1974 New York Yankees Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 89-73
Finished 2nd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,273,075, Avg. 17,923
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Manager: Bill Virdon (89-73)
Location: New York, New York

1974 New York Yankees Statistics
1974 New York Yankees Roster

The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1974 season with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, finishing second in the AL's East Division.

The Yankees scored 671 runs and surrendered 623 runs. Graig Nettles led New York with 22 home runs Bobby Murcer drove in 88 runs. Lou Piniella paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .305. Pat Dobson and Doc Medich topped the team with 19 wins each, while Pat Dobson recorded a 3.07 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Bill Virdon coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 671
Regular Season Runs Against: 623

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
April 6, 1974	Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 6	W	1-0	0-0	1-0
April 7, 1974	Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 7	W	2-0	0-0	2-0
April 8, 1974	Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 5	W	3-0	0-0	3-0
April 9, 1974	New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 0	W	3-0	1-0	4-0
April 11, 1974	New York Yankees 1 at Detroit Tigers 4	L	3-0	1-1	4-1
April 12, 1974	New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 9	L	3-0	1-2	4-2
April 13, 1974	New York Yankees 5 at Cleveland Indians 8	L	3-0	1-3	4-3
April 14, 1974	New York Yankees 6 at Cleveland Indians 9	L	3-0	1-4	4-4
April 14, 1974	New York Yankees 9 at Cleveland Indians 5	W	3-0	2-4	5-4
April 16, 1974	Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 2	W	4-0	2-4	6-4
April 17, 1974	Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 3	L	4-1	2-4	6-5
April 18, 1974	Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 6	W	5-1	2-4	7-5
April 19, 1974	New York Yankees 3 at Baltimore Orioles 5	L	5-1	2-5	7-6
April 20, 1974	New York Yankees 4 at Baltimore Orioles 3	W	5-1	3-5	8-6
April 21, 1974	New York Yankees 3 at Baltimore Orioles 0	W	5-1	4-5	9-6
April 21, 1974	New York Yankees 5 at Baltimore Orioles 6	L	5-1	4-6	9-7
April 24, 1974	Kansas City Royals 3 at New York Yankees 4	W	6-1	4-6	10-7
April 25, 1974	Kansas City Royals 6 at New York Yankees 1	L	6-2	4-6	10-8
April 26, 1974	Texas Rangers 3 at New York Yankees 4	W	7-2	4-6	11-8
April 27, 1974	Texas Rangers 6 at New York Yankees 1	L	7-3	4-6	11-9
April 28, 1974	Texas Rangers 2 at New York Yankees 11	W	8-3	4-6	12-9
April 28, 1974	Texas Rangers 8 at New York Yankees 5	L	8-4	4-6	12-10
April 30, 1974	Oakland Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 4	W	9-4	4-6	13-10
May 1, 1974	Oakland Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 4	W	10-4	4-6	14-10
May 3, 1974	New York Yankees 5 at Kansas City Royals 4	W	10-4	5-6	15-10
May 4, 1974	New York Yankees 1 at Kansas City Royals 5	L	10-4	5-7	15-11
May 5, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at Kansas City Royals 8	L	10-4	5-8	15-12
May 6, 1974	New York Yankees 6 at Texas Rangers 4	W	10-4	6-8	16-12
May 7, 1974	New York Yankees 4 at Texas Rangers 3	W	10-4	7-8	17-12
May 8, 1974	New York Yankees 0 at Boston Red Sox 4	L	10-4	7-9	17-13
May 9, 1974	New York Yankees 0 at Boston Red Sox 2	L	10-4	7-10	17-14
May 10, 1974	Milwaukee Brewers 2 at New York Yankees 7	W	11-4	7-10	18-14
May 11, 1974	Milwaukee Brewers 3 at New York Yankees 2	L	11-5	7-10	18-15
May 12, 1974	Milwaukee Brewers 5 at New York Yankees 1	L	11-6	7-10	18-16
May 12, 1974	Milwaukee Brewers 7 at New York Yankees 3	L	11-7	7-10	18-17
May 14, 1974	Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Yankees 2	L	11-8	7-10	18-18
May 15, 1974	Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 5	L	11-9	7-10	18-19
May 17, 1974	New York Yankees 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 2	W	11-9	8-10	19-19
May 18, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 5	L	11-9	8-11	19-20
May 19, 1974	New York Yankees 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 3	L	11-9	8-12	19-21
May 19, 1974	New York Yankees 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 2	W	11-9	9-12	20-21
May 21, 1974	New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 14	L	11-9	9-13	20-22
May 22, 1974	New York Yankees 3 at Boston Red Sox 6	L	11-9	9-14	20-23
May 24, 1974	Baltimore Orioles 6 at New York Yankees 3	L	11-10	9-14	20-24
May 25, 1974	Baltimore Orioles 5 at New York Yankees 1	L	11-11	9-14	20-25
May 26, 1974	Baltimore Orioles 5 at New York Yankees 7	W	12-11	9-14	21-25
May 26, 1974	Baltimore Orioles 5 at New York Yankees 6	W	13-11	9-14	22-25
May 27, 1974	Chicago White Sox 5 at New York Yankees 3	L	13-12	9-14	22-26
May 28, 1974	Chicago White Sox 2 at New York Yankees 3	W	14-12	9-14	23-26
May 31, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at Minnesota Twins 5	L	14-12	9-15	23-27
June 1, 1974	New York Yankees 6 at Minnesota Twins 5	W	14-12	10-15	24-27
June 2, 1974	New York Yankees 11 at Minnesota Twins 1	W	14-12	11-15	25-27
June 4, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at Chicago White Sox 9	L	14-12	11-16	25-28
June 5, 1974	New York Yankees 6 at Chicago White Sox 7	L	14-12	11-17	25-29
June 6, 1974	New York Yankees 5 at Chicago White Sox 1	W	14-12	12-17	26-29
June 7, 1974	Minnesota Twins 3 at New York Yankees 2	L	14-13	12-17	26-30
June 8, 1974	Minnesota Twins 1 at New York Yankees 3	W	15-13	12-17	27-30
June 9, 1974	Minnesota Twins 3 at New York Yankees 4	W	16-13	12-17	28-30
June 10, 1974	California Angels 5 at New York Yankees 7	W	17-13	12-17	29-30
June 11, 1974	California Angels 5 at New York Yankees 4	L	17-14	12-17	29-31
June 12, 1974	California Angels 4 at New York Yankees 6	W	18-14	12-17	30-31
June 14, 1974	New York Yankees 5 at Oakland Athletics 1	W	18-14	13-17	31-31
June 15, 1974	New York Yankees 1 at Oakland Athletics 9	L	18-14	13-18	31-32
June 16, 1974	New York Yankees 5 at Oakland Athletics 3	W	18-14	14-18	32-32
June 17, 1974	New York Yankees 5 at California Angels 1	W	18-14	15-18	33-32
June 18, 1974	New York Yankees 0 at California Angels 3	L	18-14	15-19	33-33
June 19, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at California Angels 1	W	18-14	16-19	34-33
June 21, 1974	Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 2	L	18-15	16-19	34-34
June 22, 1974	Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 1	L	18-16	16-19	34-35
June 23, 1974	Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Yankees 4	W	19-16	16-19	35-35
June 24, 1974	Cleveland Indians 10 at New York Yankees 3	L	19-17	16-19	35-36
June 26, 1974	Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 2	L	19-18	16-19	35-37
June 29, 1974	New York Yankees 0 at Baltimore Orioles 2	L	19-18	16-20	35-38
June 30, 1974	New York Yankees 0 at Baltimore Orioles 3	L	19-18	16-21	35-39
July 1, 1974	New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 4	L	19-18	16-22	35-40
July 2, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 4	L	19-18	16-23	35-41
July 3, 1974	New York Yankees 6 at Detroit Tigers 8	L	19-18	16-24	35-42
July 4, 1974	New York Yankees 6 at Detroit Tigers 4	W	19-18	17-24	36-42
July 5, 1974	New York Yankees 14 at Texas Rangers 2	W	19-18	18-24	37-42
July 6, 1974	New York Yankees 9 at Texas Rangers 3	W	19-18	19-24	38-42
July 7, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at Texas Rangers 3	L	19-18	19-25	38-43
July 8, 1974	New York Yankees 12 at Texas Rangers 5	W	19-18	20-25	39-43
July 9, 1974	New York Yankees 8 at Kansas City Royals 2	W	19-18	21-25	40-43
July 10, 1974	New York Yankees 9 at Kansas City Royals 4	W	19-18	22-25	41-43
July 11, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at Kansas City Royals 1	W	19-18	23-25	42-43
July 12, 1974	Oakland Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 3	W	20-18	23-25	43-43
July 13, 1974	Oakland Athletics 6 at New York Yankees 12	W	21-18	23-25	44-43
July 14, 1974	Oakland Athletics 7 at New York Yankees 3	L	21-19	23-25	44-44
July 14, 1974	Oakland Athletics 6 at New York Yankees 1	L	21-20	23-25	44-45
July 16, 1974	Texas Rangers 0 at New York Yankees 2	W	22-20	23-25	45-45
July 17, 1974	Texas Rangers 2 at New York Yankees 0	L	22-21	23-25	45-46
July 18, 1974	Kansas City Royals 6 at New York Yankees 10	W	23-21	23-25	46-46
July 19, 1974	Kansas City Royals 5 at New York Yankees 4	L	23-22	23-25	46-47
July 20, 1974	Kansas City Royals 2 at New York Yankees 6	W	24-22	23-25	47-47
July 21, 1974	Kansas City Royals 4 at New York Yankees 5	W	25-22	23-25	48-47
July 25, 1974	Milwaukee Brewers 0 at New York Yankees 1	W	26-22	23-25	49-47
July 26, 1974	Milwaukee Brewers 1 at New York Yankees 5	W	27-22	23-25	50-47
July 27, 1974	New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 5	L	27-22	23-26	50-48
July 28, 1974	New York Yankees 3 at Boston Red Sox 8	L	27-22	23-27	50-49
July 29, 1974	New York Yankees 1 at Boston Red Sox 2	L	27-22	23-28	50-50
July 30, 1974	New York Yankees 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 4	L	27-22	23-29	50-51
July 30, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 3	L	27-22	23-30	50-52
July 31, 1974	New York Yankees 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 3	W	27-22	24-30	51-52
August 1, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 9	L	27-22	24-31	51-53
August 2, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 8	L	27-22	24-32	51-54
August 3, 1974	Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 6	W	28-22	24-32	52-54
August 4, 1974	Boston Red Sox 7 at New York Yankees 3	L	28-23	24-32	52-55
August 5, 1974	Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 8	W	29-23	24-32	53-55
August 6, 1974	Baltimore Orioles 4 at New York Yankees 1	L	29-24	24-32	53-56
August 7, 1974	Baltimore Orioles 3 at New York Yankees 4	W	30-24	24-32	54-56
August 9, 1974	New York Yankees 1 at California Angels 7	L	30-24	24-33	54-57
August 10, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at California Angels 1	W	30-24	25-33	55-57
August 11, 1974	New York Yankees 5 at California Angels 4	W	30-24	26-33	56-57
August 12, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at Oakland Athletics 3	L	30-24	26-34	56-58
August 13, 1974	New York Yankees 1 at Oakland Athletics 6	L	30-24	26-35	56-59
August 14, 1974	New York Yankees 4 at Oakland Athletics 1	W	30-24	27-35	57-59
August 16, 1974	Chicago White Sox 8 at New York Yankees 9	W	31-24	27-35	58-59
August 16, 1974	Chicago White Sox 4 at New York Yankees 2	L	31-25	27-35	58-60
August 17, 1974	Chicago White Sox 1 at New York Yankees 2	W	32-25	27-35	59-60
August 18, 1974	Chicago White Sox 4 at New York Yankees 9	W	33-25	27-35	60-60
August 19, 1974	Minnesota Twins 6 at New York Yankees 2	L	33-26	27-35	60-61
August 20, 1974	Minnesota Twins 1 at New York Yankees 2	W	34-26	27-35	61-61
August 21, 1974	Minnesota Twins 1 at New York Yankees 4	W	35-26	27-35	62-61
August 23, 1974	California Angels 4 at New York Yankees 10	W	36-26	27-35	63-61
August 24, 1974	California Angels 1 at New York Yankees 3	W	37-26	27-35	64-61
August 25, 1974	California Angels 1 at New York Yankees 2	W	38-26	27-35	65-61
August 26, 1974	New York Yankees 6 at Minnesota Twins 7	L	38-26	27-36	65-62
August 27, 1974	New York Yankees 4 at Minnesota Twins 2	W	38-26	28-36	66-62
August 28, 1974	New York Yankees 5 at Minnesota Twins 0	W	38-26	29-36	67-62
August 30, 1974	New York Yankees 8 at Chicago White Sox 5	W	38-26	30-36	68-62
August 31, 1974	New York Yankees 18 at Chicago White Sox 6	W	38-26	31-36	69-62
September 1, 1974	New York Yankees 7 at Chicago White Sox 5	W	38-26	32-36	70-62
September 2, 1974	Milwaukee Brewers 1 at New York Yankees 3	W	39-26	32-36	71-62
September 2, 1974	Milwaukee Brewers 3 at New York Yankees 2	L	39-27	32-36	71-63
September 4, 1974	Milwaukee Brewers 0 at New York Yankees 3	W	40-27	32-36	72-63
September 6, 1974	Detroit Tigers 2 at New York Yankees 6	W	41-27	32-36	73-63
September 7, 1974	Detroit Tigers 0 at New York Yankees 1	W	42-27	32-36	74-63
September 7, 1974	Detroit Tigers 8 at New York Yankees 3	L	42-28	32-36	74-64
September 8, 1974	Detroit Tigers 11 at New York Yankees 3	L	42-29	32-36	74-65
September 9, 1974	New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 3	W	42-29	33-36	75-65
September 10, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at Boston Red Sox 1	W	42-29	34-36	76-65
September 11, 1974	New York Yankees 5 at Baltimore Orioles 1	W	42-29	35-36	77-65
September 11, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at Baltimore Orioles 3	L	42-29	35-37	77-66
September 12, 1974	New York Yankees 3 at Baltimore Orioles 0	W	42-29	36-37	78-66
September 13, 1974	New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 6	L	42-29	36-38	78-67
September 14, 1974	New York Yankees 10 at Detroit Tigers 7	W	42-29	37-38	79-67
September 15, 1974	New York Yankees 10 at Detroit Tigers 2	W	42-29	38-38	80-67
September 17, 1974	Baltimore Orioles 4 at New York Yankees 0	L	42-30	38-38	80-68
September 18, 1974	Baltimore Orioles 10 at New York Yankees 4	L	42-31	38-38	80-69
September 19, 1974	Baltimore Orioles 7 at New York Yankees 0	L	42-32	38-38	80-70
September 20, 1974	Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 3	W	43-32	38-38	81-70
September 20, 1974	Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 5	W	44-32	38-38	82-70
September 21, 1974	Cleveland Indians 7 at New York Yankees 14	W	45-32	38-38	83-70
September 22, 1974	Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 2	W	46-32	38-38	84-70
September 24, 1974	Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 0	L	46-33	38-38	84-71
September 24, 1974	Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 2	L	46-34	38-38	84-72
September 25, 1974	Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 1	W	47-34	38-38	85-72
September 28, 1974	New York Yankees 9 at Cleveland Indians 7	W	47-34	39-38	86-72
September 28, 1974	New York Yankees 9 at Cleveland Indians 3	W	47-34	40-38	87-72
September 29, 1974	New York Yankees 10 at Cleveland Indians 0	W	47-34	41-38	88-72
October 1, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 3	L	47-34	41-39	88-73
October 2, 1974	New York Yankees 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 1	W	47-34	42-39	89-73

1974 New York Yankees Game-by-Game Results

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