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September 21, 1973

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White Sox 5 12 0
Royals 5 9 3
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White Sox 5 12 0
Royals 5 9 3

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .278
OBP .250 .364
At Bats 4 529
Hits 1 147
• Singles 1 99
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 0 71
RBI’s 0 83

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 17
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Royals Stadium - September 21, 1973
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Out
Doug Bird
Carl Taylor
Kurt Bevacqua
Frank White
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Jim Wohlford
Ed Kirkpatrick
Tom Poquette
Bill Melton
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Carl Taylor now catching. Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Buck Martinez. There goes Patek. The throw from Downing and he is out, Leon applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Patek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Brian Downing now catching. Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jeter hits a popup towards first. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tom Poquette now playing right field. Sam Ewing pinch hits for Chuck Brinkman. Ewing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Brinkman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bevacqua takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hairston scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wohlford for the out.
Top 7 Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bradford strikes out.
Top 7 Orta hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There goes Kirkpatrick. The throw from Brinkman and he is out, Melton applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Patek bunts towards the mound. Gossage fields it and throws to first for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bird, and towards White, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jeter strikes out.
Top 6 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Schaal. Leon moves to second.
Top 6 Leon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Schaal strikes out.
Bottom 5 Reichardt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Buddy Bradford now playing center field. Eddie Leon now playing shortstop. Bevacqua hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Doug Bird now pitching. Buddy Bradford pinch hits for Bill Sharp. Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Orta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Melton moves to third. May moves to second.
Top 5 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Melton moves to second.
Top 5 Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hairston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wohlford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 White hits a popup towards first. Hairston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hairston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal. Brinkman moves to second.
Top 4 Brinkman takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Dent hits a line drive into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sharp hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rich Gossage now pitching. Patek is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Sharp. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. Reichardt scores. Schaal goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Schaal takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to third. Reichardt moves to second.
Bottom 3 Reichardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bevacqua strikes out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Orta hits a line drive into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Patek.
Bottom 2 Steve Stone now pitching. White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hairston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reichardt scores. Schaal moves to second.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Sharp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Bottom 2 Schaal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bevacqua scores. Reichardt moves to second.
Bottom 2 Reichardt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bevacqua moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bevacqua bunts towards first. Hairston fields the ball and throws to Kaat covering. Safe.
Top 2 Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Kelly takes first base on ball four. Jeter moves to second.
Top 2 Jeter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dent scores.
Top 2 Brinkman bunts towards the mound. Hoerner fields it and throws to first for the out. Dent moves to second.
Top 2 Dent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wohlford hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Joe Hoerner now pitching. Sharp hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Orta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. May moves to second.
Top 1 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly scores.
Top 1 Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly moves to third.
Top 1 Hairston hits a fly ball into right field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jeter tags and scores.
Top 1 There goes Kelly. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Kelly steals second.
Top 1 Kelly hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Jeter moves to third.
Top 1 Jeter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.