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July 4, 1974

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

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Royals	0	2	0
White Sox	1	1	0

Bill Melton Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.214
OBP	.000	.301
At Bats	0	248
Hits	0	53
• Singles	0	35
• Doubles	0	10
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	0	30
RBI’s	0	24

Steve Busby Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	7	0

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Comiskey Park - July 4, 1974

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Home Run

Steve Busby

Fran Healy

Tony Solaita

Frank White

George Brett

Freddie Patek

Jim Wohlford

Amos Otis

Al Cowens

Bill Melton

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 1 Out

Melton hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 2 Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Sharp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Solaita takes first base on ball four. Healy moves to second.

Top 2 Wohlford hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Orta reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Healy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Allen strikes out.

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

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

Top 1 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Sharp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Otis reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 White hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Patek is called out on strikes.

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