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May 23, 1970

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Athletics 10 11 0
White Sox 1 5 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Athletics 10 11 0
White Sox 1 5 0

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .312
OBP .500 .361
At Bats 2 109
Hits 1 34
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 4
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 1 17

Catfish Hunter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 0
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Comiskey Park - May 23, 1970
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Walk
Catfish Hunter
Frank Fernandez
Don Mincher
Tony LaRussa
Sal Bando
John Donaldson
Joe Rudi
Rick Monday
Reggie Jackson
Bill Melton
Gail Hopkins
Syd O'Brien
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Melton takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to third. Hopkins moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hopkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second.
Bottom 6 Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Joe Rudi now playing left field. O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Joe Rudi pinch hits for Felipe Alou. Rudi hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bando takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second.
Top 6 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 LaRussa hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gail Hopkins now catching. John Matias now playing first base. Billy Wynne now pitching. Walt Williams now playing right field. Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wynne, and towards O'Brien, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Walt Williams pinch hits for Tommie Sisk. Williams hits a line drive towards short. Donaldson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Berry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Herrmann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. LaRussa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Matias hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sisk fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 May is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Hopkins hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Alou hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Top 4 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 LaRussa strikes out.
Top 4 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 3 Aparicio hits a line drive towards short. Donaldson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Brien hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sisk is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Hunter strikes out. There goes Donaldson. The throw from Herrmann to second, and Donaldson is out.
Top 3 Tommie Sisk now pitching. Donaldson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez scores.
Top 3 Fernandez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berry. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. Bando scores. Mincher goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins fields it and throws to second for the out. Bando moves to third.
Top 3 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bando moves to second.
Top 3 Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Herrmann hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Matias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Melton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. LaRussa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 LaRussa hits a fly ball into right field. Matias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Aparicio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. LaRussa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Brien for the out.
Top 1 Hunter strikes out.
Top 1 Donaldson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bando scores. Alou scores. Mincher moves to second.
Top 1 Fernandez strikes out.
Top 1 Mincher takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson scores. Bando moves to third.
Top 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 1 Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LaRussa scores. Jackson moves to second.
Top 1 Jackson takes first base on ball four. LaRussa moves to second.
Top 1 LaRussa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.