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Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 31, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees, played on May 31, 1974 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 31, 1974 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 31, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Tidrow |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Decker |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 7,241 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Dave Phillips |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy White | Left Fielder |
Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
Ron Blomberg | DH |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Jim Mason | Shortstop |
Fred Stanley | Second Baseman |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Steve Braun | Left Fielder |
Tony Oliva | DH |
Bobby Darwin | Right Fielder |
Jim Holt | First Baseman |
Steve Brye | Center Fielder |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 31, 1974
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Decker
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Decker
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Decker
Murcer takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Decker
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Tidrow
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Tidrow
There goes Carew. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Mason applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Tidrow
Braun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Tidrow
Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Braun moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Darwin vs. Tidrow
Darwin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holt vs. Tidrow
Holt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Braun scores. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brye vs. Tidrow
Brye hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Brye reaches second base with a double. Maddox throws the ball in to Nettles who tags Brye trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Oliva scores. Holt goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Decker
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Decker
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Decker
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Decker
Mason hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Tidrow
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Tidrow
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Tidrow
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Tidrow
There goes Gomez. The throw from Dempsey and he is safe. Gomez steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Tidrow
Carew is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Braun vs. Tidrow
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Decker
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Decker
White takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Decker
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Decker
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Carew scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Tidrow
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Tidrow
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stanley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Tidrow
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Decker
Blomberg hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Decker
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Decker
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards second. Carew scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Tidrow
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Tidrow
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Tidrow
Hundley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brye moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Tidrow
Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Tidrow
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer throws the ball in to Stanley who tags Carew trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Brye scores. Hundley moves to third. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Decker
Dempsey hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Decker
Mason hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Braun who is chasing the ball. Mason reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sudakis vs. Decker
Bill Sudakis pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
Sudakis hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Decker
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maddox vs. Decker
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mason scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Decker
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Wallace
Fernando Gonzalez now playing second base. Mike Wallace now pitching.
Braun strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Wallace
Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Wallace
Darwin hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Wallace
There's a wild pitch. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holt vs. Wallace
Holt hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Decker
Blomberg hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Decker
Nettles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Braun. Nettles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Decker
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holt scoops it up and throws to first, with Decker covering, for the out. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dempsey vs. Decker
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Wallace
Brye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Wallace
There goes Brye. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Wallace
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Wallace
Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Wallace
Gomez strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Decker
Mason hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Decker
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards first. Holt catches it and steps on first to double up Mason. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Decker
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holt scoops it up and throws to first, with Decker covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Wallace
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Wallace
Larry Hisle pinch hits for Steve Braun.
Hisle hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Wallace
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Darwin vs. Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw now pitching.
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holt vs. Upshaw
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Carew scores. Darwin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brye vs. Upshaw
Brye strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Decker
Larry Hisle now playing left field.
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Decker
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Decker
Blomberg strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Decker
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew misplays the ball. That's an error on Carew. Murcer moves to third. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piniella vs. Burgmeier
Lou Piniella pinch hits for Rick Dempsey.
Piniella takes first base on ball four. Murcer scores. Nettles moves to third. Chambliss moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Campbell
Walt Williams pinch hits for Jim Mason. Bill Campbell now pitching.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Upshaw
Jim Deidel now catching. Gene Michael now playing shortstop.
Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Upshaw
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Upshaw juggles the ball. That's an error on Upshaw. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Upshaw
Gomez bunts towards the mound. Upshaw fields it and throws to third for the out. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Upshaw
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Campbell
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Campbell
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Campbell
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/31/1974 -- New York at Minnesota (N) New York AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI White R, lf 3 0 0 0 Carew R, 2b 3 1 2 1 Maddox E, cf 5 0 2 1 Braun S, lf 3 1 1 0 Murcer B, rf 3 1 0 0 Hisle L, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Blomberg R, dh 4 0 0 0 Oliva T, dh 4 1 4 0 Nettles G, 3b 2 0 1 0 Darwin B, rf 4 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Holt J, 1b 4 1 2 2 Dempsey R, c 3 0 0 0 Brye S, cf 3 1 2 2 Piniella L, ph 0 0 0 1 Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 2 0 Deidel J, c 0 0 0 0 Hundley R, c 4 0 2 0 Mason J, ss 3 1 2 0 Gomez L, ss 4 0 0 0 Williams W, ph 1 0 0 0 Michael G, ss 0 0 0 0 Stanley F, 2b 0 0 0 0 Sudakis B, ph 1 0 0 0 Gonzalez F, 2b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 6 2 34 5 15 5 New York 000 010 010 -- 2 Minnesota 300 100 10x -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Tidrow D (L) 4.0 10 4 4 1 1 Wallace M 2.1 3 1 1 2 2 Upshaw C 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Decker J (W) 7.2 6 2 1 6 4 Burgmeier T* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Campbell B (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Carew R, Upshaw C DP -- New York 2, Minnesota 4 LOB -- New York 9, Minnesota 8 2B -- Brye S, Nettles G 3B -- Mason J SB -- Gomez L CS -- Carew R, Brye S WP -- Wallace M PB -- Hundley R T -- 2:51 A -- 7241
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