The Yankees rallied for four runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Twins, 4-2. Singles by Phil Roof and Steve Braun and double by Rod Carew accounted for the Twins' tallies in the fifth.

The Yankees started their comeback in the seventh by loading the bases with singles by Lou Piniella and Thurman Munson around a walk to Chris Chambliss. Bill Sudakis delivered the first run with a sacrifice fly. After Sandy Alomar singled to fill the sacks again, Roy White singled, driving in two runs to put the Yankees ahead. Bobby Murcer added an insurance marker with a single. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    27, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   4 10  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White dh              5   0   2   2     0   0   .269      Braun lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .301
Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .309      Carew 2b              4   0   3   2     0   0   .366
Murcer rf             4   0   1   1     1   0   .281      Hisle cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .294
Nettles 3b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .249      Oliva dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
Piniella lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .301      Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .283
Chambliss 1b          3   1   0   0     1   3   .239      Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Munson c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .242      Bourque 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Mason ss              1   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
  Sudakis ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .234      Roof c                2   1   1   0     0   0   .213
  Michael ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .224        Terrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Alomar 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .262        Borgmann c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     3   7             Totals               34   2   9   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  8,345
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Twins 6
DP: Yankees 0, Twins 0
Errors: Piniella, Braun, Thompson
Doubles: Maddox (18), White (13), Carew (24)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Mason (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Sudakis (6)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow W(11-10)         9     9   2   2   1   6   0  35   4.18
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   6   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(4-5)            6     6   3   3   1   4   0  25   4.23
Burgmeier               0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   4.56
Campbell                2.2   3   0   0   2   3   0  13   2.66
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   7   0  40

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


YANKEES 1ST: White flied out to center; Maddox flied out to
right; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew singled
to right; Hisle struck out; Oliva singled [Carew out at third
(third to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
flied out to right; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin struck out; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bourque singled to right; Thompson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson singled to shortstop [Munson to second
(error by Thompson)]; Mason out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Munson to third]; Alomar reached on a fielder's
choice [Munson out at home (third to catcher)]; Alomar stole
second; White popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Roof popped to second; Braun singled to right; Carew
singled to center [Braun out at second (center to second)];
Hisle singled to left [Carew to third (error by Piniella)];
Oliva popped to second; 0 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins
0.

YANKEES 4TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Murcer lined
to shortstop; Nettles singled to left; Piniella struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin struck out; Soderholm grounded out (second to
first); Bourque grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss was called out on strikes; Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason singled to right;
Alomar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Roof singled
to left; Braun singled to right [Roof to third]; Carew doubled
to left [Roof scored, Braun scored]; Hisle struck out; Oliva was
walked intentionally; Darwin forced Oliva (shortstop to second);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 2.

YANKEES 6TH: White popped to third in foul territory; Maddox
doubled to right; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted) [Maddox
to third]; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Soderholm struck out; Bourque flied out to center;
Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Piniella singled to right; Chambliss walked
[Piniella to second]; Munson singled to right [Chambliss to
second, Piniella to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING);
SUDAKIS BATTED FOR MASON; Sudakis hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Piniella scored]; Alomar singled to left [Munson to second,
Chambliss to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING);
White singled to left [Munson scored, Chambliss scored, Alomar
to third, White to second (error by Braun)]; Maddox walked;
Murcer singled to left [Alomar scored, White to third, Maddox to
second]; Nettles struck out; Piniella grounded out (second to
first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: MICHAEL REPLACED SUDAKIS (PLAYING SS); TERRELL BATTED
FOR ROOF; Terrell popped to second; Braun popped to third; Carew
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.

YANKEES 8TH: BORGMANN REPLACED TERRELL (PLAYING C ); Chambliss
struck out; Munson grounded out (third to first); Michael was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Oliva grounded
out (pitcher to first); Darwin grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Alomar grounded out (first to pitcher); White
doubled to center; Maddox flied out to center; Murcer walked;
Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Soderholm flied out to left; Bourque flied out to
center; Thompson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
4, Twins 2.