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September 8, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 3 10 0
White Sox 1 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 3 10 0
White Sox 1 4 1

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .275
OBP .000 .354
At Bats 3 476
Hits 0 131
• Singles 0 83
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 28
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 0 77

Jim Kaat Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 12 0
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Comiskey Park - September 8, 1971
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Strikeout
Jim Kaat
George Mitterwald
Rich Reese
Steve Braun
Eric Soderholm
Leo Cardenas
Steve Brye
Jim Nettles
Cesar Tovar
Bill Melton
Carlos May

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 3 10 0 9
Chicago White Sox 1 4 1 3
Winning Pitcher Jim Kaat
Losing Pitcher Wilbur Wood
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Cesar Tovar
Attendance 7,888
Time of Game 2 hours 2 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Melton strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McKinney scores.
Bottom 9 Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Reese, and towards Braun, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. McKinney moves to second.
Bottom 9 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rich Reese now playing first base. Jim Nettles now playing center field. Cesar Tovar now playing right field. Rich McKinney pinch hits for Wilbur McKinney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Huntz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kaat hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brye strikes out.
Bottom 7 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Melton strikes out.
Bottom 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cardenas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Huntz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Oliva hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Killebrew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Braun moves to third.
Top 7 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. May juggles the ball. That's an error on May.
Top 7 Tovar hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hershberger hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to home to get Brye. Mitterwald moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to home to get Cardenas. Brye moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Soderholm bunts towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenas moves to third. Brye moves to second.
Top 6 Brye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to second.
Top 6 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herrmann for the out.
Bottom 5 Huntz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reichardt for the out.
Bottom 5 Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Huntz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Tovar moves to second.
Top 5 Braun hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kaat hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 May is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mitterwald strikes out.
Top 4 Soderholm hits a popup towards short. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliva tags and scores.
Top 4 Cardenas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Cardenas reaches second base with a double. Oliva moves to third.
Top 4 Oliva is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Wood is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Herrmann strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Braun. The throw from Herrmann and he is out, Alvarado applying the tag.
Top 3 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Braun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar scores.
Top 3 Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitterwald scores. Tovar moves to second.
Top 3 Kaat bunts towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. Mitterwald moves to second.
Top 3 Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Huntz hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reichardt hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Soderholm hits a popup towards short. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hershberger hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Oliva strikes out.
Top 1 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Braun strikes out.
Top 1 Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.