Making his A. L. debut, Larry Gura gained the victory when the Yankees scored on a double by Bobby Murcer and single by Graig Nettles in the ninth inning to defeat the Angels, 2-1. The run off Gura in the first was unearned on a two-out error by Jim Mason, pass to Frank Robinson and single by Bobby Valentine. The Yankees tied the score against Nolan Ryan with doubles by Sandy Alomar and Roy White in the third. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, California Angels 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    25, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  3


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Heise 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      White lf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .267
Chalk ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .311
Stanton rf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .285      Murcer rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Robinson dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Blomberg dh           3   0   0   0     1   1   .298
Valentine lf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .274      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .249
Howard cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .350      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Oliver 1b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .242      Munson c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .242
  Nettles pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Mason ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .248
  Doherty 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Alomar 2b             3   1   2   0     0   1   .262
Rodriguez c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Doyle 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   9   1     1   1             Totals               29   2   5   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 17,745
Left on Base: Angels 7, Yankees 5
DP: Angels 0, Yankees 2
Errors: Murcer, Nettles, Mason
Doubles: Stanton (20), Alomar (6), White (12), Murcer (21)
Stolen Bases: White (7)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (1), Nettles (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(16-14)           8.1   5   2   2   3   7   0  32   3.12
Totals                  8.1   5   2   2   3   7   0  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(1-0)             9     9   1   0   1   1   0  35   0.00
Totals                  9     9   1   0   1   1   0  35

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


ANGELS 1ST: Heise grounded out (second to first); Chalk flied
out to left; Stanton reached on an error by Mason; Robinson
walked [Stanton to second]; Valentine singled to right [Stanton
scored (unearned), Robinson to third, Valentine out at second
(right to shortstop)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
walked; Murcer flied out to left; Blomberg walked [Maddox to
second]; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
singled to third; Rodriguez struck out while Oliver was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Yankees 0.

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

ANGELS 3RD: Doyle popped to shortstop; Heise flied out to
center; Chalk singled to right; Stanton doubled to left [Chalk
to third]; Robinson popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar doubled to right; White doubled to right
[Alomar scored, White out at third (right to shortstop to
third)]; On a bunt Maddox made an out to pitcher; Murcer
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Yankees 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Valentine flied out to left; Howard flied out to
right; Oliver singled to pitcher; Rodriguez flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Blomberg grounded out (second to first); Nettles
popped to second; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Doyle flied out to center; Heise reached on an error
by Nettles; Chalk flied out to right; Stanton grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
grounded out (second to first); Alomar singled to left; White
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Robinson popped to third; Valentine flied out to
right; Howard singled to left; Oliver popped to shortstop in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Maddox struck out; Murcer grounded out (second to
first); Blomberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Yankees 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Doyle singled to right
[Doyle to second (error by Murcer)]; Heise flied out to left;
Chalk flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles flied out to left; Chambliss popped to
third; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Yankees 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Stanton singled to left; Robinson flied out to
center; Valentine hit into a double play (left to second)
[Stanton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Mason struck out; Alomar was called out on strikes;
White walked; White stole second; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Howard flied out to left; Oliver singled to left;
NETTLES RAN FOR OLIVER; Nettles was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first); Rodriguez flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: DOHERTY REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING 1B); Murcer
doubled to center; Blomberg flied out to center; Nettles singled
to center [Murcer scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Yankees 2.