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Pirates
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 31, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 31, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Robinson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Curtis |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 19,377 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Frank Pulli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Lee Lacy | Left Fielder |
| Bill Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| John Milner | First Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Steve Nicosia | Catcher |
| Don Robinson | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Joe Strain | Second Baseman |
| Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Larry Herndon | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Dennis Littlejohn | Catcher |
| John Curtis | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 31, 1979
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Curtis
Moreno strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Curtis
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Curtis
Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Robinson
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Robinson
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards second. Garner fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Foli covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Robinson
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Curtis
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Curtis
Madlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Curtis
Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Madlock moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Garner vs. Curtis
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie juggles the ball. That's an error on Ivie. Madlock scores. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Nicosia vs. Curtis
Nicosia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Milner scores. Garner moves to third. Nicosia moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Curtis
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Moreno vs. Curtis
Moreno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garner scores. Nicosia scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foli vs. Curtis
Foli hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Strain catches it and throws to first to double up Moreno. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Robinson
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Robinson
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Robinson
Herndon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Robinson
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Curtis
Lacy strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Curtis
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Curtis
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Robinson
Littlejohn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Robinson
Curtis bunts towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Littlejohn moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
North vs. Robinson
North strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Strain vs. Robinson
Strain hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Curtis
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops it up and throws to first, with Curtis covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Curtis
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Curtis
Nicosia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Robinson
Ivie hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Ivie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Robinson
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Robinson
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Robinson throws the ball in to Milner who tags Whitfield trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ivie moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Herndon vs. Robinson
Herndon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Metzger vs. Robinson
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Curtis
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Curtis
Moreno takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stennett vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching. Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Tim Foli.
Stennett bunts towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. Moreno moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Lacy vs. Borbon
Lacy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Borbon
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Borbon
There goes Moreno. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Moreno steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Madlock vs. Borbon
Madlock takes first base on ball four. Lacy moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Milner vs. Borbon
Milner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Robinson
Rennie Stennett now playing second base. Phil Garner now playing shortstop.
Littlejohn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Robinson
Greg Johnston pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Littlejohn moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Robinson
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Littlejohn moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strain vs. Robinson
Strain hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Halicki
Greg Johnston now playing right field. Larry Herndon now playing center field. Ed Halicki now pitching.
Garner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Garner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Nicosia vs. Halicki
Nicosia strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Halicki
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Halicki
Moreno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Robinson
Ivie hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Robinson
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Robinson
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Robinson
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Robinson
Metzger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lacy who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple. Evans scores. Whitfield goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Littlejohn vs. Romo
Enrique Romo now pitching.
Littlejohn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Johnston vs. Romo
Johnston strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Romo
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Ed Halicki.
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Minton
Greg Minton now pitching.
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Minton
Lacy takes first base on ball four. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Minton
Littlejohn throws to Metzger, and they have Stennett in a rundown. The throw to Evans, who applies the tag, and Stennett is out. Lacy moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Minton
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Minton
Madlock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Romo
Strain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Romo
Ivie hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Romo
Evans strikes out. There goes Strain. The throw from Nicosia to Garner, and Strain is out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Minton
Milner hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Minton
Garner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Minton
Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Romo
Whitfield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Romo
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Romo
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Littlejohn vs. Romo
Littlejohn strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romo vs. Minton
Romo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Minton
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Minton
The umpire calls a balk on Minton Moreno moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stennett vs. Minton
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moreno moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lacy vs. Minton
There's a wild pitch. Moreno scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Minton
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Romo
Johnston hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Romo
Jack Clark pinch hits for Greg Minton.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first, with Romo covering, for the out. Johnston moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strain vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching.
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnston moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ivie vs. Tekulve
Ivie hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Ivie reaches second base with a double. Johnston scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching.
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Jackson
Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno 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 8/31/1979 -- Pittsburgh at San Francisco (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Moreno O, cf 4 1 1 2 North B, cf 2 0 0 0
Foli T, ss 2 0 0 0 Halicki E, p 0 0 0 0
Stennett R, ph-2b 2 0 1 0 McCovey W, ph 1 0 0 0
Lacy L, lf 3 0 0 0 Minton G, p 0 0 0 0
Robinson B, rf 3 0 0 1 Clark J, ph 1 0 0 0
Madlock B, 3b 2 1 0 0 Strain J, 2b 5 0 1 0
Milner J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Ivie M, 1b 5 1 3 2
Garner P, 2b-ss 4 1 1 1 Evans D, 3b 3 1 0 0
Nicosia S, c 4 1 1 1 Whitfield T, lf 5 1 2 0
Robinson D, p 1 1 0 0 Herndon L, rf-cf 2 0 0 0
Romo E, p 1 0 1 0 Metzger R, ss 3 0 1 2
Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0 Littlejohn D, c 2 0 1 0
Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0 Curtis J, p 0 0 0 0
Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Johnston G, ph-rf 3 1 1 0
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30 6 6 5 32 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 040 010 001 -- 6
San Francisco 000 003 001 -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson D (W) 5.1 6 3 3 5 3
Romo E 3.0 2 1 1 2 4
Tekulve K 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Jackson G (S) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis J (L)* 4.0 3 5 4 4 3
Borbon P 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Halicki E 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Minton G 3.0 2 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Ivie M
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, San Francisco 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, San Francisco 10
2B -- Ivie M 2, Garner P
3B -- Metzger R
HR -- Ivie M
SB -- Moreno O
CS -- Stennett R, Strain J
SH -- Curtis J, Stennett R
SF -- Robinson B
WP -- Minton G
Balk -- Minton G
T -- 3:08
A -- 19377
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