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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 30, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, played on July 30, 1939 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 30, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 30, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Posedel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Swift |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 27,099 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | Third Baseman |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| Max West | Center Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Debs Garms | Right Fielder |
| Rabbit Warstler | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Bill Posedel | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fern Bell | Center Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Klein | Right Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Bill Swift | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 30, 1939
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Swift
Sisti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Swift
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Swift
Hassett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Swift
West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Hassett moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cuccinello vs. Swift
Cuccinello hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garms vs. Swift
Garms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hassett scores. West moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warstler vs. Swift
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Posedel
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Posedel
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Posedel
Rizzo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klein vs. Posedel
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett fields it and throws to second for the out. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Posedel
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Swift
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posedel vs. Swift
Posedel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Swift
Sisti hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Posedel
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Posedel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Posedel
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berres vs. Posedel
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cuccinello scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Swift
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Swift
Hassett hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Swift
West hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Swift
Cuccinello hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Posedel
Swift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Posedel
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Posedel
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Garms. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. Swift moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rizzo vs. Posedel
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Swift scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klein vs. Posedel
Klein hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Swift
Garms hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Swift
Warstler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Swift
Lopez hits a line drive into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posedel vs. Swift
Posedel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Posedel
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Posedel
Handley takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Posedel
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to second for the out. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berres vs. Posedel
Berres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Young moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swift vs. Posedel
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Swift
Sisti hits a popup in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Swift
Simmons hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hassett vs. Swift
Hassett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Swift
West hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuccinello vs. Swift
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Posedel
Bell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of West. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Posedel
Vaughan bunts towards first. Hassett fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Posedel
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Swift
Garms hits a line drive into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Swift
Warstler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Swift
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Posedel
Klein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Posedel
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Klein moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Handley vs. Posedel
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Posedel
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waner vs. Posedel
Paul Waner pinch hits for Ray Berres.
Waner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Swift vs. Posedel
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posedel vs. Swift
Ray Mueller now catching.
Posedel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Swift
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Swift
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sisti moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hassett vs. Swift
Hassett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sisti scores. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
West vs. Butcher
Max Butcher now pitching.
West hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cuccinello vs. Butcher
Cuccinello hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Hassett moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garms vs. Butcher
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garms vs. Butcher
Garms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cuccinello scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warstler vs. Butcher
Warstler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garms moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Butcher
Lopez hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Posedel
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Posedel
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Lanning
Johnny Lanning now pitching.
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler fields it and throws to second for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klein vs. Lanning
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello fields it and throws to second for the out. Bell scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lanning
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanning vs. Butcher
Lanning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Butcher
Sisti strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Butcher
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Lanning
Handley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Lanning
Young strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Lanning
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Lanning
Lloyd Waner pinch hits for Max Butcher.
Waner hits a line drive towards short. Warstler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Heintzelman
Ken Heintzelman now pitching.
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher juggles the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Heintzelman
West strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Heintzelman
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Heintzelman
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lanning
Johnny Cooney now playing center field. Max West now playing left field.
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Lanning
Vaughan hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cooney who is chasing the ball. Vaughan reaches third base with a triple. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzo vs. Lanning
Rizzo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Lanning
Klein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Sullivan
Joe Sullivan now pitching.
Fletcher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello catches it and throws to second with Warstler covering, to double up Rizzo. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Sullivan
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney 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 7/30/1939 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Sisti S, 3b 5 1 1 0 Bell F, cf 4 2 2 0
Simmons A, lf 4 2 2 0 Vaughan A, ss 3 1 2 1
Cooney J, cf 0 0 0 0 Rizzo J, lf 5 0 2 2
Hassett B, 1b 4 2 2 1 Klein C, rf 5 0 2 1
West M, cf-lf 5 1 2 2 Fletcher E, 1b 4 1 1 0
Cuccinello T, 2b 5 1 1 1 Handley L, 3b 3 0 1 0
Garms D, rf 5 0 2 2 Young P, 2b 4 0 0 0
Warstler R, ss 4 0 3 0 Berres R, c 2 0 1 1
Lopez A, c 4 0 0 0 Waner P, ph 0 0 0 0
Posedel B, p 3 0 0 0 Mueller R, c 1 0 0 0
Lanning J, p 1 0 0 0 Swift B, p 3 1 1 0
Sullivan J, p 0 0 0 0 Butcher M, p 0 0 0 0
Waner L, ph 1 0 0 0
Heintzelman K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 7 13 6 35 5 12 5
Boston 201 000 400 -- 7
Pittsburgh 001 100 102 -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Posedel B (W)* 6.0 8 3 3 6 0
Lanning J+ 2.0 4 2 2 1 1
Sullivan J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Swift B (L) 6.1 10 6 6 2 1
Butcher M 1.2 3 1 1 0 1
Heintzelman K 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 9th
E -- Fletcher E
DP -- Boston 4, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Boston 8, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Vaughan A, Simmons A, Bell F
3B -- Vaughan A
HR -- West M
SB -- Cuccinello T, Hassett B
T -- 2:18
A -- 27099
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