Jim Northrup, who hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, smashed another round-tripper with a man on base in the ninth to give the Tigers an 8-6 victory over the Yankees. Northrup's homer in the sixth put the Tigers ahead, 3-1, and they added two more runs before the inning ended on a scoring single by Ed Brinkman and double by Mickey Stanley.

The Yankees picked up a tally in the seventh on a triple by Otto Velez and sacrifice fly by Graig Nettles before erupting for four runs in the eighth, including a pair on a homer by Velez. Bill Freehan walked in the Tigers' half, stopped at third on a double by Aurelio Rodriguez and counted the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Moses. Al Kaline singled in the ninth before Northrup hit his homer to hand Sparky Lyle his first defeat of the season. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 6

Game Played on Wednesday, July 3, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  4  0  -   6 13  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  5    0  1  2  -   8 11  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   2   4   0     0   0   .327      Stanley cf            5   0   1   1     0   0   .222
Piniella lf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .307      Sutherland 2b         5   0   0   0     0   1   .252
  Williams lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .061      Kaline dh             4   1   1   0     1   0   .274
Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .262        Knox pr,dh          0   1   0   0     0   0   .326
Sudakis dh            3   0   0   1     0   1   .243      Horton lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .294
Velez 1b              4   2   3   2     0   1   .250        Lane lf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .105
Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .231      Northrup rf           4   2   3   5     1   0   .241
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   1     0   1   .224      Freehan 1b            3   2   2   0     1   0   .283
Gonzalez 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .228
Stanley ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Moses c               3   0   2   1     0   0   .216
  White ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Brinkman ss           3   1   1   1     0   1   .204
  Michael ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pagan p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Woodson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  13   6     0   5             Totals               35   8  11   8     4   4

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 17,846
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Tigers 7
DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Velez
Doubles: Maddox (7), Piniella (12), Stanley (11), Rodriguez (9)
Triples: Velez (1)
Home Runs: Velez (1), Northrup 2 (7)
Caught Stealing: Stanley (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Brinkman (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (5), Sudakis (4), Moses (2)
GIDP: Munson (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pagan                   3     1   0   0   1   1   0  12   4.74
Woodson                 2     3   3   3   2   0   1  11   5.66
Upshaw                  2     4   2   2   0   1   0   9   3.12
Lyle L(5-1)             1.2   3   3   3   1   2   1   9   2.15
Totals                  8.2  11   8   8   4   4   2  41

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                  7     9   4   4   0   4   0  28   3.27
Hiller W(11-5)          2     4   2   2   0   1   1  10   2.60
Totals                  9    13   6   6   0   5   1  38

Wild Pitches: Lolich (8), Hiller (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Maddox singled to left; Piniella lined to
shortstop; Murcer flied out to center; Sudakis flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied out to right; Sutherland grounded out
(third to first); Kaline made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Velez struck out; Munson struck out; Nettles flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton made an out to second; Northrup walked;
Freehan lined to right; Rodriguez forced Northrup (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Gonzalez flied out to center; Stanley singled to
shortstop; Stanley was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Maddox doubled to right; Piniella doubled to center
[Maddox scored]; Murcer lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Moses singled to center; Brinkman reached on an
error by Velez on a sacrifice bunt [Moses to second]; Stanley
forced Moses (pitcher to third) [Brinkman to second]; Sutherland
struck out; Kaline grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

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

TIGERS 4TH: WOODSON REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Horton popped to
third in foul territory; Northrup singled to center; Freehan
singled to center [Northrup to second]; Rodriguez popped to
catcher in foul territory; Moses forced Freehan (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman flied out to center; Stanley grounded out
(third to first); Sutherland made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Maddox made an out to shortstop; Piniella flied out
to right; Murcer singled to left; Lolich threw a wild pitch
[Murcer to second]; Sudakis flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline walked; Horton walked [Kaline to second];
Northrup homered [Kaline scored, Horton scored]; UPSHAW REPLACED
WOODSON (PITCHING); Freehan singled to left; Rodriguez struck
out; Moses singled [Freehan to third]; Brinkman singled to left
[Moses out at third (left to third), Freehan scored, Brinkman to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Stanley doubled [Brinkman scored];
Sutherland grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Velez tripled to center; Munson struck out; Nettles
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Velez scored]; Gonzalez flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Kaline grounded out (third to first); Horton
grounded out (second to first); Northrup flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 8TH: LANE REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING LF); WHITE BATTED FOR
STANLEY; White singled to center; Maddox singled to center
[White to second]; HILLER REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Piniella
singled to left [Maddox to second, White scored]; Hiller threw a
wild pitch [Piniella to second, Maddox to third]; Murcer popped
to catcher in foul territory; Sudakis hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Maddox scored]; Velez homered [Piniella scored]; Munson
singled to third; Nettles was called out on strikes; 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: MICHAEL REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); LYLE REPLACED
UPSHAW (PITCHING); WILLIAMS REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF);
Freehan walked; Rodriguez doubled to left [Freehan to third];
Moses hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rodriguez to third, Freehan
scored]; Brinkman struck out; Stanley made an out to catcher; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 6.

YANKEES 9TH: Gonzalez flied out to left; Michael lined to left;
Maddox singled to left; Williams popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 9TH: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Kaline
singled to third; KNOX RAN FOR KALINE; Lane struck out; Northrup
homered [Knox scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers
8.

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