Bill Melton, the first Chicago White Sox player to hit 30 home runs in a season and the first to lead the American League in ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former White Sox slugger and broadcaster Bill Melton has died at the age of 79, the team announced Thursday.

Former American League home run king Bill Melton has passed away at 79. The White Sox announced the news on Thursday ...

Melton, who was 79, played 10 seasons in the majors and served as a pregame and postgame analyst on White Sox broadcasts.

Bill Melton launched 160 home runs over his 10-year Major League career, including an American League-best 33 for the White Sox in 1971. But the talented third baseman, who passed away at the age of ...

The Chicago White Sox announced that Bill Melton, a former All-Star third baseman who played eight of his 10 MLB seasons with ...

White Sox All-Star third baseman and broadcaster Bill Melton died Thursday in Phoenix after a brief illness. He was 79.

Melton, frequently known as "Beltin' Bill" or "Beltin' Melton," was a third baseman for the Chicago White Sox from 1968-1977.

Bill Melton, a standout figure in Chicago White Sox history as both a power-hitting third baseman and a longtime broadcaster, ...

Bill Melton, a star slugger for the Chicago White Sox in the 1970s who later became a fixture on their broadcasts as a ...

CHICAGO — Bill Melton, a star slugger for the Chicago White Sox in the 1970s who later became a fixture on their broadcasts as a pregame and postgame TV analyst for more than two decades ...