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September 15, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Angels 4 12 0
White Sox 1 4 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Angels 4 12 0
White Sox 1 4 2

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .242
OBP .000 .301
At Bats 3 66
Hits 0 16
• Singles 0 9
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 7

Andy Messersmith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 3
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Comiskey Park - September 15, 1968
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Strikeout
Andy Messersmith
Buck Rodgers
Jim Spencer
Bobby Knoop
Aurelio Rodriguez
Jim Fregosi
Rick Reichardt
Jarvis Tatum
Jay Johnstone
Bill Melton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
California Angels 4 12 0 8
Chicago White Sox 1 4 2 4
Winning Pitcher Andy Messersmith
Losing Pitcher Jerry Nyman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Spencer
Attendance 8,826
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Melton is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ward is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 May hits a fly ball into center field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fregosi hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Johnstone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dennis Ribant now pitching. Messersmith strikes out.
Bottom 8 Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Voss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McNertney scores. Hopkins moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Fred Rath. Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McNertney moves to third.
Bottom 8 McNertney takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Alomar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rodgers strikes out.
Top 8 Spencer strikes out.
Top 8 Knoop hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 That's a pickoff.
Top 7 Tatum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio. Reichardt moves to second.
Top 7 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to home to get Fregosi. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Fregosi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Voss who is chasing the ball. Fregosi reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Johnstone hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 May hits a fly ball into center field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Voss 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 6 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Messersmith strikes out. McNertney drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Messersmith out.
Top 6 Fred Rath now pitching. Rodgers hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Jerry Nyman. McCraw hits a fly ball into center field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McNertney hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Alomar 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 5 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Nyman covering, for the out.
Top 5 Knoop hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tatum scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Tatum hits a line drive into center field. Berry picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Berry. Fregosi goes all the way around to score. Tatum moves to second.
Top 5 Reichardt hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward fields the ball and throws to Nyman covering. Safe.
Top 5 Johnstone hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Berry hits a popup towards short. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Melton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Messersmith covering, for the out.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Messersmith bunts in front of the plate. McNertney fields it and throws to first for the out. Spencer moves to second.
Top 4 Rodgers hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Knoop tags and scores.
Top 4 Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tatum scores. Knoop moves to third.
Top 4 Knoop hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tatum moves to second.
Top 4 Tatum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Aparicio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Voss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Messersmith covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Nyman strikes out.
Top 3 Reichardt strikes out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Johnstone moves to third.
Top 3 Fregosi hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McNertney fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnstone moves to second.
Top 3 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McNertney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Melton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Messersmith is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Rodgers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second.
Top 2 Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tatum strikes out. McNertney drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Tatum out.
Bottom 1 Ward is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. Aparicio moves to third.
Bottom 1 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reichardt. Aparicio reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Voss 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 1 Reichardt strikes out.
Top 1 Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nyman fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnstone moves to second.
Top 1 Johnstone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.