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White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 26, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 26, 1981 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Britt Burns |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 13,410 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Almon | Shortstop |
| Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
| Wayne Nordhagen | Left Fielder |
| Greg Luzinski | DH |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Harold Baines | Right Fielder |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Greg Pryor | Third Baseman |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Peters | Center Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Steve Kemp | DH |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| John Wockenfuss | First Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Lynn Jones | Left Fielder |
| Stan Papi | Third Baseman |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 26, 1981
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Wilcox
Almon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Wilcox
Bernazard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Wilcox
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Burns
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Burns
Trammell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baines. Trammell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Burns
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kemp for the out. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parrish vs. Burns
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trammell scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wockenfuss vs. Burns
Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Burns
Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Wilcox
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wilcox
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Wilcox
Lemon hits a line drive into right field. Cowens picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cowens. Luzinski scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baines vs. Wilcox
Baines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Johnson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Wilcox
Essian hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Burns
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Burns
Papi hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Burns
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Wilcox
Pryor is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Wilcox
Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Wilcox
Almon is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Wilcox
Bernazard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Burns
Peters hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Burns
There goes Peters. The throw from Essian and he is out, Almon applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Burns
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Burns
Kemp strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Wilcox
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Wilcox
Luzinski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wilcox
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Burns
Parrish hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Burns
Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Burns
Cowens bunts in front of the plate. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out. Wockenfuss moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Burns
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wockenfuss moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Papi vs. Burns
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Wilcox
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Wilcox
Baines hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Wilcox
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Burns
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Burns
Peters bunts towards the mound. Burns fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Burns
The umpire calls a balk on Burns Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Burns
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitaker tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Burns
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burns fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Wilcox
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Wilcox
Almon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Wilcox
Bernazard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Wilcox
Wilcox fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wilcox. Bernazard moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuntz vs. Wilcox
Rusty Kuntz pinch hits for Wayne Nordhagen.
Kuntz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Burns
Rusty Kuntz now playing left field.
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Burns
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Burns
Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kuntz. Cowens reaches second base with a double. Wockenfuss moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Burns
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Papi vs. Burns
Papi hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wockenfuss tags and scores. Cowens tags and moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitaker vs. Burns
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Wilcox
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wilcox
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Wilcox
Lemon is hit by the pitch. Luzinski moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baines vs. Saucier
Kevin Saucier now pitching.
Baines strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fisk vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching. Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Jim Essian.
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Luzinski tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Molinaro vs. Lopez
Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Greg Pryor.
Molinaro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Molinaro reaches third base with a triple. Johnson scores. Lemon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Almon vs. Lopez
Almon hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Burns
Carlton Fisk now playing third base. Marc Hill now catching.
Peters is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Burns
Trammell hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Burns
Kemp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Burns
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Lopez
Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuntz vs. Lopez
Kuntz hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Lopez
Luzinski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Burns
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Burns
Darrell Brown pinch runs for John Wockenfuss.
Cowens bunts towards the mound. Burns fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Burns
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Papi vs. Burns
Papi hits a fly ball into left field. Kuntz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Burns
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lopez
Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Stan Papi now playing first base.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lopez
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Lopez
Baines hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Lopez
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones throws the ball in to Whitaker who tags Fisk, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lemon moves to third. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching. Mike Squires now playing first base.
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Farmer
Trammell bunts towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Bernazard covering, for the out. Peters moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Farmer
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Farmer
Kirk Gibson pinch runs for Steve Kemp.
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fisk fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Farmer
Richie Hebner pinch hits for Mick Kelleher.
Hebner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1981 -- Chicago at Detroit (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Almon B, ss 4 0 1 0 Peters R, cf 4 0 2 0
Bernazard T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 3 1 1 1
Nordhagen W, lf 2 0 0 0 Kemp S, dh 4 0 1 0
Kuntz R, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Gibson K, pr 0 0 0 0
Luzinski G, dh 3 2 1 0 Parrish L, c 5 1 2 2
Johnson L, 1b 4 2 2 0 Wockenfuss J, 1b 2 1 2 0
Squires M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Brown D, pr 0 0 0 0
Lemon C, cf 3 1 2 0 Kelleher M, 3b 0 0 0 0
Baines H, rf 4 0 0 0 Hebner R, ph 1 0 0 0
Essian J, c 2 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 2 0 1 0
Fisk C, ph-3b 1 0 1 1 Jones L, lf 2 0 0 0
Pryor G, 3b 2 0 0 0 Papi S, 3b-1b 3 0 0 1
Molinaro B, ph 1 0 1 2 Whitaker L, 2b 4 1 1 0
Hill M, c 0 0 0 0
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31 5 8 3 30 4 10 4
Chicago 020 000 300 -- 5
Detroit 100 111 000 -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Burns B (W) 8.0 9 4 4 4 2
Farmer E (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (L)* 6.0 5 5 4 2 5
Saucier K 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Lopez A 2.2 3 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Cowens A, Wilcox M
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Chicago 3, Detroit 10
2B -- Trammell A, Cowens A
3B -- Molinaro B
HR -- Parrish L
CS -- Almon B, Peters R
SH -- Cowens A 2, Peters R, Trammell A
SF -- Trammell A, Papi S, Fisk C
HBP -- by Wilcox M (Lemon C)
Balk -- Burns B
T -- 2:45
A -- 13410
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