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June 21, 1970

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Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .296
OBP .750 .338
At Bats 3 216
Hits 2 64
• Singles 2 45
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 14
RBI’s 0 39

Mudcat Grant Season Stats

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3 0 8
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - June 21, 1970
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Out
Mudcat Grant
Dave Duncan
Don Mincher
Dick Green
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Reggie Jackson
Steve Hovley
Bill Melton
Carlos May
Luis Aparicio
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando throws to second for one, and Green throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Aparicio scores. Melton moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third.
Top 9 Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rudi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mincher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Danny Murphy now pitching. Bando hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 John Matias pinch hits for Wilbur Wood. Matias hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Williams hits a line drive to right field. Hovley throws towards Green. Green fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Green. Williams moves to second.
Top 8 Mudcat Grant now pitching. O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hovley hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ossie Blanco now playing first base. Campaneris strikes out.
Top 7 Herrmann strikes out.
Top 7 Paul Lindblad now pitching. Ossie Blanco pinch hits for Gail Hopkins. Blanco strikes out.
Top 7 Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Dick Green now playing second base. May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Locker strikes out.
Bottom 6 Duncan strikes out.
Bottom 6 Wilbur Wood now pitching. Driscoll strikes out.
Top 6 Aparicio hits a line drive towards third. Bando reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCraw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. Josephson moves to second.
Top 6 Duane Josephson pinch hits for Bob Miller. Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. O'Brien moves to third.
Top 6 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second.
Top 6 Bob Locker now pitching. O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Driscoll fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Hopkins scores.
Top 6 Herrmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Melton scores. Hopkins moves to third.
Top 6 Hopkins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hovley. Hopkins reaches second base with a double. Melton moves to third.
Top 6 Melton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rudi strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Mincher. The throw from Herrmann and he is out, O'Brien applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Mincher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores.
Bottom 5 Bando bunts towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Campaneris fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 5 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Driscoll scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fingers moves to second.
Bottom 4 Fingers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Duncan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Driscoll strikes out.
Top 4 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Melton moves to third. Herrmann moves to second.
Top 4 Herrmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Melton moves to second.
Top 4 Hopkins hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Driscoll scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rudi hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mincher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bando hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hovley moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hovley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McCraw hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fingers bunts towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. Duncan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Driscoll hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Williams strikes out.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field. Jackson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jackson. Herrmann moves to third. O'Brien moves to second.
Top 2 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Driscoll fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fingers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rudi hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mincher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bando hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hovley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Hovley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Campaneris hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.