White Sox @ Tigers
June 15, 1971

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Top 7 R H E
White Sox 6 9 0
Tigers 0 4 1
Top 7 R H E
White Sox 6 9 0
Tigers 0 4 1

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .267
OBP .667 .353
At Bats 3 191
Hits 2 51
• Singles 1 30
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 10
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 4 32

Joe Niekro Season Stats

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1 4 1
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Tiger Stadium - June 15, 1971
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Walk
Joe Niekro
Bill Freehan
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Dalton Jones
Ed Brinkman
Willie Horton
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
Bill Melton
Rick Reichardt
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Melton takes first base on ball four. Reichardt moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Reichardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Joe Niekro now pitching. Hershberger hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McAuliffe strikes out.
Bottom 6 Aurelio Rodriguez pinch hits for Bill Denehy. Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Freehan hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Horlen hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bill Denehy now pitching. Alvarado hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Alvarado reaches second base with a double. Egan moves to third.
Top 6 Egan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 May hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McKinney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Melton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 6 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman misplays the ball. That's an error on Brinkman. Williams moves to third. Hershberger moves to second.
Top 6 Hershberger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Top 6 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cash hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Horlen strikes out.
Top 5 Alvarado hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Egan takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 May strikes out.
Bottom 4 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKinney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stanley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Melton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hershberger hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kilkenny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Horlen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kilkenny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Alvarado hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Egan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Horton. The throw from Egan and he is out, McKinney applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cash strikes out.
Bottom 2 Horton hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McKinney strikes out.
Top 2 Melton strikes out.
Bottom 1 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKinney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reichardt strikes out.
Top 1 Hershberger strikes out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kilkenny fields it and throws to first for the out.