larsen
Malzone hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Malzone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Larsen
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and has Malzone trapped. There's the throw to McDougald who tags Malzone for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Larsen
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. White reaches second base with a double. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piersall vs. Larsen
Piersall hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Piersall reaches second base with a double. Jensen scores. White scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Larsen
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klaus vs. Larsen
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Nixon
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Nixon
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Nixon
McDougald strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Nixon
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Larsen
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Larsen
Williams hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Larsen
Gernert hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Larsen
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jensen vs. Larsen
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Nixon
Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nixon
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Nixon
Larsen hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ditmar
Art Ditmar now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Ditmar
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Ditmar
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Nixon
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Hank Bauer.
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Nixon
Kubek hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Piersall. Kubek reaches second base with a double. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mantle vs. Nixon
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skowron vs. Nixon
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Slaughter scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Nixon
McDougald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Nixon
Berra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Berra reaches second base with a double. Kubek scores. McDougald goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Nixon
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Duren
Enos Slaughter now playing right field. Ryne Duren now pitching.
Klaus strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Duren
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Duren
Stephens is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 10
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nixon
Carey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stephens. Carey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duren vs. Nixon
Duren bunts towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Runnels covering, for the out. Carey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaughter vs. Kiely
Leo Kiely now pitching.
Slaughter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Kiely
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kiely
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Duren
Gernert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Duren
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Duren
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Duren
Marty Keough pinch hits for Sammy White.
Keough strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1958 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Bauer H, rf 3 0 0 0 Klaus B, ss 5 0 0 0
Slaughter E, ph-rf 2 2 2 2 Runnels P, 2b 4 1 1 0
Kubek T, ss 5 1 2 0 Williams T, lf 3 0 1 0
Mantle M, cf 5 0 0 0 Stephens G, lf 1 0 0 0
Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 1 Gernert D, 1b 4 1 3 1
McDougald G, 2b 3 1 0 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 2 1
Berra Y, c 4 0 1 2 Jensen J, rf 5 1 0 0
Howard E, lf 4 0 0 0 White S, c 4 1 1 0
Carey A, 3b 2 1 1 0 Keough M, ph 1 0 0 0
Larsen D, p 3 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 4 0 1 2
Ditmar A, p 0 0 0 0 Sisler D, p 2 0 0 0
Duren R, p 0 0 0 0 Nixon W, p 2 0 0 0
Kiely L, p 0 0 0 0
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35 5 7 5 39 4 9 4
New York 000 000 003 2 -- 5
Boston 100 002 000 1 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen D 7.0 8 3 3 4 2
Ditmar A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Duren R (W) 2.0 1 1 1 0 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sisler D* 5.0 1 0 0 2 3
Nixon W (L) 4.1 5 4 4 1 4
Kiely L 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Sisler D
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- New York 4, Boston 9
2B -- Runnels P, Malzone F, White S, Piersall J, Kubek T, Berra Y, Carey A
HR -- Slaughter E, Gernert D
SH -- Duren R
T -- 3:00
A -- 27455
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