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August 31, 1971

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Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .280
OBP .000 .355
At Bats 4 443
Hits 0 124
• Singles 0 77
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 27
Walks 0 44
RBI’s 0 74

Bob Gebhard Season Stats

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Metropolitan Stadium - August 31, 1971
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Bob Gebhard
George Mitterwald
Rich Reese
Rod Carew
Harmon Killebrew
Steve Braun
Cesar Tovar
Jim Nettles
Tony Oliva
Bill Melton
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bob Gebhard now pitching. Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Oliva hits a line drive towards short. Alvarado reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitterwald moves to third.
Bottom 8 Tovar strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jim Holt pinch hits for Hal Haydel. Holt strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bradley strikes out.
Top 8 Alvarado hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Egan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Nettles 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 7 Braun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKinney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Andrews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reichardt takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Hal Haydel now pitching. Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 McKinney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hershberger hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Killebrew strikes out.
Bottom 6 Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKinney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Bradley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kaat strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Egan hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Reichardt moves to second.
Top 5 Reichardt bunts towards the mound. Kaat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a popup towards short. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliva tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Reese takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to third. Killebrew moves to second.
Bottom 4 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliva moves to second.
Bottom 4 Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Carew is called out on strikes.
Top 4 McKinney hits a fly ball towards cemter. Nettles catches it and throws to home to double up Bradley.
Top 4 Hershberger bunts towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. Bradley moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew. Bradley moves to second.
Top 4 Bradley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Egan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mitterwald strikes out.
Top 3 Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Egan takes first base on ball four. Reichardt moves to third. Andrews moves to second.
Top 3 Andrews takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Reichardt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Reichardt reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McKinney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Egan settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Egan.
Bottom 2 Braun hits a popup towards short. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reese hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Reese reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Killebrew hits a line drive towards short. Alvarado reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hershberger hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alvarado scores. Bradley moves to second.
Top 2 Bradley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Egan scores. Alvarado moves to second.
Top 2 Alvarado hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Egan moves to second.
Top 2 Egan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards second. Carew scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Reichardt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Melton strikes out.
Top 1 McKinney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hershberger hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.