After reaching base on an error in the seventh inning, Thurman Munson scored an unearned run that enabled the Yankees to defeat the Rangers, 4-3. Munson was safe when third baseman Lenny Randle booted his slow roller, took third on a single by Lou Piniella and beat the throw home on a grounder by Bobby Murcer that shortstop Toby Harrah fielded over second base. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Friday, April     26, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Rangers      0  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  1
Yankees      0  0  0    1  2  0    1  0  x  -   4  6  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             4   2   2   0     1   0   .313      White lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Harrah ss             5   1   0   0     0   0   .262      Munson c              5   2   1   0     0   1   .222
Johnson lf            5   0   2   1     0   0   .275      Piniella rf           4   1   2   1     0   2   .381
Burroughs rf          5   0   3   2     0   1   .284        Maddox rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Grieve dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Murcer cf             3   0   0   1     1   0   .297
  Cubbage ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nettles 3b            2   1   0   0     2   1   .319
Spencer 1b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .308      Sims dh               4   0   0   1     0   1   .143
Lovitto cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .169      Hegan 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .231
Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .412      Mason ss              2   0   1   0     2   1   .236
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Michael 2b            2   0   0   1     2   0   .135
  Hargrove ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Billings c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   3  11   3     3   4             Totals               31   4   6   4     7   7

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 10,787
Left on Base: Rangers 11, Yankees 10
DP: Rangers 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Randle, Mason
Doubles: Burroughs (5), Piniella (5)
Triples: White (2)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (4)
Caught Stealing: Piniella (2)
GIDP: Harrah (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan L(1-2)           7.1   6   4   3   7   7   0  36   2.08
Merritt                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   9.82
Foucault                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.16
Totals                  8     6   4   3   7   7   0  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(4-1)      9    11   3   2   3   4   0  41   2.32
Totals                  9    11   3   2   3   4   0  41

Wild Pitches: Hargan (2)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson popped to second; Harrah popped to second;
Johnson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White tripled to center; Munson struck out;
Piniella struck out; Murcer walked; Nettles flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Grieve popped
to second; Spencer singled to pitcher; Lovitto singled to center
[Spencer to second]; Randle flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Sims struck out; Hegan flied out to right; Mason
walked; Michael forced Mason (first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson
singled to right; Harrah flied out to center; Johnson singled to
right [Nelson to third]; Burroughs singled to left [Nelson
scored, Johnson to second]; Grieve grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White popped to catcher in foul territory; Munson
flied out to right; Piniella struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Spencer flied out to right; Lovitto grounded out
(third to first); Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer popped to second; Nettles walked; Sims
popped to third in foul territory; Hegan singled to center
[Nettles to second]; Mason walked [Nettles to third, Hegan to
second]; Michael walked [Nettles scored, Hegan to third, Mason
to second]; White grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson
walked; Nelson stole second; Harrah reached on a fielder's
choice [Nelson to third (error by Mason)]; Johnson singled to
right [Nelson scored (unearned), Harrah to third]; Burroughs
doubled to right [Harrah scored, Johnson to third]; Grieve
popped to first; Spencer was walked intentionally; Lovitto
forced Spencer (first to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson singled to left; Piniella doubled to right
[Munson scored]; Murcer grounded out (second to first) [Piniella
to third]; Nettles was walked intentionally; Sims grounded out
(first unassisted) [Piniella scored, Nettles to second]; Hargan
threw a wild pitch [Nettles to third]; Hegan struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle struck out; Sundberg singled to left; Nelson
singled to left [Sundberg to second]; Harrah grounded into a
double play (third to second) [Sundberg out at third, Nelson out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Mason struck out (catcher to first); Michael
grounded out (pitcher to first); White flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
singled to left; Grieve struck out; Spencer singled to right
[Burroughs to second]; Lovitto grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson reached on an error by Randle; Piniella
singled to left [Munson to third]; Murcer reached on a fielder's
choice [Munson scored (unearned), Piniella to second]; Nettles
struck out while Piniella was caught stealing third (catcher to
third) [Murcer to second]; Sims grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Randle was called out on strikes; HARGROVE BATTED
FOR SUNDBERG; Hargrove walked; Nelson grounded out (third to
first) [Hargrove to second]; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: BILLINGS REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING C ); Hegan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mason singled to shortstop;
Michael walked [Mason to second]; MERRITT REPLACED HARGAN
(PITCHING); White flied out to left; FOUCAULT REPLACED MERRITT
(PITCHING); Munson forced Michael (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 9TH: MADDOX REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING RF); Johnson
flied out to center; Burroughs popped to first in foul
territory; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR GRIEVE; Cubbage grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 4.