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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 23, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 23, 1940 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Moore |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Davis |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Bick Campbell |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Joost | Second Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Willard Hershberger | Catcher |
| Morrie Arnovich | Left Fielder |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Whitey Moore | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Babe Phelps | Catcher |
| Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
| Dixie Walker | Center Fielder |
| Jimmy Wasdell | Right Fielder |
| Leo Durocher | Second Baseman |
| Curt Davis | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 23, 1940
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Davis
Werber hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Davis
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Davis
Goodman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phelps settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Moore
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Moore
Lavagetto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Moore
Medwick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hershberger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phelps vs. Moore
Phelps is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Davis
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Davis
Hershberger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. Davis
Arnovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Davis
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Davis
Myers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Moore
Camilli hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Moore
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Moore
Wasdell hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Davis
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Davis
Werber hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Davis
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Davis
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Davis
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hershberger vs. Davis
Hershberger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Arnovich vs. Davis
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Moore
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Moore
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Moore
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Moore
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Moore
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Davis
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Davis
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Davis
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Moore
Phelps hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Moore
Camilli hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Moore
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wasdell vs. Moore
Wasdell hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Davis
Werber hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Davis
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Davis
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Davis
McCormick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. McCormick reaches second base with a double. Goodman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hershberger vs. Davis
Hershberger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Hershberger reaches second base with a double. McCormick scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Arnovich vs. Davis
Arnovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hershberger scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Pressnell
Tot Pressnell now pitching.
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Arnovich moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Pressnell
Myers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Myers reaches second base with a double. Arnovich scores. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Pressnell
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pressnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Moore
Durocher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Moore
Joe Vosmik pinch hits for Tot Pressnell.
Vosmik hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Moore
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Durocher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lavagetto vs. Moore
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Casey
Hugh Casey now pitching.
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Casey
Joost hits a line drive towards first. Camilli catches it and steps on first to double up Werber. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Casey
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher misplays the ball. That's an error on Durocher. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Casey
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Moore
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Moore
Phelps hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick who is chasing the ball. Phelps reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Camilli vs. Moore
Camilli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Arnovich. Camilli reaches second base with a double. Phelps scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Moore
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Camilli moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wasdell vs. Moore
Wasdell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Casey
Hershberger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Casey
Arnovich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phelps settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Casey
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Moore
Durocher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Moore
Joe Gallagher pinch hits for Hugh Casey.
Gallagher strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Moore
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Kimball
Newt Kimball now pitching.
Myers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Kimball
Moore bunts towards the mound. Kimball fields it and throws to first for the out. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. Kimball
Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Myers scores. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Kimball
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goodman vs. Kimball
Goodman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Goodman reaches third base with a triple. Werber scores. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Kimball
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Kimball
Hershberger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Arnovich vs. Kimball
Arnovich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Moore
Lavagetto hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Moore
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Moore
Phelps hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Arnovich. Phelps reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Camilli vs. Moore
Camilli strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Moore
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Kimball
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Kimball
Myers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Kimball
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Kimball
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto juggles the ball. That's an error on Lavagetto. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Kimball
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Moore
Wasdell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Franks vs. Moore
Herman Franks pinch hits for Leo Durocher.
Franks takes first base on ball four. Wasdell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reiser vs. Moore
Pete Reiser pinch hits for Newt Kimball.
Reiser hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Moore
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. Wasdell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lavagetto vs. Moore
Lavagetto hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1940, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 5 2 2 2 Reese P, ss 5 0 1 0
Joost E, 2b 6 0 0 0 Lavagetto C, 3b 4 1 2 1
Goodman I, rf 4 3 2 1 Medwick J, lf 4 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 5 1 3 2 Phelps B, c 4 1 3 0
Hershberger W, c 5 1 4 2 Camilli D, 1b 4 0 1 1
Arnovich M, lf 5 1 2 1 Walker D, cf 4 0 0 0
McCormick M, cf 5 0 1 0 Wasdell J, rf 3 0 0 0
Myers B, ss 5 1 2 1 Durocher L, 2b 2 0 0 0
Moore W, p 4 0 1 0 Franks H, ph 0 0 0 0
Davis C, p 0 0 0 0
Pressnell T, p 0 0 0 0
Vosmik J, ph 1 0 0 0
Casey H, p 0 0 0 0
Gallagher J, ph 1 0 0 0
Kimball N, p 0 0 0 0
Reiser P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
44 9 17 9 33 2 7 2
Cincinnati 002 040 030 -- 9
Brooklyn 000 001 010 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Moore W (W) 9.0 7 2 2 5 5
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Davis C (L) 4.2 9 6 6 1 3
Pressnell T 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Casey H 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Kimball N 2.0 6 3 3 0 3
E -- Durocher L, Lavagetto C
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 11, Brooklyn 9
2B -- McCormick F, Hershberger W, Myers B, Camilli D, Phelps B
3B -- Phelps B, Goodman I
HR -- Werber B, Lavagetto C
SH -- Moore W
T -- 2:25
A -- 0
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