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September 9, 1976

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Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .212
OBP .333 .301
At Bats 3 312
Hits 1 66
• Singles 1 40
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 0 38

Dennis Leonard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 7 0
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Royals Stadium - September 9, 1976
Dennis Leonard
Bob Stinson
John Mayberry
Dave Nelson
George Brett
Frank White
Tom Poquette
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Bill Melton
Mike Easler
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Melton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Easler scores.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Solaita for the out. Easler moves to second.
Top 8 Easler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields it and throws to second for the out. Poquette moves to third.
Bottom 7 Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Poquette moves to second.
Bottom 7 Poquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Nelson is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Chalk strikes out.
Top 7 Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bob Stinson now catching. Humphrey strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Buck Martinez. Quirk hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to home to get Otis. Cowens moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Otis moves to third.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartzell covering, for the out.
Top 6 Briggs hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Torres strikes out.
Top 6 Bochte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torres throws the ball in to Chalk who tags McRae trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Brett scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Brett. The throw from Humphrey and he is safe. Brett steals second.
Bottom 5 Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Nelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Solaita hits a popup towards short. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Easler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chalk moves to third.
Top 5 Chalk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Briggs scores.
Top 5 Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Briggs moves to third.
Top 5 Humphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torres tags and scores.
Top 5 Briggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torres moves to third. Briggs moves to second.
Top 5 Torres takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a popup into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields it and throws to home to get Mayberry. Otis moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Otis hits a line drive to left field. Bochte throws towards the plate. Humphrey fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Humphrey. Brett scores. McRae scores. Mayberry moves to third. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mayberry takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to second.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Brett. The throw from Humphrey and he is safe. Brett steals second.
Bottom 4 Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Easler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartzell covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Briggs scores.
Top 3 Humphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Humphrey for the out. Briggs moves to third.
Top 3 Briggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Briggs reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Bottom 2 Cowens hits a line drive towards the mound. Hartzell catches it and throws to first to double up Otis.
Bottom 2 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mayberry moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita fields the ball and throws to Hartzell covering. Safe.
Top 2 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bochte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Melton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Solaita hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartzell covering, for the out.
Top 1 Easler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Easler for the out.
Top 1 Chalk strikes out.
Top 1 Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.