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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 13, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, played on May 13, 1944 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 13, 1944 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 13, 1944 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ace Adams |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Ferguson |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 2,189 |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
Billy Jurges | Third Baseman |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Nap Reyes | Left Fielder |
Hal Luby | Second Baseman |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Ace Adams | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
Tony Criscola | Right Fielder |
Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
Ray Mueller | Catcher |
Bob Ferguson | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 13, 1944
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Ferguson
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards second. Williams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Ferguson
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rucker moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Ferguson
Ott is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weintraub vs. Ferguson
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. Ferguson
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rucker scores. Ott moves to third. Weintraub moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reyes vs. Ferguson
Reyes hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ott scores. Weintraub moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Luby vs. Ferguson
Luby takes first base on ball four. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kerr vs. Ferguson
Kerr hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Adams
Clay hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Adams
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Criscola vs. Adams
Criscola hits a fly ball into left field. Reyes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Ferguson
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Ferguson
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Ferguson
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Ferguson
Ott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Criscola who is chasing the ball. Ott reaches third base with a triple. Rucker scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Weintraub vs. Ferguson
Weintraub hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Malloy
Bob Malloy now pitching.
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Adams
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Adams
Tipton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Adams
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reyes. Miller reaches second base with a double. Tipton moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mesner vs. Adams
Mesner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Adams
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Reyes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Malloy
Joe Just now catching.
Reyes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luby vs. Malloy
Luby bunts towards the mound. Malloy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Malloy
Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Luby moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Malloy
Adams bunts towards the mound. Malloy fields it and throws to first for the out. Luby moves to third. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rucker vs. Malloy
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams misplays the ball. That's an error on Williams. Luby scores. Kerr scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Malloy
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Malloy
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Adams
Gee Walker pinch hits for Bob Malloy.
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Adams
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby misplays the ball. That's an error on Luby. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Adams
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Criscola vs. Adams
Criscola hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Adams
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Carter
Arnold Carter now pitching.
Weintraub hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Carter
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Carter
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Adams
Tipton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Adams
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mesner vs. Adams
Mesner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tipton scores. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Just vs. Adams
Just hits a fly ball into left field. Reyes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Adams
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Mesner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clay vs. Adams
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mesner moves to third. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Adams
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Carter
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Carter
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Carter
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Criscola settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Criscola vs. Adams
Criscola hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Adams
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Adams
Tipton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Adams
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Carter
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Carter
Jurges bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Carter
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and has Rucker trapped. There's the throw to Mesner and over to Williams, who tags Rucker for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Carter
Carter fires to first and picks off Ott. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Adams
Mesner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Just vs. Adams
Just hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mesner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Adams
Max Marshall pinch hits for Arnold Carter.
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mesner moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clay vs. Adams
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Mesner scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Adams
Williams takes first base on ball four. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Criscola vs. Polli
Lou Polli now pitching.
Criscola hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clay scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Polli
McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Criscola moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Polli
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Polli, and towards Luby, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Katz
Bob Katz now pitching.
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Katz covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Katz
Lombardi strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Katz
Reyes hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Polli
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Reyes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Polli
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Just vs. Polli
Just hits a line drive towards third. Jurges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Katz
Luby hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Katz
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polli vs. Katz
Polli is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aleno vs. Polli
Charlie Mead now playing left field. Chuck Aleno pinch hits for Bob Katz.
Aleno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Polli
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kerr. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Polli
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Criscola vs. Polli
Criscola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Shoun
Clyde Shoun now pitching.
Rucker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Just settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Shoun
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Shoun
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Polli
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Polli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Polli
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Polli
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Polli
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/13/1944 -- New York at Cincinnati New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Rucker J, cf 5 2 3 0 Clay D, cf 5 1 2 1 Jurges B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Williams W, 2b 4 1 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 2 1 1 Criscola T, rf 5 0 1 1 Weintraub P, 1b 3 1 1 2 McCormick F, 1b 5 0 1 1 Lombardi E, c 4 0 1 1 Tipton E, lf 5 1 3 0 Reyes N, lf 4 0 1 1 Miller E, ss 5 0 3 0 Mead C, lf 0 0 0 0 Mesner S, 3b 4 1 1 1 Luby H, 2b 3 1 0 0 Mueller R, c 1 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 4 1 1 0 Just J, c 3 0 1 0 Adams A, p 2 0 0 0 Ferguson B, p 0 0 0 0 Polli L, p 1 0 0 0 Malloy B, p 0 0 0 0 Walker G, ph 1 0 1 0 Carter A, p 1 0 0 0 Marshall M, ph 1 0 0 0 Katz B, p 0 0 0 0 Aleno C, ph 1 0 0 0 Shoun C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 7 9 5 41 4 13 4 New York 232 000 000 -- 7 Cincinnati 000 103 000 -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Adams A (W) 5.2 9 4 4 2 2 Polli L (S) 3.1 4 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Ferguson B (L) 1.2 5 5 5 2 1 Malloy B 1.1 3 2 0 0 0 Carter A 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 Katz B 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Shoun C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Williams W 2, Luby H, Kerr B LOB -- New York 5, Cincinnati 12 2B -- Miller E 3B -- Ott M HR -- Weintraub P SH -- Adams A, Jurges B HBP -- by Ferguson B (Ott M) A -- 2189
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