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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 21, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, played on April 21, 1974 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 20,329 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Jim McKean |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | DH |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Bill Sudakis | First Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Jim Mason | Shortstop |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Davis | DH |
| Earl Williams | First Baseman |
| Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Jim Fuller | Right Fielder |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 21, 1974
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Cuellar
Clarke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Etchebarren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Cuellar
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Cuellar
Munson hits a line drive into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. McDowell
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. McDowell
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. McDowell
Davis hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. McDowell
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Cuellar
Murcer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Cuellar
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Cuellar
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. McDowell
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. McDowell
Fuller hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Cuellar
Sudakis hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Cuellar
Dempsey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Cuellar
Mason takes first base on ball four. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Cuellar
Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. Fuller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Cuellar
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. McDowell
Etchebarren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. McDowell
Belanger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. McDowell
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Cuellar
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Cuellar
There's a wild pitch. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Cuellar
Murcer hits a popup in front of the plate. Etchebarren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Cuellar
Piniella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Munson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Cuellar
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sudakis vs. Cuellar
Sudakis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Cuellar
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. McDowell
Grich hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McDowell
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McDowell
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Cuellar
Mason hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fuller throws the ball in to Belanger who tags Mason trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Cuellar
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Cuellar
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. McDowell
Baylor hits a fly ball towards left. White settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on White. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McDowell
There goes Baylor. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Mason applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. McDowell
There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuller vs. McDowell
Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etchebarren vs. McDowell
Etchebarren strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Cuellar
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Fuller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Cuellar
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Cuellar
Piniella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blair. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Cuellar
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sudakis vs. Cuellar
Sudakis hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. McDowell
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. McDowell
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. McDowell
Grich takes first base on ball four. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. McDowell
Davis takes first base on ball four. Blair moves to third. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Beene
Fred Beene now pitching.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baylor vs. Beene
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Cuellar
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Cuellar
Mason bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Cuellar
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Cuellar
White hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Beene
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Beene
Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beene fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Beene
Elrod Hendricks pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren.
Hendricks strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Cuellar
Elrod Hendricks now catching.
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Cuellar
Murcer hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Cuellar
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Cuellar
Elliott Maddox pinch runs for Lou Piniella.
Nettles hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sudakis vs. Cuellar
The ball gets by Hendricks for a passed ball. Maddox scores. Nettles moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sudakis vs. Cuellar
Sudakis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Reynolds
Mike Hegan pinch runs for Bill Sudakis. Bob Reynolds now pitching.
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Beene
Elliott Maddox now playing right field. Mike Hegan now playing first base. Al Bumbry pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
Bumbry hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Beene
Rich Coggins pinch hits for Paul Blair.
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Beene
Grich is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Beene
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Reynolds
Rich Coggins now playing center field. Frank Baker now playing shortstop.
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Reynolds
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Reynolds
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reinbach vs. Beene
Mike Reinbach pinch hits for Earl Williams.
Reinbach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hegan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reinbach for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Beene
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Beene
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Beene
Boog Powell pinch hits for Jim Fuller.
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendricks vs. Beene
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1974, game 2 -- New York at Baltimore (N)
New York AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 5 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 2 0 0 0
White R, lf 5 0 0 0 Coggins R, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Munson T, dh 4 1 1 0 Grich B, 2b 1 0 0 0
Murcer B, cf 4 0 0 0 Davis T, dh 3 0 0 0
Piniella L, rf 4 1 3 1 Williams E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Maddox E, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Reinbach M, ph 1 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 0 2 1 Baylor D, lf 3 0 0 0
Sudakis B, 1b 2 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 2 0
Hegan M, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Fuller J, rf 3 0 0 0
Dempsey R, c 3 0 1 0 Powell B, ph 1 0 1 0
Mason J, ss 2 0 1 0 Etchebarren A, c 2 0 1 0
Hendricks E, ph-c 2 0 0 0
Belanger M, ss 2 0 0 0
Bumbry A, ph 1 0 0 0
Baker F, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 8 2 29 0 4 0
New York 000 101 010 -- 3
Baltimore 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell S (W) 5.1 2 0 0 5 2
Beene F (S) 3.2 2 0 0 0 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (L) 7.2 8 3 2 4 1
Reynolds B 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- White R
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 8, Baltimore 8
2B -- Piniella L
CS -- Baylor D
SH -- Mason J
HBP -- by Beene F (Grich B)
WP -- Cuellar M, McDowell S
PB -- Hendricks E
T -- 2:49
A -- 20329
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