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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 17, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 17, 1961 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ernie Broglio |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Shantz |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 15,436 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Vinnie Smith |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Warwick | Center Fielder |
| Alex Grammas | Second Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Don Taussig | Right Fielder |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Ernie Broglio | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Dick Schofield | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Shantz | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 17, 1961
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Shantz
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Shantz
Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Shantz
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Broglio
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Broglio
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillis. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Broglio
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stuart vs. Broglio
Stuart strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moryn vs. Broglio
Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Groat moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Broglio
Burgess hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taussig. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. Moryn moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hoak vs. Broglio
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Shantz
Boyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn who is chasing the ball. Boyer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Shantz
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Musial reaches second base with a double. Boyer scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taussig vs. Shantz
Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lillis vs. Shantz
Lillis hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCarver vs. Shantz
McCarver hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Broglio
Schofield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shantz vs. Broglio
Shantz bunts towards the mound. Broglio fields it and throws to first for the out. Schofield moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Broglio
Virdon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Broglio
Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taussig. Groat reaches second base with a double. Schofield scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Broglio
Skinner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stuart vs. Broglio
Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Broglio
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Broglio vs. Shantz
Broglio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Shantz
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Shantz covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Shantz
Grammas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Shantz
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Shantz
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. McDaniel
Hoak takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schofield vs. McDaniel
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. Burgess moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shantz vs. McDaniel
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. Burgess scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. McDaniel
Virdon strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Shantz
Musial hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Shantz
Taussig hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Shantz
Lillis hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. McDaniel
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. McDaniel
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. McDaniel
Stuart hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Shantz
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDaniel vs. Shantz
McDaniel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Shantz
Warwick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. McDaniel
Moryn hits a line drive into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. McDaniel
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. McDaniel
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards second. Grammas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Shantz
Grammas strikes out. Burgess drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Grammas out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Shantz
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Shantz
Boyer hits a line drive into left field. Skinner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Skinner. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Shantz
Musial hits a line drive towards the mound. Shantz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. McDaniel
Schofield hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. McDaniel
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. McDaniel
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. McDaniel
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Shantz
Taussig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Shantz
Lillis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Shantz
McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDaniel vs. Shantz
McDaniel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warwick vs. Shantz
Warwick hits a line drive towards the mound. Shantz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. McDaniel
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. McDaniel
Stuart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Stuart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. McDaniel
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out. Stuart moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burgess vs. McDaniel
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Shantz
Joe Christopher now playing right field.
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Shantz
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Shantz
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Shantz
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. McDaniel
Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. McDaniel
There goes Hoak. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Hoak steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schofield vs. McDaniel
Schofield hits a line drive to right field. Taussig throws towards first. White fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on White. Hoak scores. Schofield moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shantz vs. McDaniel
Shantz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Shantz reaches second base with a double. Schofield scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. McDermott
Mickey McDermott now pitching.
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. McDermott
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Taussig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. McDermott
The ball gets by McCarver for a passed ball. Shantz moves to third. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skinner vs. McDermott
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis has Shantz trapped. There's the throw to McCarver and over to Boyer, who tags Shantz for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stuart vs. McDermott
Stuart takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to third. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Christopher vs. McDermott
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taussig vs. Shantz
Johnny Logan now playing third base.
Taussig hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Christopher. Taussig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lillis vs. Shantz
Lillis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Lillis reaches second base with a double. Taussig scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Shantz
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lillis moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
James vs. Shantz
Charlie James pinch hits for Mickey McDermott.
James hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Warwick vs. Shantz
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield misplays the ball. That's an error on Schofield. Lillis scores. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grammas vs. Shantz
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat 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 6/17/1961 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Warwick C, cf 5 0 0 1 Virdon B, cf 3 1 1 0
Grammas A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 5 2 1 1
White B, 1b 4 0 2 0 Skinner B, lf 4 1 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 1 2 0 Stuart D, 1b 4 1 2 3
Musial S, lf 4 0 1 1 Moryn W, rf 4 0 1 1
Taussig D, rf 4 1 1 0 Christopher J, rf 1 0 0 0
Lillis B, ss 3 1 1 1 Burgess S, c 4 1 3 1
McCarver T, c 4 0 1 0 Hoak D, 3b 3 1 1 0
Broglio E, p 1 0 0 0 Logan J, 3b 0 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 2 0 1 0 Schofield D, 2b 3 2 1 0
McDermott M, p 0 0 0 0 Shantz B, p 3 0 1 2
James C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 9 3 34 9 11 8
St.Louis 010 000 002 -- 3
Pittsburgh 241 000 02x -- 9
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio E (L) 2.0 4 6 4 3 2
McDaniel L* 5.0 7 3 2 1 1
McDermott M 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Shantz B (W) 9.0 9 3 3 1 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Lillis B, Skinner B, White B, Schofield D
DP -- St.Louis 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Burgess S, Musial S, Groat D, Stuart D, Shantz B, Taussig D, Lillis B
3B -- Boyer K
HR -- Stuart D
SB -- Hoak D
SH -- Shantz B
HBP -- by Shantz B (Lillis B)
PB -- McCarver T
T -- 2:36
A -- 15436
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