After two-run homers by Thurman Munson and Bill Sudakis helped win the first game, 6-5, the Yankees erupted for five runs in the fourth inning and also won the second game, 7-5, to complete the sweep of a doubleheader with Baltimore. Round-trippers in the opener, each with a man on base, provided the Yankees with a 4-0 lead before they added a run in the fifth inning on a walk to Ron Blomberg and singles by Munson and Lou Piniella. The Orioles picked up a tally in the eighth, but an error by Bobby Grich led to the Yankees' decisive run in the home half. Piniella walked, took second on a sacrifice, moved to third on Grich's error and scored on a sacrifice fly by Graig Nettles. The Orioles rallied in the ninth, scoring two runs on a single by Brooks Robinson and two on a homer by Jim Fuller, before Sparky Lyle replaced Dick Tidrow and retired the last batter.

Boog Powell and Elrod Hendricks hit homers for the Orioles in the second inning of the nightcap. The Yankees broke a 2-2 tie with their outburst in the fourth. Rick Dempsey singled, Fernando Gonzalez walked and Elliott Maddox singled to score Dempsey. Gonzalez counted on an infield out by Piniella. Bobby Murcer drove in Maddox with a single. Murcer stole second and scored on a single by Blomberg. Nettles then doubled to send Blomberg home with the fifth run of the inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       26, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  4  -   5  9  3
Yankees      0  0  2    2  1  0    0  1  x  -   6  9  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Blair cf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .265      Blomberg rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .356
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .304        Murcer cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Davis dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .266      Munson c              4   1   2   2     0   1   .222
Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Maddox cf,rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .244
Powell 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .272      Piniella lf           3   2   2   1     1   0   .321
Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Sudakis 1b            3   1   2   2     0   1   .233
Robinson 3b           4   1   2   2     0   1   .333      Hart dh               3   0   0   0     0   1   .067
  Cabell pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .353        Chambliss ph,dh     1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Fuller rf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .304      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .235
Belanger ss           1   0   0   0     1   1   .241      Gonzalez 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Coggins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .160      Michael ss            4   1   1   0     0   2   .138
  Baker ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Etchebarren ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .189        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     1   6             Totals               31   6   9   6     3   6

Time of Game: 2:35
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Yankees 6
DP: Orioles 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Grich, Fuller, Baker, Munson
Doubles: Robinson (10), Powell (10), Gonzalez (6)
Home Runs: Fuller (4), Munson (5), Sudakis (3)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Sudakis (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Blair (1), Nettles (4)
GIDP: Powell (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(5-5)         4.2   7   5   5   2   3   2  22   3.31
Jefferson               3.1   2   1   0   1   3   0  14   7.71
Totals                  8     9   6   5   3   6   2  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow W(4-4)           8.2   9   5   5   1   6   1  35   5.34
Lyle SV(7)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.71
Totals                  9     9   5   5   1   6   1  36

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Blair flied out to center; Grich singled to third;
Davis flied out to center; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Blomberg flied out to left; Munson grounded out
(third to first); Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell was called out on strikes; Baylor grounded
out (shortstop to first); Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Sudakis
singled to center; Hart struck out; Nettles grounded out
(pitcher to third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Fuller struck out; Belanger walked; Belanger stole
second [Belanger to third (error by Munson)]; Blair struck out;
Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Gonzalez flied out to right; Michael singled to
third; Blomberg was called out on strikes; Munson homered
[Michael scored]; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis singled to center; Williams flied out to
center; Powell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella singled to left; Sudakis homered [Piniella
scored]; Hart grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez flied out to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
grounded out (second to first); Fuller flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael was called out on strikes; Blomberg walked;
Munson singled to right [Blomberg to third, Munson to second
(error by Fuller)]; Maddox was walked intentionally; Piniella
singled to right [Blomberg scored, Munson out at home (right to
catcher), Maddox to third]; JEFFERSON REPLACED GRIMSLEY
(PITCHING); Sudakis struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
0, Yankees 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger was called out on strikes; Blair grounded
out (third to first); Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Hart popped to first in foul territory; Nettles
flied out to right; Gonzalez doubled to center; Michael grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Davis flied out to center; Williams made an out to
second; Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg singled to left; Blomberg was picked off
first (pitcher to first to second); Munson struck out; Maddox
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: MURCER REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING CF); MADDOX
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Baylor grounded out (shortstop
to first); Robinson doubled to left; Fuller singled to shortstop
[Robinson stayed at second]; COGGINS BATTED FOR BELANGER;
Coggins singled to right [Robinson to third, Fuller to second];
Blair hit a sacrifice fly to center [Robinson scored]; Grich
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: BAKER REPLACED COGGINS (PLAYING SS); Piniella
walked; Sudakis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Piniella to second]; CHAMBLISS BATTED FOR HART; Chambliss
reached on an error by Grich [Piniella to third]; Nettles hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Piniella scored (unearned), Chambliss to
second]; Gonzalez reached on an error by Baker [Chambliss to
third]; Michael struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 6.

ORIOLES 9TH: CHAMBLISS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Davis
singled to center; Williams popped to first in foul territory;
Powell doubled [Davis to third]; Baylor flied out to left;
Robinson singled to center [Davis scored, Powell scored]; CABELL
RAN FOR ROBINSON; Fuller homered [Cabell scored]; LYLE REPLACED
TIDROW (PITCHING); ETCHEBARREN BATTED FOR BAKER; Etchebarren
flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Yankees 6.