Royals @ White Sox
June 21, 1971

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Royals 1 3 0
White Sox 3 5 0
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Royals 1 3 0
White Sox 3 6 0

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .280
OBP .500 .365
At Bats 2 214
Hits 1 60
• Singles 1 36
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 1 39

Jim Rooker Season Stats

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0 5 0
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Comiskey Park - June 21, 1971
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Single
Jim Rooker
Jerry May
Chuck Harrison
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Bob Oliver
Bill Melton
Carlos May
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Carlos May pinch runs for Rick Reichardt. Melton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes May trying to get to home. Otis throws the ball in to May who tags May who's trying to score from second, for the out. Melton moves to second.

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Bottom 6 Reichardt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver. Reichardt reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Otis moves to third.
Top 6 There goes Otis. The throw from Egan and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 6 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Schaal strikes out.
Top 6 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 John hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rooker 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 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 4 Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Egan strikes out. There goes Andrews. The throw from May to second, and Andrews is out.
Bottom 4 Andrews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Piniella hits a line drive into center field. Richard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Harrison hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Egan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McKinney hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Melton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Melton moves to second.
Bottom 3 Reichardt hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Richard bunts towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Patek. The throw from Egan and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Top 3 Patek bunts in front of the plate. Egan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Rooker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 John strikes out.
Bottom 2 Alvarado strikes out. May drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Alvarado out. There goes Andrews. He's safe.
Bottom 2 There goes Andrews. The throw from May and he is safe. Andrews steals third.
Bottom 2 Egan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. Andrews moves to second.
Bottom 2 Andrews takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 McKinney hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Melton hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reichardt strikes out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Richard scores. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richard moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Richard takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Harrison strikes out.
Top 1 Otis hits a line drive into center field. Richard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Patek hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.