Designated hitter Jim Ray Hart homered with two men on base to cap a five-run rally in the eighth inning that brought the Yankees a 5-2 victory over the Twins. Felipe Alou singled, Gene Michael was safe on an error by Jerry Terrell and Roy White doubled to produce the Yankees' first run. Bobby Murcer singled to tie the score at 2-2 and Hart followed with his game-winning homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Friday, July      6, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  0  -   5 11  1
Twins        0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 14  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Carew 2b              4   0   2   0     1   1   .344
White lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .254      Terrell ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .299
M. Alou rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Oliva dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .295
Murcer cf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .312      Darwin rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .268
Hart dh               4   1   2   3     0   0   .243      Braun 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .302
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .237      Hisle cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .268
Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .285      Lis 1b                3   0   0   0     1   2   .188
F. Alou 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Roof c                3   0   1   1     0   1   .214
Michael ss            4   1   0   0     0   1   .233        Monzon ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Beene p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holt lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .284
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  11   5     0   3             Totals               36   2  14   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 16,434
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Twins 9
DP: Yankees 4, Twins 2
Errors: Nettles, Terrell
Doubles: White 2 (7), Holt (13)
Home Runs: Hart (8)
Caught Stealing: Clarke (6)
GIDP: Hart (13), F. Alou (3), Darwin (12), Braun (7), Oliva (10)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beene W(5-0)            8.1  14   2   2   2   4   0  36   1.64
Lyle SV(22)             0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.84
Totals                  9    14   2   2   2   5   0  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(9-7)             8    10   5   0   0   2   1  33   3.85
Hands                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.50
Totals                  9    11   5   0   0   3   1  36

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Deegan


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to left; White flied out to left;
Clarke was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); M.
Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Carew singled to center; Carew was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Terrell singled to third; Oliva singled to
left [Terrell to second]; Darwin grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Oliva out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer singled to shortstop; Hart grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murcer out at
second]; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Braun grounded out (third to first); Hisle singled to
center; Lis walked [Hisle to second]; Roof singled to center
[Hisle scored, Lis to second]; Holt grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Lis to third, Roof to second]; Carew was walked
intentionally; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson flied out to center; F. Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); Michael flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Oliva singled to right; Darwin singled to left [Oliva
to second]; Braun singled to right [Oliva to third, Darwin to
second]; Hisle forced Oliva (third to catcher) [Darwin to third,
Braun to second]; Lis struck out; Roof flied out to center; 0 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke flied out to left; White doubled to left; M.
Alou grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to third]; Murcer
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Holt singled to left; Carew grounded out (first
unassisted) [Holt to second]; Terrell singled to third [Holt
scored (error by Nettles), Terrell to second]; Oliva hit into a
double play (second to pitcher to catcher) [Terrell out at
third]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Hart popped to shortstop; Nettles singled to right;
Munson struck out; F. Alou forced Nettles (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Darwin singled to left; Braun grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Darwin out at second];
Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Michael flied out to center; Clarke flied out to
right; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Lis struck out; Roof struck out; Holt grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 2.

YANKEES 7TH: M. Alou lined to left; Murcer singled to right;
Hart singled to left [Murcer to second]; Nettles forced Hart
(third to second) [Murcer to third]; Munson flied to right in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Carew singled to center; Terrell popped to third;
Oliva grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Twins 2.

YANKEES 8TH: F. Alou singled to second; Michael reached on an
error by Terrell [F. Alou to second]; Clarke flied out to left;
White doubled [F. Alou scored (unearned), Michael to third]; M.
Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer singled to
shortstop [Michael scored (unearned), White to third]; Hart
homered (unearned) [White scored (unearned), Murcer scored
(unearned)]; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 5 R (0 ER),
4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Darwin grounded out (third to first); Braun singled
to left; Hisle forced Braun (third to second); Lis flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.

YANKEES 9TH: HANDS REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Munson singled to
left; F. Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Munson out at second]; Michael struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: MONZON BATTED FOR ROOF; Monzon was called out on
strikes; Holt doubled to right; LYLE REPLACED BEENE (PITCHING);
Carew was called out on strikes; Terrell grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.