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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 2, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 2, 1970 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Les Cain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cal Koonce |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 18,938 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Larry Napp 2B: John Rice 3B: Marty Springstead |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Dalton Jones | Second Baseman |
| Gene Lamont | Catcher |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Les Cain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Tony Conigliaro | Right Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
| George Scott | Third Baseman |
| Billy Conigliaro | Left Fielder |
| Don Pavletich | Catcher |
| Cal Koonce | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 2, 1970
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Koonce
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koonce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Koonce
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Koonce
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Cain
Andrews strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cain
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Cain
The ball gets by Lamont for a passed ball. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Cain
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conigliaro vs. Cain
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Conigliaro vs. Cain
Conigliaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Petrocelli vs. Cain
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Petrocelli reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Yastrzemski scores. Conigliaro goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Cain
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Conigliaro vs. Cain
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lamont fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Koonce
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Koonce
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koonce
Jones hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pavletich vs. Cain
Pavletich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koonce vs. Cain
Koonce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cain fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Cain
Andrews bunts towards the mound. Cain fields it and throws to first for the out. Koonce moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Cain
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lamont vs. Koonce
Lamont hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Koonce
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Koonce
Cain strikes out. Pavletich drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cain out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Koonce
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Cain
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Cain
Conigliaro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Cain
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Cain
Scott strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Koonce
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Koonce
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Koonce
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Koonce
Cash takes first base on ball four. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Koonce
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Cain
Conigliaro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Conigliaro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pavletich vs. Cain
Pavletich hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Koonce vs. Cain
Koonce strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Cain
Andrews is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lamont vs. Koonce
Lamont takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Koonce
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Koonce
Cain takes first base on ball four. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Koonce
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koonce fields it and throws to second for the out. Gutierrez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Stanley vs. Koonce
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cain
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Cain
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Cain
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Lamont and he is out, Jones applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Cain
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Koonce
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Koonce
Northrup hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Koonce
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Koonce
Jones is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lamont vs. Koonce
Lamont hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Cain
Petrocelli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Cain
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Cain
Conigliaro is hit by the pitch. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Pavletich vs. Cain
Pavletich takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to third. Conigliaro moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Koonce vs. Cain
Koonce hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Scott scores. Conigliaro scores. Pavletich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Andrews vs. McRae
Norm McRae now pitching.
Andrews takes first base on ball four. Pavletich moves to third. Koonce moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. McRae
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to home to get Pavletich. Koonce moves to third. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yastrzemski vs. McRae
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Koonce
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into left field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Koonce
Kevin Collins pinch hits for Norm McRae.
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Koonce
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Scherman
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. Conigliaro moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Scherman
There's a wild pitch. Conigliaro moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Scherman
Scott hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Conigliaro scores. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Conigliaro vs. Scherman
Conigliaro hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pavletich vs. Scherman
Pavletich hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Koonce
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Koonce
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Koonce
Northrup hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Koonce vs. Kilkenny
Mike Kilkenny now pitching.
Koonce takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Kilkenny
Andrews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Koonce moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Kilkenny
Smith hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Smith reaches second base with a double. Koonce scores. Andrews goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Kilkenny
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kilkenny juggles the ball. That's an error on Kilkenny. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Conigliaro vs. Kilkenny
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Conigliaro reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Petrocelli vs. Kilkenny
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kennedy vs. Kilkenny
John Kennedy pinch hits for George Scott.
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Conigliaro vs. Kilkenny
Conigliaro hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Koonce
John Kennedy now playing third base.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koonce
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamont vs. Koonce
Lamont hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Koonce
There's a wild pitch. Lamont moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Koonce
Gutierrez hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1970, game 2 -- Detroit at Boston (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Andrews M, 2b 4 1 1 0
Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0 Smith R, cf 5 2 2 2
Brown G, lf 3 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 2 1 1
Northrup J, rf 4 0 1 0 Conigliaro T, rf 4 2 3 1
Cash N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, ss 4 0 1 3
Jones D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Scott G, 3b 3 1 1 1
Lamont G, c 3 1 2 1 Kennedy J, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Gutierrez C, ss 4 0 0 0 Conigliaro B, lf 4 1 1 0
Cain L, p 1 0 0 0 Pavletich D, c 2 0 0 0
McRae N, p 0 0 0 0 Koonce C, p 3 1 1 2
Collins K, ph 1 0 0 0
Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0
Kilkenny M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 3 1 33 10 11 10
Detroit 001 000 000 -- 1
Boston 301 002 13x -- 10
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Cain L (L) 5.1 6 6 6 6 7
McRae N 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Scherman F 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Kilkenny M 1.0 3 3 3 1 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Koonce C (W) 9.0 3 1 1 4 2
E -- Kilkenny M
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, Boston 9
2B -- Petrocelli R, Conigliaro B, Smith R, Conigliaro T
HR -- Lamont G, Yastrzemski C
SB -- Yastrzemski C, Smith R
CS -- Yastrzemski C
HBP -- by Koonce C (Jones D), by Cain L (Conigliaro B)
WP -- Scherman F, Koonce C
PB -- Lamont G
T -- 2:49
A -- 18938
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