A pinch-single by Willie Horton, plus an error on the play by Elliott Maddox, brought the Tigers two runs in the ninth inning for a 3-2 victory over the Yankees. The Tigers scored an unearned run in the second, but the Yankees went ahead with a two-run homer by Bill Sudakis in the fourth.

With two out for the Tigers in the the ninth, Jim Northrup singled and Bill Freehan walked. Horton then delivered his single, scoring Northrup, and when the throw by Maddox bounced away from Graig Nettles at third base, Freehan also came around to count the winning run. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 2

Game Played on Friday, June 21, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  9  0
Yankees      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     2   1   .224      Maddox cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .336
Sutherland 2b,3b      5   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Piniella lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Kaline dh             4   0   2   0     1   1   .279        Williams pr,lf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .063
Northrup rf           4   1   3   0     1   0   .236      Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Freehan 1b            4   1   0   0     1   2   .264      Munson c              4   1   0   0     0   2   .232
Oglivie lf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .333      Sudakis dh            4   1   1   2     0   1   .260
  Horton ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .295      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .237
  Sharon pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Blomberg pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .317
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   1     0   1   .243      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Michael 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Knox 2b             1   0   0   0     0   1   .342      Mason ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Lamont c              3   0   1   0     0   2   .273      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  N. Cash ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .210        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moses c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .188        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .214
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   9   2     7  10             Totals               30   2   5   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 13,661
Left on Base: Tigers 13, Yankees 5
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Maddox, Mason
Doubles: Lamont (1), Nettles (12)
Home Runs: Sudakis (6)
Stolen Bases: Oglivie (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Piniella (4), Maddox (1)
GIDP: Sutherland (10)
Hit by Pitch: Piniella (2,by Lolich)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(9-7)           9     5   2   2   1   6   1  34   3.21
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   6   1  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  6.2   7   1   0   6   8   0  33   3.54
Upshaw L(0-4)           2     1   2   1   1   1   0   8   2.88
Lyle                    0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.62
Totals                  9     9   3   1   7  10   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Lolich (2)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied out to right; Sutherland grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kaline singled to center; Northrup singled
to right [Kaline to third]; Freehan struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Maddox singled to shortstop; Piniella out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Maddox to second]; Murcer
grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to third]; Munson flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie reached on an error by Mason [Oglivie to
second]; Rodriguez singled to center [Oglivie scored
(unearned)]; Lamont struck out; Brinkman grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Rodriguez to second]; Stanley struck out; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Sudakis struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to
first); Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Kaline
walked; Northrup flied out to center; Freehan forced Kaline
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael flied out to center; Mason flied out to
left; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Oglivie singled to left; Rodriguez struck out;
Oglivie stole second; Lamont struck out; Brinkman struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella struck out; Murcer singled to left; Munson
forced Murcer (shortstop to second); Sudakis homered [Munson
scored]; Nettles walked; Chambliss grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley walked; Sutherland grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Stanley out at second];
Kaline singled to left; Northrup walked [Kaline to second];
Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael grounded out (third to first); Mason flied
out to center; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out
(second to first); Lamont doubled to right; Brinkman walked;
Stanley walked [Lamont to third, Brinkman to second]; Sutherland
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella was hit by a pitch; WILLIAMS RAN FOR
PINIELLA; Murcer flied out to right; Munson struck out; Sudakis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 2.

TIGERS 7TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kaline struck
out; Northrup singled to second; Freehan struck out; Oglivie
walked [Northrup to second]; G. BROWN BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ;
UPSHAW REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); G. Brown flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: KNOX REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING 2B); SUTHERLAND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Nettles made an out to
shortstop; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Michael
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 2.

TIGERS 8TH: N. CASH BATTED FOR LAMONT; N. Cash struck out;
Brinkman grounded out (second to first); Stanley grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: MOSES REPLACED N. CASH (PLAYING C ); Mason singled
to center; Maddox out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Mason to second]; Williams struck out; Murcer flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Sutherland flied out to center; Kaline grounded out
(shortstop to first); Northrup singled to center; Freehan walked
[Northrup to second]; LYLE REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); HORTON
BATTED FOR OGLIVIE; Horton singled to center [Northrup scored,
Freehan scored (error by Maddox) (unearned) (no RBI), Horton to
second]; SHARON RAN FOR HORTON; Knox struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: SHARON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Munson struck
out; Sudakis grounded out (third to first); Nettles doubled to
left; BLOMBERG RAN FOR NETTLES; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 2.

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