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September 24, 1968

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Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .250
OBP .250 .320
At Bats 4 92
Hits 1 23
• Singles 1 15
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 1 11

Jack Aker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 12
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 24, 1968
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Single
Jack Aker
Dave Duncan
Danny Cater
John Donaldson
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Mike Hershberger
Rick Monday
Reggie Jackson
Bill Melton
Jerry McNertney
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Melton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McNertney moves to third.

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Top 12 McNertney takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 11 Hershberger hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 11 Jerry McNertney now catching. Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Wilhelm strikes out.
Top 11 Bradford strikes out.
Top 11 John Donaldson now playing second base. Jack Aker now pitching. May strikes out.
Bottom 10 Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 John Donaldson pinch hits for Lew Krausse. Donaldson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Monday is called out on strikes.
Bottom 10 There goes Lewis. The throw from Josephson and he is safe. Lewis steals third.
Bottom 10 Allan Lewis pinch runs for Dick Green. Duncan bunts towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Hansen covering, for the out. Lewis moves to second.
Bottom 10 Ron Hansen now playing second base. Green hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krausse fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 McCraw is walked intentionally. Berry moves to second.
Top 10 Leon Wagner pinch hits for Sandy Alomar. Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 10 Melton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bando for the out.
Bottom 9 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Tommy McCraw now playing first base. Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Josephson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Green reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ward hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Ward reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Krausse bunts towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Alomar covering, for the out. Monday moves to second.
Bottom 8 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Wilbur Wood now pitching. Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Gary Peters. Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hershberger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Melton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Josephson scores.
Top 7 Josephson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday who is chasing the ball. Josephson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out.
Top 7 Rick Monday now playing center field. Mike Hershberger now playing left field. Reggie Jackson now playing right field. Bradford is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Peters hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Krausse hits a popup in front of the plate. Josephson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Rudi. The throw from Josephson and he is out, Alomar applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Rudi takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Berry hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hershberger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There go the runners. The throw from Josephson and Alomar drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error.
Bottom 4 Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cater moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cater takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krausse fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Bradford. The throw from Duncan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 4 Bradford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Campaneris hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Krausse strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Peters hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Alomar hits a line drive towards first. Cater reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Green hits a fly ball into right field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hershberger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berry. Hershberger reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Melton is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Josephson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cater is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bradford is called out on strikes.
Top 1 May strikes out.
Top 1 Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.