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New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers

1974-05-07 · Night game · Arlington Stadium · 12 innings · Att: 10191 · 78°F · 3:32

New York Yankees defeated Texas Rangers 4–3. Sparky Lyle earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
NYA	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	12
TEX	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	11

W: Sparky Lyle L: Steve Foucault SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy White	3	0	1	1	1	0
Chris Chambliss	5	2	2	0	1	0
Thurman Munson	6	1	2	1	0	0
Bobby Murcer	5	0	1	1	0	0
Lou Piniella	4	0	1	0	0	2
Bill Sudakis	5	0	0	0	0	0
Graig Nettles	4	0	1	0	2	0
Fernando Gonzalez	6	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Mason	4	1	2	0	1	2
Elliott Maddox	1	0	1	1	1	0
Ron Blomberg	1	0	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Nelson	5	0	1	2	1	1
Cesar Tovar	6	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Johnson	6	0	3	0	0	1
Jeff Burroughs	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Spencer	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Hargrove	5	1	1	0	0	2
Toby Harrah	4	2	2	0	1	0
Lenny Randle	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Sundberg	3	0	2	1	0	0
Jim Fregosi	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tom Grieve	1	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Fahey	1	0	1	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doc Medich	8.1	7	3	3
Sparky Lyle	3.2	4	1	1

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Merritt	3.1	9	0	1
Jim Shellenback	0.0	0	1	0
Jackie Brown	5.2	2	2	3
Steve Foucault	3.0	1	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy White: 4/P
Chris Chambliss: S8
Thurman Munson: D7.1-3
Bobby Murcer: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Lou Piniella: 43

Bot 1

Dave Nelson: W
Cesar Tovar: 63.1-2
Alex Johnson: 53
Jeff Burroughs: W
Jim Spencer: 3/FL

Top 2

Bill Sudakis: 63
Graig Nettles: S1
Fernando Gonzalez: PO1(E1).1-2
Fernando Gonzalez: 8
Jim Mason: K

Bot 2

Mike Hargrove: K
Toby Harrah: W
Lenny Randle: S7/G.1-2
Jim Sundberg: S9.2-H;1-3
Dave Nelson: 3(B)5(3)/DP/FL

Top 3

Roy White: 13
Chris Chambliss: D7/G
Thurman Munson: S7.2-H;B-2(THH)
Bobby Murcer: S1.2-2
Lou Piniella: S8/78XD.2-3;1-2
Bill Sudakis: 5/L
Graig Nettles: 8/P

Bot 3

Cesar Tovar: 7/7D
Alex Johnson: S8
Jeff Burroughs: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Fernando Gonzalez: 53
Jim Mason: T8
Roy White: S7.3-H
Chris Chambliss: SB2
Chris Chambliss: W
Thurman Munson: 25(2)3/GDP

Bot 4

Jim Spencer: 7/L
Mike Hargrove: 9/9D
Toby Harrah: 4/P8S

Top 5

Bobby Murcer: 7
Lou Piniella: K
Bill Sudakis: 63

Bot 5

Lenny Randle: 13
Jim Sundberg: S7
Dave Nelson: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Graig Nettles: 43
Fernando Gonzalez: S8
Jim Mason: K
Roy White: W.1-2
Chris Chambliss: 3/G

Bot 6

Cesar Tovar: 3/FL
Alex Johnson: S8
Jeff Burroughs: 9/L
Jim Spencer: 153

Top 7

Thurman Munson: 8
Bobby Murcer: 43
Lou Piniella: K

Bot 7

Mike Hargrove: D9
Toby Harrah: FC3/R5.2-3;B-1
Lenny Randle: 13.1-2
Jim Sundberg: 9
Dave Nelson: K

Top 8

Bill Sudakis: 8
Graig Nettles: 63
Fernando Gonzalez: 63

Bot 8

Cesar Tovar: 5/P
Alex Johnson: K
Jeff Burroughs: 9

Top 9

Jim Mason: S1
Roy White: FC1/SH.1-2;B-1
Chris Chambliss: 56(2)/FO/BG.1-2;B-1
Thurman Munson: 8
Bobby Murcer: 3/L

Bot 9

Jim Spencer: 8
Mike Hargrove: E6/G.B-1
Toby Harrah: S9.1-2
Jim Fregosi: W.2-3;1-2
Tom Grieve: 9/P9S
Dave Nelson: S9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
Cesar Tovar: PO2(24)

Top 10

Elliott Maddox: W
Bill Sudakis: 34/SH.1-2
Graig Nettles: IW
Fernando Gonzalez: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 10

Cesar Tovar: 63
Alex Johnson: S3
Jeff Burroughs: 8
Jim Spencer: WP.1-2
Jim Spencer: 3/G

Top 11

Jim Mason: W
Ron Blomberg: 46(1)3/GDP
Chris Chambliss: 8

Bot 11

Mike Hargrove: K
Toby Harrah: S6
Larry Brown: 5(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 12

Thurman Munson: E4/G.B-1
Bobby Murcer: 8/8D.1-2
Elliott Maddox: D8.2-H(UR)
Bill Sudakis: 9/89
Graig Nettles: IW
Fernando Gonzalez: 64(1)/FO

Bot 12

Bill Fahey: S8/G
Dave Nelson: 56(1)/FO/BG
Cesar Tovar: 53.1-2
Alex Johnson: 8/L

Notes & reviews

Thurman Munson stopped at 2B thinking ball would be caught
Thurman Munson hit a spinner into the dirt in front of HP; he thought the ball was foul and did not run

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