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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 18, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 18, 1955 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Black |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Karl Spooner |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,942 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Stan Palys | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Joe Black | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| George Shuba | Left Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Karl Spooner | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 18, 1955
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spooner
Adams hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palys vs. Spooner
Palys strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spooner
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Spooner
Post strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Black
Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Black
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Black
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Black
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Temple applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Spooner
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Spooner covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Spooner
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Spooner
Temple bunts towards the mound. Spooner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Spooner
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Black
Hodges hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Black
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Black
Shuba hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Black vs. Spooner
Black strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spooner
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hoak. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Palys vs. Spooner
Palys hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spooner
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Post vs. Spooner
Post hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Black
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Black
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spooner vs. Black
Spooner strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Spooner
Bell hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Spooner
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Gilliam who is chasing the ball. Burgess reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Temple vs. Spooner
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spooner fields it and throws to first for the out. Burgess scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Spooner
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Shuba. McMillan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Black vs. Spooner
Black hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McMillan scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Spooner
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Black
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Black
Reese hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Post. Reese reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Black
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Reese scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Black
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Gilliam steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Black
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Black
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palys vs. Spooner
Palys hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spooner
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Spooner
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Spooner
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. Post moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out. Post moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Temple vs. Labine
Temple strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Black
Shuba hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Black
Zimmer bunts towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Black
Walker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Labine vs. Black
Labine hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Labine
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Black vs. Labine
Black hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Labine
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Black
Hoak strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Black
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Black
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palys vs. Labine
Frank Kellert now playing first base. Jim Gilliam now playing second base. Gil Hodges now playing center field. Don Zimmer now playing third base.
Palys hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Labine
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kellert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Labine
Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Labine
Bell hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Bell reaches second base with a double. Post goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Labine
Burgess is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Labine
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Black
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Black
Furillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Palys. Furillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Shuba vs. Black
Shuba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Zimmer vs. Black
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to home to get Furillo. Shuba moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Black
Walker hits a ball on the ground into right field. Post picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Post. Shuba scores. Zimmer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Newcombe vs. Black
Carl Erskine pinch runs for Rube Walker. Don Newcombe pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Zimmer scores. Erskine moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Kellert vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Kellert hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Kellert reaches third base with a triple. Erskine scores. Newcombe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Fowler
Reese strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Roebuck
Dixie Howell now catching. Ed Roebuck now pitching.
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Roebuck
Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Roebuck
Adams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Fowler
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Fowler
Hodges hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Fowler
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palys vs. Roebuck
Palys hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Roebuck
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Roebuck
Post hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Roebuck
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Hodges settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Roebuck
Burgess hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Roebuck
There goes Post. The throw from Howell and he is safe. Post steals second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Roebuck
Temple hits a fly ball into left center field for a base hit. Post scores. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Roebuck
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Hodges settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Fowler
Shuba hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Fowler
Zimmer hits a fly ball into left center field for a base hit. Palys throws the ball in to Temple who tags Zimmer, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Fowler
Roy Campanella pinch hits for Dixie Howell.
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Fowler
Sandy Amoros pinch hits for Ed Roebuck.
Amoros hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1955 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b 5 1 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Palys S, lf 5 2 2 3 Kellert F, 1b 1 0 1 2
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 2 1 1 Reese P, ss 4 1 1 0
Post W, rf 5 2 3 0 Gilliam J, cf-2b 3 0 1 1
Bell G, cf 5 0 2 2 Hodges G, 1b-cf 4 0 0 0
Burgess S, c 4 1 1 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 0
Temple J, 2b 5 0 2 2 Shuba G, lf 4 1 1 0
McMillan R, ss 5 1 1 0 Zimmer D, 2b-3b 4 1 1 0
Black J, p 3 0 1 1 Walker R, c 3 0 2 1
Fowler A, p 1 0 0 0 Erskine C, pr 0 1 0 0
Howell D, c 0 0 0 0
Campanella R, ph 0 0 0 0
Spooner K, p 1 0 0 0
Labine C, p 1 0 0 0
Newcombe D, ph 1 1 1 1
Roebuck E, p 0 0 0 0
Amoros S, ph 1 0 0 0
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42 9 13 9 34 5 9 5
Cincinnati 002 210 103 -- 9
Brooklyn 000 100 400 -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Black J (W) 6.2 7 5 5 1 3
Fowler A (S) 2.1 2 0 0 1 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Spooner K (L) 4.1 7 5 4 1 3
Labine C 2.2 2 1 1 1 2
Roebuck E 2.0 4 3 3 0 1
E -- Hodges G, Hoak D, Post W
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Brooklyn 4
2B -- McMillan R, Reese P, Bell G, Furillo C
3B -- Burgess S, Kellert F
HR -- Palys S 2, Kluszewski T
SB -- Gilliam J, Post W
CS -- Gilliam J
T -- 2:45
A -- 17942
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