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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 8, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 8, 1939 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 8, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lee Grissom |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 9,229 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Moran |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
Jim Gleeson | Right Fielder |
Carl Reynolds | Center Fielder |
Rip Russell | First Baseman |
Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
Claude Passeau | Pitcher |
Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
Nino Bongiovanni | Right Fielder |
Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
Bud Hafey | Left Fielder |
Billy Myers | Shortstop |
Lee Grissom | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 8, 1939
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Grissom
Hack hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Grissom
Herman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Grissom
Galan strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Grissom
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Passeau
Werber hits a line drive into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bongiovanni vs. Passeau
Bongiovanni hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Grissom
Gleeson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Grissom
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Grissom
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Grissom
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Passeau
Craft hits a popup, foul, towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Grissom
Passeau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Grissom
Hack hits a line drive into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Grissom
Herman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Grissom
There goes Herman. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Myers applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Passeau
Hafey hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Passeau
Myers hits a line drive into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Passeau
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Grissom
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Grissom
There goes Galan. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Galan steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartnett vs. Grissom
Hartnett hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gleeson vs. Grissom
Gleeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Grissom
Reynolds hits a line drive towards first. McCormick catches it and throws to second to double up Galan. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Passeau
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bongiovanni vs. Passeau
Bongiovanni hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Grissom
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hafey. Russell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Grissom
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Passeau vs. Grissom
Passeau bunts towards first. McCormick fields it and throws to third for the out. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Grissom
Hack hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bongiovanni who is chasing the ball. Hack reaches third base with a triple. Bartell scores. Passeau goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herman vs. Moore
Whitey Moore now pitching.
Herman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Moore
Galan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hartnett vs. Moore
Hartnett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bongiovanni. Hartnett reaches second base with a double. Herman scores. Galan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gleeson vs. Moore
Gleeson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Moore
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Passeau
Craft hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Galan. Craft reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hafey vs. Passeau
Hafey strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Passeau
Myers hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Thompson
Junior Thompson now pitching.
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Thompson
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Passeau vs. Thompson
Passeau is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Thompson
There goes Bartell. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Bartell steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Thompson
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Passeau
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Passeau
Werber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bongiovanni vs. Passeau
Bongiovanni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werber scores. Bongiovanni moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi hits a line drive into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Thompson
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Thompson
Galan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Thompson
Hartnett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Passeau
Craft is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Passeau
Hafey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Passeau
Myers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Passeau
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hafey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Werber vs. Passeau
Werber hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Thompson
Gleeson hits a fly ball into right field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Thompson
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers misplays the ball. That's an error on Myers. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Thompson
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Thompson
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gleeson who is chasing the ball. Frey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bongiovanni vs. Passeau
Bongiovanni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frey scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Root
Charlie Root now pitching.
Lombardi hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Reynolds. Lombardi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Craft vs. Root
Craft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lombardi scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Root
Ival Goodman pinch hits for Bud Hafey.
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Craft moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Root
Myers bunts towards the mound. Root fields it and throws to third for the out. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hershberger vs. Root
Willard Hershberger pinch hits for Junior Thompson.
Hershberger hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Root
Werber hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Root
Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Root vs. Johnson
Frenchy Bordagaray now playing left field. Hank Johnson now pitching.
Root hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Johnson
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Johnson
Herman bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Frey covering, for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galan vs. Johnson
Galan hits a line drive into right field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartnett vs. Johnson
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 7 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bongiovanni vs. Root
Hank Leiber now playing center field.
Bongiovanni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Root
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Root
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1939 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Hack S, 3b 5 1 2 2 Werber B, 3b 5 1 2 1 Herman B, 2b 4 1 3 1 Frey L, 2b 5 1 2 0 Galan A, lf 4 1 1 0 Bongiovanni N, rf 5 1 2 1 Hartnett G, c 5 0 1 2 McCormick F, 1b 5 1 2 3 Gleeson J, rf 3 1 1 1 Lombardi E, c 5 1 1 0 Reynolds C, cf 4 0 0 0 Craft H, cf 4 0 2 1 Leiber H, cf 0 0 0 0 Hafey B, lf 3 0 1 0 Russell R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Goodman I, ph 1 1 1 0 Bartell D, ss 2 1 0 0 Bordagaray F, lf 0 0 0 0 Passeau C, p 3 1 0 0 Myers B, ss 4 0 0 0 Root C, p 1 1 1 1 Grissom L, p 1 0 0 0 Moore W, p 0 0 0 0 Thompson J, p 2 0 1 0 Hershberger W, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 7 10 7 41 6 14 6 Chicago 010 050 001 -- 7 Cincinnati 000 001 050 -- 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Passeau C* 7.0 10 4 4 0 3 Root C (W) 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Grissom L 4.1 5 4 4 3 1 Moore W 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 Thompson J 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 Johnson H (L) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Myers B DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- Chicago 6, Cincinnati 8 2B -- Russell R, Hartnett G, Craft H, Lombardi E 3B -- Hack S, Frey L HR -- Gleeson J, McCormick F, Root C SB -- Galan A, Bartell D CS -- Herman B SH -- Herman B T -- 2:05 A -- 9229
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