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{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Braves
| name = Boston Braves
| season = 1915
| season = 1915
| misc =
| misc =
| logo =
| league = National League
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| ballpark = [[Fenway Park]] (since 1914)<br>[[Braves Field]]
| current league = Nationl League
| y1 = 1876
| Uniform logo =
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| ballpark = [[Fenway Park]] (since [[1914]])<br>[[Braves Field]]
| y4 = 1915
| city = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| city = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| record = 83–69 (.546)
| y5 = 1871
| league_place = 2nd
| owners = [[James Gaffney]]
| owners = [[James E. Gaffney|James Gaffney]]
| managers = [[George Stallings]]
| managers = [[George Stallings]]
| television = none
| television =
| radio = none
| radio =
|}}
|}}

The '''1915 [[History of the Boston Braves|Boston Braves]] season''' was the 45th season of the franchise. The Braves finished second in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] with a record of 83 wins and 69 losses, seven games behind the National League champion [[Philadelphia Phillies]]. The 1915 season was notable for the opening of [[Braves Field]] on August 13, the last of the National League's "[[Baseball park#Jewel box ballparks|jewel box]]" stadiums to be built. ([[Wrigley Field|Weeghman Park]] in Chicago, while opened in 1914, would not be occupied by the [[Chicago Cubs|Cubs]] until the next season.) Prior to the opening of Braves Field, the Braves had played in [[Fenway Park]] for the first half of the 1915 season and the last 27 games of the 1914 season, having left their only previous home, [[South End Grounds]], on August 11, 1914.

In the final game of the season, a 15–8 loss to the New York Giants, [[Joe Shannon (baseball)|Joe Shannon]] made his final Major League appearance, and [[Red Shannon]] made his first Major League appearance. The two were twins, marking the first of three times that twins played on the same team (along with [[Eddie O'Brien (baseball)|Eddie]] and [[Johnny O'Brien]] and [[Jose Canseco|Jose]] and [[Ozzie Canseco]]).<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/family/fam7.shtml Baseball Twins by Baseball Almanac]</ref>


== Offseason ==
== Offseason ==
* February 14, 1915: [[Oscar Dugey]], [[Possum Whitted]], and cash were traded by the Braves to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] for [[Sherry Magee]].<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dugeyos01.shtml Oscar Dugey page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* February 14, 1915: [[Oscar Dugey]], [[Possum Whitted]], and cash were traded by the Braves to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] for [[Sherry Magee]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dugeyos01.shtml Oscar Dugey page at Baseball Reference]</ref>


== Regular season ==
== Regular season ==


=== Season standings ===
=== Season standings ===
{{1915 National League standings}}
{{1915 National League standings|highlight=Boston Braves}}

=== Record vs. opponents ===
{{1915 NL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}


=== Roster ===
=== Roster ===
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|-
|-
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Jesse Barnes]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jesse Barnes]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Gene Cocreham]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Gene Cocreham]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Dick Crutcher]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Dick Crutcher]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[George Davis (pitcher)|George Davis]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[George Davis (pitcher)|George Davis]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Otto Hess (baseball)|Otto Hess]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Otto Hess]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Tom Hughes (pitcher, born 1884)|Tom Hughes]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Tom Hughes (pitcher, born 1884)|Tom Hughes]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Bill James (pitcher, born 1892)|Bill James]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bill James (pitcher, born 1892)|Bill James]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Dolf Luque]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Dolf Luque]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Art Nehf]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Art Nehf]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Pat Ragan]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Pat Ragan]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Dick Rudolph]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Dick Rudolph]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Paul Strand (baseball)|Paul Strand]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Paul Strand (baseball)|Paul Strand]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Lefty Tyler]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Lefty Tyler]]}}
| width="25px" |
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Earl Blackburn]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Earl Blackburn]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Hank Gowdy]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Hank Gowdy]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Walt Tragesser]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Walt Tragesser]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Bert Whaling]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bert Whaling]]}}
'''Infielders'''
'''Infielders'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Johnny Evers]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Johnny Evers]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Ed Fitzpatrick]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Ed Fitzpatrick]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Fletcher Low]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Fletcher Low]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Rabbit Maranville]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Rabbit Maranville]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Butch Schmidt]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Butch Schmidt]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Red Shannon]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Red Shannon]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Red Smith (third baseman)|Red Smith]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Red Smith (third baseman)|Red Smith]]}}
| width="25px" |
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Ted Cather]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Ted Cather]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Zip Collins]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Zip Collins]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Pete Compton]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Pete Compton]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Joe Connolly]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Joe Connolly (1910s outfielder)|Joe Connolly]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Dick Egan (infielder)|Dick Egan]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Dick Egan (infielder)|Dick Egan]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Larry Gilbert (baseball)|Larry Gilbert]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Larry Gilbert (baseball)|Larry Gilbert]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Sherry Magee]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Sherry Magee]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Herbie Moran]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Herbie Moran]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Joe Shannon (baseball)|Joe Shannon]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Joe Shannon (baseball)|Joe Shannon]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Fred Snodgrass]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Fred Snodgrass]]}}
| width="25px" |
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[George Stallings]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[George Stallings]]}}

|}
|}


== Player stats ==
== Player stats ==

=== Batting ===
=== Batting ===

==== Starters by position ====
==== Starters by position ====
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
| C || {{sortname|Hank|Gowdy}} || 118 || 316 || 78 || .247 || 2 || 30
|- align="center"
| 1B || {{sortname|Butch|Schmidt}} || 127 || 458 || 115 || .251 || 2 || 60
|- align="center"
| 2B || {{sortname|Johnny|Evers}} || 83 || 278 || 73 || .263 || 1 || 22
|- align="center"
| SS || {{sortname|Rabbit|Maranville}} || 149 || 509 || 124 || .244 || 2 || 43
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 3B || {{sortname|Red|Smith|Red Smith (third baseman)}} || 157 || 549 || 145 || .264 || 2 || 65
| 3B || {{sortname|Red|Smith|Red Smith (third baseman)}} || 157 || 549 || 145 || .264 || 2 || 65
|- align="center"
| OF || {{sortname|Herbie|Moran}} || 130 || 419 || 84 || .200 || 0 || 21
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| OF || {{sortname|Sherry|Magee}} || 156 || 571 || 160 || .280 || 2 || 87
| OF || {{sortname|Sherry|Magee}} || 156 || 571 || 160 || .280 || 2 || 87
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| OF || {{sortname|Joe|Connolly|Joe Connolly (1910s outfielder)}} || 104 || 305 || 91 || .298 || 0 || 23
|}
|}


==== Other batters ====
==== Other batters ====
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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| {{sortname|Ed|Fitzpatrick}} || 105 || 303 || 67 || .221 || 0 || 24
| {{sortname|Ed|Fitzpatrick}} || 105 || 303 || 67 || .221 || 0 || 24
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Dick|Egan|Dick Egan (infielder)}} || 83 || 220 || 57 || .259 || 0 || 21
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Bert|Whaling}} || 72 || 190 || 42 || .221 || 0 || 13
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Pete|Compton}} || 35 || 116 || 28 || .241 || 1 || 12
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Larry|Gilbert|Larry Gilbert (baseball)}} || 45 || 106 || 16 || .151 || 0 || 4
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Ted|Cather}} || 40 || 102 || 21 || .206 || 2 || 18
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Fred|Snodgrass}} || 23 || 79 || 22 || .278 || 0 || 9
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Zip|Collins}} || 5 || 14 || 4 || .286 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Shannon|Joe Shannon (baseball)}} || 5 || 10 || 2 || .200 || 0 || 1
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Walt|Tragesser}} || 7 || 7 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Earl|Blackburn}} || 3 || 6 || 1 || .167 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Fletcher|Low}} || 1 || 4 || 1 || .250 || 0 || 1
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Red|Shannon}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|}
|}


=== Pitching ===
=== Pitching ===

==== Starting pitchers ====
==== Starting pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Dick|Rudolph}} || 44 || 341.1 || 22 || 19 || 2.37 || 147
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Pat|Ragan}} || 33 || 227.0 || 16 || 12 || 2.46 || 81
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Lefty|Tyler}} || 32 || 204.2 || 10 || 9 || 2.86 || 89
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Art|Nehf}} || 12 || 78.1 || 5 || 4 || 2.53 || 39
|}
|}


==== Other pitchers ====
==== Other pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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| {{sortname|Paul|Strand|Paul Strand (baseball)}} || 6 || 22.2 || 1 || 1 || 2.38 || 13
| {{sortname|Paul|Strand|Paul Strand (baseball)}} || 6 || 22.2 || 1 || 1 || 2.38 || 13
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Otto|Hess}} || 4 || 14.0 || 0 || 1 || 3.86 || 5
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Dolf|Luque}} || 2 || 5.0 || 0 || 0 || 3.60 || 3
|}
|}


==== Relief pitchers ====
==== Relief pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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|}
|}


== Notes ==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}


== References ==
==External links==
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1915.shtml 1915 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference]
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1915.shtml 1915 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference]


{{1915 MLB season by team}}
{{1915 MLB season by team}}
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[[Category:Boston Braves seasons]]
[[Category:1915 Major League Baseball season|Boston Braves season]]
[[Category:1915 Major League Baseball season|Boston Braves]]
[[Category:1915 in sports in Massachusetts|Boston Braves]]
[[Category:1910s in Boston]]



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Latest revision as of 01:44, 8 January 2024

1915 Boston Braves
LeagueNational League
BallparkFenway Park (since 1914)
Braves Field
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record83–69 (.546)
League place2nd
OwnersJames Gaffney
ManagersGeorge Stallings
← 1914
1916 →

The 1915 Boston Braves season was the 45th season of the franchise. The Braves finished second in the National League with a record of 83 wins and 69 losses, seven games behind the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. The 1915 season was notable for the opening of Braves Field on August 13, the last of the National League's "jewel box" stadiums to be built. (Weeghman Park in Chicago, while opened in 1914, would not be occupied by the Cubs until the next season.) Prior to the opening of Braves Field, the Braves had played in Fenway Park for the first half of the 1915 season and the last 27 games of the 1914 season, having left their only previous home, South End Grounds, on August 11, 1914.

In the final game of the season, a 15–8 loss to the New York Giants, Joe Shannon made his final Major League appearance, and Red Shannon made his first Major League appearance. The two were twins, marking the first of three times that twins played on the same team (along with Eddie and Johnny O'Brien and Jose and Ozzie Canseco).[1]

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 90 62 .592 — 49‍–‍27 41‍–‍35
Boston Braves 83 69 .546 7 49‍–‍27 34‍–‍42
Brooklyn Robins 80 72 .526 10 51‍–‍26 29‍–‍46
Chicago Cubs 73 80 .477 17½ 42‍–‍34 31‍–‍46
Pittsburgh Pirates 73 81 .474 18 40‍–‍37 33‍–‍44
St. Louis Cardinals 72 81 .471 18½ 42‍–‍36 30‍–‍45
Cincinnati Reds 71 83 .461 20 39‍–‍37 32‍–‍46
New York Giants 69 83 .454 21 37‍–‍38 32‍–‍45

Record vs. opponents

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1915 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 14–8–1 10–12–1 15–7 13–9–1 7–14 15–7 9–12–2
Brooklyn 8–14–1 — 14–8 11–11–1 12–8 13–9 11–11 11–11
Chicago 12–10–1 8–14 — 13–9–2 8–14 7–14 13–9 12–10
Cincinnati 7–15 11–11–1 9–13–2 — 9–13–1 9–13 12–10–1 14–8–1
New York 9–13–1 8–12 14–8 13–9–1 — 7–15–1 8–14 10–12
Philadelphia 14–7 9–13 14–7 13–9 15–7–1 — 10–12 15–7
Pittsburgh 7–15 11–11 9–13 10–12–1 14–8 12–10 — 10–12–1
St. Louis 12–9–2 11–11 10–12 8–14–1 12–10 7–15 12–10–1 —


Roster

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1915 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Hank Gowdy 118 316 78 .247 2 30
1B Butch Schmidt 127 458 115 .251 2 60
2B Johnny Evers 83 278 73 .263 1 22
SS Rabbit Maranville 149 509 124 .244 2 43
3B Red Smith 157 549 145 .264 2 65
OF Herbie Moran 130 419 84 .200 0 21
OF Sherry Magee 156 571 160 .280 2 87
OF Joe Connolly 104 305 91 .298 0 23

Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Ed Fitzpatrick 105 303 67 .221 0 24
Dick Egan 83 220 57 .259 0 21
Bert Whaling 72 190 42 .221 0 13
Pete Compton 35 116 28 .241 1 12
Larry Gilbert 45 106 16 .151 0 4
Ted Cather 40 102 21 .206 2 18
Fred Snodgrass 23 79 22 .278 0 9
Zip Collins 5 14 4 .286 0 0
Joe Shannon 5 10 2 .200 0 1
Walt Tragesser 7 7 0 .000 0 0
Earl Blackburn 3 6 1 .167 0 0
Fletcher Low 1 4 1 .250 0 1
Red Shannon 3 3 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Dick Rudolph 44 341.1 22 19 2.37 147
Pat Ragan 33 227.0 16 12 2.46 81
Lefty Tyler 32 204.2 10 9 2.86 89
Art Nehf 12 78.1 5 4 2.53 39

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Tom Hughes 50 280.1 16 14 2.12 171
George Davis 15 73.1 3 3 3.80 26
Bill James 13 68.1 5 4 3.03 23
Jesse Barnes 9 45.1 3 0 1.39 16
Dick Crutcher 14 43.2 2 2 4.33 17
Paul Strand 6 22.2 1 1 2.38 13
Otto Hess 4 14.0 0 1 3.86 5
Dolf Luque 2 5.0 0 0 3.60 3

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Gene Cocreham 1 0 0 0 5.40 0

References

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  1. ^ Baseball Twins by Baseball Almanac
  2. ^ Oscar Dugey page at Baseball Reference
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