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Expos
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 10, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos, played on August 10, 1979 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 10, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 10, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | David Palmer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dwight Bernard |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 9,161 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Fred Brocklander 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Jim Quick |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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Warren Cromartie | Left Fielder |
Rodney Scott | Second Baseman |
Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
Jim Mason | Shortstop |
Duffy Dyer | Catcher |
David Palmer | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joel Youngblood | Left Fielder |
Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
Dan Norman | Right Fielder |
Ron Hodges | Catcher |
Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
Dwight Bernard | Pitcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Expos
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 10, 1979
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Bernard
Cromartie hits a line drive towards third. Hebner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Bernard
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Bernard
Dawson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Bernard
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Palmer
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Palmer
Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Palmer
There goes Taveras. The throw from Dyer and he is safe. Taveras steals second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Palmer
There goes Taveras. The throw from Dyer and he is safe. Taveras steals third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mazzilli vs. Palmer
Mazzilli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hebner vs. Palmer
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kranepool vs. Palmer
Kranepool hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras scores. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norman vs. Palmer
Norman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Bernard
Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Bernard
Parrish hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Bernard
Mason strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Bernard
Dyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Bernard
Palmer takes first base on ball four. Dyer moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cromartie vs. Bernard
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Bernard covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Palmer
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Palmer
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernard vs. Palmer
Bernard bunts towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Palmer
Youngblood strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Bernard
Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Bernard
Dawson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Bernard
Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valentine vs. Bernard
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. Scott scores. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Bernard
There goes Valentine. The throw from Hodges and he is out, Flynn applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Palmer
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Palmer
Mazzilli bunts towards the mound. Palmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Palmer
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Palmer
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norman vs. Palmer
Norman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Bernard
Parrish hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Parrish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mason vs. Bernard
Mason hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parrish scores. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyer vs. Bernard
There goes Mason. The throw from Hodges and he is out, Taveras applying the tag. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Bernard
Dyer strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Bernard
Palmer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Palmer
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Palmer
Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Palmer
Gil Flores pinch hits for Dwight Bernard.
Flores hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Twitchell
Wayne Twitchell now pitching.
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Twitchell
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Twitchell
Dawson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Twitchell
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Twitchell
Valentine hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Flynn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Palmer
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Palmer
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Palmer
Mazzilli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Twitchell
Parrish hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Parrish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mason vs. Twitchell
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dyer vs. Twitchell
Dyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parrish scores. Mason moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Twitchell
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Twitchell fields it and throws to third for the out. Dyer moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cromartie vs. Twitchell
Cromartie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Twitchell
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Palmer
Hebner hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Palmer
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Palmer
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Norman for the out. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Palmer
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Twitchell
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Twitchell
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Twitchell
Valentine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Palmer
Tom Hutton now playing first base. Dave Cash now playing second base.
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Palmer
Alex Trevino pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell.
Trevino hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Palmer
Youngblood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Youngblood reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taveras vs. Palmer
Taveras hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hutton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Allen
Alex Trevino now playing second base. Doug Flynn now playing shortstop. Neil Allen now pitching.
Parrish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Allen
Mason hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyer vs. Allen
Dyer hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Allen
Palmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cromartie vs. Allen
Cromartie hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trevino reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Palmer
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Palmer
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Palmer
Kranepool hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. Hebner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norman vs. Palmer
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Palmer
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hutton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hodges for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Allen
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Allen
There's a wild pitch. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dawson vs. Allen
Dawson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hutton vs. Allen
Hutton hits a fly ball into right field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valentine vs. Allen
Valentine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Palmer
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Palmer
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Palmer
Youngblood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Palmer
John Stearns pinch hits for Neil Allen.
Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngblood moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazzilli vs. Palmer
Mazzilli hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
Hebner strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/10/1979, game 2 -- Montreal at New York (N) Montreal AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Cromartie W, lf 5 0 0 0 Youngblood J, lf 5 1 2 0 Scott R, 2b 3 2 1 0 Taveras F, ss 4 1 1 0 Cash D, 2b 1 0 1 0 Allen N, p 0 0 0 0 Dawson A, cf 5 1 3 2 Stearns J, ph 1 1 1 0 Staub R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mazzilli L, cf 5 1 2 3 Hutton T, 1b 1 0 0 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Valentine E, rf 5 0 0 1 Kranepool E, 1b 4 0 4 2 Parrish L, 3b 4 3 4 1 Norman D, rf 4 0 0 0 Mason J, ss 4 0 1 1 Hodges R, c 3 0 0 0 Dyer D, c 3 0 1 1 Flynn D, 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 Palmer D, p 3 0 1 0 Bernard D, p 0 0 0 0 Sosa E, p 0 0 0 0 Flores G, ph 1 0 0 0 Twitchell W, p 0 0 0 0 Trevino A, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 6 12 6 37 5 11 5 Montreal 011 121 000 -- 6 New York 100 000 013 -- 5 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO Palmer D (W) 8.2 11 5 5 2 3 Sosa E (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Bernard D (L) 4.0 6 3 3 2 3 Twitchell W 3.0 3 3 3 1 0 Allen N 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 LOB -- Montreal 8, New York 8 2B -- Parrish L 2, Youngblood J, Kranepool E HR -- Parrish L, Dawson A, Mazzilli L SB -- Taveras F 2 CS -- Valentine E, Mason J SH -- Bernard D WP -- Allen N T -- 2:56 A -- 9161
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