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July 18, 1974

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Amos Otis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .283
OBP .500 .349
At Bats 4 311
Hits 2 88
• Singles 2 55
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 37

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 1 9
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Shea Stadium - July 18, 1974
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Fielder's Choice
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Otto Velez
Sandy Alomar
Graig Nettles
Gene Michael
Lou Piniella
Elliott Maddox
Bobby Murcer
Amos Otis
Cookie Rojas
Jim Wohlford
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Otis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Velez fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Velez. Wohlford moves to third. Rojas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wohlford moves to second.
Top 9 Wohlford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alomar scores. White moves to third.
Bottom 8 White takes first base on ball four. Alomar moves to third.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Healy for a passed ball. Alomar moves to second.
Bottom 8 Alomar hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Michael scores.
Bottom 8 Michael hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Michael reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kurt Bevacqua now playing third base. Munson hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for George Brett. Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Healy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Velez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Doug Bird now pitching. Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murcer tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a line drive into right field. McRae picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McRae. Alomar scores. Maddox goes all the way around to score. Murcer moves to third.
Bottom 7 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek.
Bottom 7 White bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Alomar moves to second.
Bottom 7 Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Solaita is called out on strikes.
Top 7 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. Otis scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third.
Top 7 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael misplays the ball. That's an error on Michael.
Top 7 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Michael strikes out.
Bottom 6 Nettles strikes out.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Wohlford now playing left field. Hal McRae now playing right field. Velez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Vada Pinson. Wohlford hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Solaita scores. Healy moves to second.
Top 6 Healy takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Solaita hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Solaita reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Murcer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mike Wallace now pitching. Mayberry hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third.
Top 5 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett tags and scores.
Top 5 Patek bunts towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to first for the out. Brett moves to third.
Top 5 The ball gets by Munson for a passed ball. Brett moves to second.
Top 5 Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 White hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Alomar hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Michael hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Healy strikes out.
Top 4 Solaita hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. Otis scores.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third.
Top 4 Otis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.
Bottom 3 Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murcer tags and scores. Piniella tags and moves to third.
Bottom 3 Velez takes first base on ball four. Maddox scores. Murcer moves to third. Piniella moves to second.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maddox moves to third. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Alomar scores. Maddox moves to second.
Bottom 3 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Michael scores. Alomar moves to third.
Bottom 3 Alomar bunts towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Michael moves to third.
Bottom 3 Michael hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Michael reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Pinson hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards second. Alomar scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 3 Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Velez is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Solaita strikes out.
Top 2 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Maddox hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Maddox reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 White hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Otis strikes out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pinson moves to third.
Top 1 Pinson hits a line drive into right field. Murcer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Murcer. Pinson moves to second.