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August 1, 1970

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Merv Rettenmund Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .294
OBP .750 .365
At Bats 4 221
Hits 3 65
• Singles 3 40
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 1 38

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Memorial Stadium - August 1, 1970
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Single
Don O'Riley
Ed Kirkpatrick
Bob Oliver
Rich Severson
Billy Sorrell
Jackie Hernandez
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Pat Kelly
Merv Rettenmund
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Rettenmund hits a line drive to left field. Piniella throws towards Hernandez. Hernandez fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hernandez. Rettenmund moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Sorrell strikes out.
Top 8 Oliver hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Piniella moves to second.
Top 8 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores.
Top 8 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Otis hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rettenmund. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Palmer bunts towards the mound. O'Riley fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Belanger strikes out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 O'Riley hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Palmer, and towards Belanger, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Severson hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sorrell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Sorrell.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to third. Hendricks moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hendricks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell juggles the ball. That's an error on Sorrell.
Bottom 6 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with O'Riley covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sorrell hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Otis. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Otis steals third.
Top 6 Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Palmer hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Don O'Riley now pitching. Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jim Campanis pinch hits for Ken Wright. Campanis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ken Wright now pitching. Robinson is hit by the pitch. Rettenmund scores. Robinson moves to third. Hendricks moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Hendricks takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Palmer scores. Rettenmund moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Powell hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Belanger scores. Palmer moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Buford is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Palmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Belanger moves to second.
Bottom 4 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell juggles the ball. That's an error on Sorrell. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Sorrell hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Drago Rettenmund scores. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rettenmund moves to third.
Bottom 3 Powell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sorrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rettenmund hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kelly strikes out.
Top 3 Drago bunts towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Drago for the out. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Severson strikes out.
Top 2 Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell juggles the ball. That's an error on Powell.
Top 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hendricks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rettenmund scores. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Rettenmund moves to second.
Bottom 1 Powell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Buford hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Kelly takes first base on ball four.