Homers by Thurman Munson and Chris Chambliss accounted for five runs and helped carry the Yankees to a 9-3 victory over the Rangers. Jeff Burroughs batted in three runs with a single and sacrifice fly to stake the Rangers to a 3-1 lead before Munson tied the score with a two-run homer in the fourth inning.

The Yankees then broke away with four runs in the fifth. Roy White tripled and scored on a double by Bobby Murcer. After a walk, Chambliss smashed a three-run homer. Murcer batted in two more runs with his second double of the game in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 9, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      6, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    2  4  2    0  0  0  -   9 11  0
Rangers      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .337      Tovar cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .296
White lf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .233      Nelson 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .257
Murcer rf             5   1   3   3     0   0   .270      Johnson lf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .281
Blomberg dh           5   0   1   1     0   2   .319      Burroughs rf          3   0   1   3     0   2   .290
Nettles 3b            3   2   0   0     2   2   .229        Lovitto rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Chambliss 1b          5   1   1   3     0   1   .232      Hargrove dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .349
Munson c              4   1   2   2     0   0   .248      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Mason ss              3   0   1   0     1   1   .233      Randle 3b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .318
Gonzalez 2b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .209      Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            1   0   0   0     1   1   .276
                                                            Sims c              1   0   0   0     1   0   .156
                                                          J. Brown p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clyde p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   9  11   9     5   7             Totals               36   3  11   3     2   6

Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance: 33,812
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Rangers 9
DP: Yankees 0, Rangers 1
Doubles: Murcer 2 (10), Harrah (13), Spencer (5)
Triples: White (5), Johnson (3)
Home Runs: Munson (8), Chambliss (4)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (14), Randle (17)
Sacrifice Flies: Burroughs (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(9-7)           9    11   3   3   2   6   0  39   3.94
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   6   0  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Brown L(7-6)         5.1   9   9   9   5   3   2  29   3.26
Thomas                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1  16.20
Clyde                   3.2   1   0   0   0   4   0  12   4.15
Totals                  9    11   9   9   5   7   2  42

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


YANKEES 1ST: Maddox singled to left; White flied out to center;
Murcer doubled to left [Maddox to third]; Blomberg grounded out
(second to first) [Maddox scored]; Nettles struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Nelson singled to center
[Tovar to third]; Johnson struck out; Nelson stole second;
Burroughs singled to center [Tovar scored, Nelson scored];
Hargrove struck out; Spencer flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss struck out; Munson singled to right;
Mason singled to pitcher [Munson to second]; Gonzalez lined into
a double play (center to first to third) [Munson out at third];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Randle singled to left; Randle stole second; Harrah
struck out; Sundberg walked; Randle was picked off second
(catcher to second); Tovar singled to left [Sundberg to second];
Nelson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Rangers 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); White
flied out to center; Murcer lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Johnson tripled to center; Burroughs hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Johnson scored]; Hargrove flied out to
left; Spencer flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
walked; Chambliss grounded out (second to first) [Nettles to
second]; Munson homered [Nettles scored]; Mason walked; Gonzalez
forced Mason (shortstop to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Randle grounded out (first to pitcher); Harrah
doubled to left; Sundberg was called out on strikes; Jim
Sundberg ejected by HP umpire Ron Luciano; Tovar popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 5TH: SIMS REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C ); Maddox flied
out to center; White tripled to right; Murcer doubled to left
[White scored]; Blomberg was called out on strikes; Nettles
walked; Chambliss homered [Murcer scored, Nettles scored];
Munson grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 7, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Nelson singled to right; Johnson forced Nelson
(first to shortstop); Burroughs struck out; Hargrove flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Mason grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez
walked; Maddox singled to center [Gonzalez to third]; White
walked [Maddox to second]; THOMAS REPLACED J. BROWN (PITCHING);
Murcer singled to left [Gonzalez scored, Maddox scored, White to
second]; CLYDE REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Blomberg was called
out on strikes; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 9, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Randle
singled to right; Harrah grounded out (first to pitcher) [Randle
to second]; Sims flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 9, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); Mason struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 9, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson
lined to left; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 9, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
flied out to right; White was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 9, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Hargrove
popped to third in foul territory; Spencer doubled to right;
Randle singled to shortstop [Spencer to third]; Harrah flied out
to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 9, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 9TH: LOVITTO REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Murcer
popped to shortstop; Blomberg singled to center; Nettles was
called out on strikes; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Sims walked; Tovar forced Sims (second to
shortstop); Nelson flied out to left; Johnson flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Rangers 3.