The slugging sensation of the Yankees, Graig Nettles hit his eighth homer of the season, connecting with a man on base in the ninth inning to defeat the Orioles, 4-3. Nettles accounted for a previous RBI with a sacrifice fly when the Yankees took a 2-1 lead in the second inning, but the Orioles tied the score in the fourth and went ahead in the fifth when Tommy Davis singled and Boog Powell doubled for his second RBI of the game. In the ninth, with Grant Jackson on the mound in relief, Lou Piniella walked and Rick Dempsey came in to run before Nettles smashed a drive that was headed for foul territory until a strong wind carried the ball fair over the fence in right field. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     20, 1974 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  9  1
Orioles      1  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .239      Bumbry lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Maddox rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .188        Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .147
  Blomberg ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Coggins cf,rf         5   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Grich 2b              3   1   1   0     2   1   .385
Murcer cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .353      Davis dh              5   1   2   0     0   0   .273
Piniella lf           3   1   3   1     1   0   .409      Powell 1b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .267
  Dempsey pr,lf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Baylor rf,lf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .171
Sudakis 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
  Hegan 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Hendricks c           4   0   2   0     0   0   .556
Nettles 3b            2   1   1   3     1   1   .353      Belanger ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .156
Michael 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .175      McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clarke 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mason ss              3   0   1   0     1   1   .220
Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   9   4     5   3             Totals               36   3   9   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  5,095
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Orioles 10
DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 3
Errors: Sudakis, Bumbry, Baylor
Doubles: Piniella (2), Michael (3), Hendricks 2 (3), Grich (4), Powell (1)
Home Runs: Nettles (8)
Caught Stealing: Mason (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (2)
GIDP: Maddox (2), Williams (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(3-1)      9     9   3   3   3   2   0  40   2.41
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   2   0  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally                 7     7   2   2   4   2   0  27   2.59
Reynolds                0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Jackson L(0-2)          1.1   1   2   2   1   1   1   6   6.48
Totals                  9     9   4   4   5   3   1  36

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Napp


YANKEES 1ST: White singled to left [White to second (error by
Bumbry)]; Maddox grounded out (second to first) [White to
third]; Munson lined into a double play (pitcher to pitcher to
third) [White out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Coggins grounded out (shortstop
to first); Grich walked; Davis singled to third [Grich to
second]; Powell singled to left [Grich scored, Davis to second];
Baylor lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer singled to left; Piniella doubled to right
[Murcer scored]; Sudakis grounded out (second to first)
[Piniella to third]; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Piniella scored]; Michael doubled to left [Michael out at third
(center to shortstop to first)]; Gene Michael rounded 2B too
far; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson popped to second; Hendricks doubled to
left; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hendricks to
third]; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason singled to left; Mason was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); White
popped to second; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Coggins reached on an error by Sudakis [Coggins to
first]; Grich doubled to left [Coggins out at home (left to
shortstop to catcher)]; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Grich to third]; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); Piniella singled to right;
Sudakis forced Piniella (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor walked; Robinson singled to left [Baylor to
third]; Hendricks popped to third; Belanger reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Baylor scored, Robinson to
second]; Bumbry popped to second; Coggins grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles struck out; Michael flied out to left;
Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich was called out on strikes; Davis singled to
left; Powell doubled to left [Davis scored]; Baylor grounded out
(third to first); Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 6TH: White walked; Maddox grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [White out at second]; Munson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Hendricks doubled to right; Belanger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted);
Coggins grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING CF); COGGINS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BAYLOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Murcer walked; Piniella singled to left [Murcer to third,
Piniella to second (error by Baylor)]; Sudakis was called out on
strikes; Bill Sudakis ejected by HP umpire Larry Barnett;
Nettles was walked intentionally; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR MICHAEL;
Williams grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to
first) [Murcer out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: HEGAN REPLACED SUDAKIS (PLAYING 1B); CLARKE
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 2B); Grich walked; Davis grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Grich to second]; Powell flied out to
center; Baylor made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Mason walked; REYNOLDS REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING);
White flied out to right; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR MADDOX; Blomberg
flied out to center; Munson singled to left [Mason to second];
JACKSON REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Murcer flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Robinson made
an out to shortstop; Hendricks flied out to right; Belanger
singled to left; Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Piniella walked; DEMPSEY RAN FOR PINIELLA; Hegan
made an out to second; Nettles homered [Dempsey scored]; Clarke
flied out to center; Mason struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: DEMPSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Coggins flied
out to right; Grich grounded out (third to first); Davis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Orioles 3.