Thurman Munson drove in three runs with a homer, single and sacrifice fly to support Pat Dobson, who pitched the Yankees to a 5-0 victory over the Twins. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    28, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      0  1  1    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   5 13  2
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White dh              5   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Braun lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Maddox cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .308      Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .365
Murcer rf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .285      Hisle cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Nettles 3b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .251      Oliva dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .289
Piniella lf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .302      Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .281
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Bourque 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Munson c              2   1   2   3     1   0   .246      Soderholm 3b          4   0   3   0     0   0   .272
Mason ss              4   0   1   0     0   2   .249      Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Alomar 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .267      Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  13   5     1   5             Totals               35   0   7   0     0   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  6,545
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Twins 8
DP: Yankees 1, Twins 1
Errors: Chambliss, Dobson, Braun, Carew, Soderholm
Home Runs: Munson (12)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (6)
Caught Stealing: White (4), Murcer (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Munson (5), Piniella (7)
GIDP: Murcer (8), Thompson (11)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (3,by Albury)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(13-14)         9     7   0   0   0   4   0  35   3.02
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   4   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(13-11)         4.2   9   4   3   0   2   1  23   3.37
Albury                  4.1   4   1   1   1   3   0  16   5.01
Totals                  9    13   5   4   1   5   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Albury (5)
Wild Pitches: Decker (8)

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


YANKEES 1ST: White singled to left; White was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Maddox was called out on strikes;
Murcer made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Twins 0.

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

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles singled to right; Piniella flied out to
right; Chambliss reached on an error by Carew [Nettles to
third]; Munson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Nettles scored
(unearned)]; Mason struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bourque grounded out (second to first); Soderholm
lined to third; Thompson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar singled to right; Alomar stole second; White
grounded out (third to first); Maddox singled to left [Alomar
scored]; Murcer singled to center [Maddox to second]; Decker
threw a wild pitch [Maddox to third]; Nettles flied out to
center; Piniella forced Murcer (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann grounded out (second to first); Braun popped
to third in foul territory; Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Munson
homered; Mason grounded out (second to first); Alomar singled to
shortstop; White made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle lined to third; Oliva singled to right; Darwin
struck out; Bourque grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Murcer
singled to right; Nettles singled to center [Murcer to third,
Nettles to second (on throw to 3b)]; Piniella hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Murcer scored, Nettles to third]; ALBURY REPLACED
DECKER (PITCHING); Chambliss flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Soderholm singled to right; Thompson lined to
pitcher; Borgmann lined to center; Braun reached on an error by
Chambliss [Soderholm to second]; Carew singled to pitcher [Braun
to second, Soderholm to third]; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson walked; Mason singled to right [Munson to
third (error by Soderholm), Mason out at second (right to
pitcher to second)]; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first);
White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Darwin was
called out on strikes; Bourque flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Maddox was hit by a pitch; Murcer grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at
second]; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Soderholm singled to center; Thompson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Soderholm out at
second]; Borgmann reached on an error by Dobson; Braun flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella singled to left; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first) [Piniella to second]; Munson singled to left
[Piniella scored, Munson to second (error by Braun)]; Mason
struck out; Alomar made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Hisle made an
out to second; Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 0.

YANKEES 9TH: White struck out; Maddox flied out to right; Murcer
singled to right; Murcer was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Darwin grounded out (third to first); Bourque
grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm singled to left;
Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 5, Twins 0.