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. New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 2Game Played on Friday, September 6, 1974 (Night game) at Shea StadiumTigers 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. |
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