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May 9, 1968

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Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .250
OBP .500 .240
At Bats 4 24
Hits 2 6
• Singles 1 4
• Doubles 1 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 3

Ed Sprague Season Stats

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1 0 1
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - May 9, 1968
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Single
Ed Sprague
Jim Pagliaroni
Ramon Webster
John Donaldson
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Rick Monday
Reggie Jackson
Bill Melton
Bill Voss
Tommy McCraw
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCraw moves to third. Voss moves to second.

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Top 9 Voss takes first base on ball four. McCraw moves to second.
Top 9 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sprague juggles the ball. That's an error on Sprague.
Top 9 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Webster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen misplays the ball. That's an error on Cullen.
Bottom 8 Bando strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Aparicio strikes out.
Top 8 Berry takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Peters hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Campaneris. Voss scores. Cullen moves to second.
Top 8 Melton strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Voss. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Voss steals second.
Top 8 Ed Sprague now pitching. Voss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dick Green pinch hits for Lew Krausse. Green takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rudi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Josephson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McCraw hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ward hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Webster strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Peters takes first base on ball four. Cullen moves to second.
Top 6 Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Melton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Voss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Krausse hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McCraw bunts towards the mound. Krausse fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Josephson hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ward hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Josephson for a passed ball. Rudi moves to third.
Bottom 4 Rudi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berry. Rudi reaches second base with a double. Webster scores.
Bottom 4 Donaldson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Webster. The throw from Josephson and he is safe. Webster steals second.
Bottom 4 Webster takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Peters hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cullen strikes out.
Top 4 Melton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Melton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Voss hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Josephson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Krausse is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Monday hits a fly ball towards left. Ward catches it and throws towards third. They've got Donaldson trapped. Melton relays over to Cullen, who tags Donaldson for the double play. Pagliaroni tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Rudi is hit by the pitch. Pagliaroni moves to third. Donaldson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pagliaroni moves to second.
Bottom 2 Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Berry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cullen scores. Peters moves to second.
Top 2 Peters hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cullen moves to third.
Top 2 Cullen takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Webster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bando hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Peters scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bando for the out. Campaneris moves to third.
Bottom 1 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 There goes Campaneris. The throw from Josephson and he is safe. Campaneris steals second.
Bottom 1 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Voss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McCraw takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to third. Ward moves to second.
Top 1 Josephson is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Ward takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 1 Aparicio takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.