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Cubs
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
May 18, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 18, 1973 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 18, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 18, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Ruthven |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 10,067 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Fergie Jenkins | Pitcher |
Whitey Lockman | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Second Baseman |
Del Unser | Center Fielder |
Willie Montanez | Right Fielder |
Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
Tom Hutton | First Baseman |
Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
Mike Ryan | Catcher |
Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
Dick Ruthven | Pitcher |
Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
May 18, 1973
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Ruthven
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Ruthven
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ruthven
Williams takes first base on ball four. Beckert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pepitone vs. Ruthven
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Ruthven
There goes Pepitone. The throw from Ryan and he is safe. Pepitone steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Santo vs. Ruthven
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cardenal vs. Ruthven
Cardenal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Jenkins
Tovar hits a popup into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Jenkins
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Jenkins
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Ruthven
Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Ruthven
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field. Unser picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Unser. Hundley goes all the way around to score. Kessinger moves all the way to home. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Ruthven
Jenkins strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Ruthven
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Ruthven
Beckert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ruthven
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hutton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Jenkins
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutton vs. Jenkins
Hutton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Jenkins
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Jenkins
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Luzinski moves to third. Hutton moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bowa vs. Jenkins
Bowa strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Ruthven
Pepitone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Ruthven
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt juggles the ball. That's an error on Schmidt. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Ruthven
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Pepitone moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hundley vs. Ruthven
Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pepitone scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Ruthven
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jenkins vs. Brandon
Bucky Brandon now pitching.
Jenkins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandon vs. Jenkins
Brandon hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Jenkins
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Jenkins
Unser hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Jenkins
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Brandon
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Brandon
There goes Monday. The throw from Ryan and he is safe. Monday steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beckert vs. Brandon
Beckert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Brandon
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Monday scores. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pepitone vs. Brandon
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hutton fields it and throws to second for the out. Beckert scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Brandon
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Brandon
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brandon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Jenkins
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Jenkins
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Jenkins
Schmidt is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Jenkins
Ryan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. Jenkins
Bowa hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Brandon
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Brandon
Kessinger hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Brandon
Jenkins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Brandon
Monday is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Jenkins
Mike Anderson pinch hits for Bucky Brandon.
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Jenkins
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Jenkins
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Christenson
Larry Christenson now pitching.
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Christenson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Christenson
Gene Hiser pinch runs for Billy Williams.
Pepitone takes first base on ball four. Hiser moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Santo vs. Christenson
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Christenson
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Jenkins
Gene Hiser now playing left field. Paul Popovich now playing second base.
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Jenkins
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Jenkins
Hutton strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Christenson
Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Christenson
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Christenson
Jenkins is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Jenkins
Carmen Fanzone now playing third base.
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Jenkins
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Jenkins
Bowa hits a fly ball into left field. Hiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Christenson
Monday hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Unser. Monday reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Popovich vs. Christenson
Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hutton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Popovich for the out. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hiser vs. Christenson
Hiser hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Monday tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Christenson
Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 7 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogodzinski vs. Jenkins
Mike Rogodzinski pinch hits for Larry Christenson.
Rogodzinski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Jenkins
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Jenkins
Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Jenkins
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fanzone vs. Lersch
Mike Rogodzinski now playing right field. Barry Lersch now pitching.
Fanzone hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Lersch
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lersch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Lersch
Cleo James pinch runs for Jose Cardenal.
There's a wild pitch. James moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Lersch
Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Lersch
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hutton fields it and throws to second for the out. James moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jenkins vs. Lersch
Jenkins takes first base on ball four. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Monday vs. Lersch
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. James tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Popovich vs. Lersch
Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 9 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Jenkins
Cleo James now playing right field.
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Jenkins
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hutton for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Jenkins
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Hiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/18/1973 -- Chicago at Philadelphia (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Monday R, cf 4 2 1 1 Tovar C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Beckert G, 2b 2 2 1 0 Unser D, cf 4 1 1 1 Popovich P, 2b 2 0 0 0 Montanez W, rf 4 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 3 0 2 1 Lersch B, p 0 0 0 0 Hiser G, pr-lf 0 0 0 1 Luzinski G, lf 4 0 1 0 Pepitone J, 1b 3 1 1 2 Hutton T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Santo R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Schmidt M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Fanzone C, 3b 1 1 1 1 Ryan M, c 3 0 1 0 Cardenal J, rf 5 0 1 0 Bowa L, ss 3 0 0 0 James C, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Ruthven D, p 0 0 0 0 Hundley R, c 3 1 1 1 Brandon B, p 1 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 1 1 0 Anderson M, ph 1 0 0 0 Jenkins F, p 3 0 0 0 Christenson L, p 0 0 0 0 Rogodzinski M, ph-rf 1 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 9 9 7 32 2 6 2 Chicago 121 200 012 -- 9 Philadelphia 001 000 010 -- 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Jenkins F (W) 9.0 6 2 2 0 8 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Ruthven D (L) 2.2 4 4 2 5 4 Brandon B 2.1 1 2 2 3 4 Christenson L 3.0 2 1 1 1 1 Lersch B 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 E -- Unser D, Schmidt M DP -- Chicago 1, Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Chicago 11, Philadelphia 4 2B -- Monday R HR -- Unser D, Rogodzinski M, Fanzone C SB -- Pepitone J, Monday R SF -- Hiser G, Monday R HBP -- by Jenkins F (Schmidt M) WP -- Lersch B T -- 2:40 A -- 10067
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