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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 21, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 21, 1959 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 21, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 21, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 24,447 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Vinnie Smith 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
Ed Bailey | Catcher |
Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
Frank Torre | First Baseman |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
Mel Roach | Second Baseman |
Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 21, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Burdette
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Burdette
Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Burdette
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roach misplays the ball. That's an error on Roach. Temple scores. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Burdette
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynch vs. Burdette
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roach fields it and throws to second for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bailey vs. Burdette
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. Bell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Burdette
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Newcombe
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Newcombe
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Newcombe
Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Covington vs. Newcombe
Covington hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torre vs. Newcombe
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Burdette
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Burdette
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Burdette
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Newcombe
Crandall strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Newcombe
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roach vs. Newcombe
Roach strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Burdette
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Burdette
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burdette
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Newcombe
Burdette strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Newcombe
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Newcombe
Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Burdette
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Burdette
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roach fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Burdette
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Burdette
Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newcombe vs. Burdette
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Newcombe
Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynch. Aaron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Covington vs. Newcombe
Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torre vs. Newcombe
Torre hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aaron scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Newcombe
Crandall is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Burdette
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Burdette
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Burdette
Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burdette
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Rush
Bob Rush now pitching.
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Rush
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Rush
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Rush
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kasko vs. Rush
Kasko hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Newcombe vs. Rush
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Bailey scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Rush
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Newcombe
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roach vs. Newcombe
Roach strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Newcombe
Lee Maye pinch hits for Bob Rush.
Maye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Newcombe
Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maye moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Newcombe
Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Trowbridge
Bob Trowbridge now pitching.
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Trowbridge
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Trowbridge
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Newcombe
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Newcombe
Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Newcombe
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Newcombe
Crandall hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Trowbridge
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Trowbridge
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roach misplays the ball. That's an error on Roach. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Trowbridge
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kasko vs. Trowbridge
Kasko strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newcombe vs. Trowbridge
Newcombe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bailey scores. Jones moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Trowbridge
Temple hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Temple reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. Newcombe goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Trowbridge
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Trowbridge
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields the ball and throws to Trowbridge covering. Safe. Temple moves to third. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Trowbridge
There's a wild pitch. Temple scores. Pinson moves to third. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Trowbridge
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Newcombe
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roach vs. Newcombe
Roach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Newcombe
Stan Lopata pinch hits for Bob Trowbridge.
Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Newcombe
Bruton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Giggie
Stan Lopata now playing first base. Bob Giggie now pitching.
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Giggie
Bailey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Giggie
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Giggie
Kasko strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Newcombe
Roy McMillan now playing shortstop. Eddie Kasko now playing second base.
Mathews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Newcombe
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Newcombe
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Giggie
Newcombe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Giggie
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Giggie
Pinson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Crandall juggles the ball. That's an error on Crandall. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Giggie
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Newcombe
Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Bob Giggie.
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Newcombe
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Newcombe
Logan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roach vs. Newcombe
Roach hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/21/1959 -- Cincinnati at Milwaukee (N) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Temple J, 2b 5 3 3 2 Bruton B, cf 4 0 2 0 McMillan R, ss 1 0 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Pinson V, cf 4 2 2 0 Aaron H, rf 4 1 2 0 Bell G, rf 6 2 2 3 Covington W, lf 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, 1b 5 1 2 1 Torre F, 1b 3 0 0 1 Lynch J, lf 5 0 1 0 Giggie B, p 0 0 0 0 Bailey E, c 4 2 0 1 Vernon M, ph 1 0 0 0 Jones W, 3b 4 1 2 0 Crandall D, c 4 0 0 0 Kasko E, ss-2b 5 0 1 0 Logan J, ss 4 1 1 1 Newcombe D, p 5 1 2 3 Roach M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Burdette L, p 1 0 0 0 Rush B, p 0 0 0 0 Maye L, ph 1 0 1 0 Trowbridge B, p 0 0 0 0 Lopata S, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 44 12 15 10 35 2 8 2 Cincinnati 300 050 400 -- 12 Milwaukee 000 100 001 -- 2 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Newcombe D (W) 9.0 8 2 2 0 6 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Burdette L (L)* 4.0 9 7 5 0 1 Rush B 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 Trowbridge B 2.0 4 4 0 2 1 Giggie B 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 * Pitched to 4 batters in 5th E -- Roach M 2, Crandall D DP -- Milwaukee 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Milwaukee 6 2B -- Aaron H, Robinson F, Temple J HR -- Bell G, Logan J SB -- Bailey E, Robinson F WP -- Trowbridge B T -- 2:33 A -- 24447
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