Joe Coleman did not allow a hit for the first 7 1/3 innings while pitching the Tigers to a 4-1 victory over the Yankees. Gene Michael wrecked Coleman's bid for a no-hitter with a single and Roy White then homered in the ninth for the Yankees' second and last hit.

The Tigers' scoring began with a run in the third on a double by Gary Sutherland and single by Aurelio Rodriguez. A pass to Al Kaline and homer by Mickey Stanley accounted for two of the Tigers' final runs in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Thursday, April     11, 1974 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  2  0
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   4 12  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              2   1   1   1     0   0   .333      Brinkman ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .160
Hegan 1b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .250      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .160
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Murcer cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .313      Kaline dh             4   1   2   0     0   0   .292
Blomberg rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Horton lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .188      N. Cash 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .364
Sudakis dh            3   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Stanley cf            3   1   2   2     0   0   .217
Michael 2b,ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Freehan c             2   1   0   0     1   0   .500
Mason ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Sutherland 2b         3   1   2   0     0   0   .400
  Clarke ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   1   2   1     2   5             Totals               32   4  12   4     1   0

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance:  6,640
Left on Base: Yankees 3, Tigers 5
DP: Yankees 2, Tigers 2
Doubles: Sutherland (2), Horton (1), N. Cash (1)
Home Runs: White (1), Stanley (2)
Stolen Bases: White (1)
GIDP: Hegan (1), Clarke (1), Stanley (1)
Hit by Pitch: White 2 (2,by Coleman 2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(1-1)      6.2  10   4   4   1   0   1  27   2.87
Buskey                  1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  8    12   4   4   1   0   1  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(1-0)          9     2   1   1   2   5   1  31   1.76
Totals                  9     2   1   1   2   5   1  31

Hit by Pitch: Coleman 2 (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: White was hit by a pitch; Roy White hit in lower
back; Hegan grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [White out at second]; Munson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

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

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer grounded out (second to pitcher); Blomberg
walked; Nettles popped to second; Sudakis struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kaline singled to left; Horton forced Kaline
(shortstop to second); N. Cash singled to center [Horton to
third]; Stanley grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [N. Cash out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael grounded out (first unassisted); Mason
grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Freehan grounded out (first to pitcher); Sutherland
doubled to right; Brinkman flied out to left; Rodriguez singled
to center [Sutherland scored, Rodriguez out at second (center to
catcher to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Hegan was called out on strikes; Munson flied out
to center; Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Northrup flied out to center; Kaline grounded out
(third to first); Horton doubled to right [Horton out at third
(right to second to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Blomberg popped to third; Nettles grounded out
(second to first); Sudakis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: N. Cash doubled to right; Stanley singled to right
[N. Cash to third]; Freehan hit into a double play (third to
second) [N. Cash out at home (second to catcher), Freehan to
first, Stanley out at second]; Sutherland flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Michael grounded out (first unassisted); Mason
flied out to left; White was hit by a pitch; White stole second;
Hegan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Northrup grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Murcer
walked; Blomberg flied out to left; Nettles grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Kaline singled to center; Horton flied out to
center; N. Cash flied out to center; Stanley homered [Kaline
scored]; Freehan walked; Sutherland singled to center [Freehan
to third]; BUSKEY REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Brinkman
singled to right [Freehan scored, Sutherland to second];
Rodriguez flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Sudakis flied out to center; Michael singled to
center; CLARKE BATTED FOR MASON; Clarke grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Michael out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: MICHAEL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); CLARKE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Northrup popped to shortstop;
Kaline popped to first; Horton singled to left; N. Cash flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 9TH: White homered; Hegan struck out; Munson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Murcer grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 4.