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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 29, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 29, 1972 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 29, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 29, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bruce Dal Canton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Lemonds |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 7,115 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bill Haller |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Bruce Dal Canton | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
Jay Johnstone | Center Fielder |
Dick Allen | First Baseman |
Carlos May | Left Fielder |
Ed Spiezio | Third Baseman |
Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
Rich Morales | Shortstop |
Dave Lemonds | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 29, 1972
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lemonds
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lemonds
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Lemonds
Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Lemonds
Piniella hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Otis scores. Scheinblum moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Lemonds
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out. Scheinblum moves to third. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rojas vs. Lemonds
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Dal Canton
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Dal Canton
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnstone for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Dal Canton
Allen strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Lemonds
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Lemonds
Schaal strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dal Canton vs. Lemonds
Dal Canton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Dal Canton
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Dal Canton
Spiezio hits a popup beyond short. Patek can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Andrews vs. Dal Canton
Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herrmann vs. Dal Canton
Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Dal Canton
Morales hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lemonds
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lemonds
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Lemonds
Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Lemonds
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Andrews fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemonds vs. Dal Canton
Lemonds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Dal Canton
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Dal Canton
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Dal Canton
Allen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum. Allen reaches second base with a double. Johnstone goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Dal Canton
The umpire calls a balk on Dal Canton Allen moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Dal Canton
May hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Allen scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Dal Canton
There's a wild pitch. May moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spiezio vs. Dal Canton
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Lemonds
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Lemonds
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Lemonds
There goes Kirkpatrick. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Kirkpatrick steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Lemonds
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemonds covering, for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schaal vs. Lemonds
Schaal hits a line drive towards third. Spiezio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Dal Canton
Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Dal Canton
Herrmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Dal Canton
Morales hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemonds vs. Dal Canton
Lemonds strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dal Canton vs. Lemonds
Dal Canton hits a popup towards short. Morales settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lemonds
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Lemonds
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Dal Canton
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Dal Canton
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dal Canton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Dal Canton
Allen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Dal Canton
May takes first base on ball four. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spiezio vs. Dal Canton
There's a wild pitch. Allen moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spiezio vs. Dal Canton
Spiezio hits a line drive towards third. Schaal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Lemonds
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lemonds
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Lemonds
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews misplays the ball. That's an error on Andrews. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Lemonds
Rojas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Rojas reaches second base with a double. Kirkpatrick goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Lemonds
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly throws the ball in to Morales who tags Mayberry trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rojas scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Dal Canton
Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Dal Canton
There's a wild pitch. Andrews moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herrmann vs. Dal Canton
Herrmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Andrews scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Burgmeier
Tom Bradley pinch runs for Ed Herrmann. Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Burgmeier
Walt Williams pinch hits for Dave Lemonds.
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Burgmeier
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Romo
Chuck Brinkman now catching. Vicente Romo now pitching.
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgmeier vs. Romo
Burgmeier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Romo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Romo
Patek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Burgmeier
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Burgmeier
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Burgmeier
May strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Burgmeier
There goes Allen. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Allen steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spiezio vs. Burgmeier
Spiezio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Andrews vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Andrews strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Romo
Otis bunts towards the mound. Romo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Romo
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Romo
Piniella hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Forster
Terry Forster now pitching. Luis Alvarado now playing second base.
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Abernathy
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Abernathy
Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Morales reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alvarado vs. Abernathy
Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Abernathy
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Forster
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Forster
Mayberry hits a line drive towards short. Morales reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Forster
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Abernathy
Johnstone hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Abernathy
Allen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Abernathy
May is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Abernathy
There goes May. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spiezio vs. Abernathy
Spiezio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May scores. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/29/1972 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 4 0 1 0 Kelly P, rf 5 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 3 1 0 0 Johnstone J, cf 5 1 1 0 Scheinblum R, rf 3 0 1 0 Allen D, 1b 4 1 2 1 Piniella L, lf 4 0 2 1 May C, lf 3 1 2 1 Kirkpatrick E, c 4 1 1 0 Spiezio E, 3b 4 0 2 1 Rojas C, 2b 4 1 1 1 Andrews M, 2b 4 1 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Forster T, p 0 0 0 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Herrmann E, c 3 0 2 1 Dal Canton B, p 2 0 0 0 Bradley T, pr 0 0 0 0 Burgmeier T, p 1 0 0 0 Brinkman C, c 1 0 0 0 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Morales R, ss 4 0 1 0 Lemonds D, p 2 0 0 0 Williams W, ph 1 0 1 0 Romo V, p 0 0 0 0 Alvarado L, 2b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 7 3 37 4 12 4 Kansas City 100 002 000 -- 3 Chicago 002 001 001 -- 4 2 outs when winning run was scored. Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Dal Canton B* 5.0 9 3 3 1 4 Burgmeier T 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 Abernathy T (L) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lemonds D 6.0 6 3 1 2 3 Romo V 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Forster T (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th E -- Andrews M, Kirkpatrick E DP -- Kansas City 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Chicago 11 2B -- Allen D, Rojas C, Morales R SB -- Kirkpatrick E, Allen D, May C HBP -- by Abernathy T (May C) WP -- Dal Canton B 3 Balk -- Dal Canton B T -- 2:55 A -- 7115
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