The Yankees broke a tie with a run on a forceout by Walt Williams in the eighth inning and defeated the Brewers, 4-3. The Yankees had a homer by Bobby Murcer and held a 3-2 lead until the Brewers tied the score in the seventh on a walk to Robin Yount, single by Bob Hansen and two wild pitches by Dick Tidrow.

Elliott Maddox and Murcer drew walks in the eighth and Roy White beat out an infield hit to load the bases. Graig Nettles went out on a short fly, but when Williams grounded into a forceout at second, Maddox scored what proved to be the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      31, 1974 (Night game) at County Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 10  0
Brewers      1  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  7  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Berry cf              2   1   0   0     1   0   .191
Maddox cf             2   2   0   0     2   0   .320        Hansen ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Murcer rf             2   1   1   1     2   0   .278        Coluccio pr,cf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Blomberg dh           2   1   2   1     0   0   .301      May rf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  White ph,dh         2   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Scott 1b              4   0   4   1     0   0   .313
Nettles 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .238      Briggs lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Hegan dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Williams lf         1   0   0   1     0   0   .103        Mitchell ph,dh      0   0   0   0     1   0   .220
Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .247      Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .281
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Moore c               3   1   1   0     1   1   .276
Mason ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .255      Garcia 2b             2   0   0   1     0   1   .211
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        D. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .196
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Yount ss              3   1   1   0     1   1   .251
                                                          Champion p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Travers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               32   4  10   4     5   0             Totals               31   3   7   2     4   6

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 14,836
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Brewers 7
DP: Yankees 0, Brewers 4
Doubles: Mason (14), Scott (23)
Triples: Chambliss (1), Moore (4)
Home Runs: Murcer (7)
Stolen Bases: Scott (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Maddox (4), Briggs (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Garcia (3)
GIDP: Maddox (7), Piniella 2 (11), White (6)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow W(8-8)           7     6   3   3   3   3   0  30   4.78
Lyle SV(11)             2     1   0   0   1   3   0   7   2.03
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   6   0  37

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Champion                4     7   3   3   1   0   1  18   3.38
Travers L(2-2)          3     2   1   1   3   0   0  12   4.96
Murphy                  2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   1.63
Totals                  9    10   4   4   5   0   1  38

Wild Pitches: Tidrow 2 (3)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Maddox
walked; Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher) [Maddox to
second]; Blomberg singled to center [Maddox scored]; Nettles
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Berry walked; May grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Berry to second]; Scott doubled [Berry scored]; Briggs flied
out to left; Hegan flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss flied out to left; Munson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Money grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore
tripled to center; Garcia hit a sacrifice fly to center [Moore
scored]; Yount struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Brewers 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason singled to left; Alomar forced Mason (second
to shortstop); Maddox grounded into a double play (third to
second to second to first) [Alomar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); May flied
out to left; Scott singled to center; Briggs forced Scott
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers
2.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer homered; Blomberg singled to center; Nettles
singled to center [Blomberg to second]; Piniella grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to second to first) [Blomberg
to third, Nettles out at second]; Chambliss tripled to center
[Blomberg scored]; Munson flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 3, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Hegan grounded out (first unassisted); Money struck
out; Moore walked; Garcia popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Mason doubled; TRAVERS REPLACED CHAMPION
(PITCHING); On a bunt Alomar singled [Mason to third]; Maddox
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mason stayed at
third, Alomar to second]; Murcer was walked intentionally; WHITE
BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; White grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to second to first) [Murcer out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Yount grounded
out (shortstop to first); Berry grounded out (shortstop to
first); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles singled to center; Piniella grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nettles out at
second]; Lou Piniella ejected by 1B umpire Art Frantz;
Chambliss lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Scott
singled to left; Briggs flied out to right; Hegan flied out to
left; Scott stole second; Money grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson popped to second; Mason flied out to center;
Alomar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Moore grounded out (third to first); Garcia struck
out; Yount walked; HANSEN BATTED FOR BERRY; Hansen singled to
center [Yount to second]; COLUCCIO RAN FOR HANSEN; Tidrow threw
a wild pitch [Yount to third, Coluccio to second]; Tidrow threw
a wild pitch [Yount scored, Coluccio to third]; May grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Brewers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: COLUCCIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Maddox
walked; Murcer walked [Maddox to second]; MURPHY REPLACED
TRAVERS (PITCHING); On a bunt White singled to pitcher [Maddox
to third, Murcer to second]; Nettles flied out to center;
Williams forced White (shortstop to second) [Maddox scored,
Murcer to third]; Chambliss walked [Williams to second]; Munson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees
4, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Scott singled to left; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW
(PITCHING); Briggs out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Scott to second]; MITCHELL BATTED FOR HEGAN; Scott was out
trying to advance to third (catcher to third); Mitchell walked;
Money struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 3.

YANKEES 9TH: MITCHELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Mason
grounded out (second to first); Alomar lined to left; Maddox
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
4, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Moore struck out; D. JOHNSON BATTED FOR GARCIA; D.
Johnson flied out to left; Yount singled to left; Coluccio was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers
3.