A bases-loaded double by Lou Piniella paced the Yankees to a 6-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Brewers came back with a two-run homer by Johnny Briggs to win the second game, 3-1. In the opener, the score was tied, 1-1, when the Yankees started the seventh inning with a single by Graig Nettles, who continued to second on an error by Briggs. Chris Chambliss singled, scoring Nettles. After a double by Rick Dempsey and pass to Jim Ray Hart loaded the bases, Piniella cleared the sacks with his double.

In the nightcap, the Brewers scored a run in the fifth inning on a double by Bob Hansen and single by Charlie Moore before Don Money singled in the sixth and Briggs followed with his winning homer. Bill Champion, who started for the Brewers, was lifted after loading the bases with one out in the seventh. Tom Murphy gave up a sacrifice fly by Bobby Murcer for the Yankees run, but then struck out Piniella. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       19, 1974 (Day game) at County Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    4  1  0  -   6  8  2
Brewers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              3   0   0   0     2   0   .236      Briggs lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Piniella rf           3   1   1   3     1   0   .336      Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .275
  Maddox rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .192      May rf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .219
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Scott 1b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .295
Blomberg dh           4   1   3   1     0   0   .370      Porter c              3   0   1   1     1   1   .267
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .239      Hansen dh             4   1   0   0     0   1   .000
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .272      Berry cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .204
Dempsey c             3   1   1   1     0   0   .231        Hegan ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .214
Mason ss              4   0   0   0     0   3   .203        Ellis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Gonzalez 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .194      Garcia 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .280
  Hart ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Yount ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .238
  Michael pr,2b       1   1   0   0     0   1   .123        Mitchell ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Travers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6   8   6     6   4             Totals               34   2   6   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:41
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Brewers 8
DP: Yankees 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Chambliss, Mason, Briggs
Doubles: Gonzalez (3), Dempsey (1), Piniella (8), Scott (7)
Triples: Blomberg (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Dempsey (1)
GIDP: Nettles (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(3-6)           8.1   6   2   1   3   5   0  35   3.80
Lyle                    0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   1.88
Totals                  9     6   2   1   3   7   0  37

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(4-5)           7     7   5   5   4   2   0  30   4.30
Travers                 2     1   1   1   2   2   0   9   4.50
Totals                  9     8   6   6   6   4   0  39

Wild Pitches: Slaton (6)

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


YANKEES 1ST: White flied out to right; Piniella grounded out
(second to first); Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Briggs grounded out (first unassisted); Money
struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg singled to right; Nettles grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Blomberg out at
second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott singled to shortstop [Scott to second (error
by Mason)]; Porter singled to right [Scott scored]; Hansen
struck out; Berry singled to right [Porter to third]; Garcia
popped to catcher in foul territory; Yount forced Berry (third
to second); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Dempsey flied out to center; Mason flied out to
left; Gonzalez doubled to right; Slaton threw a wild pitch
[Gonzalez to third]; White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Briggs flied out to center; Money grounded out
(pitcher to first); May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella walked; Murcer flied out to right;
Blomberg tripled to center [Piniella scored, Blomberg out at
home (center to shortstop to pitcher to catcher)]; Nettles flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott doubled to second; Porter struck out; Hansen
grounded out (second to first) [Scott to third]; Berry flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss made an out to shortstop; Dempsey flied
out to right; Mason struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Garcia lined to left; Yount grounded out (third to
first); Briggs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Gonzalez flied out to right; White walked; Piniella
flied out to right; Murcer walked [White to second]; Blomberg
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: On a bunt Money grounded out (pitcher to first);
May grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles singled to left [Nettles to second (error
by Briggs)]; Chambliss singled to right [Nettles scored];
Dempsey doubled to right [Chambliss to third]; Mason struck out;
HART BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Hart walked; MICHAEL RAN FOR HART;
White popped to second; Piniella doubled to left [Chambliss
scored, Dempsey scored, Michael scored]; Murcer flied to right
in foul territory; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: MICHAEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MADDOX
REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING RF); Porter walked; Hansen forced
Porter (shortstop to second); Berry popped to shortstop; Garcia
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 8TH: TRAVERS REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Blomberg
singled to left; Debut game for Bill Travers; Nettles
walked [Blomberg to second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to
first) [Blomberg to third, Nettles to second]; Dempsey hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Blomberg scored]; Mason struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Yount singled to third; Briggs forced Yount (second
to shortstop); Money struck out; May walked [Briggs to second];
Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Michael struck out; White walked; Maddox flied out
to center [White to second]; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: Porter flied out to right; Hansen reached on an
error by Chambliss [Hansen to first]; HEGAN BATTED FOR BERRY;
Hegan walked [Hansen to second]; ELLIS RAN FOR HEGAN; Garcia
singled to left [Hansen scored (unearned), Ellis to second];
MITCHELL BATTED FOR YOUNT; LYLE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING);
Mitchell was called out on strikes; Briggs struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Brewers 2.