Bidding for his 19th victory, Wood was knocked out in the fourth inning and drew his 14th defeat when the Yankees beat the White Sox, 9-4. Thurman Munson hit two doubles, drove in three runs and scored one before Elliott Maddox forced Wood's exit with a homer in the fourth. The Yankees added a run off Skip Pitlock in the sixth and put the game away against Rich Gossage by scoring three more times in the seventh.

Rudy May, who started for the Yankees, was forced to leave the mound after pulling his hamstring on the pitch that Bill Melton hit for a homer in the fourth inning. Mike Wallace was the winner in relief, but the Yankees also called on Cecil Upshaw and Sparky Lyle before the game was over. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Sunday, August    18, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    1  1  0    1  0  0  -   4  6  1
Yankees      2  0  2    1  0  1    3  0  x  -   9 17  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dent ss               2   1   0   1     2   0   .255      White dh              6   0   1   1     0   1   .261
Orta 2b               5   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Maddox cf             2   3   1   1     3   0   .310
D. Allen 1b           5   1   2   0     0   1   .310      Murcer rf             4   2   4   1     1   0   .283
Melton 3b             4   1   1   1     1   1   .229      Piniella lf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .308
K. Henderson cf       2   0   1   1     2   1   .293      Munson c              3   1   2   3     2   1   .243
May lf                4   0   0   1     0   2   .274      Chambliss 1b          5   0   1   1     0   0   .240
Santo dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Nettles 3b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .243
  Kelly ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Alomar 2b             5   1   3   0     0   0   .255
Downing c             3   1   1   0     1   1   .262      Mason ss              5   1   3   1     0   1   .248
Sharp rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .267      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pitlock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barrios p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   6   4     7   8             Totals               39   9  17   9     6   5

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 18,493
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Yankees 13
DP: White Sox 2, Yankees 1
Errors: K. Henderson, Nettles
Doubles: D. Allen (22), Munson 2 (12), Murcer (19)
Home Runs: Melton (20), Maddox (1)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (17)
Sacrifice Flies: Piniella (6)
GIDP: White (7)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(18-14)           3.2   9   5   5   2   3   1  22   3.70
Pitlock                 1.1   3   1   1   2   0   0   8   4.37
Gossage                 2     4   3   2   2   1   0  12   4.89
Barrios                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8    17   9   8   6   5   1  46

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     3     2   2   2   2   5   1  13   3.26
Wallace W(5-0)          3.1   4   2   2   3   1   0  17   3.22
Upshaw                  0.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   3   2.51
Lyle SV(12)             2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.01
Totals                  9     6   4   4   7   8   1  40

Wild Pitches: Wallace (4)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Dent walked; Orta forced Dent (first to
shortstop); D. Allen was called out on strikes; Melton struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox
walked; Murcer singled to right [Maddox to second]; Piniella
flied out to center; Munson doubled to left [Maddox scored,
Murcer scored]; Chambliss flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson was called out on strikes; May was
called out on strikes; Santo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: On a bunt Nettles singled to third; Alomar singled
to left [Nettles to second]; On a bunt Mason made an out to
third; White struck out; Maddox popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Downing walked; Sharp singled to right [Downing
to third]; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Downing scored, Sharp to second]; Orta struck out; D. Allen
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer singled to center; Piniella struck out;
Murcer stole second; Munson doubled to left [Murcer scored];
Chambliss singled to center [Munson scored]; Nettles flied out
to center; Alomar flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton homered; Rudy May injured leg;
WALLACE REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); K. Henderson walked; May
reached on an error by Nettles [K. Henderson to second]; Santo
forced K. Henderson (third unassisted) [May to second]; Downing
flied out to center; Sharp forced Santo (shortstop to second); 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Mason struck out; White flied out to left; Maddox
homered; Murcer walked; Piniella singled to center [Murcer to
third, Piniella to second (on throw to 3b)]; PITLOCK REPLACED
WOOD (PITCHING); Munson was walked intentionally; Chambliss
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees
5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent walked; On a bunt Orta made an out to
pitcher; D. Allen singled to right [Dent to second]; Melton
popped to catcher in foul territory; Wallace threw a wild pitch
[Dent to third, D. Allen to second]; K. Henderson singled to
third [Dent scored, D. Allen to third]; May struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); Alomar
singled to left; Mason singled to left [Alomar to second]; White
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Mason out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Yankees 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Santo popped to first; Downing singled to center;
Sharp walked [Downing to second]; Dent lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Downing out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 3, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Maddox walked; Murcer doubled to right [Maddox to
third]; GOSSAGE REPLACED PITLOCK (PITCHING); Piniella hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Maddox scored]; Munson walked; Chambliss
lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Murcer out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Yankees 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta flied out to left; D. Allen doubled to
center; UPSHAW REPLACED WALLACE (PITCHING); Melton walked; K.
Henderson walked [D. Allen to third, Melton to second]; May
forced K. Henderson (shortstop to second) [D. Allen scored,
Melton to third]; LYLE REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED
FOR SANTO; Kelly popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 7TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Nettles reached
on an error by K. Henderson [Nettles to first]; Alomar singled
to shortstop [Nettles to second]; Mason singled to center
[Nettles scored (unearned), Alomar to third]; White singled to
right [Alomar scored, Mason to third]; Maddox walked [White to
second]; Murcer singled to shortstop [Mason scored, White to
third, Maddox to second]; Piniella flied out to right; Munson
struck out; Chambliss flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 9.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Downing struck out; Sharp struck out; Dent
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 8TH: BARRIOS REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Nettles struck
out; Debut game for Francisco Barrios; Alomar lined to
third; Mason singled to center; White flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 9.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta flied out to left; D. Allen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 9.