Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
June 9, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1974 at Shea Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Carew 2b 4 0 0 1
Braun lf 4 0 4 0
  Killebrew ph 1 0 0 0
  Brye cf 0 0 0 0
Oliva dh 4 1 1 0
  Terrell pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Darwin rf 5 0 2 1
Hisle cf,lf 5 0 1 0
Kusick 1b 5 0 2 1
Soderholm 3b 4 1 0 0
Borgmann c 5 0 1 0
Gomez ss 2 0 2 0
Decker p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Butler p 0 0 0 0
  Hands p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 13 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 4 1 1 0
Piniella lf 5 1 1 1
Murcer rf 4 0 1 0
Blomberg dh 3 0 0 0
  Dempsey ph,dh 1 0 1 1
Nettles 3b 5 1 2 2
Munson c 4 0 2 0
Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0
Mason ss 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0
  Sudakis ph 1 0 0 0
Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Minnesota 100 001 0013131
New York 000 001 003490
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Decker   5.2 5 1 1 3 4
  Campbell  L (2-5) 2.2 2 3 3 2 2
  Butler   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hands   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
9
4
4
5
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow   5.2 9 2 2 4 0
  Wallace   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Lyle  W (4-0) 1.1 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
3
3
5
2

  E–Soderholm (3).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Minnesota Braun (2,off Tidrow).  3B–Minnesota Darwin (4,off Tidrow).  HR–New York Nettles (12,6th inning off Decker 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Murcer (9,2nd base off Decker/Borgmann).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–3:04.  A–50,093.
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