Dave Nelson, who drove in two runs with a single to tie the score in the ninth inning, turned around and committed an error in the 12th with the result that the Rangers lost to the Yankees, 4-3. Thurman Munson was safe on Nelson's bobble of his grounder and scored when Elliott Maddox doubled. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       7, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      1  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 12  1
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3 11  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .264      Nelson 2b             5   0   1   2     1   1   .287
  Blomberg lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .328      Tovar cf              6   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Chambliss 1b          5   2   2   0     1   0   .284      Johnson lf            6   0   3   0     0   1   .308
Munson c              6   1   2   1     0   0   .243      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Murcer cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .280      Spencer 1b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .344
Piniella rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .329      Hargrove dh           5   1   1   0     0   2   .358
  Maddox rf           1   0   1   1     1   0   .208      Harrah ss             4   2   2   0     1   0   .243
Sudakis dh            5   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Randle 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .349
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     2   0   .274        Fregosi ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Gonzalez 2b           6   0   1   0     0   0   .161        L. Brown pr,3b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Mason ss              4   1   2   0     1   2   .247      Sundberg c            3   0   2   1     0   0   .241
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .307
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fahey c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Merritt p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            J. Brown p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   4  12   4     6   4             Totals               44   3  11   3     4   4

Time of Game: 3:32   Attendance: 10,191
Left on Base: Yankees 13, Rangers 9
DP: Yankees 4, Rangers 3
Errors: Mason, Nelson, Merritt
Doubles: Munson (4), Chambliss (5), Maddox (1), Hargrove (3)
Triples: Mason (1)
Stolen Bases: White (2)
Sacrifice Hits: White (3), Sudakis (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (5)
GIDP: Munson (2), Gonzalez (1), Blomberg (2), Burroughs (3), Nelson (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  8.1   7   3   1   3   3   0  34   3.12
Lyle W(1-0)             3.2   4   0   0   1   1   0  14   2.00
Totals                 12    11   3   1   4   4   0  48

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt                 3.1   9   3   3   0   1   0  19   7.88
Shellenback             0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1  13.50
J. Brown                5.2   2   0   0   2   3   0  21   3.00
Foucault L(1-1)         3     1   1   0   3   0   0  12   2.04
Totals                 12    12   4   3   6   4   0  53

Wild Pitches: Lyle (3)

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


YANKEES 1ST: White popped to second; Chambliss singled to
center; Munson doubled to left [Chambliss to third]; Murcer hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Chambliss scored, Munson to third];
Piniella grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson walked; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Nelson to second]; Johnson grounded out (third to
first); Burroughs walked; Spencer popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Sudakis grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
singled to pitcher; Nettles was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Merritt [Nettles to second]; Gonzalez flied out to
center; Mason struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove struck out; Harrah walked; Randle singled
to left [Harrah to second]; Sundberg singled to right [Harrah
scored, Randle to third]; Nelson hit into a double play (first
to third) [Randle out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss
doubled to left; Munson singled to left [Chambliss scored,
Munson to second (on throw to home)]; Murcer singled to pitcher
[Munson stayed at second]; Piniella singled to center [Munson to
third, Murcer to second]; Thurman Munson stopped at 2B
thinking ball would be caught; Sudakis lined to third;
Nettles popped to center; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Tovar flied out to left; Johnson singled to center;
Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Mason
tripled to center; White singled to left [Mason scored];
SHELLENBACK REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); White stole second;
Chambliss walked; J. BROWN REPLACED SHELLENBACK (PITCHING);
Munson grounded into a double play (catcher to third to first)
[White out at third]; Thurman Munson hit a spinner into the
dirt in front of HP; he thought the ball was foul and did not
run; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Spencer lined to left; Hargrove flied out to right;
Harrah popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Rangers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer flied out to left; Piniella struck out;
Sudakis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg
singled to left; Nelson grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez
singled to center; Mason struck out; White walked [Gonzalez to
second]; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Tovar popped to first in foul territory; Johnson
singled to center; Burroughs lined to right; Spencer grounded
out (pitcher to third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
3, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson flied out to center; Murcer grounded out
(second to first); Piniella struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove doubled to right; Harrah reached on a
fielder's choice [Hargrove to third]; Randle grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Harrah to second]; Sundberg flied out to
right; Nelson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Rangers 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Sudakis flied out to center; Nettles grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Tovar popped to third; Johnson struck out;
Burroughs flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Rangers 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Mason singled to pitcher; White reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Mason to second]; On a
bunt Chambliss forced Mason (third to shortstop) [White to
second, Chambliss to first]; Munson flied out to center; Murcer
lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: MADDOX REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING RF); Spencer
flied out to center; Hargrove reached on an error by Mason
[Hargrove to first]; Harrah singled to right [Hargrove to
second]; LYLE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); FREGOSI BATTED FOR
RANDLE; Fregosi walked [Hargrove to third, Harrah to second];
BLOMBERG REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); L. BROWN RAN FOR FREGOSI;
GRIEVE BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; Grieve popped to right; Nelson
singled to right [Hargrove scored (unearned), Harrah scored
(unearned), L. Brown to second]; L. Brown was picked off second
(catcher to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Rangers 3.

YANKEES 10TH: L. BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); FAHEY
REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING C ); Maddox walked; FOUCAULT REPLACED
J. BROWN (PITCHING); Sudakis out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Maddox to second]; Nettles was walked intentionally;
Gonzalez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 10TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
singled to first; Burroughs flied out to center; Lyle threw a
wild pitch [Johnson to second]; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 11TH: Mason walked; Blomberg grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mason out at second]; Chambliss
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 11TH: Hargrove struck out; Harrah singled to shortstop;
L. Brown lined into a double play (third to first) [Harrah out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 12TH: Munson reached on an error by Nelson [Munson to
first]; Murcer flied out to center [Munson to second]; Maddox
doubled to center [Munson scored (unearned)]; Sudakis flied out
to right; Nettles was walked intentionally; Gonzalez forced
Nettles (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 4, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 12TH: Fahey singled to center; On a bunt Nelson forced
Fahey (third to shortstop); Tovar grounded out (third to first)
[Nelson to second]; Johnson lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Rangers 3.