Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees
May 26, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1974 at Shea 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Blair cf 3 0 0 1
Grich 2b 4 0 1 0
Davis dh 4 1 2 0
Williams c 4 0 0 0
Powell 1b 4 1 1 0
Baylor lf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 2 2
  Cabell pr 0 1 0 0
Fuller rf 4 1 2 2
Belanger ss 1 0 0 0
  Coggins ph 1 0 1 0
  Baker ss 0 0 0 0
  Etchebarren ph 1 0 0 0
Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Blomberg rf 3 1 1 0
  Murcer cf 0 0 0 0
Munson c 4 1 2 2
Maddox cf,rf 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 3 2 2 1
Sudakis 1b 3 1 2 2
Hart dh 3 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 1
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 0
Michael ss 4 1 1 0
Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 6
Baltimore 000 000 014593
New York 002 210 01x691
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (5-5) 4.2 7 5 5 2 3
  Jefferson   3.1 2 1 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
9
6
5
3
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow  W (4-4) 8.2 9 5 5 1 6
  Lyle  SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
6

  E–Grich (5), Fuller (3), Baker (4), Munson (6).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Baltimore Robinson (10,off Tidrow); Powell (10,off Tidrow), New York Gonzalez (6,off Jefferson).  HR–Baltimore Fuller (4,9th inning off Tidrow 1 on, 2 out), New York Munson (5,3rd inning off Grimsley 1 on, 2 out); Sudakis (3,4th inning off Grimsley 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Blair (1,off Tidrow); Nettles (4,off Jefferson).  SH–Sudakis (2,off Jefferson).  IBB–Maddox (1,by Grimsley).  SB–Belanger (4,2nd base off Tidrow/Munson).  IBB–Grimsley (2,Maddox).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Armando Rodriguez, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:35.
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