The Yankees, after losing the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 3-2, in 17 innings, came back to win the nightcap and retain their lead of two games over the Orioles in the East Division race. In the lidlifter, the Yankees scored their two runs in the second inning. Alex Johnson doubled, moved up on an infield out and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Graig Nettles. Consecutive singles by Chris Chambliss, Sandy Alomar and Jim Mason then added a second tally. The Orioles counted once in the second on a walk by Don Baylor, single by Brooks Robinson, sacrifice by Enos Cabell and infield out by Andy Etchebarren. Coming up again in the fifth, Etchebarren hit his first homer of the season to tie the score. The Orioles finally broke up the game in the 17th when Paul Blair and Bobby Grich walked and Boog Powell, batting for Curt Motton, singled to drive in the winning run.

Larry Gura pitched the second game for the Yankees and limited the Orioles to five hits. The Yankees scored four runs in the second inning with the help of two errors and wound up their scoring with a homer by Roy White in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, September 11, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   2 14  1
Orioles      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   3 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Belanger ss           7   0   1   0     1   0   .227
  Williams lf         3   0   1   0     0   1   .118      Blair cf              6   1   1   0     1   0   .253
Maddox cf             6   0   1   0     1   0   .305      Grich 2b              5   0   0   0     2   2   .267
Murcer rf             7   0   0   0     1   2   .271      Davis dh              4   0   1   0     1   1   .282
Johnson dh            8   1   2   0     0   1   .292        Bumbry pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Munson c              7   0   1   0     0   1   .253        Motton ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Nettles 3b            6   0   2   1     0   0   .247        Powell ph,dh        1   0   1   1     0   0   .256
Chambliss 1b          7   1   2   0     0   3   .253      Williams 1b           7   0   0   0     0   2   .256
Alomar 2b             7   0   2   0     0   0   .278      Baylor lf             6   1   2   0     1   0   .258
Mason ss              3   0   2   1     0   0   .244      Robinson 3b           6   0   1   0     0   1   .297
  Piniella ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .299      Cabell rf             6   0   1   0     0   1   .264
  Murray pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Etchebarren c         6   1   2   2     1   0   .203
  Stanley ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .176      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .219        Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Michael ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               61   2  14   2     3   9             Totals               56   3  10   3     7   7

Time of Game: 4:12
Left on Base: Yankees 14, Orioles 15
DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Nettles
Doubles: Johnson (15), Baylor (17)
Home Runs: Etchebarren (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Maddox (8), White (8), Cabell (1), Blair (11), Robinson (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (9)
GIDP: Murcer (9), Blair (10)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (18,by May)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     9.1   7   2   2   3   6   1  38   3.45
Lyle                    6.2   2   0   0   2   1   0  25   1.67
Upshaw L(1-6)           0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   4   2.57
Totals                 16.1  10   3   3   7   7   1  67

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley               14    12   2   2   3   5   0  56   3.03
Reynolds                0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.02
Jackson W(2-4)          2.1   0   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.56
Totals                 17    14   2   2   3   9   0  67

Passed Balls: Etchebarren (1)
Hit by Pitch: May (5)

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


YANKEES 1ST: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
grounded out (third to first); Murcer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to right; Blair singled to left;
Grich was hit by a pitch [Blair to second]; Davis struck out;
Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Johnson doubled to right; Munson grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Johnson to third]; Nettles hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Johnson scored]; Chambliss singled to left;
Alomar singled to left [Chambliss to second]; Mason singled to
center [Chambliss scored, Alomar to second]; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor walked; Robinson singled to left [Baylor to
second]; Cabell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Baylor to third, Robinson to second]; Etchebarren grounded out
(third to first) [Baylor scored]; Belanger flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Maddox flied out to right; Murcer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnson singled to left; Munson lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair flied out to center; Grich flied out to left;
Davis popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles popped to first in foul territory;
Chambliss struck out; Alomar singled to left; Etchebarren
allowed a passed ball [Alomar to second]; Mason grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); Baylor
flied out to right; Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 5TH: White flied out to right; Maddox grounded out
(third to first); Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Cabell flied out to center; Etchebarren homered;
Belanger made an out to shortstop; Blair popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Munson
struck out; Nettles singled to left; Chambliss singled to center
[Nettles to third]; Alomar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich flied out to center; Davis singled to center;
Williams struck out; Baylor doubled to right [Davis to third];
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Mason singled to pitcher; On a bunt White singled
[Mason to second]; Maddox out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Mason to third, White to second]; Murcer was walked
intentionally; Johnson struck out; Munson lined to second; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Cabell singled to right; Etchebarren walked [Cabell
to second]; On a bunt Belanger singled [Cabell to third,
Etchebarren to second]; Blair grounded into a double play (third
to first) [Etchebarren to third, Belanger to second, Cabell out
at home]; Paul Blair tapped ball down 3B line; Graig Nettles
fielded it and collided with Enos Cabell, running from 3B;
Cabell called for interference; Grich struck out; Orioles
Manager Earl Weaver ejected by 1B umpire Ron Luciano; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles made an out to shortstop; Chambliss struck
out; Alomar made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
grounded out (third to first); Baylor lined to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 9TH: PINIELLA BATTED FOR MASON; Piniella walked; MURRAY
RAN FOR PINIELLA; White out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Murray to second]; Maddox walked; Murcer popped to
catcher in foul territory; Johnson forced Maddox (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING SS); WILLIAMS
REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cabell struck out; Etchebarren flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 10TH: Munson flied out to center; Nettles grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 10TH: Belanger walked; Blair out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Belanger to second]; LYLE REPLACED MAY
(PITCHING); Grich was walked intentionally; Davis walked
[Belanger to third, Grich to second]; BUMBRY RAN FOR DAVIS;
Williams made an out to third; Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 11TH: BUMBRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Alomar flied
out to center; Stanley struck out; Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles
2.

ORIOLES 11TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Etchebarren flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 12TH: Maddox singled to left; Murcer grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at
second]; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 12TH: Belanger flied out to left; Blair grounded out
(third to first); Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 13TH: Munson lined to left; Nettles grounded out (second
to first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 13TH: MOTTON BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Motton grounded out
(second to first); Williams grounded out (third to first);
Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 14TH: Alomar made an out to second; Stanley made an out
to shortstop; Williams singled to pitcher; Maddox forced
Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 14TH: Robinson flied out to center; Cabell made an out
to first; Etchebarren singled; Belanger reached on an error by
Nettles [Etchebarren to second]; Blair made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 15TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Murcer
struck out; Johnson flied out to right; Munson singled to
center; Nettles singled [Munson to third]; JACKSON REPLACED
REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Chambliss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 15TH: Grich was called out on strikes; Motton grounded
out (third to first); Williams grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 16TH: Alomar grounded out (second to first); VELEZ
BATTED FOR STANLEY; Velez popped to catcher in foul territory;
Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 16TH: MICHAEL REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING SS); Baylor
singled to shortstop; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Baylor to second]; Cabell grounded out (third to
first); Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 17TH: Maddox flied out to right; Murcer was called out
on strikes; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 17TH: UPSHAW REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Belanger grounded
out (shortstop to first); Blair walked; Grich walked [Blair to
second]; POWELL BATTED FOR MOTTON; Powell singled [Blair scored,
Grich to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 3.