New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
July 5, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1974 at Arlington Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 14, Texas Rangers 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 6 1 4 1
Piniella lf 5 1 1 1
Murcer rf 4 3 2 0
  Williams rf 1 0 0 0
Sudakis dh 3 1 1 1
  White ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Velez 1b 4 1 1 1
Munson c 5 3 4 3
Nettles 3b 6 3 3 4
Michael 2b 4 1 2 0
  Gonzalez 2b 1 0 1 0
Mason ss 4 0 1 2
May p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 14 20 13
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 3 0 0 0
  Lovitto cf 2 0 1 0
Nelson 2b 2 0 1 0
  Brown 3b 1 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 0 1 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0
Grieve lf 4 0 1 0
Randle 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Fregosi 1b 4 1 1 1
Harrah ss 1 1 0 0
  Cardenas ss 2 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 0 1 1
Clyde p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 6 2
New York 611 330 00014202
Texas 020 000 000262
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
May  W (2-2) 9.0 6 2 2 4 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Clyde  L (3-5) 0.0 1 4 4 3 0
  Thomas   1.2 6 3 3 1 1
  Merritt   1.2 7 4 4 1 1
  Shellenback   5.2 6 3 3 1 4
Totals
9.0
20
14
14
6
6

  E–Michael 2 (6), Randle (8), Cardenas (2).  DP–Texas 2.  PB–Sundberg (3).  2B–New York Nettles (13,off Merritt); Murcer (8,off Shellenback), Texas Sundberg (7,off May); Nelson (7,off May); Lovitto (6,off May).  HR–New York Munson (7,5th inning off Shellenback 1 on, 2 out); Nettles (13,5th inning off Shellenback 0 on, 2 out), Texas Fregosi (9,2nd inning off May 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Velez (1,off Thomas).  HBP–Johnson (3,by May).  HBP–May (2,Johnson).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:52.  A–20,958.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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