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May 3, 1973

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Luis Melendez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .316
OBP .667 .395
At Bats 3 38
Hits 2 12
• Singles 1 10
• Doubles 1 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 3

Gary Ross Season Stats

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San Diego Stadium - May 3, 1973
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Out
Gary Ross
Fred Kendall
Nate Colbert
Dave Campbell
Dave Hilton
Derrel Thomas
Leron Lee
Johnny Grubb
Cito Gaston
Luis Melendez
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Melendez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Campbell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Cleveland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Gaston hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lee hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Carbo chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. McCarver fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on McCarver. Grubb goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kelleher strikes out.
Top 8 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hilton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gary Ross now pitching. Carbo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Dave Marshall pinch hits for Bill Greif. Marshall hits a line drive into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hilton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Campbell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gaston moves to third.
Bottom 7 Kendall hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ken Reitz now playing third base. Joe Torre now playing first base. Gaston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Simmons hits a line drive into right field. Gaston picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gaston. Melendez goes all the way around to score. Simmons moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Melendez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Brock strikes out.
Bottom 6 Colbert strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grubb moves to third.
Bottom 6 Grubb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simmons scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out.
Bottom 6 Greif strikes out.
Top 6 Cleveland is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Kelleher strikes out.
Top 6 Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hilton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Campbell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kendall is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Campbell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brock tags and scores. Torre tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas misplays the ball. That's an error on Thomas. Cleveland scores. Brock moves to third. Torre moves to second.
Top 5 Torre is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Melendez bunts in front of the plate. Kendall fields it and throws to first for the out. Cleveland moves to third. Brock moves to second.
Top 5 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cleveland moves to second.
Top 5 Cleveland takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gaston strikes out.
Bottom 4 Colbert strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kelleher hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tyson hits a popup towards first. Colbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Carbo hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simmons scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out.
Bottom 3 Greif is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Simmons hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Melendez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Melendez reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cleveland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Greif, and towards Campbell, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hilton hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kendall bunts towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out. Gaston moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bernie Carbo now playing right field. Luis Melendez now playing center field. Gaston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kelleher is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Tyson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Top 2 McCarver hits a popup towards third. Hilton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Colbert strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melendez who is chasing the ball. Lee reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torre hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grubb who is chasing the ball. Torre reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Melendez strikes out.
Top 1 Brock strikes out.