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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 31, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 31, 1987 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brian Fisher |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Forsch |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 38,757 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Rippley 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Dave Pallone |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| John Cangelosi | Left Fielder |
| Andy Van Slyke | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Ray | Second Baseman |
| Sid Bream | First Baseman |
| Bobby Bonilla | Third Baseman |
| R.J. Reynolds | Right Fielder |
| Mike LaValliere | Catcher |
| Sam Khalifa | Shortstop |
| Brian Fisher | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | Left Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Curt Ford | Right Fielder |
| Jim Lindeman | First Baseman |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Bob Forsch | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 31, 1987
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Forsch
Cangelosi hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Forsch
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ray vs. Forsch
Ray hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Van Slyke moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bream vs. Forsch
Bream takes first base on ball four. Ray moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonilla vs. Forsch
Bonilla hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Van Slyke tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Forsch
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pendleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Fisher
Coleman hits a line drive into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fisher
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Fisher
Herr hits a line drive into left field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Fisher
McGee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cangelosi. McGee reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pendleton vs. Fisher
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Forsch
LaValliere hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Ford fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Ford. LaValliere moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Khalifa vs. Forsch
Khalifa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LaValliere scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisher vs. Forsch
Fisher bunts towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cangelosi vs. Forsch
There goes Fisher. The throw from Pena and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Forsch
Cangelosi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Forsch
There goes Cangelosi. The throw from Pena and he is safe. Cangelosi steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Van Slyke vs. Forsch
The ball gets by Pena for a passed ball. Cangelosi moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Van Slyke vs. Forsch
Van Slyke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ray vs. Forsch
Ray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lindeman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ray for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Fisher
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindeman vs. Fisher
Lindeman strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Fisher
There goes Ford. The throw from LaValliere and he is out, Ray applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Fisher
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Fisher
Forsch bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Forsch
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Forsch
Bonilla is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Forsch
Reynolds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Fisher
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fisher
Smith hits a line drive towards first. Bream reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Fisher
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Forsch
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Khalifa vs. Forsch
Khalifa hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Forsch
Fisher is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Fisher
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Fisher covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Fisher
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Fisher
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Fisher covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Forsch
Cangelosi hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Forsch
Van Slyke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ray vs. Forsch
Ray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Van Slyke moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bream vs. Forsch
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Forsch, and towards Smith, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Van Slyke scores. Ray moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Forsch
Bonilla hits a line drive towards first. Lindeman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindeman vs. Fisher
Lindeman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Fisher
Pena hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cangelosi. Pena reaches second base with a double. Lindeman moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morris vs. Fisher
John Morris pinch hits for Bob Forsch.
Morris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Coleman vs. Fisher
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out. Lindeman scores. Pena moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Fisher
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Perry
Pat Perry now pitching.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Perry
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lindeman scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Khalifa vs. Perry
Khalifa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Fisher
Herr hits a line drive towards third. Bonilla reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Fisher
McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Fisher
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Perry
Fisher is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cangelosi vs. Perry
Cangelosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Perry
Van Slyke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Fisher
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Fisher covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindeman vs. Fisher
Lindeman hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Fisher
Pena hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ray vs. Perry
Ray hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Perry
Bream hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Bream reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Perry
Bonilla hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Perry
Reynolds is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaValliere vs. Perry
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lindeman scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Fisher
Jose Oquendo pinch hits for Pat Perry.
Oquendo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Gideon
Bobby Bonilla now playing right field. Brett Gideon now pitching. Jim Morrison now playing third base.
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Khalifa misplays the ball. That's an error on Khalifa. Oquendo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Gideon
Smith bunts towards the mound. Gideon fields it and throws to first for the out. Oquendo moves to third. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herr vs. Gideon
Herr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oquendo scores. Coleman scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Gideon
McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herr moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pendleton vs. Gideon
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ford vs. Gideon
There goes McGee. The throw from LaValliere and he is safe. McGee steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ford vs. Gideon
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Bonilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Dayley
Mike Diaz pinch hits for Sam Khalifa. Ken Dayley now pitching. Jose Oquendo now playing right field.
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Dayley
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Dayley
Cangelosi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Dayley
Van Slyke is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindeman vs. Jones
Barry Jones now pitching. Al Pedrique now playing shortstop. Mike Diaz now playing left field.
Lindeman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Jones
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oquendo vs. Jones
Oquendo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pedrique fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Jones
Coleman hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Van Slyke. Coleman reaches second base with a double. Oquendo goes all the way around to score. Coleman moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1987 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Cangelosi J, lf 5 0 2 0 Coleman V, lf 5 1 1 2
Jones B, p 0 0 0 0 Smith O, ss 3 0 1 0
Van Slyke A, cf 3 2 1 0 Herr T, 2b 4 0 1 2
Ray J, 2b 4 0 2 0 McGee W, cf 4 0 3 0
Bream S, 1b 3 0 1 1 Pendleton T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bonilla B, 3b-rf 3 0 0 1 Ford C, rf 3 0 0 0
Reynolds R, rf 3 0 0 0 Dayley K, p 0 0 0 0
Gideon B, p 0 0 0 0 Lindeman J, 1b 3 1 1 0
Pedrique A, ss 0 0 0 0 Pena T, c 3 0 1 0
LaValliere M, c 4 1 1 0 Forsch B, p 1 0 0 0
Khalifa S, ss 3 0 1 1 Morris J, ph 1 0 0 0
Diaz M, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Perry P, p 0 0 0 0
Fisher B, p 2 0 0 0 Oquendo J, ph-rf 1 2 0 0
Morrison J, 3b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 8 3 32 4 8 4
Pittsburgh 110 010 000 -- 3
St.Louis 000 010 021 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher B* 7.0 4 2 2 3 3
Gideon B 1.0 2 1 0 0 1
Jones B (L) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch B 5.0 6 3 3 3 3
Perry P 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Dayley K (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Ford C, Khalifa S
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, St.Louis 7
2B -- McGee W, LaValliere M, Pena T, Bream S, Coleman V
SB -- Cangelosi J, McGee W
CS -- Fisher B, Ford C
SH -- Smith O
SF -- Bonilla B
HBP -- by Fisher B (Lindeman J), by Perry P (Fisher B)
PB -- Pena T
T -- 2:49
A -- 38757
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