Tigers @ White Sox
August 17, 1971

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Bottom 8 R H E
Tigers 5 8 0
White Sox 3 7 3
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Tigers 5 8 0
White Sox 3 8 3

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .280
OBP .667 .358
At Bats 2 396
Hits 1 111
• Singles 1 66
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 25
Walks 1 39
RBI’s 0 67

Mickey Lolich Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
19 8 0
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Comiskey Park - August 17, 1971
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Single
Mickey Lolich
Bill Freehan
Al Kaline
Tony Taylor
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Willie Horton
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
Bill Melton
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Melton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Andrews hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kaline strikes out.
Top 8 Bart Johnson now pitching. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reichardt. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Lolich moves to third.
Top 8 Lolich takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Steve Kealey now pitching. Brinkman hits a popup towards short. Morales settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hershberger hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Luis Alvarado pinch hits for Rich Hinton. Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rich Hinton now pitching. Northrup hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Egan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stanley takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Freehan moves to second.
Top 7 Freehan takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Romo fires over to first and Andrews drops the ball. That's an error on Andrews. Kaline moves to second.
Top 7 Horton strikes out.
Top 7 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 6 Morales strikes out.
Bottom 6 Egan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Huntz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Reichardt strikes out.
Bottom 6 Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rodriguez is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Andrews scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lolich for the out.
Top 6 Lolich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Andrews settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Andrews.
Top 6 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Andrews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hershberger is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 5 Romo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Northrup hits a popup towards short. Morales settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stanley takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to second.
Top 5 Freehan takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Egan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Huntz hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Reichardt hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Williams reaches second base with a double. Romo goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Jim Northrup now playing right field. Al Kaline now playing first base. Romo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Brinkman hits a popup towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Vicente Romo now pitching. Jim Northrup pinch hits for Ike Brown. Northrup is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Stanley hits a line drive into center field. Hershberger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hershberger. Horton scores. Freehan goes all the way around to score. Stanley moves to second.
Top 3 Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Horton moves to second.
Top 3 Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Kaline moves to second.
Top 3 Kaline is hit by the pitch. Taylor moves to second.
Top 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lolich is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Egan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Huntz strikes out.
Top 2 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan scores.
Top 2 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. Freehan moves to second.
Top 2 Freehan takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Horton hits a line drive towards short. Morales reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reichardt strikes out.
Bottom 1 Melton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Andrews strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hershberger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Hershberger reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rodriguez strikes out.