David Clyde, the Rangers' 19-year-old lefthander, turned in the first complete game of his major league career and beat the Yankees, 6-1. The Rangers, after nicking Pat Dobson for a run in the second inning, put the game away with four runs in the third on a single by Dave Nelson, his stolen base, a single by Alex Johnson, double by Jeff Burroughs, triple by Jim Spencer and single by Mike Hargrove. Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 1Game Played on Saturday, April 27, 1974 (Day game) at Shea StadiumRangers 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 13 1 Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 3 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .306 White lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .250 Harrah ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Munson c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Johnson lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .284 Piniella rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .370 Burroughs rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .278 Murcer cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .284 Spencer 1b 5 3 3 1 0 0 .355 Nettles 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .315 Hargrove dh 3 0 3 1 1 0 .345 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .324 Lovitto cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .159 Sudakis dh 2 0 0 1 1 0 .216 Randle 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .400 Michael 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .130 Billings c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Clarke ph,2b 1 0 1 0 1 0 .133 Sundberg c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Mason ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Dobson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 6 13 5 2 3 Totals 33 1 7 1 3 3 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 10,162 Left on Base: Rangers 8, Yankees 9 DP: Rangers 1, Yankees 2 Errors: Johnson, Munson, Chambliss, Mason Doubles: Burroughs (6), Randle (2), Spencer (2) Triples: Spencer (2) Stolen Bases: Nelson (5) Sacrifice Flies: Sudakis (1) GIDP: Billings (1), Lovitto (4), Piniella (4) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clyde W(1-0) 9 7 1 1 3 3 0 37 2.50 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 3 0 37 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson L(1-3) 2.1 7 5 5 1 1 0 15 4.85 Tidrow 6.2 6 1 0 1 2 0 26 5.26 Totals 9 13 6 5 2 3 0 41 Passed Balls: Sundberg (2) Wild Pitches: Clyde (1) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman RANGERS 1ST: Leo Cardenas and Rangers Manager Billy Martin ejected by 3B umpire Joe Brinkman before start of game yelling about a call from the previous game; Nelson grounded out (second to first); Harrah struck out; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: White popped to shortstop; Munson popped to second; Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer singled to right; Hargrove singled to right [Spencer to third]; Lovitto reached on a fielder's choice [Spencer scored, Hargrove to second (error by Mason; assist by Chambliss)]; Randle walked [Hargrove to third, Lovitto to second]; Billings grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Randle out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Murcer walked; Nettles reached on an error by Johnson [Murcer to second]; Clyde threw a wild pitch [Murcer to third, Nettles to second]; Chambliss reached on a fielder's choice [Murcer out at home (second to catcher), Nettles to third]; Dick Billings injured on slide; torn ligaments in left ankle; SUNDBERG REPLACED BILLINGS (PLAYING C ); Sudakis walked [Chambliss to second]; Michael flied out to right; Mason struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0. RANGERS 3RD: Nelson singled to left; Nelson stole second; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first) [Nelson to third]; Johnson singled to shortstop [Nelson scored]; Burroughs doubled to left [Johnson scored]; Spencer tripled to right [Burroughs scored]; Hargrove singled to left [Spencer scored]; TIDROW REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Lovitto grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: White singled to left; Munson lined to third; Piniella grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Yankees 0. RANGERS 4TH: Randle doubled to left; On a bunt Sundberg singled to third [Randle to third]; Nelson struck out; On a bunt Harrah reached on an error by Chambliss (assist by Munson) (catcher to first) [Randle out at home (first to catcher), Sundberg to third]; Johnson forced Harrah (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Murcer flied out to center; Nettles singled to right; Chambliss singled to right [Nettles to third]; Sudakis lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Nettles scored]; Michael struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Yankees 1. RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Spencer doubled to left; Hargrove was walked intentionally; Lovitto grounded out (first unassisted) [Spencer to third, Hargrove to second]; Spencer was picked off third but was safe on an error by Munson [Spencer scored (unearned), Hargrove to third]; Randle grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: Mason flied out to left; White was called out on strikes; Munson singled to center; Piniella forced Munson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Yankees 1. RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg flied out to left; Nelson flied out to center; Harrah singled to shortstop; Johnson singled to center [Harrah to second]; Burroughs popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: Murcer popped to third; Nettles flied out to right; Chambliss lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Yankees 1. RANGERS 7TH: Spencer flied out to right; Hargrove singled to center; Lovitto forced Hargrove (first to shortstop); Randle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Yankees 1. YANKEES 7TH: Sudakis flied out to right; CLARKE BATTED FOR MICHAEL; Clarke walked; Mason lined to center; White singled to left [Clarke to second]; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Yankees 1. RANGERS 8TH: CLARKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Sundberg was called out on strikes; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Yankees 1. YANKEES 8TH: Piniella singled to second; Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Piniella to second]; Murcer flied out to right; Nettles popped to second; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Yankees 1. RANGERS 9TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Yankees 1. YANKEES 9TH: Sudakis popped to second; Clarke singled to left; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR MASON; Williams flied out to center; White flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Yankees 1. |
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