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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 8, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators, played on May 8, 1957 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Kemmerer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Duke Maas |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 3,714 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Joe Paparella |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Snyder | Shortstop |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Herb Plews | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Center Fielder |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Russ Kemmerer | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Ray Boone | First Baseman |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
| Duke Maas | Pitcher |
| Jack Tighe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 8, 1957
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Maas
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Maas
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Maas
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Maas
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Maas
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kemmerer
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Kemmerer
Bolling strikes out. There goes Kuenn. The throw from Berberet to second, and Kuenn is out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kemmerer
Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Maas
Plews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Plews for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Maas
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Maas
Berberet hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kemmerer
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Kemmerer
There goes Kaline. The throw from Berberet and he is safe. Kaline steals second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Kemmerer
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tuttle vs. Kemmerer
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
House vs. Kemmerer
House hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemmerer vs. Maas
Kemmerer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Maas
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Maas
Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Maas
Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost scores. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Runnels vs. Maas
Runnels hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Maas
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Kemmerer
Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maas vs. Kemmerer
Maas bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Kemmerer
There goes Bertoia. The throw from Berberet and he is out, Snyder applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kemmerer
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Kemmerer
Kemmerer fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Kemmerer. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Kemmerer
Bolling hits a line drive into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Maas
Plews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Maas
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Maas
Berberet hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Berberet reaches second base with a double. Plews moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kemmerer vs. Maas
Kemmerer strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yost vs. Maas
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kemmerer
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kemmerer
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Kemmerer
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maxwell scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tuttle vs. Kemmerer
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Kemmerer
House hits a line drive for a double play. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Maas
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Maas
Sievers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Maas
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Maas
Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Plews vs. Maas
Plews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Plews reaches second base with a double. Sievers scores. Runnels goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Maas
Herzog hits a popup towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Kemmerer
Bertoia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Bertoia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Kemmerer
Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Duke Maas.
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Kemmerer
Jim Small pinch runs for Eddie Robinson.
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Bertoia scores. Small moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bolling vs. Kemmerer
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Small scores. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maxwell vs. Hyde
Dick Hyde now pitching.
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuenn tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Hyde
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Hyde
Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bolling scores. Kaline moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tuttle vs. Hyde
Earl Torgeson pinch runs for Ray Boone.
Tuttle hits a line drive towards short. Snyder reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
House vs. Hyde
House is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bertoia vs. Hyde
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Bunning
Earl Torgeson now playing first base. Jim Bunning now pitching.
Berberet hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Bunning
Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Dick Hyde.
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Bunning
Yost strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Brodowski
Dick Brodowski now pitching.
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brodowski
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Brodowski
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Brodowski
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brodowski
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Bunning
Karl Olson now playing left field.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Bunning
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Brodowski
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Brodowski
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
House vs. Brodowski
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews misplays the ball. That's an error on Plews. Torgeson scores. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bertoia vs. Brodowski
Bertoia hits a popup towards short. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bunning vs. Brodowski
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Bunning
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plews vs. Bunning
Plews hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bolling scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Bunning
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Bunning
Berberet strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Shifflett
Garland Shifflett now pitching.
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Shifflett
Bolling takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olson vs. Shifflett
Olson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Shifflett
Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herzog who is chasing the ball. Kaline reaches third base with a triple. Kuenn scores. Bolling goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torgeson vs. Shifflett
Torgeson hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tuttle vs. Shifflett
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becquer vs. Bunning
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Garland Shifflett.
Becquer strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Bunning
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Bunning
Snyder hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1957 -- Washington at Detroit (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 5 1 2 0 Kuenn H, ss 2 3 2 1
Snyder J, ss 5 0 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 2 1 1
Sievers R, lf 4 1 3 1 Maxwell C, lf 3 2 2 3
Runnels P, 1b 4 1 1 0 Olson K, lf 1 0 0 0
Lemon J, rf 3 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 1 2 2
Plews H, 2b 4 0 2 2 Boone R, 1b 3 0 1 2
Herzog W, cf 3 0 0 0 Torgeson E, pr-1b 1 1 0 0
Berberet L, c 4 0 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 5 0 2 1
Kemmerer R, p 2 0 0 0 House F, c 3 0 0 1
Hyde D, p 0 0 0 0 Bertoia R, 3b 4 1 2 0
Throneberry F, ph 1 0 0 0 Maas D, p 1 0 0 0
Brodowski D, p 0 0 0 0 Robinson E, ph 0 0 0 0
Shifflett G, p 0 0 0 0 Small J, pr 0 1 0 0
Becquer J, ph 1 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 10 3 32 11 12 11
Washington 001 020 000 -- 3
Detroit 000 242 12x -- 11
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Kemmerer R (L)* 4.0 8 6 6 3 2
Hyde D 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Brodowski D 2.0 2 3 3 2 0
Shifflett G 1.0 1 2 2 2 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Maas D (W) 5.0 10 3 3 0 3
Bunning J (S) 4.0 0 0 0 2 4
* Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
E -- Kemmerer R, Plews H
DP -- Washington 3, Detroit 1
LOB -- Washington 8, Detroit 7
2B -- Berberet L, Kaline A, Plews H, Bertoia R, Kuenn H
3B -- Kaline A
HR -- Maxwell C
SB -- Kaline A
CS -- Kuenn H, Bertoia R
SF -- Maxwell C
T -- 2:38
A -- 3714
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