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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
May 17, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 17, 1956 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 8,249 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Shag Crawford |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moon | First Baseman |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kazanski | Second Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | First Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Jim Greengrass | Right Fielder |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
May 17, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Haddix
Blasingame hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Haddix
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Haddix
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kazanski vs. Mizell
Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopata vs. Mizell
Lopata strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Mizell
Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Haddix
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Haddix
Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mizell
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Mizell
Greengrass strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Mizell
Seminick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Mizell
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haddix vs. Mizell
Haddix hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Haddix reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. There goes Seminick trying to get to home. Del Greco throws the ball in to Blasingame who relays the ball to Sarni, who tags Seminick, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Haddix
Del Greco hits a popup towards first. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Haddix
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mizell vs. Haddix
Mizell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sarni moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Haddix
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards right. Greengrass fields it and throws to second to catch Mizell for the out. Sarni moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schoendienst vs. Haddix
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mizell, and towards Schoendienst, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Mizell
Kazanski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Mizell
Lopata 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
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Haddix
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Haddix
Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Haddix
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Haddix
There goes Moon. The throw from Seminick and he is out, Kazanski applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Mizell
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mizell
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Mizell
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Haddix
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Haddix
Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mizell vs. Haddix
Mizell hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Haddix
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Mizell
Seminick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Mizell
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Mizell
Haddix takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Haddix
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Haddix
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Haddix
Repulski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Haddix
Moon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Mizell
Kazanski hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Mizell
Lopata hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Mizell
Ennis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Haddix
Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Haddix
Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Haddix
Mizell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Haddix
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mizell
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Mizell
Greengrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Mizell
Seminick bunts towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Schoendienst covering, for the out. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Mizell
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haddix vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Haddix hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashburn vs. Kinder
Ashburn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Haddix
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Haddix
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Negray
Ron Negray now pitching.
Repulski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Negray
Moon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Negray
Del Greco hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Kinder
Kazanski hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Kinder
Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Kinder
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Negray
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Negray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kinder vs. Negray
Kinder strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Negray
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Negray
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. Blasingame goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Negray
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Negray
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Repulski vs. Negray
Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Kinder
Chuck Harmon now playing first base.
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Kinder
Greengrass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seminick vs. Kinder
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baumholtz vs. Kinder
Marv Blaylock pinch runs for Andy Seminick. Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Roy Smalley.
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Kinder
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Ron Negray.
Hemus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blaylock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashburn vs. Kinder
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blaylock scores. Hemus moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hamner vs. Collum
Glen Gorbous pinch hits for Ted Kazanski. Jackie Collum now pitching. Granny Hamner pinch hits for Glen Gorbous.
Hamner 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1956 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, ss 4 1 0 0 Ashburn R, cf 5 0 2 1
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 2 2 1 Kazanski T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Musial S, rf 3 1 0 0 Gorbous G, ph 0 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 5 1 4 3 Hamner G, ph 1 0 0 0
Repulski R, lf 4 0 0 0 Lopata S, 1b 4 0 0 0
Moon W, 1b 3 0 1 1 Ennis D, lf 4 0 0 0
Harmon C, 1b 0 0 0 0 Jones W, 3b 3 3 2 1
Del Greco B, cf 3 0 0 0 Greengrass J, rf 3 0 1 0
Sarni B, c 4 0 1 0 Seminick A, c 3 0 1 0
Mizell V, p 3 0 2 0 Blaylock M, pr 0 1 0 0
Kinder E, p 1 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 2 0 0 0
Collum J, p 0 0 0 0 Baumholtz F, ph 0 0 0 1
Haddix H, p 2 0 1 1
Negray R, p 0 0 0 0
Hemus S, ph 1 0 1 0
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35 5 10 5 32 4 8 4
St.Louis 000 101 012 -- 5
Philadelphia 010 000 102 -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V 6.1 4 2 2 4 5
Kinder E (W) 2.1 4 2 2 0 0
Collum J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix H (L) 7.1 8 3 3 3 1
Negray R 1.2 2 2 2 3 1
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Ashburn R, Haddix H, Schoendienst R 2, Boyer K
HR -- Boyer K, Jones W
CS -- Moon W
SH -- Seminick A
SF -- Baumholtz F
T -- 3:04
A -- 8249
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