Doc Medich pitched a five-hitter and Sandy Alomar and Bobby Murcer each drove in a run in the third inning to provide the Yankees with a 2-0 victory over the Rangers. Walt Williams led off the third with a single and stopped at third on a double by Jim Mason. Alomar followed with a sacrifice fly, scoring Williams, but Mason was thrown out trying to take third. However, Roy White followed with a double and scored the Yankees' second run on a single by Murcer. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, July      16, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Yankees      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2 10  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf,rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Alomar 2b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .195
Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .318      White dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Burroughs rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Murcer cf             3   0   2   1     0   1   .284
  Lovitto cf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .199      Piniella rf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .302
Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .335      Velez 3b,1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Spencer dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Munson c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Grieve lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Sudakis 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     0   3   .265        Michael 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Nelson 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Williams lf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .105
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Mason ss              3   0   2   0     0   1   .238
Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   5   0     1   8             Totals               28   2  10   2     0   3

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 19,288
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Yankees 3
DP: Rangers 2, Yankees 2
Errors: Munson, Sudakis
Doubles: Sundberg (8), Mason (11), White (9)
Triples: Mason (3)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (8), Murcer (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Alomar (1)
GIDP: Hargrove (7), Grieve (7)
Hit by Pitch: Burroughs (2,by Medich)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde L(3-7)            8    10   2   2   0   3   0  29   3.97
Totals                  8    10   2   2   0   3   0  29

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(11-7)          9     5   0   0   1   8   0  32   3.55
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   8   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Medich (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Dave Phillips


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Randle singled
to shortstop; Burroughs was hit by a pitch [Randle to second];
Hargrove grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); White
flied out to left; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer singled to second; Grieve grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Spencer out at
second]; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella singled to right; Velez singled to right
[Velez to second (on throw to 3b), Piniella out at third (right
to third)]; Munson lined to right; Sudakis flied out to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson singled to left; Nelson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Sundberg flied out to right;
Tovar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: LOVITTO REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING CF); TOVAR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Williams singled to left; Mason
doubled to center [Williams to third]; Alomar sacrifice flied
into a double play to right [Williams scored, Mason out at third
(right to first to third)]; White doubled to left; Murcer
singled to center [White scored]; Murcer was caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Randle struck out; Lovitto struck out; Hargrove
popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella flied out to right; Velez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson singled to left; Sudakis flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Spencer popped to shortstop; Grieve grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Williams popped to first; Mason tripled to center;
Alomar flied into a double play (first to third) [Mason out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Nelson popped to first in foul territory; Sundberg
flied out to right; Tovar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to right; Murcer singled to right;
Piniella singled to center [Murcer out at third (center to
third)]; Velez forced Piniella (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle reached on an error by Sudakis; Lovitto
flied out to left [Randle to second]; Hargrove walked; Spencer
popped to catcher [Randle to third (error by Munson)];
Thurman Munson dropped the infield fly; Grieve struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson lined to center; Sudakis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 8TH: MICHAEL REPLACED SUDAKIS (PLAYING 3B); VELEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Harrah struck out; Nelson struck
out; Sundberg doubled to right; Tovar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Mason struck out; Alomar struck out [Alomar out at
first (catcher to first)]; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Randle flied out to left; Lovitto flied out to
left; Hargrove singled to center; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.