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September 3, 1973

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Bottom 7 R H E
Rangers 2 5 1
White Sox 5 7 0
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Rangers 2 5 1
White Sox 5 7 0

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .280
OBP .667 .370
At Bats 3 471
Hits 2 132
• Singles 1 86
• Doubles 1 27
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 67
RBI’s 0 76

Jim Merritt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 10 0
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Comiskey Park - September 3, 1973
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Out
Jim Merritt
Dick Billings
Jim Fregosi
Dave Nelson
Toby Harrah
Jim Mason
Jeff Burroughs
Vic Harris
Elliott Maddox
Bill Melton
Jerry Hairston
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Bottom 7 Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Harrah. Alvarado scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Alvarado hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brinkman scores. Alvarado moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jeter hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. Brinkman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leon scores.
Bottom 7 Muser hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Leon moves to third.
Bottom 7 Leon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harris. Leon reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 May is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Melton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maddox. Melton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Hairston strikes out.
Bottom 6 Alvarado hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Jeter hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Muser strikes out.
Top 5 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maddox scores.
Top 5 Mason hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Maddox moves to third.
Top 5 Maddox takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Leon hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Merritt, and towards Nelson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. May moves to second.
Bottom 4 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Melton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Harris strikes out.
Top 4 Fregosi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burroughs scores. Johnson moves to third.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burroughs moves to second.
Top 4 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jeter hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nelson bunts in front of the plate. Brinkman fields it and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to second.
Top 3 Mason hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maddox takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Muser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Leon hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. May tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Downing hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Downing reaches second base with a double. Melton scores. May moves to third.
Bottom 2 May takes first base on ball four. Melton moves to second.
Bottom 2 Melton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Harris takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Fregosi strikes out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hairston hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Alvarado hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jeter strikes out.
Top 1 Burroughs is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.