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June 24, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 7 9 0
White Sox 0 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 7 9 0
White Sox 0 4 1

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .282
OBP .000 .365
At Bats 3 220
Hits 0 62
• Singles 0 35
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 46

Vida Blue Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 0
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Comiskey Park - June 24, 1973
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Out
Vida Blue
Ray Fosse
Mike Hegan
Dick Green
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Bill North
Reggie Jackson
Bill Melton
Pat Kelly
Johnny Jeter

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 7 9 0 6
Chicago White Sox 0 4 1 4
Winning Pitcher Vida Blue
Losing Pitcher Steve Stone
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Deron Johnson
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 14 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Allen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jeter moves to third.
Bottom 9 Jeter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Mike Andrews pinch hits for Chuck Brinkman. Andrews strikes out.
Top 9 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bando hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reichardt. Bando reaches second base with a double. North goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 9 North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta misplays the ball. That's an error on Orta.
Top 9 Campaneris hits a line drive towards third. Melton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Steve Kealey now pitching. Green hits a line drive into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Leon hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Hegan now playing first base. May hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fosse strikes out.
Top 8 Rudi hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Jackson. The throw from Brinkman and he is safe. Jackson steals second.
Top 8 Johnson strikes out.
Top 8 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bando is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Reichardt strikes out.
Bottom 7 Melton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Allen strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jeter 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 Brinkman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Fosse hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rudi hits a popup in front of the plate. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tenace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Reichardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 North hits a line drive towards third. Melton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Melton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Allen hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kelly hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Green strikes out.
Top 4 Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops it up and throws to first, with Stone covering, for the out. Rudi moves to second.
Top 4 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jeter strikes out.
Bottom 3 Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Leon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a line drive into center field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bando takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 North strikes out.
Bottom 2 May hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Green reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reichardt strikes out.
Bottom 2 Melton 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 2 Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Allen strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jeter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Tenace hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reichardt. Tenace reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. North scores. Jackson moves to second.
Top 1 Jackson takes first base on ball four. North moves to second.
Top 1 Bando hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 North hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Campaneris hits a popup towards first. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.