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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 2, 1915
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 2, 1915 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Babe Ruth |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Knowlson |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Hooper | Right Fielder |
| Hal Janvrin | Shortstop |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Dick Hoblitzell | First Baseman |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Larry Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Jack Barry | Second Baseman |
| Hick Cady | Catcher |
| Babe Ruth | Pitcher |
| Bill Carrigan | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Kopf | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Walsh | Center Fielder |
| Amos Strunk | Right Fielder |
| Nap Lajoie | Second Baseman |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Rube Oldring | Left Fielder |
| Wally Schang | Third Baseman |
| Jack Lapp | Catcher |
| Tom Knowlson | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 2, 1915
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Knowlson
Hooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Janvrin vs. Knowlson
Janvrin bunts towards the mound. Knowlson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Knowlson
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoblitzell vs. Knowlson
Hoblitzell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hooper scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Knowlson
Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Ruth
Kopf hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Ruth
Walsh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Ruth, and towards Barry, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Ruth
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Janvrin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Knowlson
Gardner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barry vs. Knowlson
Barry bunts towards the mound. Knowlson fields it and throws to first for the out. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cady vs. Knowlson
Cady hits a line drive into right field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Knowlson
Ruth hits a line drive into right field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lajoie vs. Ruth
Lajoie hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Ruth
McInnis hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. Ruth
Oldring hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Knowlson
Hooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Janvrin vs. Knowlson
Janvrin bunts towards third. Schang fields it and throws to first for the out. Hooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Knowlson
Speaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hooper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoblitzell vs. Knowlson
Hoblitzell hits a line drive towards left. Oldring catches it and throws to home to double up Hooper. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Ruth
Schang hits a line drive into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lapp vs. Ruth
Lapp hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knowlson vs. Ruth
Knowlson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Knowlson
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kopf. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Knowlson
Gardner bunts towards third. Schang fields it and throws to first for the out. Lewis moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barry vs. Knowlson
Barry hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Walsh. Barry reaches second base with a double. Lewis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cady vs. Knowlson
Cady hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barry scores. Cady moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Knowlson
Ruth hits a fly ball into right field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hooper vs. Knowlson
Hooper hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Walsh who is chasing the ball. Hooper reaches third base with a triple. Strunk throws the ball in to Lapp who tags Hooper trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cady scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Ruth
Kopf strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Ruth
Walsh hits a fly ball towards center. Speaker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Speaker. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Ruth
Strunk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Walsh trying to get to second. Hooper throws the ball in to Janvrin who tags Walsh for the out. Strunk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lajoie vs. Ruth
Lajoie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Strunk scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McInnis vs. Ruth
McInnis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cady settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janvrin vs. Knowlson
Janvrin hits a popup towards short. Kopf settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Knowlson
Speaker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. Knowlson
Hoblitzell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Knowlson
There goes Hoblitzell. The throw from Lapp and he is out, Lajoie applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. Ruth
Oldring hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Ruth
Schang bunts towards third. Gardner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lapp vs. Ruth
Lapp hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knowlson vs. Ruth
Knowlson hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Knowlson
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Knowlson
Gardner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lapp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barry vs. Knowlson
Barry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Ruth
Kopf hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lewis. Kopf reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walsh vs. Ruth
Walsh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strunk vs. Ruth
Strunk hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lajoie vs. Ruth
There's a wild pitch. Kopf scores. Walsh moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lajoie vs. Ruth
Lajoie strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McInnis vs. Ruth
McInnis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walsh scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oldring vs. Ruth
Oldring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Janvrin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cady vs. Knowlson
Lew Malone now playing shortstop.
Cady takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Knowlson
Ruth bunts towards third. Schang fields it and throws to first for the out. Cady moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hooper vs. Knowlson
Hooper hits a popup towards short. Malone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Janvrin vs. Knowlson
Janvrin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schang fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cady moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Speaker vs. Knowlson
Speaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cady scores. Janvrin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoblitzell vs. Knowlson
There goes Speaker. The throw from Lapp and he is safe. Speaker steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hoblitzell vs. Knowlson
Hoblitzell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Walsh who is chasing the ball. Hoblitzell reaches third base with a triple. Janvrin scores. Speaker scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lewis vs. Knowlson
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajoie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Ruth
Schang hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lapp vs. Ruth
Lapp hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knowlson vs. Ruth
Knowlson hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Cady settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Cady. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knowlson vs. Ruth
Knowlson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Knowlson
Gardner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barry vs. Knowlson
Barry bunts towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barry for the out. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cady vs. Knowlson
Cady hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gardner scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Knowlson
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooper vs. Knowlson
Hooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cady moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Janvrin vs. Knowlson
Janvrin hits a popup towards short. Malone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malone vs. Ruth
Malone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Ruth
Walsh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lewis. Walsh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strunk vs. Ruth
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walsh moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lajoie vs. Ruth
Lajoie hits a line drive into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Knowlson
Speaker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lajoie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. Knowlson
Hoblitzell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoblitzell for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Knowlson
Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Knowlson
Gardner hits a line drive towards first. McInnis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Ruth
McInnis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. Ruth
Oldring hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Ruth
There goes Oldring. The throw from Cady and he is safe. Oldring steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schang vs. Ruth
There goes Oldring. The throw from Cady and he is safe. Oldring steals third. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schang vs. Ruth
Schang strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lapp vs. Ruth
Lapp strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1915 -- Boston at PHA (D)
Boston AB R H RBI PHA AB R H RBI
Hooper H, rf 5 1 4 1 Larry Kopf, ss 3 1 1 0
Janvrin H, ss 3 1 1 0 Lew Malone, ss 1 0 0 0
Speaker T, cf 5 1 2 1 Jimmy Walsh, cf 3 1 1 0
Hoblitzell D, 1b 5 0 3 3 Amos Strunk, rf 4 1 1 0
Lewis D, lf 5 1 1 0 Nap Lajoie, 2b 4 0 1 1
Gardner L, 3b 2 1 0 0 Stuffy McInnis, 1b 4 0 1 1
Barry J, 2b 2 1 1 1 Rube Oldring, lf 4 0 1 0
Cady H, c 3 2 2 2 Wally Schang, 3b 4 0 1 0
Ruth B, p 3 0 0 0 Jack Lapp, c 4 0 0 0
Tom Knowlson, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 8 14 8 34 3 7 2
Boston 100 300 310 -- 8
PHA 000 102 000 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Ruth B (W) 9.0 7 3 0 1 5
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Tom Knowlson (L) 9.0 14 8 6 3 2
E -- Larry Kopf, Speaker T, Cady H 2
DP -- PHA 1
LOB -- Boston 7, PHA 5
2B -- Barry J, Larry Kopf, Jimmy Walsh
3B -- Hooper H, Hoblitzell D
SB -- Speaker T, Rube Oldring 2
CS -- Hoblitzell D
SH -- Janvrin H 2, Barry J 2, Gardner L, Ruth B
WP -- Ruth B
T -- 1:52
A -- 0
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