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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 4, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 4, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Jeffcoat |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Taylor Phillips |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 36,416 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Hal Dixon |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Earl Hersh | Left Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Taylor Phillips | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 4, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Phillips
Temple strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Phillips
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Phillips
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomson. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Phillips
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Phillips covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Jeffcoat
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Connell for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Jeffcoat
Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jeffcoat
Aaron hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Temple reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Phillips
Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Phillips
Bailey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Phillips
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hersh vs. Jeffcoat
Hersh hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Hersh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Jeffcoat
Adcock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Jeffcoat
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hersh moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bruton vs. Jeffcoat
Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Phillips
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Phillips
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Phillips
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jeffcoat
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Jeffcoat
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Jeffcoat
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Phillips
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Phillips
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Phillips
Kluszewski hits a line drive towards third. Thomson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Jeffcoat
Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jeffcoat
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hersh vs. Jeffcoat
Hersh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Jeffcoat
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Phillips
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Phillips
Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Phillips
Grammas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Phillips
McMillan takes first base on ball four. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jeffcoat vs. Phillips
Jeffcoat is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Jeffcoat
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Jeffcoat
Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jeffcoat
Crandall hits a popup towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Phillips
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Phillips
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Phillips
Bell bunts towards the mound. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Temple moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kluszewski vs. Phillips
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Temple scores. Robinson moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Post vs. Phillips
Post is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. Phillips
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grammas vs. Phillips
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Jeffcoat
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Taylor Phillips.
Tanner 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 -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Jeffcoat
O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Jeffcoat
Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Sleater
Lou Sleater now pitching.
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Sleater
Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Sleater
Temple bunts towards the mound. Sleater fields it and throws to first for the out. Jeffcoat moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Sleater
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jeffcoat
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hersh vs. Jeffcoat
Hersh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Jeffcoat
Adcock 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 8
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sleater
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Sleater
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Sleater
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Jeffcoat
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Jeffcoat
Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Jeffcoat
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Jeffcoat
Wes Covington pinch hits for Lou Sleater.
Covington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Jeffcoat
Frank Torre pinch hits for Danny O'Connell.
Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Covington moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Jeffcoat
Felix Mantilla pinch runs for Frank Torre.
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Covington scores. Mantilla moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Jeffcoat
Aaron 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, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Johnson
Jack Dittmer now playing second base. Ernie Johnson now pitching.
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Johnson
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Thurman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Johnson
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Johnson
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat.
Burgess hits a line drive towards first. Adcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hersh vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching. Rocky Bridges now playing third base.
Hersh hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Hersh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Freeman
Adcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Freeman
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Hersh moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bruton vs. Freeman
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Freeman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Johnson
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Johnson
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Johnson
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Johnson
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. Post moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bridges vs. Johnson
Bridges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Freeman
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Freeman
Dittmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Freeman
Andy Pafko pinch hits for Ernie Johnson.
Pafko is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1956 -- Cincinnati at Milwaukee (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 1 1 0 O'Connell D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Robinson F, lf 5 2 2 1 Torre F, ph 1 0 1 1
Bell G, cf 5 0 1 0 Mantilla F, pr 0 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 5 1 1 1 Johnson E, p 0 0 0 0
Post W, rf 4 0 1 0 Pafko A, ph 1 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 4 0 1 2 Logan J, ss 4 0 1 1
Grammas A, 3b 2 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 4 0 1 0
Thurman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Hersh E, lf 4 0 2 0
Bridges R, 3b 1 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 2 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 2 0 0 0 Thomson B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, p 2 0 1 0 Bruton B, cf 4 1 1 0
Burgess S, ph 1 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 4 0 0 0
Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0 Phillips T, p 1 0 0 0
Tanner C, ph 1 0 0 0
Sleater L, p 0 0 0 0
Covington W, ph 1 1 1 0
Dittmer J, 2b 1 0 0 0
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36 4 8 4 35 2 7 2
Cincinnati 000 002 000 2 -- 4
Milwaukee 000 000 020 0 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Jeffcoat H 8.0 6 2 2 1 2
Freeman H (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Phillips T 6.0 4 2 2 3 3
Sleater L 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Johnson E (L) 2.0 4 2 2 1 1
E -- Thomson B
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Milwaukee 5
2B -- Hersh E 2
HR -- Robinson F
SH -- Temple J
SF -- Bailey E
T -- 2:42
A -- 36416
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