The Yankees smashed three homers in the first inning and added another in the seventh while slugging their way to a 10-7 victory over the Tigers. In the first, Roy White singled and Elliott Maddox homered. After Bobby Murcer flied out, Lou Piniella hit for the circuit. Thurman Munson grounded out, but Graig Nettles followed with the Yankees' third round-tripper of the inning to kayo Mickey Lolich. Jim Nettles, Graig's brother, got two runs back for the Tigers with a homer in the second.

Munson batted in a pair for the Yankees with a double in the third, but Al Kaline singled a run home in the Tigers' half. Then in the fifth, the Tigers tied the score when Gary Sutherland singled and Kaline and Bill Freehan homered. The Yankees came back to smash the tie with four runs in the seventh. Maddox drew a walk from John Hiller and Murcer hit his first homer since July 31. Singles by Piniella, Nettles and Bill Sudakis produced two more runs off Hiller before Jim Ray relieved and allowed a fourth run to count on a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 10, Detroit Tigers 7
Game Played on Saturday, September 14, 1974 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      4  0  2    0  0  0    4  0  0  -  10 12  0
Tigers       0  2  1    0  3  0    0  0  1  -   7 12  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White dh              5   1   1   0     0   0   .281      LeFlore cf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .237
Maddox cf             4   2   1   2     1   1   .306      Sutherland 2b         5   1   1   0     0   0   .253
Murcer rf             5   1   1   2     0   0   .274      Kaline dh             4   1   3   3     1   0   .258
Piniella lf           5   3   2   1     0   0   .301      Oglivie lf            5   0   0   1     0   1   .273
Munson c              5   1   1   0     0   0   .248      Freehan c             5   2   2   1     0   1   .274
Nettles 3b            3   2   3   1     2   0   .249      Nettles rf            4   1   2   2     0   1   .217
Velez 1b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Sanders 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .222
  Blomberg ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .306      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .224
  Sudakis 1b          3   0   1   1     0   0   .233        Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .266        R. Cash 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Mason ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Brinkman ss           2   1   0   0     1   1   .210
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Veryzer ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  10  12   9     3   2             Totals               39   7  12   7     2   7

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 12,662
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Tigers 7
DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Sutherland, Oglivie
Doubles: Munson (15), Freehan (13), Nettles (4), Kaline (26)
Home Runs: Maddox (3), Piniella (8), Nettles (18), Murcer (8), Nettles (6), Kaline (12), Freehan (15)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  4.2   8   6   6   1   3   3  23   3.12
Martinez                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.06
Tidrow W(12-12)         3.2   3   1   1   1   4   0  15   4.13
Lyle                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.66
Totals                  9    12   7   7   2   7   3  41

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                  0.2   4   4   4   0   0   3   6   3.94
LaGrow                  4.1   4   2   2   1   1   0  19   4.48
Hiller L(17-11)         1.1   4   4   3   1   0   1   9   2.33
Ray                     2.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   9   4.56
Totals                  9    12  10   9   3   2   4  43

Passed Balls: Freehan (5)
Wild Pitches: Lyle (7)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Nestor Chylak


YANKEES 1ST: White singled to center; Maddox homered [White
scored]; Murcer flied out to center; Piniella homered; Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles homered; LAGROW
REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Velez flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Sutherland flied out to
right; Kaline grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Alomar flied out to right; Mason singled to right;
White flied out to left; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie struck out; Freehan doubled to left; Nettles
homered [Freehan scored]; Sanders grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rodriguez flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer reached on an error by Sutherland; Piniella
forced Murcer (shortstop to second) [Piniella to first]; Munson
doubled to left [Piniella to third]; Nettles was walked
intentionally; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR VELEZ; Blomberg singled to
right [Piniella scored, Munson scored, Nettles to second];
Alomar forced Nettles (second to third) [Blomberg to second,
Alomar to first]; Mason flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: SUDAKIS REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING 1B); Brinkman
walked; LeFlore singled to left [Brinkman to second]; Sutherland
flied out to center; Kaline singled to left [Brinkman scored,
LeFlore to second]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first)
[LeFlore to third, Kaline to second]; Freehan was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 4TH: White popped to third; Maddox struck out; Murcer
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Sanders
grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez singled to right;
Brinkman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
flied out to left; Nettles singled to right; Sudakis grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore lined to third; Sutherland singled to
center; Kaline homered [Sutherland scored]; Oglivie grounded out
(third to first); Freehan homered; MARTINEZ REPLACED DOBSON
(PITCHING); Nettles doubled to right; TIDROW REPLACED MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); Sanders struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
6, Tigers 6.

YANKEES 6TH: HILLER REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Alomar flied out
to right; Mason flied out to left; White grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman flied out to left;
LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Maddox walked; Murcer homered [Maddox scored];
Piniella singled to center; Munson popped to second; Nettles
singled to right [Piniella to third]; Sudakis singled to left
[Piniella scored, Nettles to third (error by Oglivie), Sudakis
to second]; RAY REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Freehan allowed a
passed ball [Nettles scored (unearned), Sudakis to third];
Alomar struck out; Mason grounded out (second to first); 4 R (3
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 10, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Sutherland grounded out (pitcher to first); Kaline
doubled to left; Oglivie flied out to right; Freehan flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 10, Tigers 6.

YANKEES 8TH: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox
popped to second; Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 10, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Nettles struck out; Sanders singled to left; MEYER
BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Meyer grounded out (second to first)
[Sanders to second]; Debut game for Dan Meyer; G. BROWN
BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; G. Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 10, Tigers 6.

YANKEES 9TH: R. CASH REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 3B); VERYZER
REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING SS); Piniella flied out to center;
Munson lined to center; Nettles walked; Sudakis grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 10, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore singled to left; Sutherland flied out to
right; Kaline walked [LeFlore to second]; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW
(PITCHING); Lyle threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to third, Kaline to
second]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first) [LeFlore
scored]; Freehan popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 10, Tigers 7.