X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT CINCINNATI REDS
04/11/1982
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X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 66 - SUNDAY, APRIL 11TH, 1982 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Giants (1-4) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 11 2
Cincinnati Reds (4-1) 3 0 0 0 3 3 1 3 X 13 14 0
Cincinnati's Melton Hammers #300
At Riverfront Stadium 1970 Bill Melton smashed his 300th career home run in a game against San Francisco today. The 36-year-old third baseman had a hand in the Cincinnati Reds 13-2 victory with 2 home runs and 3 runs batted in. For the day he went 2 hits-4 at-bats.

At the press conference after the game, Melton downplayed his achievement.

"To reach 300 home runs is amazing and something I'll always cherish. I've been fortunate to remain healthy and play at a high level through most of my career."

In 1837 career games Melton has batted .253 with 1653 hits with 227 doubles, 11 triples and 300 home runs. He has also collected 1016 RBIs and scored 840 runs.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Bass RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
D. Thon SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .158 1 1
K. Hernandez 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .300 1 5
P. Bailey LF 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .353 1 2
K. Griffey Sr CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .300 1 3
T. O'Dell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 0 0
   a-B. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Slaught C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .294 0 1
K. Howard 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 0 0
D. Frost P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   W. Twitchell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   K. Brett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Reynolds PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
Totals 35 2 11 2 1 5 17      
a - B. Smith pinch hit for T. O'Dell in the 9th
b - L. Reynolds pinch hit for K. Brett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hernandez (2, 6th Inning off D. Rau, 1 on, 1 out) K. Bass (1, 6th Inning off D. Rau, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Thon (1, 8th Inning off D. Rau, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Bailey (1, 4th Inning off D. Rau, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Griffey Sr , K. Hernandez 2 , K. Bass 2 , P. Bailey 6 , K. Howard 2 , D. Slaught 2 , D. Thon 2
2-out RBI: P. Bailey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Griffey Sr , K. Bass , D. Slaught , T. O'Dell
GIDP: D. Frost , K. Howard , T. O'Dell
Hit by Pitch: K. Howard
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Slaught (1) , D. Thon (1)
Double Plays: 1 (O'Dell-Howard-Hernandez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Matthews CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .238 1 1
B. Melton 3B 4 2 2 3 1 2 2 .444 3 6
M. Easler RF 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .333 1 3
   a-M. Mosquera PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Borrero RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Evans 1B 4 2 1 2 1 0 2 .353 3 5
J. Bench C 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 .227 2 5
J. Talley LF 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 .182 1 2
J. Anderson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .158 0 1
   c-J. Damon PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Alfaro SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .438 1 2
D. Rau P 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 13 14 12 4 4 11      
a - M. Mosquera pinch ran for M. Easler in the 6th
b - R. Borrero substituted for M. Mosquera in the 7th
c - J. Damon pinch hit for J. Anderson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bench (1, 3rd Inning off D. Frost, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Easler 2 (3, 5th Inning off D. Frost, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off W. Twitchell, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Bench (2, 8th Inning off W. Twitchell, 2 on, 2 outs) B. Melton 2 (3, 1st Inning off D. Frost, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off W. Twitchell, 1 on, 1 out) D. Evans (3, 1st Inning off D. Frost, 1 on, 1 out) J. Alfaro (1, 6th Inning off D. Frost, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Talley (1, 7th Inning off W. Twitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bench 6 , B. Melton 8 , D. Evans 4 , J. Alfaro 4 , J. Anderson , J. Talley 5 , G. Matthews 3 , M. Easler 4
2-out RBI: J. Bench , J. Talley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bench 2 , J. Talley
GIDP: J. Alfaro
Hit by Pitch: M. Easler
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Evans-Alfaro-Evans, Bench-Alfaro-Evans, Alfaro-Anderson-Evans)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Frost L (0-1) 5.1 10 8 6 1 3 3 100 68 10.13   
W. Twitchell 2.1 4 5 5 3 1 3 66 35 13.50   
K. Brett 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Frost 22
Batters Faced: D. Frost 28, W. Twitchell 14, K. Brett 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Frost 8-4, W. Twitchell 4-2, K. Brett 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Frost 100-68, W. Twitchell 66-35, K. Brett 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Twitchell 1-1 , K. Brett 1-0
WP: D. Frost
Hit Batsmen: D. Frost
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Rau W (1-0) 9.0 11 2 2 1 5 1 130 82 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rau 61
Batters Faced: D. Rau 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rau 11-8
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rau 130-82
Hit Batsmen: D. Rau
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Melton
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium 1970
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 16 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 42773
Special Notes: RF Mike Easler was injured while running the bases.
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