New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 15, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1974 at Tiger Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 10, Detroit Tigers 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White dh 5 2 1 1
Maddox cf 3 3 0 0
Murcer rf 5 0 2 4
Piniella lf 4 1 4 3
Munson c 5 0 1 1
Nettles 3b 5 1 2 0
Chambliss 1b 5 1 2 0
Alomar 2b 3 1 0 0
Mason ss 4 1 2 1
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 14 10
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 0 1 0
Sutherland 2b 5 0 1 0
Kaline dh 3 0 1 1
Freehan c 3 1 1 0
Sanders 1b 4 0 1 1
Roberts rf 4 0 2 0
Lane lf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 4 1 2 0
Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
New York 241 000 03010140
Detroit 000 001 1002102
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  W (4-0) 6.2 9 2 2 2 0
  Lyle   2.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
3
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (5-5) 1.0 3 5 5 3 1
  Ruhle   6.1 10 5 4 2 2
  Lemanczyk   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
14
10
9
6
5

  E–LeFlore (7), Rodriguez (21).  DP–New York 2, Detroit 1.  2B–New York Piniella (25,off Walker); Chambliss 2 (17,off Walker,off Lemanczyk); Murcer (23,off Ruhle), Detroit Roberts (3,off Gura); Sanders (4,off Gura).  3B–Detroit Freehan (5,off Gura).  SF–Piniella (10,off Ruhle).  SB–Maddox (5,2nd base off Walker/Freehan); White (12,2nd base off Ruhle/Freehan).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:40.  A–11,849.
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