Two errors in the third inning, one of them on Bert Blyleven for failing to cover home plate, enabled the Yankees to defeat the Twins, 2-1. Craig Kusick homered off Pat Dobson for the Twins' run in the second. The Yankees tied the score in their half with singles by Chris Chambliss, Graig Nettles and Thurman Munson.

Bobby Murcer walked with one out in the third and Ron Blomberg followed with a grounder that glanced off Blyleven's glove for an infield hit. Danny Thompson, fielding the ball, threw wildly to first base. Glenn Borgmann had gone behind first to back up the play and when Blyleven failed to cover for his catcher, Murcer raced home to score what proved to be the winning run. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    20, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2
Yankees      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .285      Alomar 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .251
Carew 2b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .363      White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .292        Maddox cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .284      Murcer cf,rf          2   1   0   0     2   1   .280
Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Blomberg dh           4   0   1   0     0   2   .300
Braun 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Piniella rf,lf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .305
Kusick 1b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .244      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .237
Thompson ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Nettles 3b            4   0   3   0     0   1   .251
  Terrell ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Munson c              3   0   1   1     0   1   .243
Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Mason ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .249
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     1   7             Totals               32   2   9   1     3  10

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 12,284
Left on Base: Twins 5, Yankees 10
DP: Twins 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Thompson, Blyleven
Doubles: Oliva (13), White (11)
Triples: Mason (5)
Home Runs: Kusick (5)
Caught Stealing: Carew (13)
GIDP: Piniella (16)
Hit by Pitch: Munson (1,by Blyleven)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(11-15)       8     9   2   1   3  10   0  36   3.00
Totals                  8     9   2   1   3  10   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(11-14)         9     7   1   1   1   7   1  33   3.23
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   7   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (8)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jim Evans


TWINS 1ST: Brye struck out; On a bunt Carew singled to pitcher;
Hisle flied out to center; Darwin made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Alomar walked; White struck out; Murcer struck out;
Blomberg flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); Braun was
called out on strikes; Kusick homered; Thompson singled to
center; Borgmann forced Thompson (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella struck out; Chambliss singled to center;
Nettles singled to center [Chambliss to second]; Munson singled
to left [Nettles to second, Chambliss scored]; Mason popped to
catcher in foul territory; Alomar grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 1.

TWINS 3RD: Brye grounded out (third to first); Carew flied to
left in foul territory; Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Murcer
walked; Blomberg singled to shortstop [Murcer to third (error by
Thompson)]; Blomberg was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Blyleven [Murcer scored (unearned)]; Piniella grounded
out (second to first) [Blomberg to second]; Chambliss popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 2.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin was called out on strikes; Oliva grounded out
(second to first); Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles struck out; Munson flied out to right;
Mason tripled to right; Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

TWINS 5TH: Kusick made an out to third; Thompson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Borgmann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: White doubled to center; Murcer walked; Blomberg
struck out; Piniella grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Murcer out at second]; Danny Thompson
injured; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

TWINS 6TH: Brye grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew walked;
Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hisle
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: TERRELL REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING SS); Chambliss
struck out; Nettles singled to right; Munson was hit by a pitch
[Nettles to second]; Mason struck out; Alomar struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

TWINS 7TH: Darwin struck out; Oliva doubled to right; Braun
singled to shortstop [Oliva to third]; Kusick lined into a
double play (pitcher to first) [Braun out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: White grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer made
an out to second; Blomberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 2.

TWINS 8TH: MADDOX REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING CF); MURCER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); PINIELLA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann struck out;
Brye singled to center; Carew singled to center [Brye to
second]; Hisle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella singled to right; On a bunt Chambliss made
an out to first; Nettles singled to right [Piniella to third];
Munson was called out on strikes; Mason forced Nettles (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

TWINS 9TH: Darwin flied out to center; Oliva struck out (catcher
to first); Braun flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 2.