Bobby Murcer and Lou Piniella drove in seven runs between them to lead the Yankees to a 10-2 victory over the Tigers. Piniella batted in a run with a double in the first inning. Murcer plated a pair with a double and Piniella hit a sacrifice fly in the second.

Murcer batted in two more with a single in the eighth and Piniella followed with a single for the Yankees' final marker. Larry Gura gained his fourth straight victory. After Al Kaline accounted for a Tiger run in the seventh with the 2,992nd hit of his career, Sparky Lyle relieved and finished the game. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 10, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 15, 1974 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      2  4  1    0  0  0    0  3  0  -  10 14  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2 10  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White dh              5   2   1   1     1   2   .280      LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .237
Maddox cf             3   3   0   0     2   0   .303      Sutherland 2b         5   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Murcer rf             5   0   2   4     0   0   .275      Kaline dh             3   0   1   1     1   0   .259
Piniella lf           4   1   4   3     0   0   .307      Freehan c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .274
Munson c              5   0   1   1     0   2   .247      Sanders 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .224
Nettles 3b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .250      Roberts rf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .370
Chambliss 1b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .255      Lane lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Alomar 2b             3   1   0   0     2   0   .263      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Mason ss              4   1   2   1     1   0   .246      Brinkman ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .212
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Walker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ruhle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  10  14  10     6   5             Totals               35   2  10   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 11,849
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Tigers 9
DP: Yankees 2, Tigers 1
Errors: LeFlore, Rodriguez
Doubles: Piniella (25), Chambliss 2 (17), Murcer (23), Roberts (3), Sanders (4)
Triples: Freehan (5)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (5), White (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Piniella (10)
GIDP: Mason (5), Sutherland (17)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(4-0)             6.2   9   2   2   2   0   0  30   1.93
Lyle                    2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.62
Totals                  9    10   2   2   3   1   0  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker L(5-5)           1     3   5   5   3   1   0   9   4.81
Ruhle                   6.1  10   5   4   2   2   0  31   3.09
Lemanczyk               1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   3.56
Totals                  9    14  10   9   6   5   0  46

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


YANKEES 1ST: White was called out on strikes; Maddox walked;
Maddox stole second; Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Maddox to third]; Piniella doubled to left [Maddox scored];
Munson singled to center [Piniella scored]; Nettles flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Sutherland
flied out to center; Kaline walked; Freehan walked [Kaline to
second]; Sanders flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss doubled to left; Alomar walked; Mason
walked [Chambliss to third, Alomar to second]; RUHLE REPLACED
WALKER (PITCHING); White forced Mason (first to shortstop)
[Alomar to third, Chambliss scored]; White stole second; Maddox
walked; Murcer doubled to right [Maddox to third, White scored,
Alomar scored]; Piniella hit a sacrifice fly to center [Maddox
scored, Murcer to third (error by LeFlore)]; Munson flied out to
left; 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Roberts singled to center; Lane forced Roberts
(shortstop to second); Rodriguez made an out to third; Brinkman
forced Lane (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles singled to right; Chambliss grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Nettles to second]; Alomar flied out to
right [Nettles to third]; Mason singled to center [Nettles
scored]; White walked [Mason to second]; Maddox flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
singled to center; Kaline grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Sutherland to second]; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory;
Piniella singled to center; Munson struck out; Nettles grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 4TH: Sanders lined to left; Roberts doubled to left; Lane
flied out to right [Roberts to third]; Rodriguez flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Alomar
grounded out (second to first); Mason lined to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman singled to center; LeFlore forced Brinkman
(third to second); Sutherland lined into a double play (center
to first) [LeFlore out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
7, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: White struck out; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to
first); Murcer grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline flied out to left; Freehan tripled to right;
Sanders doubled to left [Freehan scored]; Roberts flied out to
center; Lane flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
7, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Piniella singled to left; Munson flied out to
right; Nettles singled to right [Piniella out at third (center
to third), Nettles to second (on throw to 3b)]; Chambliss popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; Brinkman singled to
left; LeFlore singled to left [Brinkman to second]; Sutherland
flied out to right; Kaline singled to left [LeFlore to third,
Brinkman scored]; LYLE REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Freehan flied
out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Alomar grounded out (first unassisted); Mason
singled to center; White singled to left [Mason to second];
Maddox reached on an error by Rodriguez [White to second, Mason
to third]; Murcer singled to left [Maddox to second, White
scored, Mason scored]; Piniella singled to center [Murcer to
third, Maddox scored (unearned)]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED RUHLE
(PITCHING); Munson was called out on strikes; Nettles struck
out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 10, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Sanders made an out to second; Roberts struck out;
Lane singled to right; Rodriguez forced Lane (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 10, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss doubled to left; Alomar walked; Mason
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Chambliss to third, Alomar out at second]; White popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 10,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
walked; Sutherland grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 10, Tigers 2.