After picking up a victory in the first game, Sparky Lyle received credit for his 25th save in the second game as the Yankees defeated the Twins in a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3 and 4-1, with the opener going 12 innings. Lyle, who pitched the last two frames of the lidlifter, came out the winner in the 12th when Graig Nettles singled, took third on a single by Johnny Callison and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Moses.

Lyle pitched the last 1 1/3 innings of the nightcap in relief of Pat Dobson, who was removed with two men on base. The Yankees beat Eddie Bane, the Twins' draftee from Arizona State University. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, July      17, 1973 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 14  1
Yankees      0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  7  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell ss            5   0   1   1     0   0   .281      Allen 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .196
Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     2   0   .348      M. Alou 1b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Darwin rf             6   0   2   0     0   0   .263      White lf              3   0   0   1     2   0   .245
Oliva dh              6   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Murcer cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Mitterwald c          6   0   2   0     0   1   .250      Blomberg dh           5   1   1   1     0   0   .354
Lis 1b                4   1   1   0     2   0   .234      Nettles 3b            4   1   2   0     1   1   .248
Braun 3b              5   2   1   0     1   1   .294      Callison rf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .185
Hisle cf              5   0   2   0     1   2   .259      Moses c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .303
Holt lf               6   0   3   2     0   0   .294      Michael ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .229
Woodson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               47   3  14   3     6   4             Totals               39   4   7   3     4   2

Time of Game: 3:02
Left on Base: Twins 15, Yankees 5
DP: Twins 2, Yankees 1
Errors: Terrell, Nettles
Doubles: Braun (21), Holt (15)
Home Runs: Blomberg (7)
Stolen Bases: White (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Terrell (4), Moses (2)
GIDP: Holt (6), Murcer (9), Callison (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson                10     5   3   2   4   2   1  37   3.65
Corbin L(3-5)           1.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   7   2.57
Totals                 11.2   7   4   3   4   2   1  44

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson                3.2   8   2   2   2   0   0  20   3.84
McDaniel                6.1   4   1   1   4   3   0  26   2.62
Lyle W(3-5)             2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.98
Totals                 12    14   3   3   6   4   0  54

Wild Pitches: McDaniel (5)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


TWINS 1ST: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded
out (second to first); Darwin grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Allen flied out to right; M. Alou singled to right;
White walked [M. Alou to second]; Murcer grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald
singled to left; Lis forced Mitterwald (third to second); Braun
doubled to left [Lis to third]; Hisle was walked intentionally;
Holt singled to left [Lis scored, Braun scored, Hisle to
second]; Terrell forced Holt (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg flied out to left; Nettles singled to
right; Callison grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees
0.

TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to center; Darwin reached on an error
by Nettles [Carew out at third (shortstop to third)]; Oliva
forced Darwin (second to shortstop); Mitterwald singled to left
[Oliva to second]; Lis flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Moses singled to center; Michael singled to right
[Moses to third]; Allen walked [Michael to second]; M. Alou
popped to shortstop; White forced Allen (second to shortstop)
[Moses scored, Michael scored (error by Terrell) (unearned),
White to second]; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 2.

TWINS 4TH: Braun flied out to center; Hisle singled to
shortstop; Holt singled to center [Hisle to second]; Terrell
singled to center [Hisle out at home (center to catcher), Holt
to third, Terrell to second (on throw)]; Carew was walked
intentionally; MCDANIEL REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Darwin
flied out to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Blomberg homered; Nettles struck out; Callison
struck out; Moses flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Yankees 3.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael flied out to right; Allen flied out to
right; M. Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 3.

TWINS 6TH: Braun walked; Hisle struck out; Holt doubled to right
[Braun to third]; Terrell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Braun
scored, Holt to third]; Carew was walked intentionally; Darwin
forced Carew (pitcher to shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: White walked; Murcer flied out to center; Blomberg
popped to second; White stole second; Nettles popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 3.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva flied out to center; Mitterwald struck out; Lis
walked; Braun was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Callison grounded out (second to first); Moses
grounded out (third to first); Michael lined to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 3.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle singled to left; Holt grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hisle out at second];
Terrell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Allen flied out to right; M. Alou grounded out
(third to first); White popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Yankees 3.

TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Darwin singled
to left; Oliva singled to right [Darwin to second]; Mitterwald
popped to catcher in foul territory; McDaniel threw a wild pitch
[Darwin to third]; Lis walked [Oliva to second]; Braun lined to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer flied out to center; Blomberg grounded out
(second to first); Nettles walked; Callison popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 3.

TWINS 10TH: Hisle flied out to center; Holt lined to pitcher;
Terrell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 10TH: Moses flied out to left; Michael grounded out
(second to first); Allen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 3.

TWINS 11TH: LYLE REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Carew grounded
out (first unassisted); Darwin singled to pitcher; Oliva flied
out to center; Mitterwald flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 11TH: CORBIN REPLACED WOODSON (PITCHING); M. Alou
grounded out (first unassisted); White flied out to center;
Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Yankees 3.

TWINS 12TH: Lis singled to center; Braun forced Lis (catcher to
shortstop); Hisle struck out; Holt flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 12TH: Blomberg flied out to left; Nettles singled to
center; Callison singled to right [Nettles to third]; Moses hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Nettles scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Yankees 4.