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September 3, 1971

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Bottom 4 R H E
Royals 5 8 1
White Sox 6 5 0
Bottom 4 R H E
Royals 5 8 1
White Sox 6 5 0

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .283
OBP 1.000 .359
At Bats 2 453
Hits 2 128
• Singles 2 81
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 27
Walks 0 46
RBI’s 1 75

Jim York Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 3
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Comiskey Park - September 3, 1971
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Out
Jim York
Jerry May
Gail Hopkins
Bobby Floyd
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Sandy Valdespino
Ed Kirkpatrick
Joe Keough
Bill Melton
Rich McKinney
Mike Hershberger
Walt Williams
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Melton hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Jim York now pitching. McKinney takes first base on ball four. Morales scores. Williams moves to third. Hershberger moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Hershberger takes first base on ball four. May scores. Morales moves to third. Williams moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to third. Morales moves to second.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hopkins.
Bottom 4 Lee Richard pinch hits for Rich Hinton. Richard strikes out.
Bottom 4 Morales takes first base on ball four. May moves to second.
Bottom 4 Egan hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Top 4 Hopkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valdespino moves to second.
Top 4 Valdespino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May scores. Clemons scores.
Top 4 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. May moves to third. Clemons moves to second.
Top 4 Rich Hinton now pitching. Clemons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton has Floyd trapped. There's the throw to Egan and back to Melton, who tags Floyd for the out. May moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Floyd moves to third.
Top 4 Floyd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Reichardt strikes out.
Bottom 3 Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McKinney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valdespino scores. Hopkins scores.
Top 3 Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek scores. Valdespino moves to third. Hopkins moves to second.
Top 3 Valdespino hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reichardt. Valdespino reaches second base with a double. Patek moves to third.
Top 3 Patek takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Clemons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Horlen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Horlen hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Egan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first 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 Reichardt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Hershberger scores.
Bottom 1 Melton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Hershberger moves to third.
Bottom 1 McKinney bunts towards the mound. Clemons fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Hershberger moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hershberger takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales fields it and throws to third for the out. Hopkins moves to second.
Top 1 Hopkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek moves to second.
Top 1 Valdespino hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Egan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Patek takes first base on ball four.