The Yankees exploded for seven runs on three homers in the sixth inning to clinch an 11-1 victory over the Twins. Mel Stottlemyre, ending a personal five-game losing streak, held the Twins to six hits and posted his first victory since April 30 and his first complete game since April 26. In the Yankees' big inning, Lou Piniella led off with a homer. After Bill Sudakis and Graig Nettles singled, Rick Dempsey hit for the circuit to kayo Vic Albury. Bill Butler relieved and gave up singles by Jim Mason and Elliott Maddox before Ron Blomberg capped the outburst with the third homer of the inning. The Twins scored their lone run in the seventh on a single by Luis Gomez and double by Glenn Borgmann. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 11, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      2, 1974 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    0  1  7    0  2  0  -  11 18  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             3   3   2   0     2   0   .328      Carew 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .410
Blomberg dh           5   2   3   4     0   0   .360        Terrell 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Murcer rf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .253      Braun lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .277
Piniella lf           5   1   3   2     0   0   .318      Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Sudakis 1b            4   2   2   0     1   2   .242      Darwin rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .290
Nettles 3b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .260      Holt 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Dempsey c             5   1   2   3     0   0   .250      Brye cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Stanley 2b            4   0   1   1     1   0   .250      Thompson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .147
Mason ss              5   1   1   0     0   2   .220      Gomez ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .231
Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Killebrew ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                          Borgmann c            3   0   1   1     0   0   .183
                                                          Albury p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Butler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  11  18  11     4   4             Totals               32   1   6   1     2   0

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 20,073
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Twins 7
DP: Yankees 0, Twins 2
Errors: Holt
Doubles: Blomberg (7), Borgmann (3)
Home Runs: Piniella (2), Dempsey (2), Blomberg (5)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (3)
GIDP: Blomberg (4), Dempsey (1)
Hit by Pitch: Carew (1,by Stottlemyre)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(6-6)      9     6   1   1   2   0   0  35   3.27
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   0   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Albury L(2-3)           5    10   6   6   2   2   2  25   4.97
Butler                  3     7   5   5   1   1   1  16   7.45
Hands                   1     1   0   0   1   1   0   4   6.95
Totals                  9    18  11  11   4   4   3  45

Hit by Pitch: Stottlemyre (4)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Maddox walked; Blomberg grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at second]; Murcer
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Carew was hit by a pitch; Braun flied out to right;
Oliva flied out to center; Darwin flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella singled to center [Piniella out at second
(center to second)]; Sudakis walked; Nettles singled to first
[Sudakis to second]; Dempsey flied out to left; Stanley singled
to left [Sudakis scored, Nettles to third, Stanley to second (on
throw)]; Mason struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Holt grounded out (second to first); Brye flied out
to center; Thompson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Maddox flied out to center; Blomberg flied out to
center; Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (third to first); Borgmann flied
out to left; Carew walked; Braun walked [Carew to second]; Oliva
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Sudakis
struck out; Nettles singled to center; Dempsey flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin singled to right; Holt singled to right
[Darwin out at third (right to third)]; Brye made an out to
third; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Twins 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Mason flied
out to right; Maddox singled to right; Maddox stole second
[Maddox to third (error by Holt)]; Blomberg doubled to center
[Maddox scored]; Murcer flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Gomez grounded out (third to first); Borgmann
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew singled to center;
Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins
0.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella homered; Sudakis singled to left; Nettles
singled to right [Sudakis to second]; Dempsey homered [Sudakis
scored, Nettles scored]; BUTLER REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING);
Stanley grounded out (second to first); Mason singled to left;
Maddox singled to center [Mason to second]; Blomberg homered
[Mason scored, Maddox scored]; Murcer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Piniella grounded out (second to first); 7 R, 7 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 9, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Darwin grounded
out (third to first); Holt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 9, Twins 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Sudakis singled to center; Nettles flied out to
left; Dempsey grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Sudakis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
9, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
grounded out (second to first); Gomez singled to center;
Borgmann doubled to left [Gomez scored]; Carew grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Twins 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Stanley flied out to right; Mason flied out to
left; Maddox walked; Blomberg singled to left [Maddox to
second]; Murcer singled to second [Maddox scored, Blomberg to
second]; Bobby Murcer's grounder struck 2B umpire Bill
Deegan; Piniella singled to left [Blomberg scored, Murcer to
second]; Sudakis struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 11,
Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Braun grounded out (third to first); Oliva grounded
out (first to pitcher); Darwin singled to left; Holt forced
Darwin (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 11,
Twins 1.

YANKEES 9TH: TERRELL REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 2B); HANDS REPLACED
BUTLER (PITCHING); Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher);
Dempsey singled to third [Dempsey out at second (first to
second)]; Stanley walked; Mason struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 11, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Brye popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson
made an out to third; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Killebrew
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 11, Twins 1.