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SEPTEMBER
1949

Thursday, September 1st

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1949
Boston Braves 8, Chicago Cubs 4 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 11, Cincinnati Reds 8 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, September 2nd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 2, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Boston Braves 3 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 8, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium
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Saturday, September 3rd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1949
Chicago Cubs 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Boston Braves 4 at Shibe Park
Cincinnati Reds 9, St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 10, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
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Sunday, September 4th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 4, 1949
Chicago Cubs 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Boston Braves 8 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Boston Braves 7 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 4, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 5, St. Louis Browns 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 3, New York Yankees 2 at Griffith Stadium
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Monday, September 5th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Boston Braves 2 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 13, Boston Braves 2 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 9, New York Giants 7 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 2 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 12, Washington Senators 2 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, St. Louis Browns 0 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 2, St. Louis Browns 1 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 13, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
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Tuesday, September 6th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 6, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Boston Braves 2 at Ebbets Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
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Wednesday, September 7th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Boston Braves 4 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 7, St. Louis Browns 1 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium
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Thursday, September 8th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 8, 1949
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 12, New York Giants 7 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Chicago Cubs 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 3, St. Louis Browns 1 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 10, Cleveland Indians 0 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Washington Senators 1 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Washington Senators 4 at Shibe Park
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Friday, September 9th

IN THE NEWS: Despite terrorizing the NL with bat and baserunning during the season, Jackie Robinson is picked off base by Dave Koslo, the 4th time this year Giants pitchers have nabbed him.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1949
New York Giants 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Crosley Field
Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Washington Senators 2 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 5, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Saturday, September 10th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 10, 1949
Boston Braves 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Giants 4 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field
Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 8, Washington Senators 1 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 9, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 2, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Sunday, September 11th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1949
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, New York Giants 5 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Forbes Field
Detroit Tigers 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 20, Washington Senators 5 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 2, Washington Senators 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Sportsman's Park III
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Tuesday, September 13th

IN THE NEWS: For the 2nd time in his career, Ralph Kiner hits HRs in 4 consecutive at bats, over 2 games. He performed the same feat in 1947. The 2 HRs today are numbers 33 and 34. Kiner's 1949 total will include 25 on the road, 29 at Forbes Field, 14 of them in the bullpen enclosure still known as Greenberg Gardens.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 13, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 1, New York Giants 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
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Wednesday, September 14th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1949
Chicago Cubs 8, Boston Braves 7 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 9, New York Giants 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 2, St. Louis Browns 0 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 13, St. Louis Browns 7 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 8, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
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Thursday, September 15th

IN THE NEWS: Pirates P Ernie Bonham dies following an appendectomy and stomach surgery, just 18 days after his last pitching performance, an 8-2 win over the Phillies. Mrs. Bonham will receive the first benefits under the players pension plan, $90 a month for 10 years.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 15, 1949
Cleveland Indians 10, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium
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Friday, September 16th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 16, 1949
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 4 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Boston Braves 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 12, St. Louis Browns 4 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Griffith Stadium
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Saturday, September 17th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 17, 1949
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Giants 2 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Forbes Field
Boston Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 8, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 8, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
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Sunday, September 18th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 18, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Boston Braves 6 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 1, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Giants 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 15, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 11, Chicago White Sox 5 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, St. Louis Browns 5 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 7, St. Louis Browns 4 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
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Monday, September 19th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 0 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, St. Louis Browns 4 at Shibe Park
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Tuesday, September 20th

IN THE NEWS: Jackie Robinson steals home in a 5-0 Dodger win against the Cubs. It is his 5th steal of home this year and the 13th in his 3 years in the NL. That is the most in the ML since Ben Chapman stole his 15th and last in 1940, his 11th season.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 20, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Detroit Tigers 6 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 15, Washington Senators 6 at Griffith Stadium
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Wednesday, September 21st

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1949
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 9, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Giants 4 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 6 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 10, New York Yankees 9 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 7, St. Louis Browns 0 at Griffith Stadium
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Thursday, September 22nd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1949
Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Giants 4 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Boston Braves 0 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 19, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, September 23rd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 23, 1949
Chicago White Sox 4, St. Louis Browns 1 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Washington Senators 9, New York Yankees 8 at Griffith Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
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Saturday, September 24th

IN THE NEWS: Bob Elliott hits 3 successive HRs for Boston, as the Braves down the Giants 6-4.

Ellis Kinder (15-1 at Fenway Park) pitches a 6-hitter, and Williams lines his 42nd HR to beat the Yankees 2-0 and pull the Red Sox 1 game behind the Yankees.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 24, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 6, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 0 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium
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Sunday, September 25th

IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals, in first place for 2 months, win their final home game, and the Dodgers lose to Philadelphia, maintaining the Cards 111Ž2 game lead.

Despite 71 injuries that kept players out of games, Casey Stengel and his Yankees have been in first place all season. But today the Red Sox move into a tie for first place with a 4-1 victory over Allie Reynolds. Ted Williams hits his 43rd HR, and Mel Parnell wins his 25th game of the season. The lefty is 16-3 at Fenway this year. Joe DiMaggio listens to the game from a hospital, bedridden with pneumonia. The Yankees return to New York and are greeted at Grand Central Station by a huge crowd of fans, including Mrs. Babe Ruth, who predicts, "Whoever wins tomorrow should go all the way."

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 25, 1949
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 3, Boston Braves 2 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 5, Boston Braves 2 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 1 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 7, St. Louis Browns 5 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Washington Senators 5 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 4, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
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Monday, September 26th

IN THE NEWS: Before 67,434 at Yankee Stadium, the Red Sox survive a rhubarb-filled, 7-6 win when Johnny Pesky scores on a disputed squeeze play. Leading by one game, the Sox move on to Washington for a 3-game series before the last 2 games of the year with the Yankees.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 26, 1949
Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium
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Tuesday, September 27th

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox, winners of 16 out of the last 19 with the Senators, win the opener in Washington 6-4.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 27, 1949
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Forbes Field
Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 3, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 6, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
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Wednesday, September 28th

IN THE NEWS: Facing Ray Scarborough, the Nats' top pitcher, the Red Sox take a 1-0 lead into the 9th only to have Washington tie it up. Mel Parnell, in relief, bounces a curve past C Birdie Tebbetts, and the winning run scores from 3rd.

The Yankees, taking 2 out of 3 games from the Athletics, stay one game behind the Red Sox with 2 games left.

Called up from Toronto in mid-September, Eddie Sanicki of the Phils gets his 3rd hit of the season. All 3 are homers. On September 14 Sanicki had homered with 2 men on his first big-league at bat, against Rip Sewell of the Pirates.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 28, 1949
Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Giants 0 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Griffith Stadium
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Thursday, September 29th

IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals lose to former Redbird Murry Dickson, now with the Pirates, 7-2, following a George Munger loss. The Dodgers take 2 from the Braves and a half-game lead.

In the 5th inning against the Dodgers, the Braves Connie Ryan protests against playing in the rain by kneeling on the on-deck circle with his raincoat on. Umpire George Barr ejects Ryan from the game.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 29, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Forbes Field
Cleveland Indians 8, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
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Friday, September 30th

IN THE NEWS: Boston outlasts Washington 11-9 to move into New York for the showdown for the AL pennant.

Kiner hits his 54th homer and 16th in September, as the Pirates beat Herm Wehmeier and the Reds 3-2. The monthly total eclipses Cy Williams's 1923 NL mark.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 30, 1949
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Forbes Field
Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 11, Washington Senators 9 at Griffith Stadium
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