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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 21, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants, played on May 21, 1944 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ewald Pyle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Jurisich |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,404 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny Gardella | Right Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Charlie Mead | Center Fielder |
| Hal Luby | Second Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Ewald Pyle | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Pepper Martin | Right Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Center Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Al Jurisich | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 21, 1944
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Jurisich
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops it up and throws to first, with Jurisich covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Jurisich
Jurges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Jurisich
Ott hits a popup towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Jurisich
Medwick hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Pyle
Verban hits a line drive towards short. Jurges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Pyle
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Pyle
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Mead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Pyle
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Jurisich
Weintraub hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mead vs. Jurisich
Mead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luby vs. Jurisich
Luby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Jurisich
Mancuso hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Pyle
Litwhiler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Pyle
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Pyle
Sanders hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mead. Sanders reaches second base with a double. Litwhiler scores. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marion vs. Pyle
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jurisich vs. Pyle
Jurisich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Luby covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Verban vs. Pyle
Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kurowski scores. Sanders scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Pyle
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Mead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyle vs. Jurisich
Pyle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Jurisich
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gardella for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Jurisich
Jurges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Jurisich
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Jurisich
Medwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Jurisich
Weintraub is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Pyle
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pyle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Pyle
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Mead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Pyle
Litwhiler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mead. Litwhiler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Pyle
Kurowski hits a fly ball towards right. Gardella settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Gardella. Litwhiler scores. Kurowski moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Pyle
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marion vs. Pyle
Marion hits a line drive towards third. Ott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mead vs. Jurisich
Mead hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Jurisich
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Jurisich
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurisich vs. Pyle
Jurisich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Pyle
Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Pyle
Martin takes first base on ball four. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Pyle
Musial hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Verban moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Pyle
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyle vs. Jurisich
Pyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jurisich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Jurisich
Gardella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Jurisich
There's a wild pitch. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Jurisich
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Jurisich
Ott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Pyle
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into right field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Pyle
Kurowski hits a fly ball into center field. Mead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Pyle
Sanders strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Jurisich
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Jurisich
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mead vs. Jurisich
Mead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Weintraub moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luby vs. Jurisich
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Pyle
Marion hits a popup, foul, towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurisich vs. Pyle
Jurisich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Pyle
Verban takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Pyle
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Jurisich
Mancuso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Jurisich
Johnny Rucker pinch runs for Gus Mancuso. Nap Reyes pinch hits for Ewald Pyle.
Reyes hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Jurisich
Gardella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Jurisich
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rucker scores. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Munger
Red Munger now pitching.
Ott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Musial. Ott reaches second base with a double. Gardella scores. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Medwick vs. Munger
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jurges scores. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Weintraub vs. Munger
Weintraub strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Adams
Nap Reyes now playing third base. Ernie Lombardi now catching. Ace Adams now pitching. Mel Ott now playing right field.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Adams
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Mead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Adams
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mead vs. Munger
Mead hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Munger
Luby hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Munger
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Musial. Lombardi reaches second base with a double. Luby goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reyes vs. Munger
Reyes hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Munger
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Adams
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Adams
Sanders hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Adams
Marion hits a line drive into center field. Mead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Munger
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Munger
Ott hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Musial. Ott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Munger
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weintraub vs. Munger
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mead vs. Munger
Mead strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergamo vs. Adams
Augie Bergamo pinch hits for Red Munger.
Bergamo hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Adams
Debs Garms pinch hits for Emil Verban.
Garms hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Adams
Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Pepper Martin.
Hopp takes first base on ball four. Garms moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Adams
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garms scores. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Adams
Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Walker Cooper.
O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Mead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Adams
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Mead 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 5/21/1944, game 2 -- New York at St.Louis
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Gardella D, rf 4 1 2 0 Verban E, 2b 3 0 2 2
Adams A, p 1 0 0 0 Garms D, ph 1 1 1 0
Jurges B, ss 3 2 1 1 Martin P, rf 2 0 0 0
Ott M, 3b-rf 5 2 3 3 Hopp J, ph 0 0 0 0
Medwick J, lf 4 0 0 1 Musial S, cf 5 0 2 1
Weintraub P, 1b 5 0 2 1 Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0
Mead C, cf 5 0 2 0 O'Dea K, ph 1 0 0 0
Luby H, 2b 4 1 1 0 Litwhiler D, lf 4 2 1 0
Mancuso G, c 2 0 0 0 Kurowski W, 3b 3 1 0 0
Rucker J, pr 0 1 0 0 Sanders R, 1b 4 1 2 1
Lombardi E, c 1 0 1 1 Marion M, ss 4 0 0 0
Pyle E, p 2 0 0 0 Jurisich A, p 3 0 0 0
Reyes N, ph-3b 2 0 0 0 Munger R, p 0 0 0 0
Bergamo A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 12 7 35 5 8 4
New York 002 000 311 -- 7
St.Louis 031 000 001 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pyle E (W) 6.0 6 4 3 5 1
Adams A (S) 3.0 2 1 1 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jurisich A (L) 6.1 7 5 5 4 4
Munger R 2.2 5 2 2 0 2
E -- Gardella D
DP -- New York 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 8, St.Louis 9
2B -- Sanders R, Litwhiler D, Ott M 2, Lombardi E
HR -- Ott M
WP -- Jurisich A
A -- 11404
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