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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 30, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 30, 1970 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 30, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 30, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 13,782 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Emmett Ashford |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Joe Rudi | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Left Fielder |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Catfish Hunter | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 30, 1970
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Niekro
Campaneris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Niekro
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Freehan and he is out, Gutierrez applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Niekro
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Niekro
Rudi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Monday scores. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Niekro
Mincher hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rudi moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bando vs. Niekro
Bando takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tenace vs. Niekro
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hunter
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Hunter
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Hunter
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Hunter
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Hunter
Cash takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Hunter
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wert vs. Hunter
Wert strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Niekro
Green hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Niekro
Hunter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Niekro
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Hunter
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Hunter
Niekro hits a line drive towards first. Mincher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hunter
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Niekro
Monday hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Niekro
Rudi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Rudi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline throws the ball in to Gutierrez who tags Davis trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rudi scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Niekro
Mincher hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hunter
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hunter
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hunter
Northrup hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Niekro
Bando hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Niekro
Tenace hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Northrup. Tenace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Niekro
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tenace moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hunter vs. Niekro
Hunter hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campaneris vs. Niekro
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hunter
Cash hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Cash reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Hunter
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Hunter
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Hunter
Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rudi who is chasing the ball. Gutierrez reaches third base with a triple. Cash scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Niekro vs. Hunter
Niekro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Niekro reaches second base with a double. Gutierrez scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Hunter
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Niekro
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Niekro
Rudi hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mincher vs. Niekro
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hunter
Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hunter
Kaline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hunter
Northrup hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rudi who is chasing the ball. Northrup reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Hunter
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Northrup scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hunter
Freehan hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Niekro
Bando strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Niekro
Tenace hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Niekro
Green hits a popup in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Niekro
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Catfish Hunter.
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Niekro
Campaneris hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Wert strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Fingers
Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Fingers
Niekro bunts towards the mound. Fingers fields it and throws to first for the out. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Fingers
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fingers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Timmermann
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Timmermann
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Timmermann
Mincher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Timmermann
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Fingers
Stanley hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Fingers
Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Fingers
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Fingers
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Timmermann
Tenace hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Timmermann
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Dick Green.
Hovley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Timmermann
Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Rollie Fingers.
Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Timmermann
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Timmermann
Monday is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Timmermann
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timmermann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Locker
Reggie Jackson now playing right field. Tony LaRussa now playing second base. Bob Locker now pitching. Joe Rudi now playing left field.
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Locker
Wert bunts towards the mound. Locker fields it and throws to first for the out. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Locker
Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Cesar Gutierrez.
Maddox hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Maddox reaches second base with a double. Freehan scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Locker
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Tom Timmermann.
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Locker
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maddox scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Locker
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Reed
Elliott Maddox now playing shortstop. Bob Reed now pitching. John Donaldson pinch hits for Tony LaRussa.
Donaldson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Reed
Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Reed
Bando hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Reed
Tenace takes first base on ball four. Donaldson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Reed
Dave Duncan pinch hits for Bob Locker.
Duncan is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/30/1970 -- Oakland at Detroit (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 0 1 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 5 1 2 1
Monday R, cf 2 1 0 0 Stanley M, cf 5 0 0 0
Rudi J, rf-lf 5 1 2 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 1
Davis T, lf 4 0 3 2 Northrup J, lf 3 1 1 0
LaRussa T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 1 2 1
Donaldson J, ph 1 0 1 0 Freehan B, c 3 1 1 0
Mincher D, 1b 5 0 1 0 Wert D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Bando S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gutierrez C, ss 2 1 1 1
Tenace G, c 4 1 2 1 Maddox E, ph-ss 1 1 1 1
Green D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Niekro J, p 2 0 1 1
Hovley S, ph 1 1 1 0 Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0
Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Jones D, ph 1 0 0 0
Duncan D, ph 1 0 0 0 Reed B, p 0 0 0 0
Hunter C, p 2 0 0 0
Alou F, ph 1 0 1 0
Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0
Jackson R, ph-rf 1 1 1 2
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39 5 14 5 32 6 10 6
Oakland 101 001 020 -- 5
Detroit 100 210 02x -- 6
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter C 5.0 7 4 4 2 3
Fingers R 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Locker B (L) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J 6.0 10 3 3 3 3
Timmermann T (W) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2
Reed B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Oakland 12, Detroit 8
2B -- McAuliffe D, Rudi J, Tenace G, Cash N, Niekro J, Maddox E
3B -- Gutierrez C, Northrup J
HR -- Tenace G, Jackson R
CS -- Campaneris B
SH -- Niekro J, Wert D
HBP -- by Timmermann T (Monday R)
WP -- Timmermann T
T -- 2:45
A -- 13782
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