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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 23, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 23, 1916 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Guy Morton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Fincher |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 24,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Silk O'Loughlin 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Graney | Left Fielder |
| Ray Chapman | Shortstop |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Smith | Right Fielder |
| Chick Gandil | First Baseman |
| Terry Turner | Third Baseman |
| Bill Wambsganss | Second Baseman |
| Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
| Guy Morton | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burt Shotton | Left Fielder |
| Jack Tobin | Right Fielder |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Armando Marsans | Center Fielder |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Grover Hartley | Catcher |
| Doc Lavan | Shortstop |
| Bill Fincher | Pitcher |
| Fielder Jones | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 23, 1916
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Fincher
Graney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Fincher
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speaker vs. Fincher
Speaker hits a line drive into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Fincher
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler juggles the ball. That's an error on Sisler. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gandil vs. Fincher
There goes Chapman, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Chapman steals home. Smith moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gandil vs. Fincher
Gandil strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Morton
Shotton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Morton
Tobin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Morton
Sisler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Fincher
Turner hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Fincher
Wambsganss takes first base on ball four. Turner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Neill vs. Hamilton
Earl Hamilton now pitching.
O'Neill bunts towards the mound. Hamilton juggles the ball. That's an error on Hamilton. Turner moves to third. Wambsganss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morton vs. Hamilton
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to home to get Turner. Wambsganss moves to third. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Graney vs. Hamilton
Graney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pratt. Wambsganss scores. O'Neill scores. Morton moves to third. Two runs are unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Hamilton
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Graney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Speaker vs. Hamilton
Speaker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Hamilton
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Morton
Marsans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Morton
Pratt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Morton
Deal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartley vs. Morton
Hartley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gandil vs. Hamilton
Gandil hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Hamilton
Turner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Hamilton
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Turner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Hamilton
O'Neill is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morton vs. Hamilton
Morton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Morton
Lavan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Morton
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Morton
Shotton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Morton
There goes Shotton. The throw from O'Neill and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tobin vs. Morton
Tobin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Hamilton
Graney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Hamilton
Chapman bunts towards the mound. Hamilton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Graney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speaker vs. Hamilton
Speaker bunts for an out with unknown description. Graney moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roth vs. Hamilton
Braggo Roth pinch hits for Elmer Smith.
Roth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Marsans. Roth reaches second base with a double. Graney scores. Chapman scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gandil vs. Hamilton
Gandil hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turner vs. Hamilton
Turner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Morton
Braggo Roth now playing right field.
Sisler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsans vs. Morton
Sisler is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Morton
Marsans hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Morton
Pratt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Hamilton
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Hamilton
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Hamilton
Morton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graney vs. Hamilton
Graney hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hamilton
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Morton
Deal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartley vs. Morton
Hartley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Morton
Lavan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. McCabe
Tim McCabe now pitching.
Speaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. McCabe
Roth hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gandil vs. McCabe
Gandil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borton vs. Morton
Babe Borton pinch hits for Tim McCabe.
Borton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Morton
Shotton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Morton
Tobin bunts for an out with unknown description. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Morton
Sisler strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Park
Jim Park now pitching.
Turner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Park
There goes Turner. The throw from Hartley and he is safe. Turner steals second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wambsganss vs. Park
for an out with unknown description. Turner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Neill vs. Park
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morton vs. Park
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Turner scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graney vs. Park
Graney hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Park
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 10 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Morton
Marsans hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Morton
Pratt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Morton
Deal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 10 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Park
Speaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Park
Roth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Speaker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gandil vs. Park
Gandil hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Turner vs. Park
Turner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wambsganss vs. Park
Wambsganss takes first base on ball four. Speaker moves to third. Roth moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Neill vs. Park
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 10 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartley vs. Morton
Hartley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Speaker. Hartley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavan vs. Morton
Lavan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hartley moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Morton
Ward Miller pinch hits for Jim Park.
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hartley scores. Lavan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shotton vs. Morton
Shotton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Turner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lavan moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tobin vs. Morton
Tobin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 10 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Crandall
Doc Crandall now pitching.
Morton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graney vs. Crandall
Graney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Crandall
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morton scores. Graney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speaker vs. Crandall
Speaker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Graney moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roth vs. Crandall
Roth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Graney scores. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gandil vs. Crandall
Gandil hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Marsans. Gandil reaches second base with a double. Chapman scores. Roth goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turner vs. Crandall
Turner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wambsganss vs. Crandall
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 14 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Morton
Sisler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsans vs. Morton
Marsans hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Morton
Pratt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sisler moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Deal vs. Morton
Deal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Sisler scores. Pratt moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartley vs. Morton
Hartley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1916 -- CLE at SLA (D)
CLE AB R H RBI SLA AB R H RBI
Jack Graney, lf 5 4 3 4 Burt Shotton, lf 2 0 0 0
Ray Chapman, ss 4 3 2 1 Jack Tobin, rf 3 0 0 0
Tris Speaker, cf 4 0 1 0 George Sisler, 1b 4 1 2 0
Elmer Smith, rf 2 0 0 0 Armando Marsans, cf 4 0 1 0
Braggo Roth, ph-rf 4 1 3 3 Del Pratt, 2b 4 0 1 0
Chick Gandil, 1b 6 0 1 2 Charlie Deal, 3b 4 0 0 1
Terry Turner, 3b 5 1 1 0 Grover Hartley, c 4 1 1 0
Bill Wambsganss, 2b 4 1 0 0 Doc Lavan, ss 3 0 1 0
Steve O'Neill, c 3 1 0 0 Bill Fincher, p 0 0 0 0
Guy Morton, p 5 3 2 1 Earl Hamilton, p 1 0 0 0
Tim McCabe, p 0 0 0 0
Babe Borton, ph 1 0 0 0
Jim Park, p 0 0 0 0
Ward Miller, ph 1 0 1 1
Doc Crandall, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 14 13 11 31 2 7 2
CLE 120 220 304 -- 14
SLA 000 000 011 -- 2
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Guy Morton (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 2
SLA IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Fincher (L)* 1.0 0 3 0 2 1
Earl Hamilton 4.0 4 4 4 4 0
Tim McCabe 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Jim Park 2.0 3 3 3 2 0
Doc Crandall 1.0 5 4 4 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
E -- George Sisler 2, Earl Hamilton, Del Pratt, Steve O'Neill
DP -- CLE 1, SLA 1
LOB -- CLE 11, SLA 5
2B -- Braggo Roth, Grover Hartley, Chick Gandil
HR -- Jack Graney 2
SB -- Ray Chapman, Burt Shotton, Terry Turner
CS -- George Sisler
SH -- Steve O'Neill, Tris Speaker, Jack Tobin
T -- 2:12
A -- 24000
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