Going against the percentages, Bobby Murcer doubled off Frank Tanana in the sixth inning, driving in two runs, to give the Yankees a 3-1 victory over the Angels. Elliott Maddox homered for the Yankees in the first and John Doherty hit the first of his major league career for the Angels in the second.

With one out in the sixth, Sandy Alomar doubled and Roy White struck out. Tanana then passed Maddox intentionally, preferring to throw his southpaw shoots at Murcer, who bats lefthanded, but the Yankees' outfielder proved the decision was wrong by rapping his two-run double. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, California Angels 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    24, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Meoli 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Chalk ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .259      Maddox cf             2   2   2   1     1   0   .314
Bochte lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Murcer rf             4   0   2   2     0   2   .283
Lahoud rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .287      Piniella dh           3   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Valentine dh          4   0   1   0     0   0   .274        Blomberg ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Doherty 1b            4   1   3   1     0   0   .262      Munson c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .244
Nettles cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .249
  Robinson ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .255      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .242
  Heise pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Doyle 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Alomar 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .256
  Stanton ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Egan c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .047        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     2   2             Totals               29   3   6   3     1   8

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 10,535
Left on Base: Angels 7, Yankees 4
DP: Angels 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Egan
Doubles: Chalk (7), Valentine (10), Alomar (5), Murcer (20)
Triples: Bochte (1)
Home Runs: Doherty (1), Maddox (2)
Stolen Bases: Doherty (1)
Caught Stealing: Chalk (8), Maddox (4)
GIDP: Stanton (8)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (2,by Tanana)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(9-15)          7.2   6   3   3   1   8   1  30   3.53
Sanders                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.61
Totals                  8     6   3   3   1   8   1  31

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(12-14)         8.1   8   1   1   2   2   1  34   3.15
Upshaw SV(6)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.48
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   2   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Tanana (7)
Balks: Dobson (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Meoli popped to first; Chalk doubled to left; Bochte
flied to right [Chalk to third]; Lahoud walked; Valentine forced
Lahoud (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White flied out to right; Maddox homered; Murcer
struck out; Piniella struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Doherty homered; Nettles grounded out (shortstop to
first); Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Egan was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson struck out; Nettles flied out to center;
Chambliss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Meoli flied out to left; Chalk grounded out (pitcher
to first); Bochte tripled to right; Lahoud grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael was called out on strikes; Alomar grounded
out (first to pitcher); White grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Doherty
singled to right; Doherty stole second; Nettles struck out;
Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Maddox singled to left; Murcer struck out while
Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Piniella popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Yankees 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Egan grounded out (first unassisted); Meoli flied
out to left; Chalk singled to left; Chalk was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson was called out on strikes; Nettles grounded
out (first to pitcher); Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Bochte flied out to center; Lahoud grounded out
(second to first); Valentine doubled to left; Doherty grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Egan dropped a foul fly hit by Michael for an
error; Michael flied out to center; Alomar doubled to left;
White struck out; Maddox was walked intentionally; Murcer
doubled to left [Alomar scored, Maddox scored]; Piniella flied
out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Doyle
singled to center; Egan forced Doyle (third to second); Dobson
balked [Egan to second]; Meoli flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson popped to first; Nettles was called out on
strikes; Chambliss singled to left; Michael made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Chalk flied out to right; Bochte grounded out (first
to pitcher); Lahoud grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Alomar flied out to left; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maddox was hit by a pitch; Murcer singled
to right [Maddox to second]; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR PINIELLA;
SANDERS REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Blomberg grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 3.

ANGELS 9TH: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Valentine
popped to first in foul territory; Doherty singled to center;
ROBINSON BATTED FOR NETTLES; Robinson walked [Doherty to
second]; HEISE RAN FOR ROBINSON; UPSHAW REPLACED DOBSON
(PITCHING); STANTON BATTED FOR DOYLE; Stanton grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Heise out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 3.