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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 19, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 19, 1954 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 19, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cal Hogue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,380 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Hal Dixon |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Smith | Third Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | First Baseman |
| Gail Henley | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Curt Roberts | Second Baseman |
| Gair Allie | Shortstop |
| Cal Hogue | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Ebba St. Claire | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 19, 1954
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hearn
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Hearn
Skinner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henley vs. Hearn
Henley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hearn
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hearn
Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. St. Claire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hogue
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hogue
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hogue
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hogue
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Hogue
Mueller takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Irvin vs. Hogue
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Hearn
Atwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Hearn
Roberts hits a line drive into center field. Here's the throw into the infield and Thompson commits an error. Roberts is thrown out. Roberts is thrown out after the base hit. Atwell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allie vs. Hearn
Allie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hogue vs. Hearn
Hogue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hogue
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
St. Claire vs. Hogue
St. Claire takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. Hogue
Hearn bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Hogue
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Hogue
Dark hits a line drive towards short. Allie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hearn
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Hearn
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henley vs. Hearn
Henleyhits a dribbler in front of the plate. St. Claire interferes with Henley who is awarded first base. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Hearn
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Skinner moves to third. Henley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Liddle
Don Liddle now pitching.
Rice takes first base on ball four. Skinner scores. Henley moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Atwell vs. Liddle
Atwell is hit by the pitch. Henley scores. Thomas moves to third. Rice moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roberts vs. Liddle
Roberts takes first base on ball four. Thomas scores. Rice moves to third. Atwell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allie vs. Corwin
Al Corwin now pitching.
Allie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rice scores. Atwell scores. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hogue vs. Corwin
Hogue bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Roberts moves to third. Allie moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Corwin
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Corwin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hogue
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hogue
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Henley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Hogue
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Corwin
Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henley vs. Corwin
Henley hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Corwin
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Corwin
Rice hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Hogue
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hogue
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
St. Claire vs. Hogue
St. Claire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Hogue
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Al Corwin.
Rhodes strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hogue
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Atwell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Wilhelm
Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allie vs. Wilhelm
Allie hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. St. Claire fields it and throws to first for the out. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hogue vs. Wilhelm
Hogue strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hogue
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henley who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Hogue
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Hogue
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Hetki
Johnny Hetki now pitching.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out. Dark scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Hetki
Irvin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Hetki
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
St. Claire vs. Hetki
St. Claire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wilhelm
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Wilhelm
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henley vs. Wilhelm
Henley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. St. Claire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Wilhelm
Thomas hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Hetki
Wilhelm strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hetki
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hetki
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Wilhelm
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Wilhelm
Atwell strikes out. St. Claire drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Atwell out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Wilhelm
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hetki
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hetki
Thompson hits a line drive towards short. Allie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hetki
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allie vs. Wilhelm
Allie is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hetki vs. Wilhelm
Hetki hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wilhelm
Smith hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Hetki
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hetki
Lockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
St. Claire vs. Hetki
St. Claire hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Atwell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Atwell. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
St. Claire vs. Hetki
St. Claire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Hetki
Ron Samford pinch runs for Ebba St. Claire. Bill Taylor pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gentry vs. Hetki
Harvey Gentry pinch hits for Davey Williams.
Gentry takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to third. Samford moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Hetki
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Grissom
Ron Samford now playing second base. Ray Katt now catching. Marv Grissom now pitching.
Skinner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henley vs. Grissom
Henley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Grissom
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Grissom
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Atwell vs. Grissom
Atwell hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hetki
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hetki
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hetki
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1954 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Smith D, 3b 3 1 1 0 Williams D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Skinner B, 1b 5 1 1 0 Gentry H, ph 0 0 0 0
Henley G, rf 3 2 1 2 Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Thomas F, cf 4 1 1 0 Dark A, ss 5 1 1 0
Rice H, lf 4 1 0 1 Mays W, cf 4 1 2 0
Atwell T, c 3 1 0 1 Thompson H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Roberts C, 2b 3 0 2 1 Mueller D, rf 4 1 0 1
Allie G, ss 4 0 1 2 Irvin M, lf 4 1 1 1
Hogue C, p 2 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 3 3
Hetki J, p 1 0 0 0 Ebba St. Claire, c 2 0 1 0
Samford R, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 1 0 0 0
Liddle D, p 0 0 0 0
Corwin A, p 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 1 0 0 0
Taylor B, ph 1 0 0 0
Katt R, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 7 7 7 34 5 8 5
Pittsburgh 205 000 000 -- 7
New York 000 140 000 -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Hogue C* 4.0 6 4 4 5 2
Hetki J (W) 5.0 2 1 1 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L) 2.1 3 5 4 3 0
Liddle D+ 0.0 0 2 2 2 0
Corwin A 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Wilhelm H 4.0 1 0 0 1 5
Grissom M 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- Thompson H, Ebba St. Claire, Atwell T
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, New York 9
2B -- Smith D, Lockman W
3B -- Dark A
HR -- Henley G, Irvin M, Lockman W
SH -- Hogue C
HBP -- by Liddle D (Atwell T)
T -- 2:46
A -- 6380
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