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August 18, 1970

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Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .267
OBP 1.000 .332
At Bats 1 378
Hits 1 101
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 22
Walks 2 34
RBI’s 0 71

Ken Brett Season Stats

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2 6 2
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Fenway Park - August 18, 1970
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Strikeout
Ken Brett
Jerry Moses
Carl Yastrzemski
Mike Andrews
John Kennedy
Rico Petrocelli
Billy Conigliaro
Reggie Smith
Tony Conigliaro
Bill Melton
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Melton is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ossie Blanco pinch hits for Tommy McCraw. Blanco strikes out.
Bottom 6 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Conigliaro strikes out.
Bottom 6 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Barry Moore now pitching. Andrews hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Brett covering, for the out.
Top 6 Walt Williams pinch hits for Floyd Weaver. Williams strikes out.
Top 6 Morales is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Knoop strikes out.
Bottom 5 Brett hits a fly ball towards right. Melton catches it and throws to home to double up Conigliaro.
Bottom 5 Moses strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Weaver picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Weaver. Conigliaro scores. Petrocelli scores. Conigliaro moves to third. Kennedy moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Conigliaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Conigliaro moves to third. Petrocelli moves to second.
Bottom 5 Petrocelli is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Floyd Weaver now pitching. Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales misplays the ball. That's an error on Morales. Andrews scores. Smith scores. Yastrzemski moves to third. Conigliaro moves to second.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. Andrews moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett moves to third. Andrews moves to second.
Bottom 5 Andrews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 5 Brett is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Ken Brett now pitching. Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Josephson hits a line drive into center field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. O'Brien scores. McCraw scores. Melton moves to third. Josephson moves to second.
Top 5 Melton takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 May hits a fly ball into left field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCraw moves to second.
Top 5 McCraw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to third.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Knoop scores. Morales scores.
Top 5 Miller bunts towards the mound. Romo fields it and throws to first for the out. Knoop moves to third. Morales moves to second.
Top 5 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Romo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Knoop hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Smith. Knoop reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Petrocelli moves to third.
Bottom 4 Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Petrocelli reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Romo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Josephson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moses settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 May hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Andrews moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Andrews moves to second.
Bottom 3 Andrews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kennedy scores.
Bottom 3 Romo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Josephson fields it and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to third.
Bottom 3 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 McCraw hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Miller hits a line drive into left field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Petrocelli is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Morales is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Knoop is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Andrews strikes out.
Top 1 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Melton takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. McCraw moves to second.
Top 1 McCraw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.