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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 1, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 1, 1946 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 1, 1946 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 1, 1946 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Gregg |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Fleming |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 11,126 |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Augie Galan | First Baseman |
Pete Reiser | Third Baseman |
Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
Gene Hermanski | Left Fielder |
Mike Sandlock | Catcher |
Dick Whitman | Center Fielder |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Hal Gregg | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
Phil Cavarretta | Right Fielder |
Marv Rickert | Center Fielder |
Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
Bill Fleming | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 1, 1946
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Fleming
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Fleming
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fleming fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Fleming
Reiser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Gregg
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gregg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gregg
Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Gregg
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reiser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Fleming
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Fleming
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sandlock vs. Fleming
Sandlock hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitman vs. Fleming
Whitman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Whitman reaches second base with a double. Hermanski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Fleming
Reese is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gregg vs. Fleming
Gregg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Gregg
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Gregg
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Gregg
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rickert moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Gregg
McCullough strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Gregg
Merullo hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Fleming
Stanky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Stanky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galan vs. Fleming
Galan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanky scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Fleming
Reiser hits a line drive into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Fleming
Walker hits a popup into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Fleming
Hermanski hits a line drive into center field. Rickert picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rickert. Galan goes all the way around to score. Hermanski moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sandlock vs. Fleming
Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Gregg
Charlie Gilbert pinch hits for Bill Fleming.
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gregg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Gregg
Hack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gregg
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Gregg
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitman vs. Erickson
Paul Erickson now pitching.
Whitman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Erickson
Reese bunts towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gregg vs. Erickson
Gregg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Erickson
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galan vs. Erickson
Galan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitman scores. Gregg moves to third. Galan moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reiser vs. Erickson
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Bithorn
Hi Bithorn now pitching.
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Gregg
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Gregg
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gregg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Gregg
Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Bithorn
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Bithorn
Sandlock hits a fly ball into center field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitman vs. Bithorn
Whitman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Bithorn
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gregg vs. Bithorn
Gregg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gregg for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Gregg
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reiser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Gregg
Merullo hits a line drive into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bithorn vs. Gregg
Bithorn strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bithorn
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Bithorn
Galan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Bithorn
Reiser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Bithorn
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Gregg
Hack strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gregg
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Gregg
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Gregg
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Bithorn
Hermanski hits a fly ball into center field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Bithorn
Sandlock hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitman vs. Bithorn
Whitman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Bithorn
There goes Whitman. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Whitman steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Bithorn
Reese hits a line drive into right field. Cavarretta picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cavarretta. Whitman scores. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gregg vs. Bithorn
Gregg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Gregg
Rickert hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stanky reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Gregg
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Gregg
Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Clyde McCullough.
Nicholson hits a popup towards third. Reiser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bithorn
Bob Scheffing now catching.
Stanky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Stanky reaches second base with a double. Lowrey throws the ball in to Hack who tags Stanky trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Bithorn
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Galan for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Bithorn
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields the ball and throws to Bithorn covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Bithorn
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Merullo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Gregg
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Lennie Merullo.
Dallessandro hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Gregg
Heinz Becker pinch hits for Hi Bithorn.
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galan juggles the ball. That's an error on Galan. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Gregg
Bobby Sturgeon pinch runs for Heinz Becker.
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sturgeon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Gregg
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sturgeon scores. Hack moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Gregg
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Hanyzewski
Ed Hanyzewski now pitching. Bobby Sturgeon now playing shortstop.
Hermanski is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sandlock vs. Hanyzewski
Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hanyzewski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitman vs. Hanyzewski
Whitman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Sandlock trying to get to third. Lowrey throws the ball in to Hack, who tags Sandlock for the out. Whitman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Hanyzewski
Reese is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gregg vs. Hanyzewski
Gregg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Gregg
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Gregg
Rickert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reiser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Gregg
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waitkus for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/1/1946 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Stanky E, 2b 5 1 2 0 Hack S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Galan A, 1b 5 1 2 2 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 2 1 Reiser P, 3b 4 0 2 0 Lowrey P, lf 4 0 1 0 Walker D, rf 5 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, rf 4 0 1 0 Hermanski G, lf 4 1 2 0 Rickert M, cf 4 0 0 0 Sandlock M, c 5 0 0 0 Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Whitman D, cf 5 2 5 1 McCullough C, c 2 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 2 0 2 1 Nicholson B, ph 1 0 0 0 Gregg H, p 4 0 0 0 Scheffing B, c 0 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 2 0 0 0 Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0 Hanyzewski E, p 0 0 0 0 Fleming B, p 0 0 0 0 Gilbert C, ph 1 0 0 0 Erickson P, p 0 0 0 0 Bithorn H, p 1 0 0 0 Becker H, ph 1 0 0 0 Sturgeon B, pr-ss 0 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 5 15 4 33 1 6 1 Brooklyn 012 100 100 -- 5 Chicago 000 000 010 -- 1 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Gregg H (W) 9.0 6 1 0 0 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Fleming B (L) 3.0 5 3 2 1 1 Erickson P 0.2 2 1 1 2 0 Bithorn H 4.1 7 1 1 0 1 Hanyzewski E 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 E -- Rickert M, Cavarretta P, Galan A DP -- Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Brooklyn 13, Chicago 5 2B -- Whitman D, Stanky E 2 SB -- Whitman D SH -- Reese P HBP -- by Hanyzewski E (Hermanski G) A -- 11126
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