Royals @ White Sox
August 1, 1973

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Royals	2	3	0
White Sox	0	0	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Royals	2	3	0
White Sox	0	0	0

Bill Melton Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.293
OBP	.000	.385
At Bats	0	358
Hits	0	105
• Singles	0	69
• Doubles	0	21
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	14
Walks	0	52
RBI’s	0	62

Steve Busby Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
8	10	0

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Comiskey Park - August 1, 1973

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Steve Busby

Fran Healy

John Mayberry

Cookie Rojas

Kurt Bevacqua

Freddie Patek

Lou Piniella

Amos Otis

Hal McRae

Bill Melton

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Healy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Bevacqua hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. Reichardt scores. Piniella goes all the way around to score.

Top 2 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reichardt moves to second.

Top 2 Reichardt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Mayberry is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Muser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out.

Bottom 1 Hairston hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kelly strikes out.

Top 1 Otis strikes out. Herrmann drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Otis out.

Top 1 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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