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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 10, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 10, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 10, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 10, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Arroyo |
Home Starting Pitcher | Willard Schmidt |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Roberto Clemente | Left Fielder |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
Hank Foiles | Catcher |
Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
Luis Arroyo | Pitcher |
Bobby Bragan | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Shortstop |
Bobby Morgan | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Wally Moon | First Baseman |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Willard Schmidt | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 10, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Schmidt
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Schmidt
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Schmidt
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Long vs. Schmidt
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Groat tags and scores. Clemente tags and moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Schmidt
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Arroyo
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Arroyo
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Arroyo
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Arroyo
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arroyo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Schmidt
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Schmidt
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Schmidt
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Arroyo
Sauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Arroyo
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Arroyo
Smith hits a line drive towards right. Walls catches it and throws to first to double up Moon. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arroyo vs. Schmidt
Arroyo hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Schmidt
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Schmidt
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Schmidt
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Arroyo
Del Greco strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Arroyo
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Arroyo
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Arroyo
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Arroyo
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Arroyo
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Schmidt
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Schmidt
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Schmidt
Walls hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Schmidt
Foiles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Schmidt
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foiles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Arroyo vs. Schmidt
Arroyo bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Foiles moves to third. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Virdon vs. Schmidt
Virdon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groat vs. Schmidt
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Schmidt, and towards Blasingame, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Arroyo
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Arroyo
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Arroyo
Smith takes first base on ball four. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Arroyo
Del Greco hits a fly ball towards left. Clemente catches it and throws to second to double up Moon. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Schmidt
Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Schmidt
There goes Clemente. The throw from Smith and he is out, Morgan applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Schmidt
Long hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Schmidt
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Arroyo
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Arroyo
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Arroyo
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Arroyo
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Arroyo
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Schmidt
Walls hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Schmidt
Foiles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Schmidt
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foiles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Arroyo vs. Schmidt
Arroyo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Arroyo
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Arroyo
Moon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Arroyo
Smith hits a line drive towards third. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Schmidt
Virdon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Schmidt
Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. McDaniel
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Arroyo
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Arroyo
Bill Sarni pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel.
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Arroyo
Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Jackson
Walls strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Jackson
Foiles hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Arroyo
Gene Freese now playing third base. Frank Thomas now playing left field. Roberto Clemente now playing right field.
Morgan hits a fly ball towards center. Virdon settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Virdon. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Arroyo
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Arroyo
Jackie Brandt pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Arroyo
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Arroyo
Chuck Harmon pinch runs for Hank Sauer.
Moon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Jackson
Chuck Harmon now playing left field. Jackie Brandt now playing right field.
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arroyo vs. Jackson
Arroyo bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Jackson
Virdon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Jackson
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. Jackson
Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brandt. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Virdon scores. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Long vs. Jackson
Long is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Jackson
Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harmon. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. Clemente scores. Long goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Freese hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Kinder
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Kinder
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 11 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Arroyo
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Arroyo
Del Greco is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Arroyo
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Ellis Kinder.
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/10/1956, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Virdon B, cf 3 2 1 1 Blasingame D, ss 4 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 4 2 1 1 Morgan B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Clemente R, lf-rf 5 1 3 1 Musial S, rf 4 1 2 3 Long D, 1b 2 2 0 1 Brandt J, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Thomas F, 3b-lf 5 1 1 3 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Walls L, rf 4 1 1 2 Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0 Freese G, 3b 1 1 1 2 Harmon C, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Foiles H, c 4 0 1 0 Moon W, 1b 3 0 1 0 O'Brien J, 2b 5 1 2 0 Smith H, c 3 0 0 0 Arroyo L, p 2 0 1 0 Del Greco B, cf 4 0 0 0 Schmidt W, p 2 1 2 0 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0 Sarni B, ph 1 0 0 0 Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 Cooper W, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 11 12 11 33 3 7 3 Pittsburgh 100 200 107 -- 11 St.Louis 003 000 000 -- 3 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Arroyo L (W) 9.0 7 3 3 3 5 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Schmidt W (L) 6.1 7 4 4 4 0 McDaniel L 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Jackson L 1.1 4 6 6 2 1 Kinder E 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 E -- Virdon B DP -- Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, St.Louis 6 2B -- Clemente R, Thomas F HR -- Musial S, Walls L, Virdon B, Freese G CS -- Clemente R SH -- Arroyo L 2 SF -- Long D T -- 2:41 A -- 0
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