Manager Ralph Houk made his first appearance in New York in a visiting uniform and Mickey Lolich made it successful by allowing only three hits and pitching the Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Yankees. The last two men in the Tigers' batting order, Aurelio Rodriguez and Ed Brinkman, had seven hits between them.

The Tigers got to Pat Dobson for three runs in the fifth inning. Singles by Rodriguez, Brinkman and Mickey Stanley accounted for the first tally. After a bunt by Gary Sutherland, other runs scored on a sacrifice fly by Stanley and single by Al Kaline. The Tigers then picked up two insurance runs in the eighth on a hit batsman and singles by Rodriguez, Brinkman and Sutherland. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       14, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  3  0    0  2  0  -   5 12  1
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  3  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .232      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Sutherland 2b         4   0   1   1     0   1   .279      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Northrup rf           3   0   0   1     1   2   .218      Murcer cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Kaline dh             3   0   1   1     2   0   .272      Piniella rf           3   1   1   1     0   1   .326
Horton lf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .284      Hart dh               2   0   0   0     2   2   .000
N. Cash 1b            4   0   0   0     1   2   .237      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .244
Moses c               4   1   0   0     0   1   .217      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Rodriguez 3b          5   2   4   0     0   0   .205      Gonzalez 2b,ss        3   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Brinkman ss           4   1   3   1     0   0   .224      Mason ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clarke ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  12   5     4   8             Totals               29   2   3   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  9,598
Left on Base: Tigers 12, Yankees 3
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Rodriguez
Triples: Murcer (2)
Stolen Bases: Stanley (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (2), Sutherland (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Northrup (1), Piniella (1)
GIDP: White (2)
Hit by Pitch: Moses (1,by Dobson)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(2-5)           9     3   2   2   2   5   0  32   4.46
Totals                  9     3   2   2   2   5   0  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(2-6)           7.1  10   5   5   3   5   0  36   4.18
Lyle                    1.2   2   0   0   1   3   0   8   2.11
Totals                  9    12   5   5   4   8   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Dobson (3)
Wild Pitches: Lolich (4)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Bill Deegan


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley popped to shortstop; Sutherland flied out to
left; Northrup walked; Kaline flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Murcer grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); N. Cash
lined to left; Moses grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella struck out; Hart walked; Nettles popped to
shortstop; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Hart to second]; Dempsey
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to center; Brinkman singled to
center [Rodriguez to second]; Stanley out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Rodriguez to third, Brinkman to second];
Sutherland reached on a fielder's choice [Rodriguez out at home
(third to catcher)]; Northrup struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Gonzalez flied out to right; Mason flied out to
center; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline grounded out (third to first); Horton
grounded out (third to first); N. Cash walked; Moses grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted); Piniella singled to right; Hart
walked [Piniella to second]; Nettles singled to left [Piniella
scored, Hart to second]; Dempsey grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez singled to right; Brinkman singled
[Rodriguez to second]; Stanley singled to left [Rodriguez
scored, Brinkman to second]; Sutherland out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Brinkman to third, Stanley to second];
Northrup lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Brinkman
scored]; Kaline singled to left [Stanley scored]; Horton flied
out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
grounded out (pitcher to first); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 6TH: N. Cash struck out; Moses grounded out (first to
pitcher); Rodriguez singled to center; Brinkman forced Rodriguez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees
1.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); Murcer
tripled to right; Piniella hit a sacrifice fly to left [Murcer
scored]; Hart struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Yankees 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley singled to center; Sutherland struck out;
Northrup struck out; Stanley stole second; Rick Dempsey ran
off field; forgot the number of outs; Kaline walked; Horton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles flied out to right; Dempsey flied out to
left; Gonzalez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
3, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 8TH: N. Cash lined to first; Moses was hit by a pitch;
Rodriguez singled to left [Moses to second]; Brinkman singled to
center [Moses scored, Rodriguez to second]; LYLE REPLACED DOBSON
(PITCHING); Stanley struck out; Sutherland singled to center
[Rodriguez scored, Brinkman to third]; Northrup forced
Sutherland (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
5, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: CLARKE BATTED FOR MASON; Clarke reached on an error
by Rodriguez; White grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Clarke out at second]; Chambliss grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 9TH: GONZALEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); CLARKE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Kaline walked; Horton singled to
right [Kaline to second]; N. Cash struck out; Moses struck out;
Rodriguez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer grounded out (third to first); Piniella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hart was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 2.