Jim Northrup's opposite-field solo homer with two out in the eighth enabled the Tigers to nip the Yankees, who dropped their fifth straight, 4-3. Detroit had tied the score to give reliever John Hiller a chance at his 10th victory, on bases-empty leadoff homers by Ben Oglivie in the sixth and pinch-hitter Gates Brown in the seventh off loser Dock Medich.

Ron Blomberg singled home the Yankees' first run in the first inning, then gave New York a short-lived 3-2 lead in the top of the sixth when he homered on the heels of a single by Bobby Murcer. Winner Hiller hurled the final two innings in relief of Joe Coleman, who failed in his 11th try for victory No. 7. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Monday, July      1, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  1    1  1  x  -   4  7  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             2   1   0   0     1   1   .311      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Sutherland 2b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Murcer rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .265      Kaline dh             3   0   1   1     1   1   .274
Blomberg dh           4   1   2   3     0   1   .325      Oglivie lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .323
Piniella lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .300        Lane lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Northrup rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .232
Dempsey c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Freehan 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Mason ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .232      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
  Munson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Lamont c              1   1   0   0     1   1   .211
Gonzalez 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .203        G. Brown ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .231
  Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Moses c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     1   7             Totals               29   4   7   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 21,532
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Tigers 5
DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Brinkman
Triples: Rodriguez (2)
Home Runs: Blomberg (6), Oglivie (2), G. Brown (1), Northrup (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Maddox (2), Brinkman (6)
GIDP: Maddox (4), Dempsey (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(8-7)           7.2   7   4   4   3   3   3  32   4.00
Upshaw                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.58
Totals                  8     7   4   4   3   3   3  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman                 7     7   3   3   1   4   1  28   4.91
Hiller W(10-5)          2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   2.43
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   7   1  36

Wild Pitches: Medich (2), Coleman (9)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Larry Barnett


YANKEES 1ST: Maddox walked; Chambliss grounded out (second to
first) [Maddox to second]; Murcer flied out to center [Maddox to
third]; Blomberg singled to right [Maddox scored]; Piniella
singled to left [Blomberg to third]; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline walked;
Oglivie singled to center [Kaline to second]; Northrup popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
singled to right; Gonzalez reached on an error by Brinkman
[Mason to second]; Maddox grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Gonzalez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
tripled; Lamont struck out; Brinkman made an out to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
flied out to center; Blomberg grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Kaline was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

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

TIGERS 4TH: Oglivie lined to center; Northrup flied out to
center; Freehan walked; Medich threw a wild pitch [Freehan to
second]; Rodriguez lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Mason singled to third; Gonzalez flied out to
right; Maddox out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mason
to second]; Coleman threw a wild pitch [Mason to third];
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Lamont walked; Brinkman out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Lamont to second]; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Lamont to third]; Sutherland singled to
second [Lamont stayed at third]; Kaline singled to right
[Sutherland out at home (right to catcher), Lamont scored]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer singled to center; Blomberg homered [Murcer
scored]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
struck out; Dempsey struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie homered; Northrup flied out to center;
Freehan flied out to left; Rodriguez flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Mason flied out to center; Gonzalez made an out to
second; Maddox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: G. BROWN BATTED FOR LAMONT; G. Brown homered;
Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Stanley struck out;
Sutherland lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Tigers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: MOSES REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING C ); HILLER
REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Chambliss singled to right; Murcer
struck out; Blomberg struck out; Piniella singled to right
[Chambliss to third]; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Kaline made an out to shortstop; Oglivie flied out
to left; Northrup homered; UPSHAW REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING);
Freehan grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 9TH: LANE REPLACED OGLIVIE (PLAYING LF); Dempsey
grounded out (third to first); MUNSON BATTED FOR MASON; Munson
grounded out (second to first); VELEZ BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Velez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 4.