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. Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 3Game Played on Friday, May 24, 1974 (Night game) at Shea StadiumOrioles 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. |
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