Ralph Houk, making his Detroit debut as manager of the Tigers, had the occasion spoiled by his former Yankee players, who posted a 3-0 victory. With a crowd of 44,047 on hand for the Tigers' home opener, the Yankees struck quickly for two runs in the first inning on a walk to Roy White, single by Thurman Munson, error by Willie Horton on the hit and single by Lou Piniella. Their other run counted in the seventh when White doubled and Elliott Maddox singled. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     9, 1974 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  8  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White dh              4   2   1   0     1   0   .308      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .143
Maddox rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Rodriguez 3b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Murcer cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .385      Northrup rf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .130
Munson c              4   1   2   0     0   1   .400      Kaline dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Piniella lf           3   0   2   2     1   0   .667      Horton lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .200
Sudakis 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .286      N. Cash 1b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .286
  Hegan pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .150
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Freehan c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .571
Michael 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .182      Sutherland 2b         4   0   4   0     0   0   .353
Mason ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .133      Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kline p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     4   3             Totals               35   0   8   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 44,047
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Tigers 12
DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Nettles, Horton, Lolich
Doubles: White (1), Sutherland (1)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (1), Piniella (1), Maddox (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Brinkman (1)
Hit by Pitch: N. Cash (1,by Kline)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(1-0)            7.2   7   0   0   1   1   0  33   0.00
Beene                   1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5   0.00
Lyle SV(1)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     8   0   0   2   3   0  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(0-2)           9     8   3   2   4   3   0  37   1.59
Totals                  9     8   3   2   4   3   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Kline (1)
Wild Pitches: Lolich (1)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan


YANKEES 1ST: White walked; Maddox flied out to right; Murcer
popped to shortstop; Munson singled to left [White to third,
Munson to second (error by Horton)]; Piniella singled to left
[White scored, Munson scored (unearned)]; Sudakis popped to
catcher in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Brinkman flied out to right; Rodriguez lined to
center; Northrup grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Michael
flied out to center; Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kaline grounded out (first unassisted); Horton
reached on an error by Nettles [Horton to first]; N. Cash popped
to third; Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White flied out to center; Maddox grounded out
(third to first); On a bunt Murcer singled to third; Munson
singled to left [Murcer to second]; Lolich threw a wild pitch
[Murcer to third, Munson to second]; Piniella walked; Sudakis
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Freehan singled to third; Sutherland singled to left
[Freehan to second]; Brinkman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Freehan to third, Sutherland to second]; Rodriguez
flied out to right; Northrup popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles flied out to right; Michael walked; Mason
struck out; White lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline flied out to left; Horton grounded out
(shortstop to first); N. Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
singled to center; Munson flied out to center; Murcer was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley grounded out (second to first); Freehan
singled to second; Sutherland singled to left [Freehan to
second]; Brinkman flied out to right; Rodriguez popped to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella singled to right; Sudakis flied out to
left; Nettles flied out to center; Piniella was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup flied out to left; Kaline grounded out
(third to first); Horton walked; N. Cash singled to right
[Horton to third]; Stanley forced N. Cash (second to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael flied out to right; Mason grounded out
(second to first); White doubled to center; Maddox singled to
right [White scored]; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan lined to left; Sutherland singled to third;
Brinkman lined to left; Rodriguez forced Sutherland (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; Munson
struck out; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Northrup flied out to right; Kaline flied out to
right; Horton singled to center; N. Cash was hit by a pitch
[Horton to second]; BEENE REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); Stanley
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Sudakis walked; HEGAN RAN FOR SUDAKIS; Nettles
flied out to center; Michael reached on an error by Lolich
[Hegan to second, Michael to first]; Mason forced Michael (third
to second) [Hegan to third]; White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: HEGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Freehan struck
out; Sutherland doubled; Brinkman walked; Rodriguez popped to
second; LYLE REPLACED BEENE (PITCHING); Northrup grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.