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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 11, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 11, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 11, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Margoneri |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,173 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Vic Delmore 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Stan Landes |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Joe Margoneri | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 11, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Margoneri
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Margoneri
Bell bunts in front of the plate. Sarni fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Margoneri
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Margoneri
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Margoneri
Post is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Jansen
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Jansen
Schoendienst bunts towards the mound. Jansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Jansen
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Jansen
Brandt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Brandt reaches second base with a double. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Jansen
White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Temple reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Jansen
Sarni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brandt scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Jansen
Castleman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Margoneri
Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Margoneri
Grammas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Margoneri
McMillan takes first base on ball four. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palys vs. Margoneri
Stan Palys pinch hits for Larry Jansen.
Palys is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Margoneri
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Margoneri vs. Fowler
Margoneri strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller 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 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Margoneri
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Margoneri
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Margoneri
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Post vs. Margoneri
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. Margoneri
Bailey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Grammas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Grammas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Littlefield
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fowler vs. Littlefield
Fowler bunts towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out. Grammas moves to third. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Temple vs. Littlefield
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Fowler
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Fowler
Brandt strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Littlefield
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Littlefield
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Littlefield
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Littlefield
Post hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Post reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Littlefield
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grammas vs. Littlefield
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Fowler
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Fowler
The ball gets by Bailey for a passed ball. White moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Fowler
Sarni strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castleman vs. Fowler
Castleman hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Fowler
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Littlefield
McMillan hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Littlefield
Fowler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Littlefield
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Fowler
Johnny Antonelli pinch hits for Dick Littlefield.
Antonelli hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Fowler
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Fowler covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Ridzik covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ridzik
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Ridzik
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Ridzik
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Ridzik
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Fowler
Brandt hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Fowler
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Fowler
Sarni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Fowler
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grammas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Ridzik
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Ridzik
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Ridzik
Fowler hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Fowler
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Fowler
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Steve Ridzik.
Rhodes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller hits a line drive into right field. Post picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Post. Rhodes moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schoendienst vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Freeman
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wilhelm
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Wilhelm
Kluszewski is walked intentionally. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Post vs. Wilhelm
Post hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Freeman
Brandt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Freeman
White bunts towards the mound. Freeman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Freeman
Sarni 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, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Freeman
Castleman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Wilhelm
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Wilhelm
Grammas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Wilhelm
McMillan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. McMillan reaches second base with a double. Grammas goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freeman vs. Wilhelm
Freeman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Temple vs. Wilhelm
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McMillan scores. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wilhelm
Bell hits a line drive towards first. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 11 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Freeman
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Freeman
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Freeman
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1956 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 1 2 1 Mueller D, rf 5 1 2 1
Bell G, cf 5 2 3 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Robinson F, lf 5 3 3 1 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 1 2 Brandt J, lf 4 1 1 1
Post W, rf 3 1 1 2 White B, 1b 3 1 2 0
Bailey E, c 5 1 1 4 Sarni B, c 4 1 2 3
Grammas A, 3b 4 1 2 0 Castleman F, 3b 4 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 3 1 1 1 Spencer D, ss 4 0 1 0
Jansen L, p 0 0 0 0 Margoneri J, p 1 0 0 0
Palys S, ph 1 0 0 0 Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0
Fowler A, p 2 0 0 0 Antonelli J, ph 1 0 0 0
Freeman H, p 1 0 0 0 Ridzik S, p 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 1 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0
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38 11 14 11 36 5 10 5
Cincinnati 204 201 002 -- 11
New York 300 002 000 -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L 1.0 4 3 3 0 1
Fowler A (W) 5.1 4 2 2 1 4
Freeman H (S) 2.2 2 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Margoneri J (L) 2.1 4 6 6 4 2
Littlefield D 2.2 4 2 2 1 3
Ridzik S 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Wilhelm H 2.0 5 2 2 1 1
E -- Post W
DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, New York 5
2B -- Brandt J, Grammas A, Post W, McMillan R
HR -- Kluszewski T, Mueller D, Bailey E, Robinson F, Sarni B
SH -- Bell G, Fowler A
PB -- Bailey E
T -- 2:30
A -- 3173
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