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September 1, 1970

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Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .264
OBP .333 .327
At Bats 2 425
Hits 0 112
• Singles 0 74
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 26
Walks 1 38
RBI’s 0 79

Mudcat Grant Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 1 23
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 1, 1970
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Out
Mudcat Grant
Gene Tenace
Don Mincher
Tony LaRussa
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Rick Monday
Felipe Alou
Bill Melton
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Rick Monday now playing center field. Felipe Alou now playing right field. Joe Rudi now playing left field. Melton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. LaRussa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 7 LaRussa hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spence settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Grant takes first base on ball four. Tenace moves to third. Mincher moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mincher is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. Tenace moves to second.
Bottom 7 Tenace hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Herrmann juggles the ball. That's an error on Herrmann. Davis goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou scores.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melton who is chasing the ball. Alou reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Bobby Knoop now playing second base. Rudi strikes out.
Top 7 May strikes out.
Top 7 Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mudcat Grant now pitching. Tony LaRussa now playing second base. O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tony LaRussa pinch runs for Dave Duncan. Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spence scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Campaneris for the out.
Bottom 6 Blue Moon Odom pinch runs for Frank Fernandez. Dave Duncan pinch hits for Chuck Dobson. Duncan takes first base on ball four. Odom moves to second.
Bottom 6 Frank Fernandez pinch hits for Dick Green. Fernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Mincher strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Tenace moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tenace hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berry. Tenace reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 John strikes out.
Top 6 McKinney hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Spence 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 Herrmann hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rudi. Herrmann reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Melton hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Melton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dobson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Green takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando juggles the ball. That's an error on Bando. McKinney moves to third. John moves to second.
Top 4 John hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spence scores. McKinney moves to second.
Top 4 McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out. Spence moves to third.
Top 4 Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spence moves to second.
Top 4 Spence hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Herrmann strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Melton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. Rudi moves to third.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spence settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campaneris scores. Rudi moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campaneris moves to third.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Campaneris moves to second.
Bottom 3 Campaneris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Melton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 O'Brien is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Green strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 John hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McKinney hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Tenace strikes out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. Alou moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. Campaneris moves to third.
Bottom 1 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Brien. Campaneris moves to second.
Bottom 1 Campaneris takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Spence strikes out. The throw from Tenace to pick off Melton, and they've got Melton picked off. The throw back to Tenace and he's out.
Top 1 Spence hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bando.
Top 1 Herrmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aparicio scores. May scores. Melton moves to third.
Top 1 Melton takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to third. May moves to second.
Top 1 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 1 Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.