Four double plays, one of them coming to take the sting out of an Orioles' rally, enabled the Yankees to emerge with a 4-3 victory. The Yankees, who collected nine hits off Ross Grimsley, built up a 4-0 lead, scoring what proved to be their deciding run in the sixth inning when Thurman Munson singled, Graig Nettles sacrificed and Sandy Alomar singled. The Orioles, who piled up 14 hits, started the eighth with a run on a pass to Tommy Davis and singles by Bobby Grich and Boog Powell, chasing Pat Dobson.

After Sparky Lyle relieved, Blair lined to Nettles for an unassisted double play at third base. The Orioles came back to fill the bases on a walk to Brooks Robinson and single by Earl Williams. Don Baylor, batting for Mark Belanger, singled, driving in two runs, but Al Bumbry went out to end the rally. Cecil Upshaw relieved Lyle when the Orioles threatened again in the ninth and retired the side, getting the last two outs when Grich grounded into the Yankees' fourth DP. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

Game Played on Wednesday, August 7, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3 14  2
Yankees      1  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  9  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .219      White lf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .276
  Cabell ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .303
  Baker ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Murcer rf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Coggins rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .255      Piniella dh           3   1   0   0     1   0   .295
Davis dh              4   1   0   0     1   0   .274      Sudakis 1b            3   0   0   2     0   0   .238
Grich 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Munson c              3   1   2   1     1   0   .245
Powell 1b             4   1   3   1     0   1   .278      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Alomar 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .248
Robinson 3b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .302      Mason ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Williams c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .261      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .240
  Baylor ph,lf        1   0   1   2     0   0   .248
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  14   3     3   3             Totals               29   4   9   4     3   0

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  9,972
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Yankees 7
DP: Orioles 1, Yankees 4
Errors: Bumbry, Robinson, Munson
Doubles: Murcer (18)
Stolen Bases: Coggins (19)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Coggins (3), Murcer (2), Nettles (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Sudakis (5)
GIDP: Williams (7), Blair (6), Grich (10), Alomar (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(13-9)        8     9   4   3   3   0   0  35   3.22
Totals                  8     9   4   3   3   0   0  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(10-13)         7    11   2   2   2   2   0  32   3.29
Lyle                    1     3   1   1   1   1   0   6   2.10
Upshaw SV(4)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.70
Totals                  9    14   3   3   3   3   0  40

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Armando Rodriguez, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Coggins out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Bumbry to second]; Davis
grounded out (second to first) [Bumbry to third]; Grich flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White singled; Maddox walked [White to second];
Murcer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [White to
third, Maddox to second]; Piniella was walked intentionally;
Sudakis grounded out (third to first) [White scored, Maddox to
third, Piniella to second]; Munson was walked intentionally;
Nettles flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell singled to center; Blair flied out to
center; Robinson singled [Powell to second]; Williams grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second to first)
[Powell to third, Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Alomar flied out to left; Mason popped to third in
foul territory; White singled; Maddox flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
made an out to third; Coggins singled; Coggins stole second
[Coggins to third (error by Munson)]; Davis grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer doubled to right; Piniella reached on a
fielder's choice [Murcer to third (error by Robinson; assist by
Belanger)]; Sudakis hit a sacrifice fly to left [Murcer scored
(unearned), Piniella to second]; Munson singled to left
[Piniella scored, Munson to second (error by Bumbry)]; Nettles
grounded out (second to first) [Munson to third]; Alomar flied
out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich struck out; Powell singled to right; Blair
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Powell
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Mason flied out to right; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson popped to third in foul territory;
Williams singled to center; Belanger singled to left [Williams
to second]; Bumbry flied out to center; Coggins made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer singled to center; Murcer was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Piniella flied out to
center; Sudakis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Davis made an out to second; Grich grounded out
(third to first); Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson singled to left; Nettles out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Munson to second]; Alomar singled
[Munson scored]; Mason flied out to left; White singled to right
[Alomar to third]; Maddox forced White (second to shortstop); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair flied out to left; Robinson singled to
center; Williams flied out to right; Belanger singled [Robinson
to second]; Bumbry walked [Robinson to third, Belanger to
second]; Coggins flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer lined to pitcher; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sudakis grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Davis walked; Grich singled to left [Davis to
second]; Powell singled [Davis scored, Grich to third]; LYLE
REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Blair lined into a double play
(third unassisted) [Grich out at third]; Robinson walked [Powell
to second]; Williams singled to left [Powell to third, Robinson
to second]; HOOD RAN FOR WILLIAMS; BAYLOR BATTED FOR BELANGER;
Baylor singled to center [Powell scored, Robinson scored, Hood
to second]; CABELL BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Cabell struck out; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: BAKER REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING SS); ETCHEBARREN
REPLACED HOOD (PLAYING C ); BAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
Munson flied to right in foul territory; Nettles singled to
right; Alomar grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
3, Yankees 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Coggins singled to center; UPSHAW REPLACED LYLE
(PITCHING); Davis forced Coggins (shortstop to second); Grich
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees
4.

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