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September 1, 1971

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White Sox 0 7 1
Twins 0 6 2
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White Sox 0 7 1
Twins 0 6 2

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .279
OBP .250 .354
At Bats 4 448
Hits 1 125
• Singles 1 78
• 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 - September 1, 1971
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Intentional Walk
Bob Gebhard
Phil Roof
Rich Reese
Rod Carew
Harmon Killebrew
Steve Braun
Cesar Tovar
Jim Nettles
Tony Oliva
Bill Melton
Jay Johnstone
Pat Kelly
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Melton is walked intentionally.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 11 McKinney bunts towards the mound. Gebhard fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to third. Johnstone moves to second.
Top 11 Johnstone bunts towards the mound. Gebhard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kelly moves to second.
Top 11 Bob Gebhard now pitching. Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Killebrew 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 10 Carew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKinney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Steve Huntz now playing shortstop. Bart Johnson now pitching. Tom Egan now catching. Jim Holt pinch hits for Bert Blyleven. Holt strikes out.
Top 10 Rick Reichardt pinch hits for Wilbur Wood. Reichardt strikes out.
Top 10 Lee Richard pinch runs for Ed Herrmann. Steve Huntz pinch hits for Luis Alvarado. Huntz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Richard moves to second.
Top 10 Herrmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 10 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Roof strikes out.
Bottom 9 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McKinney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Johnstone hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Reese strikes out.
Bottom 8 Oliva hits a popup towards short. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Killebrew hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kelly is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Wood is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Carew strikes out. Herrmann drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Carew out.
Bottom 7 There goes Tovar. The throw from Herrmann and he is out, Alvarado applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Blyleven strikes out.
Top 7 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herrmann for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 May hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Melton hits a line drive into center field. Nettles picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Nettles. Melton moves to second.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Roof hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Braun for the out.
Bottom 6 Reese strikes out.
Top 6 McKinney hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Johnstone. The throw from Roof and he is out, Carew applying the tag.
Top 6 Johnstone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kelly 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 5 Oliva strikes out.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wood strikes out.
Top 5 Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Herrmann 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 5 Williams hits a popup towards short. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields it and throws to home to get Braun. Roof moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Roof hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Braun moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Braun. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Braun steals second.
Bottom 4 Braun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 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 4 May strikes out.
Top 4 Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Walt Williams now playing left field. Carlos May now playing first base. Oliva strikes out.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Andrews scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tovar for the out.
Top 3 Johnstone hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Kelly. The throw from Roof and he is safe. Kelly steals second.
Top 3 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Wood strikes out.
Top 3 Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blyleven hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a line drive towards third. Melton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roof hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reese is hit by the pitch. Tovar moves to third. Killebrew moves to second.
Bottom 1 Oliva strikes out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Carew bunts towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to second.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McKinney hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Johnstone hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew.