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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 26, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 26, 1969 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Selma |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 31,473 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dezelan 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Doug Harvey |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Jim Hickman | Right Fielder |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Don Young | Center Fielder |
| Dick Selma | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 26, 1969
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Selma
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Selma
Tolan is hit by the pitch. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Selma
There's a wild pitch. Rose moves to third. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Selma
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Selma
Perez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Selma
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rose tags and scores. Tolan tags and moves to third. Perez tags and moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Selma
May is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Helms vs. Selma
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Santo. Tolan scores. Perez scores. May moves to third. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Woodward vs. Selma
Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Merritt
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Merritt
Beckert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Merritt
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Merritt
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Selma
Merritt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Selma
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merritt moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tolan vs. Selma
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merritt scores. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Abernathy
Perez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Abernathy
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. Rose scores. Tolan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Abernathy
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tolan scores. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Helms vs. Abernathy
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Abernathy
Helms strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Merritt
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Merritt
Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Merritt
Hundley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Hundley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Merritt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Abernathy
Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Abernathy
Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merritt for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Abernathy
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Abernathy
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Merritt
Abernathy hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Merritt
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Merritt
Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Abernathy
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Abernathy
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Abernathy
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Merritt
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Merritt
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Merritt
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Merritt
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
May vs. Abernathy
May hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Abernathy
Helms hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Woodward vs. Abernathy
Woodward strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Merritt vs. Abernathy
Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Merritt
Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Merritt
Young hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Merritt
Nate Oliver pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Merritt
Kessinger hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Merritt
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Johnson
Ken Johnson now pitching.
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Johnson
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Johnson
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Johnson
Bench strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Merritt
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Merritt
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Merritt
Banks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Merritt
Hickman hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
May vs. Nottebart
Don Nottebart now pitching.
May hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Nottebart
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Nottebart
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Merritt
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt juggles the ball. That's an error on Merritt. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Merritt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez juggles the ball. That's an error on Perez. Hundley moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rudolph vs. Merritt
Ken Rudolph pinch hits for Don Nottebart.
Rudolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hundley scores. Young scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Merritt
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Merritt
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Merritt
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Regan
Phil Regan now pitching.
Merritt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Regan
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards second. Beckert throws to second for one, and Kessinger throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Regan
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Regan
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Merritt
Jimmy Stewart now playing left field.
Santo hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Merritt
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Merritt
Hickman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Merritt
Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Merritt
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Regan
Perez hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Regan
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
May vs. Regan
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. May reaches second base with a double. Bench goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Regan
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Woodward vs. Regan
Woodward strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Merritt
Paul Popovich pinch hits for Phil Regan.
Popovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Merritt
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Merritt
Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Beckert reaches second base with a double. Popovich moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Merritt
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Popovich tags and scores. Beckert tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Santo vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1969 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Rose P, rf 4 2 3 0 Kessinger D, ss 5 0 0 0
Tolan B, cf 4 2 1 1 Beckert G, 2b 5 1 2 1
Johnson A, lf 5 0 1 0 Williams B, lf 4 0 0 1
Stewart J, lf 0 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 5 0 0 0
Perez T, 3b 3 1 0 0 Banks E, 1b 3 1 2 1
Bench J, c 3 2 0 2 Hickman J, rf 4 0 1 0
May L, 1b 4 0 2 2 Hundley R, c 4 2 2 0
Helms T, 2b 5 0 2 1 Young D, cf 4 2 1 2
Woodward W, ss 5 0 0 0 Selma D, p 0 0 0 0
Merritt J, p 3 1 1 0 Abernathy T, p 1 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0 Oliver N, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson K, p 0 0 0 0
Nottebart D, p 0 0 0 0
Rudolph K, ph 1 0 1 2
Regan P, p 0 0 0 0
Popovich P, ph 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 10 6 37 7 9 7
Cincinnati 340 000 001 -- 8
Chicago 100 120 201 -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (W) 8.2 9 7 5 2 5
Granger W (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Selma D (L)* 1.0 4 6 5 3 0
Abernathy T 4.0 2 1 1 2 3
Johnson K 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Nottebart D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Regan P 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd
E -- Santo R, Merritt J, Perez T, Kessinger D
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Hundley R, May L, Beckert G
HR -- Beckert G, Banks E, Young D
SB -- May L, Bench J
SF -- Bench J, Williams B
HBP -- by Selma D (Tolan B)
WP -- Selma D
T -- 2:45
A -- 31473
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