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July 27, 1973

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White Sox 1 4 0
Royals 0 6 1
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White Sox 1 4 0
Royals 0 6 1

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .294
OBP .667 .382
At Bats 2 344
Hits 1 101
• Singles 1 66
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 1 48
RBI’s 0 60

Steve Busby Season Stats

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7 10 0
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Royals Stadium - July 27, 1973
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Out
Steve Busby
Fran Healy
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Kurt Bevacqua
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Ed Kirkpatrick
Bill Melton
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Melton hits a popup towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Terry Forster now pitching. Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bill Sharp now playing left field. Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Healy hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Herrmann hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Busby fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Busby. Bradford moves to second.
Top 7 Bradford takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Muser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Busby, and towards Patek, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Muser scoops it up and throws to first, with Stone covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Reichardt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Muser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out.
Top 6 Melton takes first base on ball four. Hairston moves to second.
Top 6 Hairston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Orta scores.
Top 6 Orta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Orta reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Leon hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek moves to third.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Healy strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bevacqua hits a popup, foul, towards first. Muser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Muser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. Reichardt moves to second.
Bottom 4 Reichardt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third.
Bottom 4 Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 4 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out.
Top 4 Melton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hairston is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Patek strikes out.
Bottom 3 Healy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hairston. Healy reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Piniella strikes out.
Top 3 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Leon strikes out.
Top 3 Herrmann strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Bottom 2 Reichardt hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bradford strikes out.
Top 2 Muser strikes out.
Top 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Patek strikes out.
Top 1 Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hairston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out.