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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 8, 1971
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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 August 8, 1971 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1971 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 8, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 32,146 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Merle Anthony |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| John Kennedy | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Billy Conigliaro | Right Fielder |
| Duane Josephson | Catcher |
| Luis Tiant | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 8, 1971
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Lolich
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Lolich
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball towards center. Northrup settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Northrup. Griffin tags and scores. Kennedy tags and moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Scott vs. Lolich
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Tiant
Freehan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Brinkman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lolich vs. Tiant
Lolich strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Lolich
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Lolich
Josephson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tiant vs. Lolich
Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Lolich
Griffin hits a popup in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Lolich
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Tiant
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Freehan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freehan scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lolich vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Lolich bunts in front of the plate. Josephson fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McAuliffe vs. Lee
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Lee
Al Kaline pinch hits for Gates Brown.
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. Brinkman scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Lee
Horton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Lee
Cash strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Al Kaline now playing right field. Willie Horton now playing left field.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lolich
Scott strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Lee
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lee
Freehan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Lee
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Lee
Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Lolich
Conigliaro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Josephson vs. Lolich
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Luis Aparicio pinch hits for Bill Lee.
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Koonce
Cal Koonce now pitching.
Lolich strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Koonce
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Koonce
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Koonce
Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Koonce
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Koonce covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Koonce
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Koonce
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Lolich
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Lolich
Kennedy hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez catches it and throws to first to double up Griffin. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Koonce
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Koonce
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Koonce
Lolich bunts towards the mound. Koonce fields it and throws to first for the out. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Koonce
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Koonce covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lolich
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Lolich
Conigliaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Josephson vs. Lolich
Josephson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Josephson reaches second base with a double. Conigliaro moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gagliano vs. Lolich
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Cal Koonce.
Gagliano hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brett
Phil Gagliano now playing second base. Ken Brett now pitching.
Kaline is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Brett
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Brett
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Brett
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pavletich vs. Lolich
Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing left field. Don Pavletich pinch hits for Ken Brett.
Pavletich strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Lolich
Kennedy hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lyle
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lyle
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lolich
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Lolich
Conigliaro hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Josephson vs. Lolich
Josephson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gagliano vs. Lolich
Gagliano hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Scott scores. Josephson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Montgomery vs. Lolich
Bob Montgomery pinch hits for Sparky Lyle.
Montgomery strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1971 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Griffin D, 2b 3 1 2 0
Brown G, lf 2 0 0 0 Brett K, p 0 0 0 0
Kaline A, ph-rf 2 1 2 2 Pavletich D, ph 1 0 0 0
Horton W, rf-lf 4 1 2 3 Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0
Stanley M, cf 0 0 0 0 Montgomery B, ph 1 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kennedy J, ss 3 0 0 0
Northrup J, cf-lf 4 0 0 0 Smith R, cf 3 0 1 0
Freehan B, c 5 2 3 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 0 1
Rodriguez A, 3b 5 2 2 3 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Brinkman E, ss 5 1 3 0 Scott G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Lolich M, p 2 0 0 0 Conigliaro B, rf 4 0 2 0
Josephson D, c 3 0 2 0
Tiant L, p 1 0 0 0
Lee B, p 0 0 0 0
Aparicio L, ph 1 0 0 0
Koonce C, p 0 0 0 0
Gagliano P, ph-2b 2 0 1 1
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38 8 13 8 33 2 9 2
Detroit 020 303 000 -- 8
Boston 100 000 001 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich M (W) 9.0 9 2 2 3 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (L)* 3.0 7 5 5 1 3
Lee B 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Koonce C 2.0 4 3 3 1 1
Brett K 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Lyle S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
E -- Northrup J
DP -- Detroit 3
LOB -- Detroit 9, Boston 8
2B -- Brinkman E, Freehan B, Kaline A, Smith R, Josephson D, Gagliano P
HR -- Rodriguez A, Horton W
SH -- Lolich M 2
SF -- Yastrzemski C
HBP -- by Brett K (Kaline A)
T -- 2:48
A -- 32146
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