New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
July 2, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1974 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White lf 3 0 0 0
Blomberg dh 4 1 1 0
Murcer cf 3 0 0 0
Velez 1b 4 0 1 0
Piniella rf 4 0 2 1
Munson c 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez 2b 2 1 1 1
  Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0
  Michael 2b 1 0 0 0
Stanley ss 2 0 0 0
  Sudakis ph 1 0 0 0
  Mason ss 0 0 0 0
Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley cf 4 1 1 1
Sutherland 2b 4 1 2 2
Kaline dh 4 0 1 0
Oglivie lf 1 0 1 0
  Lane lf 1 0 0 0
Northrup rf 3 0 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Freehan 1b 3 0 3 0
Moses c 2 1 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 1 0 0
Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 9 4
New York 010 001 000260
Detroit 000 040 00x491
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (6-10) 4.1 6 3 3 1 1
  Upshaw   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Wallace   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Lyle   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
2
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  W (4-0) 6.0 5 2 2 2 2
  Ray  SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
4

  E–Stanley (4).  DP–New York 3.  2B–New York Piniella (11,off Walker), Detroit Stanley (10,off Dobson); Sutherland (11,off Upshaw).  HR–New York Gonzalez (1,2nd inning off Walker 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Moses (2,off Dobson).  SF–Northrup (2,off Wallace).  SB–White (4,2nd base off Walker/Moses).  CS–Piniella (6,2nd base by Walker/Moses); Sutherland (1,2nd base by Dobson/Munson).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:24.  A–13,866.
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