Although Graig Nettles broke the A. L. record and tied the N. L. mark for most homers in April with his 11th of the month, the Yankees lost the second game of a doubleheader to the Rangers, 8-5, after winning the first game, 11-2. The Yanks settled the issue quickly in the opener, erupting for seven runs in the third inning. After triples by Roy White and Bobby Murcer helped produce the first three tallies, the Rangers walked Nettles intentionally, only to have Ron Blomberg smash a three-run homer off Steve Dunning. On the reliever's next pitch, Thurman Munson also hit for the circuit.

Fergie Jenkins brought his record to 5-1 as the winner of the nightcap for the Rangers. Blomberg hit his second homer of the day in the second inning and Nettles smashed his drive with a man on base in the seventh. The blow wiped out Frank Robinson's former A. L. mark of 10 with the Orioles in 1969 and tied Willie Stargell's N. L. record of 11 with the Pirates in 1971. Alex Johnson, Tom Grieve and Cesar Tovar each had three hits in support of Jenkins. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 11, Texas Rangers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     28, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  2
Yankees      0  0  7    0  0  2    2  0  x  -  11 10  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .293      White lf              3   1   2   1     2   0   .267
  Cubbage 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Piniella rf           2   1   0   1     1   0   .354
Harrah ss             2   0   0   0     1   1   .250        Maddox rf,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .174
  Cardenas ss         2   0   2   0     0   0  1.000      Chambliss 1b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .329
Johnson lf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Murcer cf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .296
Burroughs rf          5   0   1   0     0   1   .273        Williams rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .095
Spencer 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .371      Nettles 3b            2   1   0   0     2   1   .307
Hargrove dh           3   1   3   2     1   0   .406        Sudakis 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Lovitto cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .149      Blomberg dh           3   2   2   4     0   1   .310
Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .333      Munson c              3   2   1   1     1   0   .228
Fahey c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Mason ss              3   0   1   2     0   0   .230
Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Michael 2b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .125
  Dunning p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clarke ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   2  10   2     2   5             Totals               30  11  10  10     7   4

Time of Game: 2:37
Left on Base: Rangers 11, Yankees 5
DP: Rangers 3, Yankees 0
Errors: Cubbage, Broberg, Michael
Doubles: Spencer 2 (4), Blomberg (3)
Triples: White (3), Murcer (1)
Home Runs: Hargrove (1), Blomberg (2), Munson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Piniella (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Blomberg (2), Mason (1)
GIDP: Chambliss (2), Piniella (5), Michael (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(0-3)          2.2   3   4   2   2   1   0  13  14.00
Dunning                 2.1   3   5   5   3   1   2  12  19.29
Allen                   3     4   2   1   2   2   0  15   4.50
Totals                  8    10  11   5*  7   4   2  40

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(4-1)           9    10   2   2   2   5   1  40   3.28
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   5   1  40

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


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
lined to third; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White singled to left; Piniella walked [White to
second]; Chambliss grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [White to third, Piniella out at second];
Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Spencer
doubled to right; Hargrove walked; Lovitto struck out; Randle
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Blomberg
struck out; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Fahey singled to left; Nelson forced Fahey
(shortstop to second); On a bunt Harrah struck out; Johnson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason flied out to left; Michael walked; White
tripled to center [Michael scored]; Piniella reached on an error
by Broberg on a sacrifice bunt [White scored (RBI), Piniella to
first]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first) [Piniella to
second]; Murcer tripled to center [Piniella scored (unearned)];
DUNNING REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Nettles was walked
intentionally; Blomberg homered (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher) [Murcer scored (unearned), Nettles scored (unearned,
but earned for the pitcher)]; Munson homered (unearned, but
earned for the pitcher); Mason grounded out (second to first); 7
R (5 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 7.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Spencer doubled to right; Hargrove singled to second [Spencer
scored]; Lovitto flied out to center; Randle reached on an error
by Michael [Hargrove to second, Randle to first]; Fahey flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 4TH: Michael lined to pitcher; White walked; Piniella
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [White
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 7.

RANGERS 5TH: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
walked; Johnson flied out to center; Burroughs singled to left
[Harrah to third]; Spencer lined to first in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 5TH: CUBBAGE REPLACED NELSON (PLAYING 2B); CARDENAS
REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING SS); Chambliss grounded out (second to
first); Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove homered; Lovitto popped to third in foul
territory; Randle flied out to right; Fahey flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 6TH: Blomberg doubled to left; Munson walked; ALLEN
REPLACED DUNNING (PITCHING); Mason singled to center [Blomberg
scored, Munson to third]; Michael grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Munson scored, Mason out at second]; White
walked; Piniella flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Yankees 9.

RANGERS 7TH: MADDOX REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING RF); Cubbage
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenas singled to left;
Johnson flied out to right; Burroughs forced Cardenas (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss singled to left; Murcer singled to left
[Chambliss to second]; Nettles walked [Chambliss to third,
Murcer to second]; Blomberg hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Chambliss scored]; Munson reached on an error by Cubbage
[Murcer to third, Nettles to second, Munson to first]; Mason hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Murcer scored (unearned), Nettles to
third]; CLARKE BATTED FOR MICHAEL; Clarke forced Munson (third
to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 11.

RANGERS 8TH: CLARKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WILLIAMS
REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING RF); SUDAKIS REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING
3B); MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Spencer flied out to
right; Hargrove singled to left; Lovitto popped to third in foul
territory; Randle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 11.

YANKEES 8TH: White flied out to left; Maddox was called out on
strikes; Chambliss singled to center; Williams struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 11.

RANGERS 9TH: Fahey lined to left; Cubbage popped to shortstop;
Cardenas singled to center; Johnson singled to right [Cardenas
to second]; Burroughs forced Johnson (shortstop unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 11.