Royals @ White Sox
September 25, 1973

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Bottom 7 R H E
Royals 5 11 1
White Sox 2 8 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Royals 5 11 1
White Sox 2 8 0

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .279
OBP .000 .364
At Bats 3 541
Hits 0 151
• Singles 0 103
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 0 72
RBI’s 0 85

Steve Busby Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 15 0
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Comiskey Park - September 25, 1973
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Strikeout
Steve Busby
Buck Martinez
Frank Ortenzio
Frank White
Kurt Bevacqua
Freddie Patek
Jim Wohlford
Ed Kirkpatrick
Tom Poquette
Bill Melton
Pat Kelly
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Melton strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to second.
Bottom 7 Busby fires to third and picks off Jeter.
Bottom 7 Kelly hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Jeter moves to third.
Bottom 7 Tom Poquette now playing right field. Jeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Kirkpatrick 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 7 Cy Acosta now pitching. Reichardt takes first base on ball four. Ortenzio moves to third. McRae moves to second.
Top 7 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wohlford scores. Bevacqua scores. Ortenzio moves to second.
Top 7 Ortenzio takes first base on ball four. Wohlford moves to third. Bevacqua moves to second.
Top 7 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wohlford moves to second.
Top 7 Wohlford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hairston scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out.
Bottom 6 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick 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 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hairston strikes out.
Top 5 McRae hits a line drive towards third. Melton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ortenzio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bradford. Ortenzio reaches second base with a double. Wohlford scores.
Top 5 Bevacqua strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Wohlford. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Wohlford steals second.
Top 5 Wohlford takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Buddy Bradford now playing left field. Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jeter is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Buddy Bradford pinch runs for Bill Sharp. Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and has Downing trapped. There's the throw to Patek who tags Downing for the out. Bradford moves to second.
Bottom 4 Sharp is hit by the pitch. Downing moves to second.
Bottom 4 Downing takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McRae hits a line drive into right field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Orta hits a fly ball towards left. Wohlford catches it and throws to Patek who relays to White to double up May.
Bottom 3 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hairston scores.
Bottom 3 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hairston hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Hairston reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Ortenzio hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bevacqua is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Wohlford strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jeter strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dent hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Martinez fields it and throws to third for the out. Sharp moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sharp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Downing moves to second.
Bottom 2 Downing takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hairston scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Patek for the out.
Top 2 Martinez hits a line drive into right field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jeter. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kelly scores. Hairston moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Melton strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortenzio juggles the ball. That's an error on Ortenzio. Kelly moves to third.
Bottom 1 Kelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Kelly reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Jeter hits a fly ball into right field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reichardt strikes out.
Top 1 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bevacqua scores.
Top 1 Ortenzio strikes out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Bevacqua moves to third.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Bevacqua moves to second.
Top 1 Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wohlford scores.
Top 1 Wohlford hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kelly. Wohlford reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 There goes Patek. The throw from Downing and he is out, Dent applying the tag.
Top 1 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.