The Yankees rallied for three runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Tigers, 6-4, to snap their seven-game losing streak. The Tigers scored three times in the third on a double by Ed Brinkman, triple by Mickey Stanley, sacrifice fly by Gary Sutherland, two errors by Fernando Gonzalez and a single by Gates Brown, but the Yankees nibbled away a run at a time and tied the score in the eighth.

Jim Northrup put the Tigers ahead again with a homer in their half of the eighth before the Yankees began a rally in the ninth with a run on singles by Elliott Maddox, Lou Piniella and Bobby Murcer. Walt Williams then hit a sacrifice fly for his first RBI of the season to break the tie and Otto Velez added an insurance run with a single. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 4

Game Played on Thursday, July 4, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  3  -   6  9  2
Tigers       0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf,2b          5   1   1   0     0   1   .323      Stanley cf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .225
Piniella lf           5   1   1   0     0   2   .305      Sutherland 2b         2   0   0   1     2   0   .250
Murcer rf,cf          5   1   1   1     0   0   .261      Oglivie lf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .318
Sudakis dh            3   1   1   0     1   1   .244        Sharon lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Williams pr,dh,rf   0   1   0   1     0   0   .061      Northrup rf           3   1   2   1     2   0   .246
Velez 1b              2   1   2   1     3   0   .333      G. Brown dh           4   0   1   1     0   0   .233
Munson c              4   0   1   1     1   1   .231        Kaline ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .226      Freehan 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Gonzalez 2b           1   0   1   1     1   0   .208      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
  Blomberg ph         0   0   0   1     0   0   .323      Moses c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Mason ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Horton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Stanley ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Knox pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .326
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Lamont c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Michael ss,2b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .196      Brinkman ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .205
  Dempsey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6   9   6     8   6             Totals               34   4   8   4     6   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 15,058
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Tigers 10
DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Gonzalez 2
Doubles: Brinkman (6), Stanley (12)
Triples: Stanley (2), Rodriguez (3)
Home Runs: Northrup (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Blomberg (5), Williams (1), Sutherland (2)
GIDP: Munson (8), Stanley (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow W(6-8)           8     7   4   3   5   2   1  36   4.47
Lyle                    1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5   2.10
Totals                  9     8   4   3   6   4   1  41

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman                  6     3   2   2   5   4   0  24   4.41
Ray                     1.2   1   1   1   3   1   0   9   2.63
Hiller L(11-6)          1.1   5   3   3   0   1   0   9   2.89
Totals                  9     9   6   6   8   6   0  42

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


YANKEES 1ST: Maddox flied out to right; Piniella struck out;
Murcer popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers
0.

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

YANKEES 2ND: Sudakis was called out on strikes; Velez walked;
Munson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Velez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: G. Brown popped to third; Freehan popped to catcher
in foul territory; Rodriguez lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles was called out on strikes; Gonzalez walked;
Stanley grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Gonzalez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Moses popped to first in foul territory; Brinkman
doubled to left; Stanley tripled [Brinkman scored]; Sutherland
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Stanley scored]; Oglivie reached on
an error by Gonzalez [Oglivie to second (error by Gonzalez)];
Northrup was walked intentionally; G. Brown singled to right
[Oglivie scored (unearned), Northrup to third, G. Brown to
second (on throw)]; Freehan struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Maddox flied to right in foul territory; Piniella
grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez lined to third; Moses flied out to center;
Brinkman lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers
3.

YANKEES 5TH: Sudakis flied out to center; Velez walked; Munson
flied out to center; Nettles walked [Velez to second]; Gonzalez
singled to right [Velez scored, Nettles to third]; WHITE BATTED
FOR STANLEY; White forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: MICHAEL REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutherland walked; Oglivie
flied out to right; Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
struck out; Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: G. Brown grounded out (second to first); Freehan
singled to left; Rodriguez lined to right; Moses struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Sudakis singled to left; Velez singled to right
[Sudakis to second]; Munson walked [Sudakis to third, Velez to
second]; RAY REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Nettles popped to
shortstop; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Blomberg hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Sudakis scored]; Michael walked [Velez to
third, Munson to second]; Maddox struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: MICHAEL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MASON
REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING SS); Brinkman flied out to center;
Stanley grounded out (third to first); Sutherland walked;
Oglivie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Tigers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella flied out to center; Murcer flied out to
left; Sudakis walked; WILLIAMS RAN FOR SUDAKIS; Velez walked
[Williams to second]; Munson singled to left [Williams scored,
Velez to second]; HILLER REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Nettles
singled to second [Velez to third, Munson to second]; Mason
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Northrup
homered; G. Brown grounded out (first unassisted); Freehan
popped to shortstop; Rodriguez tripled to center; HORTON BATTED
FOR MOSES; Horton was walked intentionally; KNOX RAN FOR HORTON;
Brinkman forced Knox (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 9TH: LAMONT REPLACED KNOX (PLAYING C ); SHARON REPLACED
OGLIVIE (PLAYING LF); DEMPSEY BATTED FOR MICHAEL; Dempsey popped
to third; Maddox singled to left; Piniella singled to center
[Maddox to third]; Murcer singled to right [Maddox scored,
Piniella to third, Murcer to second (on throw to 3b)]; Williams
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Piniella scored]; Velez singled to
left [Murcer scored]; Munson struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MURCER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); LYLE REPLACED DEMPSEY (PITCHING); Stanley doubled
to left; Sutherland flied out to center; Sharon struck out;
Northrup walked; KALINE BATTED FOR G. BROWN; Kaline struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 4.

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