Making his debut with the Yankees, Rudy May pitched a four-hitter and defeated the Tigers, 4-1, in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. The second game was postponed because of rain. May, who was obtained from the Angels, gave up the Tigers' lone run in the second inning on a triple by Bill Freehan and sacrifice fly by Dick Sharon.

The Yankees, who had started the game with an unearned run, broke the tie in the sixth when Bobby Murcer batted in a run with a double and scored himself on a single by Chris Chambliss. A walk to Gene Michael and singles by Elliott Maddox and Lou Piniella added the final counter in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      23, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  x  -   4  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .222      Maddox cf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .331
Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   0     1   1   .255      Piniella lf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .304
Kaline dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Murcer rf             2   1   1   2     2   0   .262
Freehan 1b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .269      Sudakis dh            3   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Lane lf               2   0   0   0     2   1   .100      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   3   .243
Sharon rf             2   0   0   1     0   0   .217      Chambliss 1b          3   0   2   1     1   0   .234
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Moses c               3   0   0   0     0   3   .187      Mason ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Michael 2b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .184
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   4   1     3   9             Totals               29   4   6   4     7   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 19,073
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Yankees 8
DP: Tigers 2, Yankees 2
Errors: Rodriguez
Doubles: Murcer (7)
Triples: Freehan (3)
Stolen Bases: Stanley (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Sharon (1)
GIDP: Lane (1), Nettles 2 (4)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(6-8)          6     3   3   2   4   3   0  25   4.84
Ray                     2     3   1   1   3   2   0  11   3.95
Totals                  8     6   4   3   7   5   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(1-1)              9     4   1   1   3   9   0  32   5.50
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   9   0  32

Passed Balls: Moses (2), Munson (3)
Wild Pitches: Coleman 2 (7)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley struck out; Sutherland lined to second;
Kaline flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Maddox walked; Piniella reached on an error by
Rodriguez [Maddox to second]; Moses allowed a passed ball
[Maddox to third, Piniella to second]; Murcer grounded out
(first unassisted) [Maddox scored (unearned), Piniella to
third]; Sudakis walked; Munson was called out on strikes;
Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan tripled to left; Lane walked; Sharon hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Freehan scored]; Rodriguez flied out to
center; Moses struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles flied out to right; Mason grounded out
(first to pitcher); Michael popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman singled to left; Stanley forced Brinkman
(pitcher to second); Stanley stole second; Munson allowed a
passed ball [Stanley to third]; Sutherland walked; Kaline was
called out on strikes; Freehan forced Sutherland (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Maddox flied out to right; Piniella flied out to
left; Murcer walked; Sudakis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Lane walked; Sharon hit into a double play (right to
shortstop) [Lane out at second]; Rodriguez grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson struck out; Chambliss singled to left;
Nettles grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Moses struck out [Moses out at first (catcher to
first)]; Brinkman flied out to left; Stanley singled to left;
Sutherland struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees
1.

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

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline flied out to right; Freehan was called out on
strikes; Lane struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella walked; Murcer doubled to right [Piniella
scored]; Coleman threw a wild pitch [Murcer to third]; Sudakis
popped to catcher in foul territory; Munson popped to first;
Chambliss singled to center [Murcer scored]; Coleman threw a
wild pitch [Chambliss to second]; Nettles lined to pitcher; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Sharon grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (first to pitcher); Moses struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: RAY REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Mason grounded out
(pitcher to first); Michael walked; Maddox singled to left
[Michael to second]; Piniella singled to center [Michael scored,
Maddox to third, Piniella to second (on throw)]; Murcer was
walked intentionally; Sudakis popped to shortstop; Munson struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman flied out to center; Stanley struck out;
Sutherland flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss walked; Nettles grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Chambliss out at second];
Mason singled to first; Michael was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Kaline flied out to right; Freehan singled to left;
Lane grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 4.