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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 4, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators, played on September 4, 1948 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milo Candini |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 18,548 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Art Passarella |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Al Kozar | Second Baseman |
| Sherry Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Bud Stewart | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Mark Christman | Shortstop |
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Al Evans | Catcher |
| Milo Candini | Pitcher |
| Joe Kuhel | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | First Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Gus Niarhos | Catcher |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 4, 1948
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Porterfield
Coan hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kozar vs. Porterfield
Kozar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Porterfield
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Porterfield
Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Candini
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Candini
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Candini
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Brown for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Porterfield
Vernon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. Vernon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Porterfield
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Christman for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Porterfield
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Porterfield
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vernon scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Candini vs. Porterfield
Candini hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coan vs. Porterfield
Coan takes first base on ball four. Candini moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kozar vs. Porterfield
Kozar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. Candini scores. Coan moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robertson vs. Porterfield
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Candini
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Candini
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Candini
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Candini
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Porterfield
Stewart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Porterfield
Vernon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Porterfield
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Porterfield
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Porterfield
Evans hits a line drive into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Candini vs. Porterfield
Candini hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Candini
Niarhos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mapes vs. Candini
Cliff Mapes pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
Mapes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. Mapes reaches second base with a double. Niarhos moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stirnweiss vs. Candini
Stirnweiss hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Candini
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henrich vs. Candini
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Niarhos scores. Mapes moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Candini
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mapes scores. Brown moves to third. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berra vs. Candini
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores. Henrich scores. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keller vs. Ferrick
Tom Ferrick now pitching.
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Ferrick
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Byrne
Tommy Byrne now pitching.
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coan for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kozar vs. Byrne
Kozar hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Byrne
Robertson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Ferrick
Niarhos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Ferrick
Byrne hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Niarhos moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stirnweiss vs. Ferrick
Stirnweiss bunts towards the mound. Ferrick fields it and throws to first for the out. Niarhos moves to third. Byrne moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Ferrick
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henrich vs. Ferrick
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and throws to home to get Niarhos. Byrne moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Ferrick
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Byrne scores. Brown moves to third. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berra vs. Ferrick
Berra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robertson. Berra reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. Henrich scores. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keller vs. Ferrick
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rizzuto vs. Ferrick
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio scores. Berra moves to third. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niarhos vs. Harrist
Earl Harrist now pitching.
Niarhos hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kozar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Byrne
Stewart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Byrne
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stewart moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Christman vs. Byrne
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Stewart moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Byrne
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Byrne
Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Niarhos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Harrist
Byrne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Harrist
Stirnweiss bunts towards the mound. Harrist fields it and throws to first for the out. Byrne moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Harrist
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Harrist
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrist vs. Byrne
Harrist hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Byrne
Coan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Niarhos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kozar vs. Byrne
Kozar hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Byrne
Robertson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harrist
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Harrist
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Harrist
Keller hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Harrist
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into center field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Byrne
Stewart hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Byrne
Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Berra. Vernon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Byrne
Christman hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Byrne
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vernon scores. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Byrne
Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Niarhos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 7 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Harrist
Niarhos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Harrist
Byrne bunts towards the mound. Harrist fields it and throws to first for the out. Niarhos moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Harrist
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Harrist
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 7 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Byrne
Junior Wooten pinch hits for Earl Harrist.
Wooten hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Byrne
Carden Gillenwater pinch hits for Gil Coan.
Gillenwater strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kozar vs. Byrne
Kozar hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 7 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Haefner
Junior Wooten now playing center field. Mickey Haefner now pitching. Bud Stewart now playing left field.
Henrich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kozar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Haefner
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kozar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keller vs. Haefner
Keller is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 7 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Byrne
Tom McBride pinch hits for Sherry Robertson.
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Byrne
Stewart hits a line drive towards first. Henrich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Byrne
Vernon hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1948 -- Washington at New York (D)
Washington AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Coan G, lf 3 0 0 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Gillenwater C, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown B, 3b 2 2 0 0
Haefner M, p 0 0 0 0 Henrich T, 1b 4 2 1 1
Kozar A, 2b 5 0 1 2 DiMaggio J, cf 4 2 2 2
Robertson S, rf 3 0 0 0 Berra Y, rf 5 0 2 4
McBride T, ph 1 0 0 0 Keller C, lf 3 0 0 1
Stewart B, cf-lf 3 2 1 1 Rizzuto P, ss 3 0 0 1
Vernon M, 1b 5 3 4 2 Niarhos G, c 2 1 1 0
Christman M, ss 4 0 0 0 Porterfield B, p 0 0 0 0
Yost E, 3b 2 0 0 1 Mapes C, ph 1 1 1 0
Evans A, c 4 1 1 1 Byrne T, p 2 1 2 0
Candini M, p 2 1 1 0
Ferrick T, p 0 0 0 0
Harrist E, p 1 0 1 0
Wooten J, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
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35 7 9 7 29 9 9 9
Washington 032 000 200 -- 7
New York 005 400 00x -- 9
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Candini M 2.1 3 5 5 5 0
Ferrick T (L) 1.1 2 4 4 5 0
Harrist E 3.1 3 0 0 0 0
Haefner M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B 3.0 5 5 5 4 0
Byrne T (W) 6.0 4 2 2 2 3
DP -- Washington 1, New York 1
LOB -- Washington 7, New York 9
2B -- Vernon M 2, Mapes C, Berra Y
HR -- Vernon M, Stewart B
SH -- Stirnweiss S 2, Byrne T
T -- 2:31
A -- 18548
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