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Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 2, 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 June 2, 1974 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 2, 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 | June 2, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vic Albury |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 20,073 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Lou DiMuro |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
Ron Blomberg | DH |
Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Bill Sudakis | First Baseman |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Fred Stanley | Second Baseman |
Jim Mason | Shortstop |
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 |
Danny Thompson | Third Baseman |
Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 2, 1974
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Albury
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Albury
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 -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Albury
Murcer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Borgmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Stottlemyre
Carew is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Stottlemyre
Braun hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Stottlemyre
Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Stottlemyre
Darwin hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Albury
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brye throws the ball in to Carew who tags Piniella trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Albury
Sudakis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Albury
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holt fields the ball and throws to Albury covering. Safe. Sudakis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Albury
Dempsey hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Albury
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sudakis scores. Nettles moves to third. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mason vs. Albury
Mason strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Stottlemyre
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 -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Stottlemyre
Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Stottlemyre
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sudakis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Albury
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Albury
Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Albury
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Albury fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Stottlemyre
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Stottlemyre
Borgmann hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Stottlemyre
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Stottlemyre
Braun takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Stottlemyre
Oliva hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Albury
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Albury
Sudakis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Albury
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Albury
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Stottlemyre
Darwin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Stottlemyre
Holt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Darwin trying to get to third. Murcer throws the ball in to Nettles, who tags Darwin for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Stottlemyre
Brye hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Stottlemyre
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Albury
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Albury
Mason hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Albury
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Albury
There goes Maddox. The throw from Borgmann, and Holt drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blomberg vs. Albury
Blomberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brye. Blomberg reaches second base with a double. Maddox scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Albury
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Stottlemyre
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Stottlemyre
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Stottlemyre
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Stottlemyre
Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Albury
Piniella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Albury
Sudakis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Albury
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sudakis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Albury
Dempsey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Butler
Bill Butler now pitching.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Butler
Mason hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Butler
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mason moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Butler
Blomberg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Butler
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Butler
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Stottlemyre
Oliva 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 -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Stottlemyre
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Stottlemyre
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Butler
Sudakis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Butler
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Butler
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Stottlemyre
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Stottlemyre
Thompson 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 -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Stottlemyre
Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borgmann vs. Stottlemyre
Borgmann hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Borgmann reaches second base with a double. Gomez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Stottlemyre
Carew 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 8
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Yankees, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Butler
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Butler
Mason hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Butler
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Butler
Blomberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Butler
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maddox scores. Blomberg moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Butler
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blomberg scores. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sudakis vs. Butler
Sudakis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 11 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Stottlemyre
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Stottlemyre
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sudakis scoops it up and throws to first, with Stottlemyre covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Stottlemyre
Darwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Stottlemyre
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 11 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hands
Jerry Terrell now playing second base. Bill Hands now pitching.
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holt scoops it up and throws to first, with Hands covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Hands
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dempsey is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hands
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Hands
Mason strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 11 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Stottlemyre
Brye hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Stottlemyre
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Stottlemyre
Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/2/1974 -- New York at Minnesota (D) New York AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Maddox E, cf 3 3 2 0 Carew R, 2b 2 0 1 0 Blomberg R, dh 5 2 3 4 Terrell J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Murcer B, rf 5 0 1 1 Braun S, lf 3 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 5 1 3 2 Oliva T, dh 4 0 0 0 Sudakis B, 1b 4 2 2 0 Darwin B, rf 4 0 2 0 Nettles G, 3b 5 1 3 0 Holt J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Dempsey R, c 5 1 2 3 Brye S, cf 4 0 0 0 Stanley F, 2b 4 0 1 1 Thompson D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mason J, ss 5 1 1 0 Gomez L, ss 3 1 1 0 Killebrew H, ph 1 0 0 0 Borgmann G, c 3 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 11 18 11 32 1 6 1 New York 010 017 020 -- 11 Minnesota 000 000 100 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Stottlemyre M (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Albury V (L)* 5.0 10 6 6 2 2 Butler B 3.0 7 5 5 1 1 Hands B 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 6th E -- Holt J DP -- Minnesota 2 LOB -- New York 7, Minnesota 7 2B -- Blomberg R, Borgmann G HR -- Piniella L, Dempsey R, Blomberg R SB -- Maddox E HBP -- by Stottlemyre M (Carew R) T -- 2:33 A -- 20073
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