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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 28, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on July 28, 1931 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 28, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Erv Brame |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Ted McGrew 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ethan Allen | Center Fielder |
| Freddy Leach | Left Fielder |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vergez | Third Baseman |
| Bill Hunnefield | Second Baseman |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
| George Grantham | Second Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Eddie Phillips | Catcher |
| Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
| Erv Brame | Pitcher |
| Jewel Ens | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 28, 1931
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Brame
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brame fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Brame
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Brame
Terry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jensen. Terry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Brame
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a popup towards third. Vergez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Hubbell
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Hubbell
Grantham strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Brame
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Brame
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Brame
Vergez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Hubbell
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Hubbell
Suhr hits a line drive into center field. Allen picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Allen. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Hubbell
Phillips strikes out. There goes Suhr. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thevenow vs. Hubbell
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Brame
Hunnefield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbell vs. Brame
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hunnefield moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Brame
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hunnefield moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leach vs. Brame
Leach hits a line drive into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brame vs. Hubbell
Brame hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Hubbell
Jensen hits a popup towards third. Vergez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Brame
Terry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Brame
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Brame
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Brame
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Hubbell
Grantham hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Allen. Grantham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Hubbell
There's a wild pitch. Grantham moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Traynor vs. Hubbell
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grantham scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Hubbell
Suhr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Hubbell
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner scores. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thevenow vs. Hubbell
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Brame
Vergez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunnefield vs. Brame
Hunnefield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vergez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hubbell vs. Brame
Hubbell bunts towards the mound. Brame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vergez moves to third. Hunnefield moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allen vs. Brame
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it and throws to second for the out. Vergez scores. Hunnefield moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leach vs. Brame
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brame vs. Hubbell
Brame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner bunts towards third. Vergez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Vergez. Brame moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Hubbell
Jensen bunts towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. Brame moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grantham vs. Hubbell
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Hubbell
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Brame
Terry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Brame
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hogan vs. Brame
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brame fields it and throws to third for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Brame
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vergez vs. Brame
Vergez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Hubbell
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Hubbell
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Brame
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Brame
Hubbell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Brame
Allen takes first base on ball four. Hubbell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leach vs. Spencer
Glenn Spencer now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Hubbell moves to third. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leach vs. Spencer
Leach hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Leach reaches third base with a triple. Hubbell scores. Allen scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terry vs. Spencer
Terry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Spencer
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Hubbell
Thevenow takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Hubbell
Spencer bunts towards first. Terry scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunnefield covering, for the out. Thevenow moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell can't make a play. That's a base hit. Thevenow moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bennett vs. Hubbell
Fred Bennett pinch hits for Woody Jensen.
Bennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Spencer
Fred Bennett now playing left field.
Hogan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Spencer
Doc Marshall pinch runs for Shanty Hogan.
Jackson bunts towards the mound. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vergez vs. Spencer
Vergez bunts towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vergez for the out. Marshall moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hunnefield vs. Spencer
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow has Marshall trapped. There's the throw to Phillips and over to Traynor, who tags Marshall for the out. Jackson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hubbell vs. Spencer
Hubbell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Hubbell reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. Hunnefield goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Spencer
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Hubbell
Bob O'Farrell now catching.
Grantham hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Hubbell
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suhr vs. Hubbell
Suhr hits a fly ball towards right. Ott catches it and throws to second to double up Waner. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Spencer
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Spencer
Terry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bennett who is chasing the ball. Terry reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Spencer
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Farrell vs. Spencer
O'Farrell bunts towards the mound. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Terry scores. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Spencer
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vergez vs. Spencer
Vergez hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Hubbell
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Hubbell
Thevenow hits a popup towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groskloss vs. Hubbell
Howdy Groskloss pinch hits for Glenn Spencer.
Groskloss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Hubbell
Jim Mosolf pinch runs for Howdy Groskloss.
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/28/1931 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Allen E, cf 4 1 0 1 Waner L, cf 5 0 1 0
Leach F, lf 5 0 1 2 Jensen W, lf 2 0 0 0
Terry B, 1b 3 1 2 0 Bennett F, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Ott M, rf 4 0 1 0 Grantham G, 2b 4 1 1 0
Hogan S, c 4 0 2 0 Traynor P, 3b 4 0 2 0
Marshall D, pr 0 0 0 0 Waner P, rf 4 1 2 1
O'Farrell B, c 1 0 1 1 Suhr G, 1b 4 0 2 0
Jackson T, ss 5 1 1 0 Phillips E, c 4 0 1 1
Vergez J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Thevenow T, ss 3 0 0 0
Hunnefield B, 2b 4 1 2 0 Brame E, p 2 0 1 0
Hubbell C, p 4 1 3 2 Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0
Groskloss H, ph 1 0 1 0
Mosolf J, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 14 6 34 2 11 2
New York 000 010 221 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 200 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (W) 9.0 11 2 2 1 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Brame E (L) 6.1 8 3 3 3 0
Spencer G 2.2 6 3 3 1 1
E -- Allen E, Vergez J
DP -- New York 3, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- New York 10, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Terry B, Grantham G, Hubbell C
3B -- Leach F, Terry B
SB -- Suhr G
SH -- Jensen W, Spencer G, Vergez J
WP -- Hubbell C, Spencer G
A -- 0
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