Pat Dobson scattered seven hits and Otto Velez and Graig Nettles each drove in two runs to lead the Yankees to a 6-2 victory over the Tigers in the rain-shortened opener of a scheduled doubleheader. Play was halted after 6½ innings. The second game was postponed.

The Yankees loaded the bases in the first and scored two runs when Velez delivered his first hit since July 18. In the third, singles by Lou Piniella and Thurman Munson around a pass to Elliott Maddox and sacrifice fly by Nettles added another pair. The Yankees completed their scoring in the fifth with singles by Piniella, Munson and Velez, a grounder by Nettles and single by Sandy Alomar. Ron LeFlore hit a sacrifice fly for a Tiger run in the fifth and their other tally scored while Reggie Sanders was grounding into a double play in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Friday, September 6, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  -   2  7  2
Yankees      2  0  2    0  2  0    x  -   6  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            2   0   0   1     0   2   .231      White dh              4   1   1   0     0   2   .284
Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .305
Kaline dh             3   1   2   0     0   0   .260      Murcer rf             3   2   0   0     1   1   .279
Oglivie lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Piniella lf           3   2   2   0     0   0   .303
Sanders 1b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .222      Munson c              2   1   2   1     1   0   .260
Nettles rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .196      Velez 1b              2   0   2   2     1   0   .237
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   0     0   1   .227      Nettles 3b            2   0   0   2     0   0   .249
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Alomar 2b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .282
Lamont c              3   0   1   0     0   2   .232      Mason ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               26   2   7   1     0   7             Totals               25   6   8   6     4   6

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 20,712
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Yankees 6
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Sanders 2
Doubles: Nettles (2), Lamont (4)
Stolen Bases: White (8)
Sacrifice Flies: LeFlore (1), Nettles (8)
GIDP: Sanders (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(16-17)         5     8   6   6   4   3   0  27   3.65
Lemanczyk               1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3   3.51
Totals                  6     8   6   6   4   6   0  30

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(15-14)         7     7   2   2   0   7   0  27   3.10
Totals                  7     7   2   2   0   7   0  27

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Odom


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Sutherland
grounded out (third to first); Kaline grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: On a bunt White singled; Maddox flied out to left;
White stole second; Murcer walked; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first) [White to third, Murcer to second]; Munson
was walked intentionally; Velez singled to center [Murcer
scored, White scored, Munson to second]; Nettles flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanders
singled to shortstop; Nettles doubled to right [Sanders to
third]; Rodriguez flied out to left; Brinkman popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Alomar lined to center; Mason struck out; White was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees
2.

TIGERS 3RD: Lamont struck out; LeFlore struck out; Sutherland
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Maddox walked; Murcer forced Maddox (third to
second); Piniella singled to left [Murcer to third]; On a bunt
Munson singled [Murcer scored, Piniella to third, Munson to
second (error by Sanders)]; Velez was walked intentionally;
Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to left [Piniella scored]; Alomar
forced Velez (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline singled to left; Oglivie grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Kaline to second]; Sanders struck out;
Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Mason flied out to right; White grounded out (third
to first); Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez singled to center; Brinkman struck out;
Lamont doubled to right [Rodriguez to third]; LeFlore hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Rodriguez scored]; Sutherland grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer flied out to right; Piniella singled to
left; Munson singled to center [Piniella to second]; Velez
singled to center [Munson to second, Piniella to third]; Nettles
reached on an error by Sanders [Piniella scored, Munson to
third, Velez to second]; Alomar singled to left [Munson scored,
Velez out at home (left to catcher), Nettles to second]; Mason
flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline singled to right; Oglivie singled to center
[Kaline to third]; Sanders grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Kaline scored (no RBI), Oglivie out at
second]; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 6TH: LEMANCZYK REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); White struck
out; Maddox struck out; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Brinkman
grounded out (catcher to first); Lamont struck out; Game
called because of rain; 2nd game was cancelled; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 6.