White Sox @ Orioles
August 25, 1971

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White Sox 1 7 1
Orioles 6 7 0
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White Sox 1 7 1
Orioles 6 7 0

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .285
OBP .333 .360
At Bats 3 424
Hits 1 121
• Singles 1 74
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 27
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 0 73

Pat Dobson Season Stats

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15 6 0
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Memorial Stadium - August 25, 1971
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Strikeout
Pat Dobson
Andy Etchebarren
Frank Robinson
Davey Johnson
Brooks Robinson
Mark Belanger
Don Buford
Paul Blair
Merv Rettenmund
Bill Melton
Jay Johnstone
Pat Kelly
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Melton strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 McKinney strikes out.
Top 9 Johnstone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Johnstone reaches second base with a double. Kelly moves to third.
Top 9 Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Etchebarren hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKinney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Steve Huntz now playing shortstop. Steve Kealey now pitching. Johnson hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Walt Williams pinch hits for Wilbur Wood. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Steve Huntz pinch hits for Luis Alvarado. Huntz hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Herrmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rettenmund hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. Rettenmund reaches third base with a triple. Robinson scores.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Blair strikes out.
Bottom 7 Buford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKinney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reichardt hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 May 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 7 Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dobson hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Etchebarren moves to second.
Bottom 6 Etchebarren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Johnson scores.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reichardt. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Buford scores. Blair scores. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Rettenmund strikes out.
Bottom 6 Robinson bunts towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. Buford moves to third. Blair moves to second.
Bottom 6 Blair takes first base on ball four. Buford moves to second.
Bottom 6 Buford takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out.
Bottom 5 Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Etchebarren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wood is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Herrmann takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a line drive towards third. Melton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson strikes out.
Top 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 McKinney hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnstone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Buford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKinney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dobson strikes out. Herrmann drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dobson out.
Top 3 Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wood is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Alvarado strikes out.
Bottom 2 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Herrmann strikes out.
Top 2 Reichardt strikes out.
Top 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buford scores. Robinson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to second for the out. Buford moves to third.
Bottom 1 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado misplays the ball. That's an error on Alvarado.
Bottom 1 Buford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Buford reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McKinney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Johnstone hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out.