The Yankees drew a crowd of 50,093 for Bat Day and entertained the throng with a three-run rally in the ninth inning to defeat the Twins, 4-3. Graig Nettles homered in the sixth for the Yankees' only tally until their rally began in the ninth with a single by Jim Mason, walk to Elliott Maddox and run-scoring single by Lou Piniella. Rick Dempsey followed with a single, driving in Maddox to tie the score. Nettles then singled, sending Piniella home with the winning run. The Twins collected 13 hits, including four by Steve Braun, but failed to put them together effectively. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Sunday, June      9, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3 13  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   4  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 2b              4   0   0   1     1   0   .395      Maddox cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .310
Braun lf              4   0   4   0     0   0   .297      Piniella lf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .309
  Killebrew ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .258
  Brye cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Blomberg dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .324
Oliva dh              4   1   1   0     1   0   .327        Dempsey ph,dh       1   0   1   1     0   0   .276
  Terrell pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .250      Nettles 3b            5   1   2   2     0   1   .261
Darwin rf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .286      Munson c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .247
Hisle cf,lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .253
Kusick 1b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .231      Mason ss              4   1   1   0     0   3   .230
Soderholm 3b          4   1   0   0     1   1   .261      Gonzalez 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .198
Borgmann c            5   0   1   0     0   0   .194        Sudakis ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Gomez ss              2   0   2   0     2   0   .219      Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Butler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   3  13   3     5   2             Totals               36   4   9   4     5   6

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 50,093
Left on Base: Twins 14, Yankees 11
DP: Twins 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Soderholm
Doubles: Braun (2)
Triples: Darwin (4)
Home Runs: Nettles (12)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (9)
GIDP: Hisle (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker                  5.2   5   1   1   3   4   1  25   3.05
Campbell L(2-5)         2.2   2   3   3   2   2   0  13   2.88
Butler                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.75
Hands                   0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   6.10
Totals                  8.2   9   4   4   5   6   1  41

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow                  5.2   9   2   2   4   0   0  29   5.96
Wallace                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.60
Upshaw                  1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.10
Lyle W(4-0)             1.1   3   1   1   1   1   0   8   1.74
Totals                  9    13   3   3   5   2   0  44

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy


TWINS 1ST: Carew grounded out (second to first); Braun singled
to center; Oliva forced Braun (second to shortstop); Darwin
tripled to right [Oliva scored]; Hisle flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Maddox struck out; Piniella flied out to right;
Murcer singled to right; Murcer stole second; Blomberg walked;
Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm
flied out to center; Borgmann singled to left; Gomez walked
[Borgmann to second]; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson singled to center; Chambliss grounded out
(third to first) [Munson to second]; Mason struck out; Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Yankees 0.

TWINS 3RD: Braun doubled to right; Oliva walked; Darwin popped
to second; Hisle grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Oliva out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Piniella
flied out to right; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

TWINS 4TH: Kusick singled to left; Soderholm flied out to
center; Borgmann popped to second; Gomez walked [Kusick to
second]; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
popped to shortstop; Munson singled to center; Chambliss
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Yankees 0.

TWINS 5TH: Braun singled to right; Oliva forced Braun (left to
second); Darwin popped to shortstop; Hisle singled to third
[Oliva to second]; Kusick forced Hisle (third to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Mason struck out; Gonzalez walked; Maddox singled
to right [Gonzalez to third]; Piniella flied out to right;
Murcer made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 0.

TWINS 6TH: Soderholm walked; Borgmann grounded out (second to
first) [Soderholm to second]; Gomez singled to left [Soderholm
to third]; Carew forced Gomez (second to shortstop) [Soderholm
scored]; Braun singled to center [Carew to third]; WALLACE
REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Oliva flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Blomberg lined to shortstop; Nettles homered;
Munson grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss walked;
CAMPBELL REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Mason struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 1.

TWINS 7TH: UPSHAW REPLACED WALLACE (PITCHING); Darwin struck
out; Hisle grounded out (second to first); Kusick flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Maddox
grounded out (third to first); Piniella reached on an error by
Soderholm; Murcer walked [Piniella to second]; Blomberg grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 1.

TWINS 8TH: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Borgmann
grounded out (pitcher to first); Gomez singled to center; LYLE
REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Carew walked [Gomez to second];
KILLEBREW BATTED FOR BRAUN; Killebrew lined to third; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: BRYE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING CF); HISLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first);
Munson grounded out (third to first); Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 1.

TWINS 9TH: Oliva singled to center; TERRELL RAN FOR OLIVA;
Darwin singled to center [Terrell to second]; Hisle flied out to
right [Terrell to third]; Kusick singled to left [Terrell
scored, Darwin to second]; Soderholm struck out; Borgmann flied
out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Mason singled
to center; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Sudakis struck out;
Maddox walked [Mason to second]; Piniella singled to right
[Mason scored, Maddox to third]; BUTLER REPLACED CAMPBELL
(PITCHING); Murcer made an out to second; DEMPSEY BATTED FOR
BLOMBERG; HANDS REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING); Dempsey singled
[Maddox scored, Piniella to third]; Nettles singled [Piniella
scored, Dempsey to second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
Yankees 4.