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July 2, 1970

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Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .289
OBP .500 .333
At Bats 4 253
Hits 2 73
• Singles 1 50
• Doubles 1 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 1 50

Bob Locker Season Stats

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Comiskey Park - July 2, 1970
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Out
Bob Locker
Frank Fernandez
Joe Rudi
Dick Green
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Jose Tartabull
Steve Hovley
Reggie Jackson
Bill Melton
Rich Morales
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locker fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morales moves to second.
Bottom 9 Morales takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Locker is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Green is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 O'Brien strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McKinney scores.
Bottom 8 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McKinney moves to third.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. McKinney moves to second.
Bottom 8 McKinney takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jose Tartabull now playing left field. Spence hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rudi strikes out.
Top 8 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jim Magnuson now pitching. Rich Morales now playing shortstop. Bando is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Floyd Weaver. McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Melton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Melton reaches second base with a double. Aparicio scores. May moves to third.
Bottom 7 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third.
Bottom 7 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 O'Brien takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bob Locker now pitching. Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spence fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 7 Hovley takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 McKinney strikes out.
Bottom 6 Steve Hovley now playing center field. Reggie Jackson now playing right field. Spence takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Floyd Weaver now pitching. Gail Hopkins now catching. Lachemann strikes out.
Top 6 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to second.
Top 6 Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis scores.
Top 6 Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards second. O'Brien picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on O'Brien. Davis moves to second.
Top 6 Bando hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spence settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berry. Alou reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 May hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Campaneris strikes out.
Top 5 Lachemann hits a popup towards first. Spence settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Green hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berry. Green reaches second base with a double. Rudi scores. Fernandez moves to third.
Top 5 Lee Stange now pitching. Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rudi moves to third.
Top 5 Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 There goes Davis. The throw from Josephson and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag.
Top 5 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lachemann fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Moore strikes out.
Bottom 4 Berry strikes out.
Top 4 Bando hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melton. Bando reaches second base with a double. Melton throws the ball in to O'Brien who relays the ball to Aparicio who tags Bando trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jackson goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Melton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Campaneris hits a line drive towards third. McKinney reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Spence hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lachemann hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Green is hit by the pitch. Davis moves to third. Rudi moves to second.
Top 3 Fernandez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spence settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Brien. Davis moves to second.
Top 3 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bando scores.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Bando moves to second.
Top 3 Bando takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Melton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moore tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Marcel Lachemann now pitching. O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moore moves to third.
Bottom 2 Moore hits a line drive to right field. Alou throws towards the plate. Fernandez fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fernandez. McKinney scores. Moore moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. McKinney moves to second.
Bottom 2 McKinney takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Campaneris hits a fly ball towards left field. May makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on May. Green tags and scores. Segui scores.
Top 2 Segui bunts towards the mound. Moore juggles the ball. That's an error on Moore. Rudi scores. Green moves to third. Segui moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Green takes first base on ball four. Rudi moves to second.
Top 2 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Spence hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Fernandez for a passed ball. Josephson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Josephson hits a line drive into right field. Alou picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Alou. Josephson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Melton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 May hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Aparicio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Bando takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Josephson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris tags and scores.
Top 1 There goes Campaneris. The throw from Josephson and he is safe. Campaneris steals third.
Top 1 Campaneris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Campaneris reaches second base with a double.