New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
April 20, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1974 at Memorial Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White dh 3 0 1 0
Maddox rf 3 0 0 0
  Blomberg ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Munson c 4 0 1 0
Murcer cf 3 1 1 0
Piniella lf 3 1 3 1
  Dempsey pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Sudakis 1b 3 0 0 0
  Hegan 1b 1 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 2 1 1 3
Michael 2b 2 0 1 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
  Clarke 2b 1 0 0 0
Mason ss 3 0 1 0
Stottlemyre p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 9 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry lf 4 0 0 0
  Blair cf 1 0 0 0
Coggins cf,rf 5 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 1 1 0
Davis dh 5 1 2 0
Powell 1b 4 0 2 2
Baylor rf,lf 3 1 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0
Hendricks c 4 0 2 0
Belanger ss 3 0 1 1
McNally p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
New York 020 000 002491
Baltimore 100 110 000392
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  W (3-1) 9.0 9 3 3 3 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally   7.0 7 2 2 4 2
  Reynolds   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Jackson  L (0-2) 1.1 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
3

  E–Sudakis (1), Bumbry (1), Baylor (1).  DP–Baltimore 3.  2B–New York Piniella (2,off McNally); Michael (3,off McNally), Baltimore Hendricks 2 (3,off Stottlemyre 2); Grich (4,off Stottlemyre); Powell (1,off Stottlemyre).  HR–New York Nettles (8,9th inning off Jackson 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Nettles (2,off McNally).  IBB–Nettles (1,by McNally).  SH–Belanger (2,off Stottlemyre).  CS–Mason (1,2nd base by McNally/Hendricks).  IBB–McNally (1,Nettles).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:50.  A–5,095.
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