Designated-hitter Ron Blomberg homered to tie score in the sixth inning and then drove in a run with a double in the eighth to give the Yankees a 4-3 victory over the Athletics. The A's, who had a homer by Joe Rudi, led in the game by one run three different times, but after Blomberg's blast knotted the count 3-3 in the sixth, Bobby Murcer doubled in the eighth and scored the winning run on Blomberg's two-bagger. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       1, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
A's          0  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Yankees      0  0  1    1  0  1    0  1  x  -   4 11  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      White lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
North cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .189      Piniella rf           4   0   2   1     0   1   .367
Bando 3b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .314        Maddox rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Jackson dh            4   0   1   0     0   2   .390      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Rudi lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .337      Murcer cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Tenace 1b             3   1   0   1     0   0   .192      Blomberg dh           4   1   2   2     0   1   .340
Davalillo rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .299
Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Munson c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .213
  Bourque ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Clarke 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .185
  H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mason ss              4   1   3   0     0   0   .257
Kubiak 2b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .200      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   7   3     1   4             Totals               34   4  11   4     1   3

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  7,600
Left on Base: A's 6, Yankees 8
DP: A's 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Dobson
Doubles: Bourque (2), Mason (2), Murcer (1), Blomberg (5)
Home Runs: Rudi (2), Blomberg (4)
Stolen Bases: North (6), Bando (1), Nettles (1)
Sacrifice Hits: White (2)
GIDP: Jackson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (4,by Dobson)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(4-2)           7    11   4   4   0   2   1  32   2.85
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   9.00
Fingers                 0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   3.22
Totals                  8    11   4   4   1   3   1  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(2-3)           8.2   7   3   2   1   4   1  35   4.23
Lyle SV(4)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.92
Totals                  9     7   3   2   1   4   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Dobson (2)
Wild Pitches: Dobson 2 (2)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris lined to left; North singled to
center; Bando flied out to right; North stole second; Jackson
singled to third [North to third]; Rudi lined to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White flied out to left; Piniella singled to left;
Chambliss forced Piniella (shortstop to second); Murcer lined to
pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace was hit by a pitch; Davalillo lined to
left; Fosse grounded out (second to first) [Tenace to second];
Kubiak singled to right [Tenace scored]; Dobson threw a wild
pitch [Kubiak to second]; Campaneris grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg flied out to center; Nettles grounded out
(first unassisted); Munson singled to left; Clarke flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Bando walked; Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason doubled; On a bunt White made an out to
pitcher; Piniella singled to center [Mason scored]; Chambliss
lined to left; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi homered; Tenace made an out to first;
Davalillo flied out to right; Fosse struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Blomberg was called out on strikes; Nettles singled
to right; Nettles stole second; Munson grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Nettles to third]; Clarke singled to center [Nettles
scored]; Mason singled to center [Clarke to second]; White
forced Clarke (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Kubiak lined to center; Campaneris flied out to
right; North flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
flied out to center; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando singled; Jackson was called out on strikes;
Rudi reached on an error by Dobson [Bando to third, Rudi to
second]; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bando scored
(unearned)]; Davalillo grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Blomberg homered; Nettles lined to center; Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clarke grounded out (pitcher
to shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Kubiak
grounded out (second to first); Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Mason singled to center; White out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Mason to second]; Piniella struck out;
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MADDOX REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING RF); North
lined to left; Bando singled to center; Bando stole second;
Jackson struck out; Dobson threw a wild pitch [Bando to third];
Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer doubled to left; Blomberg doubled to right
[Murcer scored]; KNOWLES REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Nettles
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blomberg to third]; FINGERS
REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Munson walked; Clarke struck out;
Mason forced Munson (pitcher to shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace made an out to second; Davalillo made an
out to second; BOURQUE BATTED FOR FOSSE; Bourque doubled; H.
WASHINGTON RAN FOR BOURQUE; LYLE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING);
ALOU BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Alou made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 4.