Successive homers by Roy White and Chris Chambliss in the eighth inning powered the Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Athletics. Bill Sudakis also homered for the Yankees to account for their first run in the second, but the A's went on to take a 2-1 lead with one of their runs coming on a circuit clout by Reggie Jackson.

Rick Dempsey opened the eighth with a pinch-single for the Yankees and, after one out, White and Chambliss hit their homers off Vida Blue. The A's then fell one run short with a round-tripper by Gene Tenace in the ninth. Sparky Lyle retired the last batter in relief of Mel Stottlemyre, who was the winner, boosting his record to 5-1. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Tuesday, April     30, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
A's          0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  0
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   4 10  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Clarke 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .174
North cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .186      White lf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .265
Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .299      Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .325
Jackson dh            4   1   1   1     0   1   .397      Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .341      Piniella rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .357
Tenace 1b             3   1   1   1     1   1   .200        Maddox pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Davalillo rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .301
Fosse c               3   1   2   0     1   0   .235      Sudakis dh            4   1   2   1     0   1   .244
  H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Munson c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Kubiak 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .189      Mason ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Bourque ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Dempsey ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .400
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .094        Michael ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   7   3     5   2             Totals               33   4  10   4     0   4

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 10,199
Left on Base: A's 6, Yankees 6
DP: A's 0, Yankees 2
Doubles: Fosse 2 (3)
Home Runs: Jackson (10), Tenace (3), Sudakis (1), White (2), Chambliss (1)
Stolen Bases: North (5)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Clarke (1)
Sacrifice Flies: North (1)
GIDP: Campaneris (1), Jackson (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(0-3)             7.2  10   4   4   0   4   3  33   5.15
Lindblad                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.98
Totals                  8    10   4   4   0   4   3  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(5-1)      8.2   7   3   3   5   2   2  35   2.45
Lyle SV(3)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.00
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   2   2  36

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted); North
grounded out (second to first); Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke lined to third; White flied out to center;
Chambliss singled to center; Murcer was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Rudi grounded out (shortstop
to first); Tenace walked; Davalillo flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Nettles
popped to left; Sudakis homered; Munson flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse doubled to left; Kubiak flied out to
center; Campaneris singled to center [Fosse to third]; North hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Fosse scored]; Bando grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason grounded out (shortstop to first); Clarke
grounded out (third to first); White flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson homered; Rudi grounded out (third to
first); Tenace grounded out (third to first); Davalillo grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); Piniella flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Fosse doubled to left; Kubiak walked; Campaneris
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Fosse to
third, Kubiak out at second]; North grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles struck out; Sudakis struck out; Munson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando walked; Jackson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Bando out at second]; Rudi flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Mason lined to center; Clarke singled to shortstop;
White flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace was called out on strikes; Davalillo lined
to center; Fosse lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer made an out to shortstop; Piniella singled
to center; Nettles struck out; Sudakis singled to left [Piniella
to second]; Munson forced Sudakis (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Kubiak made an out to second; Campaneris singled
to center; Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); North singled to center; North stole second; Bando
walked; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: DEMPSEY BATTED FOR MASON; Dempsey singled to
shortstop; Clarke out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Dempsey to second]; White homered [Dempsey scored]; Chambliss
homered; Murcer made an out to second; Piniella singled to left;
MADDOX RAN FOR PINIELLA; Nettles singled to center [Maddox to
third]; LINDBLAD REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Sudakis made an out
to shortstop; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MICHAEL REPLACED DEMPSEY (PLAYING SS); MADDOX
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rudi grounded out (third to first);
Tenace homered; On a bunt Davalillo grounded out (pitcher to
first); Fosse walked; BOURQUE BATTED FOR KUBIAK; H. WASHINGTON
RAN FOR FOSSE; LYLE REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); JOHNSON
BATTED FOR BOURQUE; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 4.