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BAL
@BOS		7
2
OAK
@CHW		1
3
DET
@MIL		6
5
CAL
@MIN		2
6
CLE
@NYY		1
2
KCR
@TEX		3
4
ATL
@HOU		2
3		 
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SDP
@LAD		5
6
PHI
@MON		3
2
PHI
@MON		5
8
NYM
@PIT		4
0
CIN
@SFG		0
6
CHC
@STL		5
6
Sunday, September 22, 1974 1:20PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 43,267, Time of Game: 2:43
Cubs
5
64-88
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 17½ GB
 at Cardinals
6
82-71
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Al Hrabosky (8-1)
L: Dave LaRoche (4-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  0    5  8  0
Cardinals       2  0  2   0  0  1   0  0  1    6 10  2
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Monday CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 .291 .835 0.274 1.71 0.328 -0.054 2.2 1 0 SB
Don Kessinger SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 .265 .667 0.000 1.53 0.139 -0.139 -0.2 1 5 SB,GDP
Bill Madlock 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 .310 .793 -0.039 1.54 0.065 -0.104 -0.3 1 3 SF
Jose Cardenal LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 .297 .815 0.092 1.42 0.148 -0.056 1.2 3 0 SB,IW
Jerry Morales RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270 .740 -0.064 1.40 0.044 -0.108 -0.7 0 0
   Jim Todd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .121 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Oscar Zamora P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave LaRoche P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .668 -0.031 1.26 0.000 -0.031 -0.1 0 0
Andre Thornton 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .261 .807 -0.017 1.57 0.066 -0.084 0.1 10 1
Steve Swisher C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .634 -0.184 1.86 0.000 -0.184 -1.7 4 1
Rob Sperring 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .183 .512 -0.045 0.91 0.000 -0.045 -0.4 0 1
   Pete LaCock PH-RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .184 .512 0.044 0.97 0.063 -0.019 0.6 3 0
Steve Stone P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .125 .280 0.014 0.61 0.027 -0.014 0.1 1 1
   Billy Williams PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 .832 0.054 2.10 0.054 0.000 0.4
   Billy Grabarkewitz PR-2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 .226 .645 -0.045 1.83 0.000 -0.045 -0.2 2 1
Team Totals 35 5 8 5 5 7 .229 .546 0.053 1.48 0.934 -0.883 0.9 26 13
SF: B Madlock (6, off B Gibson).
IBB: J Cardenal (3, by B Gibson).
TB: R Monday 3; J Cardenal 2; D Kessinger; P LaCock; A Thornton.
GIDP: D Kessinger (12).
RBI: R Monday 2 (56); D Kessinger (39); J Cardenal (70); B Madlock (46).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Swisher-D Kessinger-B Grabarkewitz; D Kessinger-B Grabarkewitz-A Thornton.
Baserunning
SB: J Cardenal (23, 2nd base off B Gibson/T Simmons); R Monday (7, 3rd base off B Gibson/T Simmons); D Kessinger (7, 2nd base off B Gibson/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 .313 .764 0.155 1.17 0.186 -0.031 0.8 4 0 2·SB
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .631 -0.158 1.41 0.000 -0.158 -1.1 3 2 SH
Reggie Smith RF 3 2 3 1 2 0 .315 .931 0.180 1.28 0.180 0.000 1.8 0 0 2·3B,2B
Ted Simmons C 4 1 2 4 0 0 .269 .770 0.524 2.01 0.613 -0.088 1.2 9 0 HR,SF
Joe Torre 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 .284 .769 0.135 0.98 0.140 -0.005 0.8 5 0 HBP
   Larry Herndon PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Keith Hernandez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .832 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bake McBride CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .313 .771 -0.006 1.61 0.164 -0.170 -0.2 5 0 GDP
   Jose Cruz CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .709 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 .668 -0.064 1.21 0.054 -0.118 -0.9 0 2 2B,GDP
Mike Tyson SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .221 .544 -0.025 0.46 0.005 -0.030 -0.1 0 2
   Jack Heidemann PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .527 -0.079 2.85 0.000 -0.079 -0.3 0 0
Bob Gibson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .208 .498 -0.019 0.36 0.000 -0.019 -0.3 1 2
   Jim Dwyer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .734 -0.037 1.50 0.000 -0.037 -0.2
   Al Hrabosky P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .600 -0.055 2.22 0.000 -0.055 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 32 6 10 5 5 4 .312 1.004 0.551 1.32 1.342 -0.790 1.3 27 8
2B: K Reitz (27, off D LaRoche); R Smith (26, off S Stone).
3B: R Smith 2 (8, 2 off S Stone).
HR: T Simmons (19, off S Stone; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: T Simmons (9, off S Stone).
SH: T Sizemore (18, off S Stone).
HBP: J Torre (7, by S Stone).
TB: R Smith 8; T Simmons 5; L Brock 2; K Reitz 2; J Torre; B McBride.
GIDP: B McBride (7); K Reitz (22).
RBI: T Simmons 4 (95); R Smith (96).
2-out RBI: T Simmons 3.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Tyson-T Sizemore-J Torre.
E: T Sizemore 2 (15).
Baserunning
SB: L Brock 2 (114, 2nd base off O Zamora/S Swisher, 2nd base off S Stone/S Swisher).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Stone 5 4 4 4 2 4 1 4.17 22 45 -0.247 0.61 -1.7
Jim Todd 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.98 2 0 0 -0.229 2.12 -1.3
Oscar Zamora, BS (3) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.05 6 2 1 0.120 1.79 0.8
Dave LaRoche, L (4-5) 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 4.57 10 2 0 -0.196 2.46 0.9
Team Totals 8.2 10 6 6 5 4 1 6.23 40 45 4 1 -0.552 1.48 -1.3
J Todd faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson 7 8 5 4 5 5 0 3.86 35 43 -0.283 1.47 -1.8
Al Hrabosky, W (8-1) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.76 6 0 0 0.231 1.56 0.9
Team Totals 9 8 5 4 5 7 0 4.00 41 43 0 0 -0.052 1.32 -0.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: S Stone (4; J Torre).
IBB: B Gibson (14; J Cardenal).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 43,267.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 61° F, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Rick Monday CF 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Don Kessinger SS 2 Ted Sizemore 2B
3 Bill Madlock 3B 3 Reggie Smith RF
4 Jose Cardenal LF 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Jerry Morales RF 5 Joe Torre 1B
6 Andre Thornton 1B 6 Bake McBride CF
7 Steve Swisher C 7 Ken Reitz 3B
8 Rob Sperring 2B 8 Mike Tyson SS
9 Steve Stone P 9 Bob Gibson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 5-5 2 12- R STL T. Simmons D. LaRoche 39% 100% Single to CF; Brock Scores; Smith to 2B
t6 1-4 1 123 RR CHC R. Monday B. Gibson -20% 56% Single to RF; Thornton Scores; LaCock Scores; Grabarkewitz to 3B
b1 0-1 2 -2- RR STL T. Simmons S. Stone 20% 62% Home Run; Smith Scores
b6 4-5 0 1-- STL B. McBride J. Todd 16% 61% Single to RF; Torre to 3B
b8 5-5 0 1-- OO STL B. McBride D. LaRoche -14% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS-2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC R. Monday B. Gibson 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- CHC D. Kessinger B. Gibson -2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- CHC B. Madlock B. Gibson -4% 46% Walk; Kessinger to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- R CHC J. Cardenal B. Gibson -10% 36% Single to LF; Kessinger Scores; Madlock to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- O CHC J. Morales B. Gibson 4% 40% Strikeout
t1 1-0 2 12- CHC A. Thornton B. Gibson -3% 37% Walk; Madlock to 3B; Cardenal to 2B
t1 1-0 2 123 O CHC S. Swisher B. Gibson 6% 44% Groundout: 2B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O STL L. Brock S. Stone -2% 41% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore S. Stone -2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- STL R. Smith S. Stone 2% 42% Double to RF
b1 0-1 2 -2- RR STL T. Simmons S. Stone 20% 62% Home Run; Smith Scores
b1 2-1 2 --- STL J. Torre S. Stone 1% 63% Hit By Pitch
b1 2-1 2 1-- O STL B. McBride S. Stone -2% 61% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
t2 1-2 0 --- O CHC R. Sperring B. Gibson 2% 64% Foul Flyball: C
t2 1-2 1 --- CHC S. Stone B. Gibson -3% 61% Walk
t2 1-2 1 1-- CHC R. Monday B. Gibson -4% 57% Single to RF; Stone to 2B
t2 1-2 1 12- OO CHC D. Kessinger B. Gibson 10% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 7-8-9
b2 2-1 0 --- O STL K. Reitz S. Stone -2% 64% Strikeout
b2 2-1 1 --- O STL M. Tyson S. Stone -1% 63% Flyball: LF
b2 2-1 2 --- O STL B. Gibson S. Stone -1% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
t3 1-2 0 --- O CHC B. Madlock B. Gibson 3% 65% Flyball: CF
t3 1-2 1 --- CHC J. Cardenal B. Gibson -3% 62% Single to 3B
t3 1-2 1 1-- CHC J. Morales B. Gibson -4% 57% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cardenal to 2B
t3 1-2 1 12- O CHC A. Thornton B. Gibson 5% 62% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cardenal to 3B
t3 1-2 2 1-3 O CHC S. Swisher B. Gibson 6% 68% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 --- STL L. Brock S. Stone 3% 71% Walk
b3 2-1 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore S. Stone 2% 73% Brock Steals 2B
b3 2-1 0 -2- O STL T. Sizemore S. Stone -1% 72% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Brock to 3B
b3 2-1 1 --3 R STL R. Smith S. Stone 9% 81% Triple to RF; Brock Scores
b3 3-1 1 --3 RO STL T. Simmons S. Stone 2% 83% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores
b3 4-1 2 --- O STL J. Torre S. Stone -1% 83% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
t4 1-4 0 --- O CHC R. Sperring B. Gibson 2% 85% Groundout: P-1B
t4 1-4 1 --- O CHC S. Stone B. Gibson 1% 86% Strikeout
t4 1-4 2 --- CHC R. Monday B. Gibson -1% 85% Single to LF
t4 1-4 2 1-- O CHC D. Kessinger B. Gibson 2% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 6-7-8
b4 4-1 0 --- O STL B. McBride S. Stone -1% 86% Flyball: LF
b4 4-1 1 --- O STL K. Reitz S. Stone -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 4-1 2 --- STL M. Tyson S. Stone 1% 86% Walk
b4 4-1 2 1-- O STL B. Gibson S. Stone -1% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
t5 1-4 0 --- O CHC B. Madlock B. Gibson 2% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-4 1 --- O CHC J. Cardenal B. Gibson 1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-4 2 --- O CHC J. Morales B. Gibson 1% 90% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
b5 4-1 0 --- O STL L. Brock S. Stone -1% 89% Strikeout Looking
b5 4-1 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore S. Stone -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 4-1 2 --- STL R. Smith S. Stone 1% 89% Triple to LF
b5 4-1 2 --3 O STL T. Simmons S. Stone -2% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
t6 1-4 0 --- CHC A. Thornton B. Gibson -4% 84% Single to CF
t6 1-4 0 1-- O CHC S. Swisher B. Gibson 4% 87% Flyball: LF
Pete LaCock pinch hits for Rob Sperring (2B) batting 8th
t6 1-4 1 1-- CHC P. LaCock B. Gibson -6% 81% Single to RF; Thornton to 3B
Billy Williams pinch hits for Steve Stone (P) batting 9th
t6 1-4 1 1-3 CHC B. Williams B. Gibson -5% 76% Walk; LaCock to 2B
Billy Grabarkewitz pinch runs for Billy Williams (PH) batting 9th
t6 1-4 1 123 RR CHC R. Monday B. Gibson -20% 56% Single to RF; Thornton Scores; LaCock Scores; Grabarkewitz to 3B
t6 3-4 1 1-3 R CHC D. Kessinger B. Gibson -11% 44% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Grabarkewitz Scores; Monday to 2B
t6 4-4 1 12- CHC B. Madlock B. Gibson -8% 37% Kessinger Steals 2B; Monday Steals 3B
t6 4-4 1 -23 RO CHC B. Madlock B. Gibson -3% 34% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Monday Scores/unER; Kessinger to 3B
t6 5-4 2 --3 CHC J. Cardenal B. Gibson -1% 33% Intentional Walk
t6 5-4 2 1-3 CHC J. Morales B. Gibson -1% 32% Cardenal Steals 2B
t6 5-4 2 -23 O CHC J. Morales B. Gibson 6% 38% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Cubs' Jim Todd facing 5-6-7
Jim Todd replaces Jerry Morales (RF) pitching and batting 5th
Billy Grabarkewitz moves from PR to 2B
Pete LaCock moves from PH to RF
b6 4-5 0 --- STL J. Torre J. Todd 6% 44% Walk
b6 4-5 0 1-- STL B. McBride J. Todd 16% 61% Single to RF; Torre to 3B
Oscar Zamora replaces Jim Todd pitching and batting 5th
b6 4-5 0 1-3 ROO STL K. Reitz O. Zamora -9% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Torre Scores/No RBI
b6 5-5 2 --- O STL M. Tyson O. Zamora -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
t7 5-5 0 --- O CHC A. Thornton B. Gibson 4% 54% Flyball: CF
t7 5-5 1 --- O CHC S. Swisher B. Gibson 3% 57% Strikeout
t7 5-5 2 --- O CHC P. LaCock B. Gibson 2% 58% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Oscar Zamora facing 9-1-2
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Bob Gibson (P) batting 9th
b7 5-5 0 --- O STL J. Dwyer O. Zamora -4% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 5-5 1 --- STL L. Brock O. Zamora 4% 59% Single to LF
b7 5-5 1 1-- STL T. Sizemore O. Zamora 4% 62% Brock Steals 2B
b7 5-5 1 -2- O STL T. Sizemore O. Zamora -6% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 5-5 2 -2- STL R. Smith O. Zamora 1% 57% Walk
Dave LaRoche replaces Oscar Zamora pitching and batting 5th
b7 5-5 2 12- O STL T. Simmons D. LaRoche -7% 50% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 9-1-2
Al Hrabosky replaces Jim Dwyer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-5 0 --- O CHC B. Grabarkewitz A. Hrabosky 5% 55% Flyball: CF
t8 5-5 1 --- O CHC R. Monday A. Hrabosky 3% 58% Flyball: LF
t8 5-5 2 --- O CHC D. Kessinger A. Hrabosky 2% 60% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Dave LaRoche facing 5-6-7
b8 5-5 0 --- STL J. Torre D. LaRoche 6% 67% Single to LF
Larry Herndon pinch runs for Joe Torre (1B) batting 5th
b8 5-5 0 1-- OO STL B. McBride D. LaRoche -14% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS-2B
b8 5-5 2 --- STL K. Reitz D. LaRoche 5% 58% Double to RF
Jack Heidemann pinch hits for Mike Tyson (SS) batting 8th
b8 5-5 2 -2- O STL J. Heidemann D. LaRoche -8% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 3-4-5
Keith Hernandez replaces Larry Herndon (PR) playing 1B batting 5th
Jack Heidemann moves from PH to SS
Jose Cruz replaces Bake McBride playing CF batting 6th
t9 5-5 0 --- O CHC B. Madlock A. Hrabosky 6% 56% Strikeout
t9 5-5 1 --- O CHC J. Cardenal A. Hrabosky 4% 60% Foul Flyball: C
t9 5-5 2 --- O CHC D. LaRoche A. Hrabosky 3% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Dave LaRoche facing 9-1-2
b9 5-5 0 --- O STL A. Hrabosky D. LaRoche -6% 57% Flyball: RF
b9 5-5 1 --- STL L. Brock D. LaRoche 5% 63% Single to LF
b9 5-5 1 1-- O STL T. Sizemore D. LaRoche -7% 56% Flyball: RF
b9 5-5 2 1-- STL R. Smith D. LaRoche 5% 61% Walk; Brock to 2B
b9 5-5 2 12- R STL T. Simmons D. LaRoche 39% 100% Single to CF; Brock Scores; Smith to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 6.

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