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September 14, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 6 7 0
White Sox 0 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 6 7 0
White Sox 0 4 1

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .277
OBP .333 .365
At Bats 3 499
Hits 1 138
• Singles 0 91
• Doubles 1 28
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 69
RBI’s 0 79

Bert Blyleven Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
17 15 0
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Comiskey Park - September 14, 1973
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Out
Bert Blyleven
George Mitterwald
Jim Holt
Rod Carew
Eric Soderholm
Danny Thompson
Larry Hisle
Steve Brye
Bobby Darwin
Bill Melton
Jerry Hairston

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 6 7 0 1
Chicago White Sox 0 4 1 4
Winning Pitcher Bert Blyleven
Losing Pitcher Stan Bahnsen
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI George Mitterwald
Attendance 11,698
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Orta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mitterwald is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Darwin scores.
Top 9 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ewing scoops it up and throws to first, with Gossage covering, for the out. Darwin moves to third.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Darwin moves to second.
Top 9 Pete Varney now catching. Darwin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Eddie Leon pinch hits for Chuck Brinkman. Leon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Dent hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sharp hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Oliva hits a popup towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rich Gossage now pitching. Brye strikes out.
Bottom 7 Ewing strikes out.
Bottom 7 Downing strikes out.
Bottom 7 Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hairston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Thompson hits a popup towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hisle hits a fly ball into center field. Sharp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Soderholm tags and scores.
Top 7 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it and throws to first for the out. Soderholm moves to third.
Top 7 Soderholm hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Soderholm reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kelly hits a line drive towards short. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brinkman is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Darwin strikes out.
Top 6 Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dent is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Sharp is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Ewing is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Sharp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Brian Downing pinch hits for Carlos May. Downing strikes out.
Bottom 4 Melton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brye. Melton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hisle is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Mitterwald strikes out.
Top 4 Soderholm strikes out.
Top 4 Holt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Darwin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brinkman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Dent strikes out.
Top 3 Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Sharp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Brye hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sharp is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Ewing hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 May is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Thompson strikes out.
Top 2 Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Soderholm moves to third.
Top 2 Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Darwin scores. Holt scores. Soderholm moves to second.
Top 2 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Darwin moves to third. Holt moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Holt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Darwin moves to second.
Top 2 Darwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hairston takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Kelly. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Thompson applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Brye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.