The Rangers scored three runs in the third inning and held on for a 3-2 win over the Yankees. With a crowd of 11,251 at the game, Rangers' attendance went up to 693,452, exceeding their total for the entire 1973 season. With two out in the third, both Dave Nelson and Alex Johnson beat out infield hits. Following a wild pitch, Mike Hargrove smashed a hit off Chris Chambliss' glove, Nelson and Johnson scoring. When Jim Spencer and Lenny Randle followed with singles, Hargrove scored what proved to be the deciding run. Chambliss singled in the Yankees' first run in the fourth and set up their other tally with a single in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      7, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Rangers      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .328      Tovar rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
White lf              3   0   1   0     2   0   .235      Nelson 2b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .261
Murcer rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .273      Johnson lf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .282
Blomberg dh           4   1   1   0     0   0   .317      Hargrove dh           4   1   2   2     0   0   .352
Nettles 3b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .233      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Chambliss 1b          4   0   3   1     0   0   .240      Randle 3b             3   0   2   1     0   0   .323
Munson c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .245      Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Mason ss              3   0   0   1     0   2   .229      Lovitto cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Gonzalez 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .277
  Sudakis ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     3   3             Totals               31   3   9   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 11,251
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Rangers 5
DP: Yankees 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Maddox
Stolen Bases: Sundberg (1)
Caught Stealing: White (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Mason (3)
GIDP: Hargrove (5), Spencer (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(6-11)          8     9   3   3   1   2   0  32   3.69
Totals                  8     9   3   3   1   2   0  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan W(7-4)           9     9   2   2   3   3   0  38   3.57
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   3   0  38

Wild Pitches: Dobson 2 (5)

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


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

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar popped to second; Nelson singled to center
[Nelson to second (error by Maddox)]; Dobson threw a wild pitch
[Nelson to third]; Johnson walked; Hargrove grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to center; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mason struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
singled to center; Harrah grounded out (third to first) [Randle
to second]; Lovitto was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Gonzalez lined to first; On a bunt Maddox grounded
out (pitcher to first); White singled to right; White was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar
grounded out (third to first); Nelson singled to second; Johnson
singled to third [Nelson to second]; Dobson threw a wild pitch
[Nelson to third, Johnson to second]; Hargrove singled to first
[Nelson scored, Johnson scored]; Spencer singled to center
[Hargrove to second]; Randle singled to center [Hargrove scored,
Spencer to third, Randle to second (on throw)]; Harrah lined to
right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer singled to right; Blomberg forced Murcer
(shortstop to second); Nettles singled to right [Blomberg to
third, Nettles to second (on throw to 3b)]; Chambliss singled to
center [Blomberg scored, Nettles to third]; Munson walked
[Chambliss to second]; Mason popped to shortstop; SUDAKIS BATTED
FOR GONZALEZ; Sudakis flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Yankees 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: STANLEY REPLACED SUDAKIS (PLAYING 2B); On a bunt
Lovitto grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg flied out to
center; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Maddox flied out to center; White walked; Murcer
flied out to center; Blomberg popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Nelson struck out; Johnson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles singled to right; Chambliss singled to
center [Nettles to second]; Munson grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Nettles to third, Chambliss to second]; Mason hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Nettles scored]; Stanley popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Spencer lined to first; On a bunt Randle grounded
out (pitcher to first); Harrah lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); White lined
to left; Murcer singled to right; Blomberg popped to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Lovitto grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Sundberg singled to pitcher; Sundberg stole second; Tovar
grounded out (third to first); Nelson popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles struck out; Chambliss singled to right;
Munson flied out to right; Mason struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Johnson flied out to center; Hargrove singled to
center; Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 9TH: PINIELLA BATTED FOR STANLEY; Piniella flied out to
right; Maddox popped to first in foul territory; White grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Rangers 3.