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September 21, 1971

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Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .272
OBP .500 .354
At Bats 4 515
Hits 2 140
• Singles 2 90
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 30
Walks 0 57
RBI’s 1 82

Mudcat Grant Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 9
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 21, 1971
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Out
Mudcat Grant
Gene Tenace
Tommy Davis
Larry Brown
Sal Bando
Dwain Anderson
Joe Rudi
Angel Mangual
George Hendrick
Bill Melton
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards second. Brown scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 9 Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mangual strikes out.
Bottom 8 Tenace strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bando hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKinney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Romo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Alvarado hits a line drive towards short. Anderson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mudcat Grant now pitching. Egan strikes out.
Bottom 7 Davis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Vicente Romo now pitching. Hendrick strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rudi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Rudi reaches second base with a double. Anderson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKinney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Bert Campaneris pinch hits for Bob Locker. Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Johnstone strikes out.
Top 7 May is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brown strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mangual hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Egan fields it and throws to first for the out. Bando moves to third. Tenace moves to second.
Bottom 6 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton has Davis trapped. There's the throw to Egan and back to Melton, who tags Davis for the out. Bando moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to third.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Davis reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 McKinney strikes out.
Top 6 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 George Hendrick now playing right field. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rudi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Locker is called out on strikes.
Top 5 John hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alvarado is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Egan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Egan for the out.
Top 5 Johnstone strikes out.
Top 5 There goes May. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. May steals second.
Top 5 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McKinney scores. Melton moves to third.
Top 5 Bob Locker now pitching. Melton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly scores. McKinney moves to second.
Top 5 McKinney takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kelly hits a line drive into right field. Jackson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jackson. John scores. Williams scores. Kelly moves to second.
Top 5 Williams bunts towards the mound. Odom picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Odom. John moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Top 5 John hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Davis scores. Bando moves to third.
Bottom 4 Tenace bunts towards the mound. John fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Davis moves to third. Bando moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Alvarado hits a popup, foul, towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Egan. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Egan steals second.
Top 4 Egan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to home to get May. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Johnstone hits a line drive towards first. Davis reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 May hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mangual who is chasing the ball. May reaches third base with a triple. Melton goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with John covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Odom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McKinney hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alvarado scores.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 John hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Alvarado hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Alvarado reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado misplays the ball. That's an error on Alvarado.
Bottom 2 Bando hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Egan is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Johnstone hits a line drive into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rudi 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 1 Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Melton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McKinney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kelly bunts towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.