Mel Stottlemyre made his 242nd consecutive start, setting an A. L. record, but the Yankee veteran lost to the Twins, 3-0. The former league mark of 241 straight starts was held by Red Ruffing. Jim Kaat pitched a shutout for the Twins, who scored an unearned run off Stottlemyre in the first inning and added their other pair on a walk to Rod Carew and homer by Tony Oliva in the third. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      18, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Carew 2b              3   2   1   0     1   1   .349      M. Alou rf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .292
Oliva dh              4   1   1   2     0   0   .288      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Darwin rf             3   0   2   1     0   0   .266      Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .305
Braun 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Munson c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .295
Mitterwald c          4   0   3   0     0   0   .258      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .249
Lis 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Moses dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Holt lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      F. Alou 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Hisle cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     1   1             Totals               31   0   6   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 20,161
Left on Base: Twins 6, Yankees 4
DP: Twins 2, Yankees 2
Errors: Stottlemyre
Doubles: Terrell (9), Mitterwald (8), M. Alou 2 (16)
Home Runs: Oliva (8)
GIDP: Holt (7), Braun (8), Moses (1)
Hit by Pitch: Darwin (2,by Stottlemyre)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(10-9)            9     6   0   0   0   5   0  31   3.50
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   5   0  31

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(12-8)     9     9   3   2   1   1   1  36   2.89
Totals                  9     9   3   2   1   1   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Stottlemyre (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Terrell popped to catcher in foul territory; Carew
singled to center; Carew was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Stottlemyre [Carew to second]; Oliva flied out to
center; Darwin singled to right [Carew scored (unearned)]; Braun
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to center; M. Alou grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); White grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); Lis
singled to left; Holt forced Lis (shortstop to second); Hisle
forced Holt (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer struck out; Munson struck out; Nettles
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Carew walked;
Oliva homered [Carew scored]; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to
first); Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Moses grounded out (third to first); F. Alou
grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

TWINS 4TH: Mitterwald singled to left; Lis flied out to left;
Holt grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Mitterwald out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke grounded out (third to first); M. Alou
doubled to right; White lined into a double play (first to
shortstop) [M. Alou out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Yankees 0.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle popped to second; Terrell grounded out (first
to pitcher); Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer flied out to center; Munson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Nettles popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva lined to right; Darwin singled to left; Braun
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Darwin out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Moses lined to shortstop; F. Alou grounded out
(third to first); Michael grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

TWINS 7TH: Mitterwald singled to third; Lis lined to left; Holt
flied out to left; Hisle forced Mitterwald (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Clarke popped to first in foul territory; M. Alou
doubled to right; White flied out to left; Murcer popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

TWINS 8TH: Terrell doubled to left; Carew grounded out (third to
first); Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); Darwin was hit
by a pitch; Braun flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson singled to right; Nettles singled to left
[Munson to second]; Moses grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Munson to third, Nettles out at second]; F.
Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Yankees 0.

TWINS 9TH: Mitterwald doubled to center; Lis popped to first in
foul territory; Holt flied out to left; Hisle flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Michael struck out; Clarke singled to second; M.
Alou singled to left [Clarke to second]; White lined to left;
Murcer struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.