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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 25, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers, played on August 25, 1977 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 25, 1977 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 25, 1977 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 30,186 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
Willie Horton | DH |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Tom Grieve | Left Fielder |
Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Billy Hunter | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Tommy Helms | DH |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Jim Rice | Right Fielder |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 25, 1977
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Tiant
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Tiant
Wills is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Tiant
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Alexander
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Alexander
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Alexander
Lynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Alexander
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Helms moves to third. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Alexander
Rice hits a line drive into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scott vs. Alexander
Scott takes first base on ball four. Helms scores. Lynn moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hobson vs. Alexander
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Tiant
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Tiant
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Alexander
Fisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Alexander
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Tiant
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn who is chasing the ball. Beniquez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grieve vs. Tiant
Grieve is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campaneris vs. Tiant
Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. Beniquez scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Tiant
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Alexander
Helms hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Helms reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Alexander
Lynn hits a line drive towards first. Hargrove reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Alexander
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Alexander
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Tiant
Wills hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Tiant
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Tiant
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Tiant
Harrah hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Alexander
Scott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Alexander
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Alexander
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Tiant
Beniquez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Tiant
Grieve hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Tiant
Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Alexander
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Alexander
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris misplays the ball. That's an error on Campaneris. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Alexander
Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Alexander
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards the mound. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Alexander
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beniquez throws the ball in to Wills who tags Rice trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Helms scores. Lynn moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Tiant
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Tiant
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Tiant
Washington bunts towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Tiant
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills scores. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Tiant
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Alexander
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Alexander
Hobson bunts towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Alexander
Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Tiant
Beniquez hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Tiant
Grieve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Tiant
Sandy Alomar pinch runs for Tom Grieve.
Campaneris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Tiant
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alomar moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wills vs. Tiant
Wills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alomar scores. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Washington vs. Tiant
Washington hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rice. Washington reaches second base with a double. Hargrove scores. Wills goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching.
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Alexander
Dave May now playing right field. Claudell Washington now playing left field.
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Alexander
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynn vs. Knowles
Steve Dillard pinch runs for Tommy Helms. Darold Knowles now pitching.
Lynn takes first base on ball four. Dillard moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yastrzemski vs. Knowles
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burleson tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Devine
Adrian Devine now pitching.
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dillard scores. Lynn moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Devine
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lynn scores. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Devine
Hobson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Devine
Fisk is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Lindblad
Burleson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May. Burleson reaches second base with a double. There goes Fisk trying to get to home. May throws the ball in to Sundberg, who tags Fisk, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Willoughby
Sam Bowen now playing center field.
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Willoughby
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Willoughby
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Willoughby
May strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bevacqua vs. Willoughby
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Bert Campaneris.
Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hargrove vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching.
Hargrove is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Lindblad
Kurt Bevacqua now playing third base. Toby Harrah now playing shortstop.
Dillard hits a line drive into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowen vs. Lindblad
Bowen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lindblad
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Lindblad
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Campbell
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Campbell
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Campbell
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/25/1977 -- Texas at Boston (N) Texas AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Hargrove M, 1b 5 1 2 0 Burleson R, ss 5 1 2 0 Wills B, 2b 5 2 1 1 Helms T, dh 4 2 3 0 Washington C, rf-lf 5 0 3 2 Dillard S, pr 1 1 0 0 Horton W, dh 5 0 1 0 Lynn F, cf 3 1 2 0 Sundberg J, c 3 1 1 1 Bowen S, cf 1 0 0 0 Harrah T, 3b-ss 4 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 2 1 Beniquez J, cf 4 1 1 0 Rice J, rf 5 1 2 2 Grieve T, lf 3 0 1 0 Scott G, 1b 3 2 3 3 Alomar S, pr 0 1 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 3 1 1 3 May D, rf 1 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 3 0 1 0 Campaneris B, ss 2 0 0 1 Doyle D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, ph-3b 1 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 6 12 6 36 9 16 9 Texas 001 001 310 -- 6 Boston 100 110 60x -- 9 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Alexander D* 6.0 11 5 4 1 2 Knowles D (L) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 Devine A+ 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 Lindblad P 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L 6.2 10 5 5 0 5 Willoughby J (W) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 Campbell B (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th + Pitched to 4 batters in 7th E -- Campaneris B DP -- Texas 1 LOB -- Texas 7, Boston 8 2B -- Helms T, Washington C, Burleson R 3B -- Beniquez J HR -- Scott G, Hobson B SH -- Campaneris B, Hobson B SF -- Yastrzemski C HBP -- by Devine A (Fisk C) T -- 3:04 A -- 30186
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