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Lineups and Summary
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Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
May 15, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 15, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rollie Fingers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bruce Dal Canton |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,667 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Larry McCoy |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Steve Hovley | Center Fielder |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Rollie Fingers | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Left Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Bruce Dal Canton | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
May 15, 1971
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Dal Canton
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Dal Canton
Rudi hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Dal Canton
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Dal Canton
Epstein hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Fingers
Patek hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Fingers
There goes Patek. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Fingers
There goes Patek. The throw from Duncan and he is out, Bando applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Fingers
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Fingers
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Fingers
Hopkins hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Dal Canton
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hovley vs. Dal Canton
Hovley hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Dal Canton
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Dal Canton
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Fingers
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Fingers
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Fingers
Fingers fires to first and has Rojas trapped. There's the throw to Green who tags Rojas for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Fingers
Schaal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fingers vs. Dal Canton
Fingers bunts towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Dal Canton
Campaneris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Dal Canton
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Dal Canton
Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple. Fingers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Epstein vs. Dal Canton
Epstein hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Fingers
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dal Canton vs. Fingers
Dal Canton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Fingers
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Dal Canton
Bando hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Dal Canton
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Dal Canton
Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Dal Canton
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Fingers
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Fingers
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Fingers
Hopkins hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Fingers
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Hovley. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. Keough goes all the way around to score. Kirkpatrick moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rojas vs. Fingers
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fingers vs. Dal Canton
Fingers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Dal Canton
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fingers moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. Dal Canton
Rudi bunts towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. Fingers moves to third. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Dal Canton
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Epstein vs. Dal Canton
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins throws to second for one, and Patek throws back to first, with Dal Canton covering, and Dal Canton drops the ball. Fingers scores. Campaneris scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Dal Canton
There goes Epstein. The throw from May and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Fingers
Schaal is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Fingers
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dal Canton vs. Fingers
Dal Canton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Fingers
Patek is hit by the pitch. Dal Canton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Fingers
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Fingers, and towards Campaneris, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Dal Canton
Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Dal Canton
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Dal Canton
Duncan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Fingers
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Fingers
Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching.
Kirkpatrick bunts towards the mound. Knowles fields it and throws to second for the out. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rojas vs. Knowles
Rojas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaal vs. Knowles
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knowles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Dal Canton
Green hits a popup, foul, towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knowles vs. Dal Canton
Knowles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Dal Canton
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Dal Canton
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Knowles
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Savage vs. Knowles
Ted Savage pinch hits for Bruce Dal Canton.
Savage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knowles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Knowles
Patek takes first base on ball four. Savage moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paepke vs. Knowles
Dennis Paepke pinch hits for Joe Keough.
Paepke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields the ball and throws to Knowles covering. Safe. Savage moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Knowles
Otis hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Hovley. Otis reaches second base with a double. Savage scores. Patek scores. Paepke moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hopkins vs. Knowles
Hopkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Paepke scores. Otis scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Knowles
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knowles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Knowles
Rojas strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Burgmeier
Bob Oliver now playing first base. Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Ed Kirkpatrick now catching. Bobby Knoop now playing second base. Cookie Rojas now
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Burgmeier
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Burgmeier
Burgmeier fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Burgmeier. Jackson moves to third. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bando vs. Burgmeier
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jackson scores. Epstein moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mangual vs. Burgmeier
Angel Mangual pinch hits for Steve Hovley.
Mangual takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Abernathy
Tommy Davis pinch hits for Dave Duncan. Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Webster vs. Abernathy
Ramon Webster pinch hits for Dick Green.
Webster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Locker
Angel Mangual now playing center field. Larry Brown now playing second base. Bob Locker now pitching. Gene Tenace now catching.
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Locker
Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Savage vs. Locker
Savage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Locker
Patek hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Abernathy
Tenace is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Abernathy
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Savage settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Abernathy
Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Abernathy
Blue Moon Odom pinch runs for Joe Rudi.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1971 -- Oakland at Kansas City (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 1 1 0 Patek F, ss 3 1 1 0
Rudi J, lf 4 0 1 0 Keough J, rf 1 1 0 0
Odom J, pr 0 0 0 0 Paepke D, ph 1 1 1 0
Jackson R, rf 2 1 1 1 Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0
Epstein M, 1b 4 0 1 1 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0
Bando S, 3b 3 0 0 1 Otis A, cf 4 1 2 2
Hovley S, cf 3 0 0 0 Hopkins G, 1b 4 0 2 2
Mangual A, ph-cf 0 0 0 0 Oliver B, 1b 0 0 0 0
Duncan D, c 3 0 1 0 Kirkpatrick E, lf-c 4 0 1 1
Davis T, ph 1 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b-lf 3 0 0 0
Brown L, 2b 0 0 0 0 Schaal P, 3b 2 0 0 0
Green D, 2b 3 0 0 0 May J, c 3 0 1 0
Webster R, ph 1 0 0 0 Knoop B, 2b 1 0 0 0
Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Dal Canton B, p 2 0 0 0
Fingers R, p 2 2 2 0 Savage T, ph-rf 2 1 0 0
Knowles D, p 1 0 0 0
Tenace G, c 1 0 0 0
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33 4 7 3 30 5 8 5
Oakland 001 020 010 -- 4
Kansas City 000 100 40x -- 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Fingers R* 5.0 4 1 1 3 2
Knowles D (L) 2.0 4 4 4 1 2
Locker B 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Dal Canton B (W) 7.0 5 3 2 3 3
Burgmeier T 0.1 1 1 0 2 0
Abernathy T (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Dal Canton B, Patek F, Burgmeier T
LOB -- Oakland 8, Kansas City 8
2B -- Kirkpatrick E, Otis A
3B -- Jackson R
SB -- Patek F
CS -- Patek F, Epstein M
SH -- Rudi J
HBP -- by Fingers R (Schaal P), by Fingers R (Patek F)
T -- 2:50
A -- 12667
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