Yielding only four hits, Rudy May was the winner in a duel with Vida Blue when Elliott Maddox snapped a tie with a two-run double in the ninth inning to give the Yankees a 4-1 victory over the Athletics. May gave up the A's run in the first on a walk, single by Reggie Jackson, error by Otto Velez and sacrifice fly by Sal Bando. The Yankees pulled even in the eighth with singles by Maddox and Lou Piniella and double by Graig Nettles.

In the ninth, Gene Michael and Sandy Alomar singled and Maddox drove them home with his double before scoring himself on a single by Walt Williams. Blue, in losing, was stopped on his five-game winning streak. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    14, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  3  -   4 12  1
A's          1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   1   3   0     1   0   .251      North cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
White dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Green 2b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .258
Maddox cf             4   2   2   2     1   0   .307      Jackson rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .309
Piniella lf           4   0   2   0     1   0   .303      Bando 3b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .261
Velez rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .211      Rudi 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
  Williams ph,rf      2   0   1   1     0   0   .111      Tenace c              3   0   0   0     1   2   .219
Sudakis 1b            3   0   0   0     2   3   .236      Alou dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Nettles 3b            4   0   2   1     1   1   .243      C. Washington lf      3   0   1   0     1   1   .276
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Maxvill ss            1   0   0   0     1   0   .180
Michael ss            3   0   1   0     1   1   .234      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blomberg pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .300        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  12   4     7   8             Totals               28   1   4   1     5   5

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  7,676
Left on Base: Yankees 12, A's 7
DP: Yankees 0, A's 1
Errors: Velez
Doubles: Nettles (16), Maddox (13), Alou (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Maxvill (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Bando (11)
GIDP: Maddox (9)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(5-2)              9     4   1   0   5   5   0  35   3.17
Totals                  9     4   1   0   5   5   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(14-10)           8.2  12   4   4   6   8   0  41   3.27
Fingers                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.49
Totals                  9    12   4   4   7   8   0  43

Wild Pitches: Blue (7)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan


YANKEES 1ST: Alomar walked; White grounded out (first
unassisted) [Alomar to second]; Maddox walked; Piniella flied
out to right; Velez forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Green walked; Jackson singled
to right [Green to third (error by Velez)]; Bando hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Green scored (unearned)]; Rudi made an
out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Sudakis struck out; Nettles struck out; Munson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace struck out; Alou doubled to right; C.
Washington grounded out (second to first) [Alou to third];
Maxvill walked; North flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael walked; Alomar was credited with a single
when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Michael out at second
(second unassisted)]; White singled to center [Alomar to
second]; Maddox grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green struck out; Jackson grounded out (third to
first); Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella flied out to right; Velez struck out;
Sudakis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
struck out; Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to center; Munson flied out to
center; Michael forced Nettles (third to second); Alomar singled
to right [Michael to third]; White made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: C. Washington walked; Maxvill forced C.
Washington (shortstop to second); North forced Maxvill (third to
shortstop); Green singled to left [North to third]; Jackson
walked [Green to second]; Bando made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
singled to left; Velez was called out on strikes; Blue threw a
wild pitch [Piniella to second]; Sudakis walked; Nettles walked
[Piniella to third, Sudakis to second]; Munson lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (second to first); Tenace
walked; Tenace was picked off first (catcher to first); Alou
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael was called out on strikes; Alomar lined to
center; White made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: C. Washington singled to center; Maxvill out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [C. Washington to second];
North grounded out (shortstop to first) [C. Washington to
third]; Green lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Maddox singled to shortstop; Piniella singled to
right [Maddox to second]; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR VELEZ; On a bunt
Williams made an out to first; Sudakis struck out; Nettles
doubled to left [Piniella out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher), Maddox scored]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Jackson
grounded out (first unassisted); Bando flied out to right; Rudi
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Athletics 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson struck out; Michael singled; BLOMBERG RAN
FOR MICHAEL; Alomar singled to right [Blomberg to second]; White
popped to first in foul territory; Maddox doubled [Alomar
scored, Blomberg scored]; Piniella was walked intentionally;
Williams singled [Piniella to third, Maddox scored, Williams to
second (on throw)]; FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Sudakis
walked; Nettles flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Yankees 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MASON REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING SS); Tenace
grounded out (third to first); Alou flied out to center; C.
Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Athletics 1.