Mike Cuellar gained his 20th victory of the season and the Orioles pulled to one-half game behind the Yankees by defeating the East Division leaders, 10-4. With the score tied, 2-2, the Orioles broke the game apart with a seven-run outburst in the sixth inning. A walk to Bobby Grich and singles by Tommy Davis and Boog Powell produced the first run to chase Pat Dobson. Dick Tidrow, in relief, gave up an infield hit by Paul Blair and walked Brooks Robinson to force in a second tally.

After retiring the next two batters, Tidrow passed Al Bumbry, handing the Orioles another run. The Yankees then called on Mike Wallace. Rich Coggins greeted the change with a double, driving in two runs, and Grich, up for a second time, also doubled, adding two more tallies. Elrod Hendricks accounted for the Orioles' last run with a homer off Cecil Upshaw in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 10, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Wednesday, September 18, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Orioles      0  0  1    1  0  7    1  0  0  -  10 12  1
Yankees      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  1  -   4 12  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             2   1   1   2     2   1   .224      White dh              3   0   1   0     2   0   .281
  Northrup lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Maddox cf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .304
Coggins rf            4   1   1   2     0   0   .247      Murcer rf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Grich 2b              3   2   2   2     2   0   .265      Piniella lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .304
Davis dh              4   1   3   0     1   0   .285      Munson c              4   2   3   0     0   0   .250
Powell 1b             5   1   1   1     0   1   .261        Dempsey c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Blair cf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .255      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Robinson 3b           4   1   0   1     1   0   .294        Michael 3b          1   0   1   1     0   0   .255
Hendricks c           4   1   1   1     0   0   .209      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .255
Belanger ss           3   1   1   0     1   1   .226      Alomar 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
                                                            Stanley 2b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Mason ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
                                                          Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35  10  12   9     7   4             Totals               37   4  12   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 31,093
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Yankees 8
DP: Orioles 2, Yankees 1
Errors: Robinson
Doubles: Coggins (13), Grich (24), Munson (16), Michael (9)
Triples: Blair (4)
Home Runs: Hendricks (3)
Stolen Bases: Belanger 2 (15)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (4), White (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Coggins (7)
GIDP: Powell (14), Nettles (8)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(20-10)        9    12   4   3   2   2   0  39   3.19
Totals                  9    12   4   3   2   2   0  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(16-15)         5     6   5   5   4   1   0  23   3.24
Tidrow                  0.2   1   3   3   2   1   0   5   4.26
Wallace                 0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   2.70
Upshaw                  1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   2.55
Martinez                2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.26
Totals                  9    12  10  10   7   4   1  43

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Coggins out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Bumbry to second]; Grich flied out to right
[Bumbry to third]; Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White walked; White was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first);
Murcer made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell lined to center; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella singled; Munson singled to center
[Piniella to third]; Nettles grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Piniella scored (no RBI), Munson out at
second]; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks popped to third in foul territory;
Belanger singled; Belanger stole second; Bumbry singled to right
[Belanger scored]; Bumbry was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop to first); Coggins grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar flied out to center; Mason popped to catcher
in foul territory; White singled to right; Maddox singled to
left [White to second]; Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich walked; Davis singled to right [Grich to
third]; Powell grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Grich scored (no RBI), Davis out at second]; Blair
tripled; Robinson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella lined to first; Munson reached on an error
by Robinson [Munson to second]; Nettles made an out to
shortstop; Chambliss singled to left [Munson scored (unearned)];
Alomar singled to center [Chambliss to second]; Mason forced
Alomar (second to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Hendricks grounded out (first unassisted); Belanger
walked; Belanger stole second; Bumbry struck out; Coggins
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
2, Yankees 2.

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

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich walked; Davis singled to right [Grich to
third]; Powell singled to right [Grich scored, Davis to second];
TIDROW REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Blair singled [Davis to
third, Powell to second]; Robinson walked [Davis scored, Powell
to third, Blair to second]; Hendricks lined to right; Belanger
was called out on strikes; Bumbry walked [Powell scored, Blair
to third, Robinson to second]; WALLACE REPLACED TIDROW
(PITCHING); Coggins doubled to right [Blair scored, Robinson
scored, Bumbry to third]; Grich doubled to left [Bumbry scored,
Coggins scored]; Davis was walked intentionally; Powell grounded
out (second to first); 7 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees
2.

YANKEES 6TH: NORTHRUP REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING LF); Piniella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson singled to left;
Nettles made an out to second; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 9, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: UPSHAW REPLACED WALLACE (PITCHING); MICHAEL
REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING 3B); Blair grounded out (third to
first); Robinson made an out to shortstop; Hendricks homered;
Belanger grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 10, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mason grounded out (second to first);
White walked; Maddox forced White (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 10, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); MARTINEZ
REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Northrup grounded out (shortstop to
first); Coggins flied out to right; Grich singled to left; Davis
singled to left [Grich out at third (left to second to third)];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 10, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory;
Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson doubled to
left; Michael doubled to left [Munson scored]; Chambliss
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
10, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Powell struck
out; Blair struck out; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 10, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Stanley singled to center; Mason singled to left
[Stanley to second]; White lined into a double play (third to
first) [Mason out at first]; Maddox singled to center [Stanley
scored]; Murcer made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 10, Yankees 4.