Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees
April 26, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1974 at Shea Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 3, New York Yankees 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 2 2 0
Harrah ss 5 1 0 0
Johnson lf 5 0 2 1
Burroughs rf 5 0 3 2
Grieve dh 4 0 0 0
  Cubbage ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 3 0 2 0
Lovitto cf 4 0 1 0
Randle 3b 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 1 0
  Hargrove ph 0 0 0 0
  Billings c 0 0 0 0
Hargan p 0 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 11 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White lf 5 0 1 0
Munson c 5 2 1 0
Piniella rf 4 1 2 1
  Maddox rf 0 0 0 0
Murcer cf 3 0 0 1
Nettles 3b 2 1 0 0
Sims dh 4 0 0 1
Hegan 1b 4 0 1 0
Mason ss 2 0 1 0
Michael 2b 2 0 0 1
Stottlemyre p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Texas 001 020 0003111
New York 000 120 10x461
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hargan  L (1-2) 7.1 6 4 3 7 7
  Merritt   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Foucault   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
3
7
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  W (4-1) 9.0 11 3 2 3 4
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
3
4

  E–Randle (1), Mason (4).  DP–Texas 1, New York 1.  2B–Texas Burroughs (5,off Stottlemyre), New York Piniella (5,off Hargan).  3B–New York White (2,off Hargan).  IBB–Spencer (1,by Stottlemyre); Nettles (2,by Hargan).  SB–Nelson (4,2nd base off Stottlemyre/Munson).  CS–Piniella (2,3rd base by Hargan/Sundberg).  WP–Hargan (2).  IBB–Hargan (1,Nettles); Stottlemyre (1,Spencer).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:47.  A–10,787.
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