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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
September 2, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 2, 1931 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 2, 1931 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 2, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vic Sorrell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sam Gray |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Johnson | Right Fielder |
Mark Koenig | Second Baseman |
John Stone | Left Fielder |
Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
Gee Walker | Center Fielder |
Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
Nolen Richardson | Third Baseman |
Ray Hayworth | Catcher |
Vic Sorrell | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
Jack Burns | First Baseman |
Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
Red Kress | Third Baseman |
Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
Tom Jenkins | Right Fielder |
Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
Jim Levey | Shortstop |
Sam Gray | Pitcher |
Bill Killefer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
September 2, 1931
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gray, and towards Levey, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Gray
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koenig for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Gray
Stone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Gray
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Sorrell
Schulte bunts towards the mound. Sorrell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Sorrell. Schulte moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Sorrell
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schulte scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Sorrell
Goslin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Sorrell
Kress hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Sorrell
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Gray
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Gray
Rogell hits a fly ball into right field. Jenkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Gray
There goes Walker. The throw from Ferrell and he is safe. Walker steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Gray
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kress fields it and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hayworth vs. Gray
Hayworth hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Sorrell
Jenkins hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Sorrell
Ferrell hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Sorrell
Levey hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Walker. Levey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gray vs. Sorrell
Gray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schulte vs. Sorrell
Schulte hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Gray
Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Gray
Koenig hits a line drive into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Sorrell
Burns hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Sorrell
Goslin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Goslin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Sorrell
Kress hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goslin scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Sorrell
Melillo hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jenkins vs. Sorrell
There goes Kress. The throw from Hayworth and he is out, Koenig applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Gray
Stone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin. Stone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Gray
Alexander hits a popup, foul, towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Stone moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Gray
Walker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rogell vs. Gray
Rogell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stone scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Gray
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Sorrell
Jenkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Sorrell
Ferrell hits a line drive into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Levey vs. Sorrell
Levey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Sorrell
Gray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayworth vs. Gray
Hayworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sorrell vs. Gray
Sorrell bunts towards the mound. Gray fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gray. Hayworth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hayworth moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koenig vs. Gray
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns fields the ball and throws to Gray covering. Safe. Hayworth scores. Sorrell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stone vs. Gray
Stone takes first base on ball four. Sorrell moves to third. Koenig moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alexander vs. Gray
Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sorrell scores. Koenig moves to third. There goes Stone trying to get to second. Jenkins throws the ball in to Levey who tags Stone for the out. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Gray
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Sorrell
Schulte strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Sorrell
Burns hits a fly ball towards center. Walker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Walker. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Sorrell
Goslin hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Sorrell
There goes Burns. The throw from Hayworth and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kress vs. Sorrell
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Gray
Rogell hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Gray
Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayworth vs. Gray
Hayworth hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Sorrell
Melillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Sorrell
Jenkins hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Sorrell
Ferrell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Ferrell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Levey vs. Sorrell
Levey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gray vs. Sorrell
Gray takes first base on ball four. Ferrell moves to third. Levey moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schulte vs. Sorrell
Schulte strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Gray
Sorrell hits a fly ball into right field. Jenkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Gray
Koenig hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jenkins. Koenig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stone vs. Gray
Stone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Koenig scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Gray
Alexander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stone moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Gray
There goes Alexander. The throw from Ferrell and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Stone scores. Alexander goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Gray
Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jenkins. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rogell vs. Kimsey
Chad Kimsey now pitching.
Rogell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin. Rogell reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Kimsey
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kress fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Sorrell
Burns hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Sorrell
Goslin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Goslin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Sorrell
Kress hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melillo vs. Sorrell
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first, with Sorrell covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayworth vs. Kimsey
Hayworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kress fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Kimsey
Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kimsey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kimsey
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Sorrell
Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Sorrell
Ferrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Levey vs. Sorrell
Levey takes first base on ball four. Ferrell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kimsey vs. Sorrell
Kimsey strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schulte vs. Sorrell
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Richardson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Kimsey
Koenig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Kimsey
Stone hits a popup towards short. Levey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Kimsey
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Sorrell
Burns hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Sorrell
Goslin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Sorrell
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards third. Richardson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Sorrell
Melillo strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/2/1931, game 1 -- Detroit at St.Louis (D) Detroit AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Johnson R, rf 5 0 0 0 Schulte F, cf 5 1 1 0 Koenig M, 2b 5 1 3 1 Burns J, 1b 5 0 0 1 Stone J, lf 3 2 2 1 Goslin G, lf 5 2 3 1 Alexander D, 1b 5 1 2 1 Kress R, 3b 5 0 2 1 Walker G, cf 3 1 1 0 Melillo S, 2b 5 0 0 0 Rogell B, ss 4 0 2 2 Jenkins T, rf 4 0 1 0 Richardson N, 3b 4 0 0 0 Ferrell R, c 4 0 2 0 Hayworth R, c 4 1 1 0 Levey J, ss 2 0 1 0 Sorrell V, p 3 1 0 0 Gray S, p 1 0 0 0 Kimsey C, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 11 5 37 3 10 3 Detroit 000 120 400 -- 7 St.Louis 101 000 001 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Sorrell V (W) 9.0 10 3 3 4 5 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Gray S (L) 6.2 9 7 6 3 1 Kimsey C 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 E -- Sorrell V, Gray S, Walker G, Hayworth R, Ferrell R DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- Detroit 6, St.Louis 11 2B -- Levey J, Goslin G 2, Stone J, Ferrell R, Koenig M, Walker G, Rogell B HR -- Goslin G SB -- Walker G, Burns J, Alexander D CS -- Kress R SH -- Sorrell V T -- 2:12 A -- 0
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