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April 24, 1970

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Top 9 R H E
White Sox 1 10 0
Indians 4 7 0
Top 9 R H E
White Sox 1 10 0
Indians 4 7 0

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .333
OBP .250 .397
At Bats 4 51
Hits 1 17
• Singles 1 12
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 9

Dennis Higgins Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 1
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - April 24, 1970
Dennis Higgins
Ray Fosse
Tony Horton
Eddie Leon
Graig Nettles
Jack Heidemann
Roy Foster
Ted Uhlaender
Vada Pinson
Bill Melton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 1 10 0 12
Cleveland Indians 4 7 0 5
Winning Pitcher Barry Moore
Losing Pitcher Gerry Arrigo
Save Dennis Higgins
Game Winning RBI Tony Horton
Attendance 3,871
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Melton strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 May strikes out.
Top 9 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Fosse hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Horton hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nettles moves to second.
Bottom 8 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 John Matias now playing right field. Syd O'Brien now playing second base. Billy Wynne now pitching. Uhlaender hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Wilbur Wood. McCraw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Josephson scores. Matias moves to second.
Top 8 John Matias pinch hits for Bobby Knoop. Matias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon fields it and throws to second for the out. Josephson moves to third.
Top 8 Hopkins hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dennis Higgins now pitching. Bradford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Josephson moves to second.
Top 8 Josephson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Heidemann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Leon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 May is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Aparicio strikes out.
Top 7 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Nettles scores.
Bottom 6 Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Horton reaches second base with a double. Heidemann scores. Uhlaender scores. Nettles moves to third.
Bottom 6 Wilbur Wood now pitching. Pinson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nettles takes first base on ball four. Uhlaender moves to second.
Bottom 6 Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heidemann moves to third.
Bottom 6 Moore bunts towards first. Hopkins scoops it up and throws to first, with Knoop covering, for the out. Heidemann moves to second.
Bottom 6 Heidemann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Arrigo strikes out.
Top 6 Knoop takes first base on ball four. Hopkins moves to second.
Top 6 Hopkins takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Josephson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Leon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 There goes Fosse. The throw from Josephson and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Fosse hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Melton hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Williams moves to third.
Top 5 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second.
Top 5 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Horton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Pinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.
Top 4 Arrigo strikes out.
Top 4 Knoop takes first base on ball four. Bradford moves to third. Hopkins moves to second.
Top 4 Hopkins takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bradford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Bradford reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Josephson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Uhlaender is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Moore hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Leon hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fosse takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Arrigo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Arrigo for the out.
Top 2 Knoop hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hopkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards first, in foul territory. Knoop races over to make the catch. The throw to the third, AND Uhlaender is out, for the double play.
Bottom 1 Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Uhlaender reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Josephson for the out.
Top 1 Melton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May moves to second.
Top 1 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.