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New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers

1974-05-06 · Night game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 25559 · 71°F, night, wet · 2:42

New York Yankees defeated Texas Rangers 6–4. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 2nd. Dick Tidrow earned the win. Jim Fregosi went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	10
TEX	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	9

W: Dick Tidrow L: Jackie Brown SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Nick Bremigan · 1B: Nestor Chylak · 2B: Larry McCoy · 3B: Joe Brinkman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy White	5	0	1	1	0	0
Chris Chambliss	5	1	0	0	0	0
Thurman Munson	4	1	2	0	1	1
Bobby Murcer	4	0	2	1	0	1
Lou Piniella	3	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Sudakis	4	0	2	0	0	0
Graig Nettles	4	1	0	0	0	2
Fernando Gonzalez	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jim Mason	4	1	1	1	0	1
Ron Blomberg	1	0	0	1	0	0

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Nelson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Cesar Tovar	4	0	2	0	0	1
Alex Johnson	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jeff Burroughs	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Spencer	3	1	1	0	1	0
Mike Hargrove	3	2	2	0	0	0
Toby Harrah	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Fregosi	3	1	2	4	1	1
Jim Sundberg	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Grieve	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Tidrow	8.0	9	2	3
Sparky Lyle	1.0	0	0	3

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
David Clyde	4.2	8	0	3
Jackie Brown	1.2	2	1	0
Steve Foucault	2.2	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy White: 13
Chris Chambliss: 7/L
Thurman Munson: K

Bot 1

Dave Nelson: 63
Cesar Tovar: S9
Alex Johnson: S9.1-2
Jeff Burroughs: 4(B)6(2)/LDP

Top 2

Bobby Murcer: 43
Lou Piniella: S9
Bill Sudakis: S7.1-2
Graig Nettles: 6(1)/FO.2-3
Fernando Gonzalez: S9.3-H;1-2
Jim Mason: S7.2-H;1-H(E7);B-2
Roy White: D7/G.2-H(UR)
Chris Chambliss: 13

Bot 2

Jim Spencer: 43
Mike Hargrove: D7
Toby Harrah: 4/P9S
Jim Fregosi: S7.2-H
Jim Sundberg: 4/P

Top 3

Thurman Munson: S7
Bobby Murcer: K
Lou Piniella: 7/78/L
Bill Sudakis: WP.1-2
Bill Sudakis: 8

Bot 3

Dave Nelson: 3/G
Cesar Tovar: S8/G
Alex Johnson: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Graig Nettles: K
Fernando Gonzalez: 53
Jim Mason: 13

Bot 4

Jeff Burroughs: 53
Jim Spencer: W
Mike Hargrove: S1/G.1-2
Toby Harrah: 9/9D.2-3
Jim Fregosi: HR/9.3-H;1-H
Jim Sundberg: 53

Top 5

Roy White: 4/P9S
Chris Chambliss: 7/L
Thurman Munson: S5/BG
Bobby Murcer: S8.1-2
Lou Piniella: 13

Bot 5

Dave Nelson: K
Cesar Tovar: K
Alex Johnson: S6
Jeff Burroughs: K

Top 6

Bill Sudakis: S6
Graig Nettles: 43.1-2
Fernando Gonzalez: 13
Jim Mason: 43

Bot 6

Jim Spencer: S9
Mike Hargrove: 14/SH.1-2
Toby Harrah: 7/7D.2-3
Jim Fregosi: IW
Jim Sundberg: 8

Top 7

Roy White: 43
Chris Chambliss: E5/TH1.B-2
Thurman Munson: W
Bobby Murcer: S7.2-H(UR);1-3
Ron Blomberg: 43.3-H(UR);1-2
Bill Sudakis: 7/7D

Bot 7

Dave Nelson: 13
Cesar Tovar: 8
Alex Johnson: 9

Top 8

Graig Nettles: K
Fernando Gonzalez: 7/L
Jim Mason: K

Bot 8

Jeff Burroughs: 9
Jim Spencer: 43
Mike Hargrove: 13

Top 9

Roy White: 9
Chris Chambliss: 43
Thurman Munson: 63

Bot 9

Toby Harrah: K
Jim Fregosi: K
Tom Grieve: K

Notes & reviews

4-1/2 inches of unexpected rain fell Monday morning with the tarp off the field; a helicopter was used to dry the turf
David Clyde left with a blister
Bobby Murcer jammed his right knee sliding into 2B

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