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June 17, 1971

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White Sox 3 7 1
Twins 3 8 0
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White Sox 3 7 1
Twins 3 8 0

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .280
OBP .500 .364
At Bats 4 200
Hits 2 56
• Singles 1 32
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 12
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 3 36

Stan Williams Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 2
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Metropolitan Stadium - June 17, 1971
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Hit by Pitch
Stan Williams
George Mitterwald
Rich Reese
Rod Carew
Harmon Killebrew
Leo Cardenas
Cesar Tovar
Jim Holt
Tony Oliva
Bill Melton
Carlos May
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Melton is hit by the pitch. May moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Stan Williams now pitching. Stroud is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Oliva hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Killebrew is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Jim Nettles pinch runs for Brant Alyea. Tovar bunts towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Alvarado covering, for the out. Nettles moves to second.
Bottom 9 Brant Alyea pinch hits for Tom Hall. Alyea takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Richard hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 John bunts towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out. Alvarado moves to second.
Top 9 Alvarado takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Egan strikes out.
Bottom 8 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnstone for the out.
Top 8 Maye hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Oliva strikes out.
Bottom 7 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 May strikes out.
Top 7 Stroud hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tom Hall now pitching. Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Renick strikes out.
Bottom 6 Rick Renick pinch hits for Ray Corbin. There goes Holt. The throw from Egan and he is safe. Holt steals second.
Bottom 6 Holt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Mitterwald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out.
Bottom 6 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 John is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Alvarado hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Johnstone. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Johnstone steals second.
Top 6 Egan strikes out.
Top 6 Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lee Maye now playing left field. Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reichardt strikes out.
Top 5 Melton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Stroud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Corbin strikes out. Egan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Corbin out.
Bottom 4 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mitterwald hits a popup towards short. Richard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 John hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Alvarado hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Egan hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnstone hits a line drive towards first. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reese strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliva moves to second.
Bottom 3 Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Carew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Corbin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Egan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reichardt strikes out.
Top 3 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops it up and throws to first, with Corbin covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stroud hits a line drive into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Richard takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 John bunts towards first. Reese scoops it up and throws to first, with Carew covering, for the out. Alvarado moves to second.
Top 2 Alvarado hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Egan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton juggles the ball. That's an error on Melton. Tovar moves to second.
Bottom 1 Carew is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops it up and throws to first, with Corbin covering, for the out.
Top 1 Reichardt takes first base on ball four. Melton moves to second.
Top 1 Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stroud scores.
Top 1 May strikes out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Stroud moves to second.
Top 1 Stroud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Richard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.