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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 6, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 6, 1954 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jake Thies |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,561 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Hal Dixon |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Roberts | Second Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | First Baseman |
| Preston Ward | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Dick Hall | Left Fielder |
| Gair Allie | Shortstop |
| Jake Thies | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 6, 1954
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Newcombe
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Newcombe
Ward bunts towards third. Robinson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Robinson. Roberts scores. Skinner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Newcombe
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Atwell vs. Newcombe
Atwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. Palica
Erv Palica now pitching.
Hall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Atwell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allie vs. Palica
Allie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Atwell scores. Hall moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Thies vs. Palica
Thies bunts towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thies for the out. Allie moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Roberts vs. Palica
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Skinner vs. Palica
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Thies
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Thies
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Thies
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Thies
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Palica
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Palica
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Palica
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Thies
Amoros hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Thies
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Thies
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Thies
Campanella hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palica vs. Thies
Palica hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Palica
Atwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Palica
Hall hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Allie vs. Palica
Allie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Thies
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Thies
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Thies
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Thies
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thies vs. Palica
Thies hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Palica
Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Palica
Skinner takes first base on ball four. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Palica
Ward hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Ward reaches second base with a double. Roberts scores. Skinner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Palica
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Palica
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Thies
Amoros hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Thies
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Thies
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Palica
Atwell hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Palica
Hall hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Allie vs. Palica
Allie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Thies
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Thies
Johnny Podres pinch hits for Erv Palica.
Podres hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Podres for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Thies
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Thies
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thies vs. Lasorda
Tom Lasorda now pitching.
Thies strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Lasorda
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Lasorda
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Thies
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Thies
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Thies
Amoros hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Thies
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Lasorda
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Lasorda
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lasorda
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Lasorda
Atwell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Lasorda
Hall strikes out. Campanella drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hall out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Thies
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thies picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Thies. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Thies
Campanella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hall. Campanella reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Thies
Walt Moryn pinch hits for Tom Lasorda.
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Gilliam vs. Thies
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campanella tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Thies
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Allie vs. Darnell
Bob Darnell now pitching.
Allie hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thies vs. Darnell
Thies bunts towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Darnell
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Darnell
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Thies
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ward. Snider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Thies
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Amoros vs. Friend
Bob Friend now pitching.
Amoros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snider scores. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. Amoros moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Friend
There goes Robinson. The throw from Atwell and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Shuba vs. Friend
George Shuba pinch hits for Bob Darnell.
Shuba hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Hughes
Jim Hughes now pitching.
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hughes
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hughes
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Hughes
Atwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Friend
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1954, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Roberts C, 2b 3 2 1 0 Gilliam J, 2b 3 0 1 1
Skinner B, 1b 4 2 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 0 0
Ward P, rf 3 1 1 2 Snider D, cf 5 1 2 0
Thomas F, cf 4 2 1 2 Hodges G, 1b 5 1 1 0
Gordon S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Amoros S, lf 4 1 2 2
Atwell T, c 4 1 1 1 Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0
Hall D, lf 4 0 1 1 Robinson J, 3b 4 2 3 2
Allie G, ss 4 0 2 1 Campanella R, c 4 2 2 2
Thies J, p 3 0 0 0 Newcombe D, p 0 0 0 0
Friend B, p 0 0 0 0 Palica E, p 1 0 0 0
Podres J, ph 1 0 0 0
Lasorda T, p 0 0 0 0
Moryn W, ph 1 0 0 0
Darnell B, p 0 0 0 0
Shuba G, ph 1 0 0 0
Hughes J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 9 9 7 37 7 11 7
Pittsburgh 500 200 200 -- 9
Brooklyn 020 001 220 -- 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Thies J (W)* 7.0 9 7 7 1 3
Friend B (S) 2.0 2 0 0 1 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (L) 0.1 3 5 5 2 0
Palica E 4.2 4 2 2 3 2
Lasorda T 2.0 1 2 2 1 3
Darnell B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Hughes J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Robinson J, Thies J
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Brooklyn 6
2B -- Ward P, Campanella R, Snider D
HR -- Robinson J, Campanella R, Amoros S, Thomas F
SB -- Robinson J
SH -- Ward P, Thies J
SF -- Gilliam J
T -- 2:27
A -- 21561
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