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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 25, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 25, 1956 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lou Kretlow |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 20,558 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Frank Tabacchi 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Hector Lopez | Center Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Rance Pless | Third Baseman |
| Lou Kretlow | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Jim Brideweser | Second Baseman |
| Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 25, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Foytack
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Foytack
There goes Slaughter. The throw from House and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simpson vs. Foytack
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn hits a line drive towards third. Pless reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kretlow
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kretlow
Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Kretlow
There goes Torgeson. The throw from Ginsberg and he is out, Finigan applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Foytack
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ginsberg vs. Foytack
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone juggles the ball. That's an error on Boone. Zernial scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pless vs. Foytack
Pless hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ginsberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kretlow vs. Foytack
Kretlow is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kretlow
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kretlow
House takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Kretlow
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brideweser vs. Kretlow
Brideweser is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foytack vs. Kretlow
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Foytack
The umpire calls a balk on Foytack Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Foytack
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Foytack
Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Foytack
There goes Simpson. The throw from House and he is out, Brideweser applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Kretlow
There goes Kuenn. The throw from Ginsberg and he is safe. Kuenn steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torgeson vs. Kretlow
Torgeson hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Kretlow
Kaline hits a fly ball towards right field. Slaughter fields the ball and throws to home. Ginsberg drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Ginsberg. Kuenn scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kretlow
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Foytack
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone juggles the ball. That's an error on Boone. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Foytack
Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Kaline fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Kaline. Finigan goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pless vs. Foytack
Pless takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kretlow vs. Foytack
Kretlow bunts towards the mound. Foytack juggles the ball. That's an error on Foytack. Ginsberg moves to third. Pless moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ginsberg tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Foytack
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson juggles the ball. That's an error on Torgeson. Pless scores. Kretlow moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Foytack
Simpson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kretlow
House hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kretlow
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brideweser vs. Kretlow
Brideweser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foytack vs. Kretlow
Foytack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Foytack
Finigan hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Foytack
Ginsberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kretlow
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kretlow
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Kretlow
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pless fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Foytack
Pless takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kretlow vs. Foytack
Spook Jacobs pinch runs for Rance Pless.
Kretlow bunts towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Brideweser covering, for the out. Jacobs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jacobs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jacobs scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Foytack
The umpire calls a balk on Foytack Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Foytack
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Foytack
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kretlow
Spook Jacobs now playing second base. Jim Finigan now playing third base.
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Kretlow
House hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kretlow
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Foytack
Bill Renna pinch runs for Gus Zernial.
Finigan bunts towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. Renna moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ginsberg vs. Foytack
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Renna moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jacobs vs. Foytack
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Kretlow
Bill Renna now playing left field.
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Kretlow
Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Paul Foytack.
Belardi hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Gromek
Steve Gromek now pitching.
Kretlow strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Gromek
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Gromek
Slaughter hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kretlow
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kretlow
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kretlow
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Gromek
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Gromek
Renna strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Gromek
Finigan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Gromek
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kretlow
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kretlow
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brideweser vs. Kretlow
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1956 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
DeMaestri J, ss 5 0 1 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 1 1 0
Lopez H, cf 3 1 1 2 Torgeson E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0
Simpson H, 1b 5 0 1 1 Tuttle B, cf 4 1 2 0
Zernial G, lf 2 1 0 0 Boone R, 3b 3 1 1 2
Renna B, pr-lf 1 0 0 0 House F, c 3 0 0 0
Finigan J, 2b-3b 3 1 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 3 0 1 0
Ginsberg J, c 5 1 1 0 Brideweser J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Pless R, 3b 1 1 1 0 Foytack P, p 2 0 0 0
Jacobs S, pr-2b 1 1 0 0 Belardi W, ph 1 0 0 0
Kretlow L, p 2 0 0 0 Gromek S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 6 3 31 3 7 2
Kansas City 011 301 000 -- 6
Detroit 021 000 000 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kretlow L (W) 9.0 7 3 3 4 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack P (L) 7.0 5 6 3 5 5
Gromek S 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
E -- House F, Boone R 2, Ginsberg J, Kaline A, Foytack P, Torgeson E
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 10, Detroit 5
2B -- Kuenn H, Ginsberg J, DeMaestri J
HR -- Boone R
SB -- Slaughter E, Kuenn H
CS -- Torgeson E, Simpson H
SH -- Kretlow L 2, Finigan J
SF -- Lopez H
HBP -- by Foytack P (Zernial G)
Balk -- Foytack P 2
T -- 2:25
A -- 20558
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