1974 New York Yankees season

MLB yearly infobox
name = New York Yankees
season = 1974
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Shea Stadium
y4 = 1974
city = New York City, New York
y5 = 1903
owners = George Steinbrenner
managers = Bill Virdon
television = WPIX
radio = WMCA
(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White)|The New York Yankees' 1974 season was the 72nd season for the Yankees in New York and their 74th overall including their origins in Baltimore. The team finished with a record of 89-73, finishing 2 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. New York was managed by Bill Virdon. The Yankees played at Shea Stadium due to the ongoing renovation of Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

The off-season would be controversial when George Steinbrenner and Gabe Paul sought to hire former Oakland Athletics manager Dick Williams, who had resigned immediately after leading the team to its second straight World Series title. However, because Williams was still under contract to Oakland, the subsequent legal wrangling prevented the Yankees from hiring him. On the first anniversary of the team's ownership change, the Yankees hired former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Bill Virdon to lead the team on the field.
*December 6, 1973: Jim Mason was purchased by the Yankees from the Texas Rangers. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/masonji01.shtml Jim Mason page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 7, 1973: Lindy McDaniel was traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Royals for Lou Piniella and Ken Wright. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pinielo01.shtml Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 10, 1973: Hal Lanier was released by the New York Yankees. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lanieha01.shtml]
*December 11, 1973: Ron Swoboda was released by the Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/swoboro01.shtml Ron Swoboda page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 9, 1974: Ken Phelps was drafted by the Yankees in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phelpke01.shtml Ken Phelps page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

*On August 25, 1974, Nolan Ryan struck out Sandy Alomar for the 1500th strikeout in his career. [ [http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King | smackbomb.com/nolanryan ] ]
*On Sept. 7, 1974, the Yankees' Graig Nettles hit a home run against the Detroit Tigers. The next time up, he hit a broken-bat single. Tigers catcher Bill Freehan scrambled for the six superballs that came bouncing out. Nettles was called out on the single, but his solo homer was allowed and the made all the difference as the Yankees won 1-0. [http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/cheaters/ballplayers.html]

eason standings

Notable Transactions

*April 26, 1974: Fritz Peterson, Steve Kline, Fred Beene, and Tom Buskey were traded by the Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Chris Chambliss, Dick Tidrow and Cecil Upshaw. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/chambch01.shtml Chris Chambliss page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 5, 1974: Dennis Sherrill was drafted by the Yankees in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sherrde01.shtml Dennis Sherrill page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 15, 1974: Rudy May was purchased by the Yankees from the California Angels. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mayru01.shtml Rudy May page at Baseball Reference] ]
*July 8, 1974: Sandy Alomar, Sr. was purchased by the Yankees from the California Angels. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alomasa01.shtml Sandy Alomar page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Awards and Honors

* Bill Virdon, The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1974.shtml 1974 New York Yankees]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1974&t=NYA 1974 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]