After taking the lead with two runs in the seventh inning, the Orioles scored three times on only one hit in the ninth to defeat the Yankees, 6-3. Mel Stottlemyre, pitching for the Yankees, had a 2-1 lead going into the seventh when his troubles started with a single by Don Baylor. Elrod Hendricks forced Baylor before stopping at second on a single by Paul Blair. Jim Fuller doubled, scoring Hendricks, and Enos Cabell followed with a sacrifice fly to drive in Blair.

In the ninth, Blair doubled for the Orioles' only hit of the stanza. Brooks Robinson walked with one out and Mark Belanger was safe on an error by Fernando Gonzalez. Bobby Grich was hit by a pitch, forcing in Blair. Sparky Lyle relieved Stottlemyre and got Tommy Davis to ground out as Robinson scored, but successive walks to Boog Powell and Baylor followed to give the Orioles their final marker. The Yankees got a run in their half of the ninth on a double by Graig Nettles and singles by Horace Clarke and Elliott Maddox, but Bob Reynolds replaced Dave McNally and struck out Thurman Munson to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Friday, May       24, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  3  -   6  9  0
Yankees      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Belanger ss           5   1   0   0     0   0   .233      Maddox rf             5   0   1   1     0   2   .278
Grich 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .309      Munson c              5   0   1   0     0   1   .219
Davis dh              5   0   0   1     0   1   .262      Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Powell 1b             3   0   1   0     2   0   .274      Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .323
Baylor lf             4   1   2   1     1   1   .241      Sudakis 1b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .217
Hendricks c           5   1   0   0     0   1   .310      Blomberg dh           3   1   1   0     1   0   .369
Blair cf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .258      Nettles 3b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .242
Fuller rf             4   0   2   2     0   1   .295      Michael 2b            2   0   0   1     0   0   .119
Cabell 3b             2   0   1   1     0   0   .353        Clarke ph,2b        1   0   0   0     1   0   .234
  Robinson 3b         0   1   0   0     1   0   .324      Mason ss              1   0   0   0     1   1   .209
McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gonzalez ph,ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hart ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .091
                                                          Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6   9   6     4   5             Totals               32   3   7   2     5   6

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 11,369
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Yankees 8
DP: Orioles 2, Yankees 0
Errors: Gonzalez
Doubles: Powell (9), Fuller (2), Grich (9), Blair (4), Munson (6), Nettles 2 (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Cabell (1)
GIDP: Michael (2)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (9,by Stottlemyre), Nettles (2,by McNally)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(4-3)          8.2   7   3   3   5   5   0  37   3.55
Reynolds SV(3)          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.21
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   6   0  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(5-6)      8.1   9   6   3   2   4   0  38   3.73
Lyle                    0.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   4   1.73
Totals                  9     9   6   3   4   5   0  42

Hit by Pitch: McNally (3), Stottlemyre (3)
Balks: McNally (1)

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Haller


ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger popped to third in foul territory; Grich
grounded out (third to first); Davis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Maddox flied out to right; Munson doubled to left;
Murcer grounded out (second to first) [Munson to third];
Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell doubled; Baylor struck out; Hendricks
grounded out (second to first) [Powell to third]; Blair grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Sudakis grounded out (shortstop to first); Blomberg
walked; Nettles doubled to left [Blomberg to third]; Michael
grounded out (second to first) [Blomberg scored]; Mason was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees
1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Fuller made an out to shortstop; Cabell flied out
to right; Belanger lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Maddox was called out on strikes; Munson grounded
out (third to first); Murcer singled to shortstop; McNally
balked [Murcer to second]; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich flied out to left; Davis grounded out
(pitcher to first); Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Sudakis walked; Blomberg singled [Sudakis to
third]; Nettles was hit by a pitch [Blomberg to second]; Michael
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Sudakis scored, Blomberg to third, Nettles out at second];
Mason walked; Maddox was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor singled to right; Hendricks grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Baylor to second]; Blair lined to left;
Fuller singled to left [Baylor scored]; Cabell singled to third
[Fuller to second]; Belanger made an out to pitcher; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson flied out to left; Murcer flied out to
right; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich struck out; Davis flied out to center; Powell
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Sudakis walked; Blomberg lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Sudakis out at first]; Nettles flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor singled to center; Hendricks forced Baylor
(second to shortstop); Blair singled to left [Hendricks to
second]; Fuller doubled to left [Hendricks scored, Blair to
third]; Cabell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Blair scored, Fuller
to third]; Belanger flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: ROBINSON REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); CLARKE
BATTED FOR MICHAEL; Clarke popped to first in foul territory;
GONZALEZ BATTED FOR MASON; Gonzalez flied out to right; Maddox
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: CLARKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GONZALEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Grich doubled; Davis struck out; Powell
was walked intentionally; Baylor made an out to shortstop;
Hendricks made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson made an out to second; Murcer was called out
on strikes; Piniella singled to center; Sudakis forced Piniella
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees
2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Blair doubled to left; Fuller struck out; Robinson
was walked intentionally; Belanger reached on an error by
Gonzalez [Blair to third, Robinson to second]; Grich was hit by
a pitch [Blair scored (unearned), Robinson to third, Belanger to
second]; LYLE REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Davis forced
Grich (second to shortstop) [Robinson scored (unearned),
Belanger to third]; Powell walked [Davis to second]; Baylor
walked [Belanger scored (unearned), Davis to third, Powell to
second]; Hendricks struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Blomberg grounded out (second to first); Nettles
doubled; Clarke walked; HART BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Hart was
called out on strikes; Maddox singled to left [Nettles scored,
Clarke to second]; REYNOLDS REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Munson
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 3.