Ex-Ranger Jim Mason tied a major league record by swatting four doubles as the Yankees put together a 19-hit attack against four Texas hurlers to win handily at Arlington, 12-5. New York got three in the first on Chris Chambliss' bases-loaded double, one of seven two-baggers by the winners. The Rangers scored two in the first, but New York countered with two in the second, only to have Texas tie the score in their half, reliever Dick Woodson forcing home two runs with bases on balls, then settling down to throw four scoreless innings and picking up his second victory.

The Yankees grabbed the lead for keeps in the third, Mason's second double driving in Chambliss, a single by Elliott Maddox and double by Roy White making it a three-run inning for the winners. Bobby Murcer produced two more runs for the Yankees in the sixth, homering after White had singled. New York added two unnecessary runs in the top of the ninth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 12, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Monday, July      8, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      3  2  3    0  0  2    0  0  2  -  12 19  2
Rangers      2  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   2   3   2     1   1   .335      Tovar rf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .293
White lf              6   2   4   1     0   0   .248      Nelson 2b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .257
Murcer rf             5   1   1   3     0   0   .272      Johnson lf            4   1   1   0     1   2   .282
Blomberg dh           5   1   4   0     0   0   .331      Hargrove dh           3   0   0   2     1   0   .347
Nettles 3b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .230      Spencer 1b            3   0   1   1     2   0   .301
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   3     1   0   .240      Randle 3b             5   0   3   1     0   1   .328
Munson c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Harrah ss             5   0   2   0     0   0   .273
Mason ss              5   3   4   1     0   0   .242      Lovitto cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .207
Michael 2b            5   1   2   2     0   1   .215      Sundberg c            3   1   0   0     2   0   .272
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Woodson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44  12  19  12     3   2             Totals               37   5  11   5     7   3

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 14,337
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Rangers 14
DP: Yankees 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Mason 2, Nelson
Doubles: Chambliss (9), Mason 4 (10), White (8), Blomberg 2 (9), Johnson (9), Lovitto (7)
Home Runs: Murcer (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Hargrove (1)
GIDP: White (4)
Hit by Pitch: Tovar (8,by Woodson)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow                  1     5   5   3   3   0   0  11   4.67
Woodson W(2-3)          5.2   5   0   0   3   3   0  26   5.07
Upshaw                  2.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.95
Totals                  9    11   5   3   7   3   0  46

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 1.2   8   5   5   1   1   0  13   4.08
Stanhouse L(0-1)        1     3   3   3   1   1   0   7   4.76
Thomas                  3.1   4   2   2   0   0   1  14   9.00
Shellenback             3     4   2   2   1   0   0  13   5.84
Totals                  9    19  12  12   3   2   1  47

Hit by Pitch: Woodson (2)
Wild Pitches: Tidrow (1), Woodson (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Maddox struck out; White singled to second; Murcer
flied out to left; Blomberg singled to right [White to second];
Nettles walked [White to third, Blomberg to second]; Chambliss
doubled to left [Nettles scored, Blomberg scored, White scored];
Munson popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson
reached on an error by Mason; Johnson doubled to right [Nelson
to third]; Hargrove hit a sacrifice fly to left [Nelson scored
(unearned), Johnson to third]; Spencer walked; Randle singled to
left [Spencer to second, Johnson scored (unearned)]; Harrah
singled to third [Randle to second, Spencer out at third (third
to shortstop to third)]; Jim Spencer rounded 3B too far;
2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Mason doubled to center; Michael singled to right
[Mason scored, Michael out at second (right to shortstop)];
Maddox singled to center; White singled to right [Maddox to
third]; Murcer forced White (second to shortstop) [Maddox
scored]; Blomberg singled to right [Murcer to third]; STANHOUSE
REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Nettles popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Lovitto doubled to right; Sundberg walked; Tovar
singled to left [Lovitto scored, Sundberg to second]; Tidrow
threw a wild pitch [Sundberg to third, Tovar to second]; Nelson
walked; WOODSON REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Johnson struck out;
Hargrove walked [Sundberg scored, Tovar to third, Nelson to
second]; Spencer walked [Tovar scored, Nelson to third, Hargrove
to second]; Randle forced Nelson (first to catcher) [Spencer to
second, Hargrove to third]; Harrah flied out to center; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 5, Rangers 5.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss walked; Munson popped to second; Mason
doubled to left [Chambliss scored]; Michael struck out; Maddox
singled to center [Mason scored]; White doubled to left [Maddox
scored, White to third (on throw to home)]; THOMAS REPLACED
STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Murcer grounded out (second to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 3RD: Lovitto popped to shortstop; Sundberg grounded out
(third to first); Tovar was hit by a pitch; Nelson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Rangers 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Blomberg doubled to left; Nettles popped to first;
Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blomberg to third];
Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 8, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 4TH: Johnson walked; Hargrove flied out to center;
Spencer flied out to center; Randle singled to left [Johnson to
second]; Harrah forced Randle (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 8, Rangers 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Mason grounded out (second to first); Michael
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto singled to second; Sundberg flied out to
right; Tovar flied out to right; Woodson threw a wild pitch
[Lovitto to second]; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Rangers 5.

YANKEES 6TH: White singled to center; Murcer homered [White
scored]; Blomberg doubled to right [Blomberg out at third (right
to shortstop to third)]; Nettles reached on an error by Nelson;
Chambliss flied out to right; Munson forced Nettles (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 10, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Johnson struck out; Hargrove flied out to center;
Spencer singled to right; Randle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 10, Rangers 5.

YANKEES 7TH: SHELLENBACK REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Mason
doubled to center; Michael grounded out (second to first);
Maddox walked; White forced Maddox (shortstop to second) [Mason
to third]; Murcer popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 10, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah singled to center; Lovitto forced Harrah
(first to shortstop); Sundberg lined to shortstop; Tovar singled
to center [Lovitto to third]; UPSHAW REPLACED WOODSON
(PITCHING); Nelson forced Tovar (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 10, Rangers 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Blomberg flied out to center; Nettles popped to
first; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 10, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); Spencer flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 10, Rangers 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson popped to third; Mason doubled to left;
Michael singled to left [Mason scored, Michael to second (on
throw to home)]; Maddox singled to left [Michael scored]; White
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Maddox out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 12,
Rangers 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Randle singled to left; Harrah forced Randle
(second to shortstop); Lovitto forced Harrah (first to
shortstop) [Lovitto to second (error by Mason)]; Sundberg
walked; Tovar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 12, Rangers 5.