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August 30, 1970

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Red Sox 15 18 2
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White Sox 11 14 0

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .268
OBP .500 .330
At Bats 4 418
Hits 2 112
• Singles 1 74
• Doubles 1 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 26
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 1 79

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 5 17
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Comiskey Park - August 30, 1970
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Strikeout
Sparky Lyle
Tom Satriano
Carl Yastrzemski
Mike Andrews
George Scott
John Kennedy
Billy Conigliaro
Reggie Smith
Tony Conigliaro
Bill Melton
Carlos May
Duane Josephson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Melton strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. May takes first base on ball four. Josephson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Duane Josephson pinch hits for Bob Miller. Josephson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morales scores.
Bottom 8 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Morales reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Smith hits a line drive for a double play.
Top 8 Andrews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Satriano scores. Brett moves to third.
Top 8 Brett hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Herrmann fields it and throws to third for the out. Satriano moves to second.
Top 8 Satriano takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Conigliaro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melton. Conigliaro reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Scott hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott throws to second for one, and Andrews throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Berry moves to second.
Bottom 7 Spence hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 John Kennedy now playing shortstop. Herrmann hits a fly ball into left field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Petrocelli hits a fly ball into right field. Melton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Conigliaro strikes out.
Top 7 Bob Miller now pitching. Yastrzemski 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 6 Melton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 May hits a fly ball into left field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Walt Williams pinch hits for Barry Moore. Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Melton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brett strikes out.
Bottom 5 O'Brien strikes out.
Bottom 5 Morales strikes out.
Bottom 5 McKinney strikes out.
Top 5 Satriano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spence scoops it up and throws to first, with Moore covering, for the out.
Top 5 Conigliaro takes first base on ball four. Petrocelli moves to second.
Top 5 Scott is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Petrocelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Conigliaro moves to third.
Top 5 Conigliaro takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Yastrzemski 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 4 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Spence scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Spence hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Spence reaches third base with a triple. O'Brien scores. May scores. Herrmann goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 4 Herrmann takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. O'Brien moves to third. May moves to second.
Bottom 4 Melton strikes out.
Bottom 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Brien moves to second.
Bottom 4 May hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Satriano settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Satriano.
Bottom 4 Moore is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 O'Brien takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Brett strikes out.
Bottom 3 Morales strikes out.
Bottom 3 McKinney strikes out.
Bottom 3 Berry strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ken Brett now pitching. Spence hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herrmann moves to third.
Bottom 3 Herrmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Melton scores.
Bottom 3 Melton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Melton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 May hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Satriano is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Conigliaro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Conigliaro reaches second base with a double. Scott moves to third.
Top 3 Scott hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Conigliaro hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Andrews moves to third.
Top 3 Rich Morales now playing shortstop. Barry Moore now pitching. Andrews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rich Morales pinch hits for Jerry Crider. Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McKinney is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Romo hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Satriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Conigliaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Petrocelli scores. Scott scores.
Top 2 Scott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melton. Scott reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski scores. Conigliaro scores. Petrocelli moves to third.
Top 2 Petrocelli takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Jerry Crider now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Yastrzemski moves to third. Conigliaro moves to second.
Top 2 Conigliaro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Top 2 Yastrzemski is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Smith reaches second base with a double. Romo scores. Andrews goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Satriano scores. Romo moves to second.
Top 2 Romo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Satriano moves to third.
Top 2 Satriano hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Berry strikes out.
Bottom 1 Spence hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Herrmann hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May scores.
Bottom 1 May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. May reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to home to get Conigliaro. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Conigliaro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melton. Conigliaro reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Yastrzemski scores. Conigliaro moves to third.
Top 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 1 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.