Week 2 Results (04/17/1967 - 04/23/1967)
Monday, April 17, 1967
Detroit pitcher Hank Aguirre was injured (?) on 04/16/1967
Minnesota pitcher Jim Roland was injured (?) on 04/16/1967
Pittsburgh
(H) 4 New York (NL) 1
The
Pirates already led 2-1 when shortstop Gene Alley
hit a two-run triple in the bottom of the fifth to give the Buccos a lead they
would not relinquish. Vern Law
(1-0, 3.00) got the win for his seven innings of work.
Tuesday,
April 18, 1967
New
York (NL) pitcher Ron Taylor
was injured (?) on 04/17/1967
Chicago
(AL) (H) 7 Boston 3
The
White Sox scored single runs in the second, third, and fourth innings, but by
the end of the top of the seventh the Red Sox had tied the score at 3-3. In the
bottom of the seventh, second baseman Jerry Adair
drove in three runs with a two-out double and Bob Locker
came in to lock down Boston for the final two innings.
Detroit
(H) 3 California 0
The
Tigers scored a run in the fourth and then another in the fifth to take
the early lead, and then Al Kaline
lined a homerun (3) in the eighth to provide some insurance for Earl Wilson
(2-0, 0.50). Wilson went all the way for the shutout victory and handed the
Angels their first loss of the season.
Houston jumped on Tony Cloninger (0-2, 5.06) early and rolled to an easy win in Atlanta. Right fielder Jim Landis had three RBI's on the day and his two-run double in the second paved the road for Larry Dierker (1-1, 2.51) to capture the win.
Cincinnati
15 Los Angeles (H) 1
Pete Rose
got the hit parade started when he hit a three-run homerun (2) in the third,
Rose's second three-run homerun of the season, and the Reds were just getting
started. Cincinnati pummeled every Dodger pitcher they faced, accumulating
twenty-one hits for the day. Milt Pappas
(1-0, 0.56) only gave up one unearned run and picked up the runaway win.
Philadelphia
(H) 6 Chicago (NL) 0
Chris Short
(2-0, 0.00) threw a four-hit shutout and the Phillies further cemented their
early season hold on first place in the NL. Back-up catcher Bob Uecker
knocked a two-out two-run double in the bottom of the eighth to give Short some
breathing room.
St.
Louis 6 San Francisco (H) 0
Solo
homeruns from second baseman Julian
Javier (1) and Roger Maris
(2) spotted Ray
Washburn (1-0, 0.00) with a lead and Washburn did the rest, shutting out the
Giants on five hits. The Cardinals put up a three-spot in the ninth to blow
this one open.
Wednesday,
April 19, 1967
Philadelphia
infielder Dick
Groat was injured (Cellulitis) on 04/18/1967
Atlanta
infielder Woody
Woodward was injured (?) on 04/18/1967
Chicago
(NL) outfielder Clarence
Jones made his Major League Debut on 04/20/1967
Chicago
(AL) (H) 9 New York (AL) 1
Tommy John
(2-0, 1.69) held the visiting Yankees to no runs and three hits through the
first eight innings but lost the shutout on a Tom Tresh
solo homerun (1) in the ninth. Whitey Ford
(0-1, 3.77) looked strong for the first six innings, but soon tired and the
White Sox were able to jump on Ford and the New York bullpen with a four-run
seventh and then a two-run eighth.
Cleveland
(H) 2 Kansas City 0
The
Indians played their first home game of the season and got their first win,
courtesy of a six-hit shutout by Sonny
Siebert (1-0, 0.00). Siebert also singled in his first at-bat of the season
and came around to score a run to give Cleveland a lead they would not lose.
Center fielder Paul Blair brought his hitting shoes as his first-inning triple kicked off a five-run inning for the visiting birds. Blair's second triple of the game came in the second and accounted for the only run of the inning, and then in the third inning, Blair smashed a three-run homerun (1) to put the game out of reach. Jim Palmer (1-0, 5.40) got the win. but was pulled after he gave up a three-run homerun to Tony Oliva (2) in the bottom of the sixth.
Atlanta
(H) 8 Houston 6 (Three Homerun Game!)
Huston
first baseman Eddie
Mathews hit a two-run homerun (1) in the top of the first and then followed
that up with a three-run homerun (2) in the third. Hank Aaron
was able to respond with a pair of homeruns (2, 3) of his own to keep it close,
but then Mathews came through again with this third homerun of the day and of
the season. Then Atlanta jumped on the Astros bullpen with a five-run eighth,
the big hit being an Aaron two-run single to finally put the Braves ahead,
giving Aaron five RBI's for the day (Mathews had six).
Note:
As long-time teammates Aaron and Mathews have the largest number of homeruns by
players playing as teammates, I am sure them both hitting both homering in
the same game was not a rare occurrence. Both hitting multiple homeruns in a
game must have happened, but likely not multiple homeruns in the same game
while playing against each other.
Los
Angeles (H) 6 Cincinnati 5 (11)
The
hometown Dodgers led 3-2 through the sixth when Cincinnati scored three times
to grab the lead. Los Angeles managed to tie the score up with two outs in the
ninth and to send the game to extra innings. In the bottom of the eleventh, a
walk, a hit-by-pitch, a successful sacrifice, and an intentional walk to load the
bases, all to allow Jim
Lefebvre to stroke a long fly ball to center that was able to score Wes Parker
with the game-winner.
St.
Louis 5 San Francisco (H) 2 (10)
The
Cardinals fought back to tie the game late and then in extra innings they
exploded for three runs in the top of the tenth, the big hit being a two-run
homerun from Roger Maris
(3).
Thursday,
April 20, 1967
San
Francisco catcher Bob Barton
was sent out to Tacoma (PCL) after 04/19/1967
Philadelphia
first baseman Bill White
made his Season Debut on 04/21/1967 (Achilles tendon injury)
Cleveland
(H) 3 Kansas City 2 (11)
The
Indians scored twice in the bottom of the first when first baseman Fred
Whitfield hit a two-run homerun (1), but the A's crawled back into it and
were able to tie the score at 2-2 after the seventh. In the bottom of the
eleventh, shortstop Larry Brown
started the inning off with a single, and then the A's fumbled a sacrifice
attempt to put runners on first and second. A successful sacrifice attempt
moved them up, so an intentional walk was issued to load the bases, but right
fielder Chuck
Hinton spoiled that strategy with a single to right to bring home the
game-winner.
Detroit
(H) 6 California 1
Detroit
starter Joe
Sparma didn't make it out of the first inning in his previous start, and
today Angels third baseman Paul Schaal homered (1) on the first pitch he saw,
but Sparma settled down and got out of the inning with no more damage. In the
second Sparma complained of arm tightness and was removed for veteran Johnny
Podres (1-0, 0.00). Podres then threw five-plus innings of scoreless relief
to keep the Tigers in the game, and then Gates Brown
hit a three-run homerun (1) in the sixth to give Detroit the lead for good.
Washington
(H) 2 Chicago (AL) 1
Two
outstanding itching performances as Pete
Richert (1-2, 3.92) bested John
Buzhardt (0-2, 2.77) in a real pitcher's duel. Buzhardt made one mistake to
Cap
Peterson and Peterson hit a two-run homerun (2) in the bottom of the second
and both pitchers were scoreless thereafter.
Los
Angeles (H) 4 Cincinnati 3 (10)
For
the second game in a row, the Dodgers were able to pull out a tough extra-inning
win, this time with first baseman Ron Fairly
rifling a single past a drawn-in infield to score center fielder Wes Parker
with the game-winner.
38-year-old Curt Simmons (1-1, 2.87), who made his first major league appearance in 1947, hand-cuffed the Mets in today's game, not allowing a run until the ninth inning and the game was already well decided. Simmons also provided the big bat in the game when he smoked a two-out bases-loaded triple down the right field line in the sixth.
St.
Louis 4 San Francisco (H) 0
Al Jackson
(1-1, 3.38) had a rough start to his season but he had the good stuff today and
as he held the Giants to only five hits and threw a complete-game shutout. Tim
McCarver's two-run homerun (1) in the second gave Jackson all the runs he
would need today.
Friday,
April 21, 1967
California
pitcher Rickey
Clark made his Major League Debut on 04/22/1967
Baltimore
(H) 4 Kansas City 1
Tom Phoebus
(2-0, 2.40) held Kansas City to six hits and one run as he went all the way for
the easy home win. The Orioles took the lead in the first when Frank
Robinson dashed home from third on an infield grounder and plowed A's
catcher Ken
Suarez who dropped the throw home.
New
York (AL) 9 Boston (H) 7
Note: This game also marked the end of the "Reggie Smith as a Second Baseman" experiment after only five games. Smith replaced Jose Tartabull in center field, with Mike Andrews assuming the second baseman role. In today's game, Smith went on to collide with right fielder Tony Conigliaro when chasing a fly ball, necessitating both players to come out of the game.
Cleveland
(H) 8 California 0
The
Indians exploded for six runs in the bottom of the sixth as they hammered the
Angels bullpen with seven consecutive batters reaching base. Sam
McDowell (1-0, 1.66) struck out ten batters and only allowed six hits on
his way to the shutout victory, plus, when the Angels did threaten, McDowell
induced two timely inning-ending double plays.
Detroit
(H) 1 Minnesota 0
A
pair of four-hitters today as Denny
McLain (2-1, 1.99) got the shutout
win over Dave
Boswell (0-1, 2.25). Al Kaline's
first-inning single brought home Gates Brown
with the game's only run.
Chicago
(AL) 8 Washington (H) 0
Gary Peters
(2-0, 0.53) threw a one-hit shutout to get the road win in Washington DC.
Peters also walloped a two-out three-run homerun (1) in the second inning, all
runs being unearned, and the White Sox never looked back.
Pittsburgh
3 Chicago (NL) (H) 1
After
only two batters the Cubs led 1-0 in the bottom of the first, but Bob Veale
(2-1, 0.72) shut them down afterward to get the win. Donn
Clendenon (1) and Willie
Stargell (1) both hit solo homeruns to support Veale's efforts. The Cubs
outhit the Pirates 9-8, but Pittsburgh's power made the difference.
Houston
(H) 3 Cincinnati 1
Houston
scored three times in the bottom of the fourth as Reds starter Billy
McCool (0-2, 6.97) just couldn't get that crucial third out. Mike
Cuellar (2-1, 2.49) made the slender lead stand up for the complete-game
win.
Philadelphia
2 New York (NL) (H) 0
Center fielder Tony
Gonzalez blooped a two-run single in the top of the eighth for the only
runs of the game and Jim Bunning
(3-0, 0.62) threw a three-hit shutout over the Mets, the fourth shutout of the
day. Jack
Fisher (0-2, 4.40) pitched a strong game for New York but could have
used some offensive support.
Saturday,
April 22, 1967
Chicago
(NL) outfielder Byron
Browne was sent out to Dallas-Fort Worth (TL) after 04/21/1967. Chicago
(NL) pitcher Fred Norman
made his Season Finale on 04/21/1967. Norman was traded to Los Angeles (DNP) on
04/26/1967 for pitcher Dick Calmus
Baltimore
(H) 6 Kansas City 0
Wally
Bunker (2-0, 0.00) gave up six hits and four walks in the game but was
never really threatened as the A's stumbled to their seventh consecutive loss. Blue Mood
Odom (0-2, 2.92) pitched well but two errors in the second led to three
runs for the Orioles and the Kansas City offense had no response.
New
York (AL) 8 Boston (H) 5 (14)
The
Red Sox had a 2-0 lead through the sixth, but the Yankees tied it up, and then
the game went back and forth until after the eighth the score was tied at 5-5
and the teams soon moved into extra innings. Both teams had chances to score,
but neither could pull the trigger, until the fourteenth when New York took the
lead on a sacrifice fly, and then left fielder Tom Tresh
sealed the win with a two-out two-run triple.
Cleveland
(H) 2 California 0
After
having started the season 6-0 the Angels now find themselves at 6-4 as Gary Bell
(1-0, 1.29) held the visitors to only three hits in a complete-game shutout.
The Indians didn't do much, but Jim
McGlothlin (0-1, 3.75) pitched well and still took the loss.
Detroit
(H) 7 Minnesota 6
The
Twins had the early lead, but the Tigers came back to grab it away from them, and
then Tony
Oliva (4) and Harmon
Killebrew (3) hit back-to-back homeruns in the top of the seventh to put
Minnesota ahead again. Al
Worthington (0-1, 10.13) was brought in to close out the final two innings
and after a successful eighth the first two Tigers' batters in the ninth
walked. Gates
Brown popped up for the first out, and then Worthington grooved one to Al Kaline
and Kaline ended the game with a three-run blast (5).
Washington
(H) 7 Chicago (AL) 2
Frank
Howard hit two homeruns (#3, 4) to give the hometown Senators the lead and
then extend the lead. Phil Ortega
(1-1, 3.00) struggled and required bullpen assistance, but got the win over Joe Horlen
(1-1, 3.46).
Reds starter Jim Maloney (1-1, 2.77) struck out seven and walked six, but only allowed one hit in his shutout win over the Astros. Larry Dierker (1-2, 2.11) pitched another strong game but took the hard-luck loss.
Los
Angeles (H) 5 St. Louis 2
The
Cardinals scored twice in the top of the first, but then Don
Drysdale (1-1, 1.80) buckled down from there and the Dodgers came back to
win going away. Los Angeles finally got to Bob Gibson (1-1, 4.58) when a series of
bloops and bleeders accounted for four runs in the bottom of the sixth.
Philadelphia
7 New York (AL) (H) 2
First-place
Philadelphia extended their winning streak to six games as they pounded
multiple New York pitchers, handing the last-place Mets their seventh
consecutive loss. Larry
Jackson (1-1, 1.64) held the Mets to only four hits on his way to the
complete-game victory.
San
Francisco (H) 9 Atlanta 2
Gaylord
Perry (2-1, 1.44) went all the way for the win over the visiting Braves but also went 3-for-3 from the plate with two doubles and four RBI's that
helped give the Giants the early lead and then locked the game up late. Willie Mays
was back in the starting lineup for the first time in a week, a welcome sight
for the San Francisco fans.
Sunday,
April 23, 1967
Detroit
pitcher Bill
Monbouquette (Team Finale 04/22/1967) received his release on 05/15/1967
New
York (NL) pitcher Ralph Terry
made his Major League Finale on 04/22/1967
Los
Angeles pitcher Alan Foster
made his Major League Debut on 04/25/1967
Kansas
City 5 Baltimore (H) 2 (GM 1)
The
A's jumped on Steve
Barber and knocked him out of the box in the second inning with a 5-0 lead.
Jim Nash
(2-1, 2.11) and Paul
Lindblad held off the Orioles offense for the Game One win.
Kansas
City 6 Baltimore (H) 3 (GM 2)
The
last place A's walked into Memorial Stadium and came away with a doubleheader
sweep as the Orioles committed four errors (the A's had four errors in Game
One), resulting in six unearned runs for the visitors. Chuck
Dobson (1-1, 10.29) was shaky at times but held on to get the win over Dave
McNally (0-3, 15.19).
Boston
(H) 2 New York (AL) 0 (12)
Boston
first baseman Tony Horton
hit a two-run homerun (1) in the bottom of the twelfth to end the shutout and
give the game to the Red Sox. Darrell
Brandon and John Wyatt
(1-1, 15.43) combined to shut out the Yankees while Jim Bouton
kept Boston hitless for seven-plus innings, but in the end, neither he nor the
Yankees had anything much to show for it
California
5 Cleveland (H) 1 (GM 1)
The
Angels moved ahead early and Marcellino
Lopez (1-1, 3.94) displayed some of the promise that California has been
looking for. Right fielder Jimmie Hall
had a 2-for-5 day that included two runs scored, three RBI's, and a solo
homerun (1).
Sonny Siebert (2-0, 0.00) had quite the day as he shut out the Angels on two hits, his second shutout in two starts this season, and he went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double and four RBI's to spark the Indians offense.
Minnesota
3 Detroit (H) 1
Dean Chance
(2-1, 1.33) allowed only one hit and kept the Tigers off-balance all day as the
Twins rolled to an easy win in Detroit.
Washington
(H) 6 Chicago (AL) 1
The
White Sox thought they were out of the first after the Senators had already put
up a four-spot but then light hitting Catcher Paul
Casanova surprised everyone with a two-run homerun (1). Now armed with a
six-run lead, Barry Moore
(1-0, 1.00) went all the way for the win.
Pittsburgh
4 Chicago (NL) (H) 3 (13)
Roberto
Clemente (1) and Willie
Stargell (2) hit back-to-back homeruns in the top of the first to give the
Pirates a quick 3-0 lead. Ernie Banks
hit a two-run shot (1) in the fifth to make it close, and then Ron Santo
hit a solo homerun (2) with one out in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score
and soon send the game into extra innings. Pittsburgh scored a run in the top
of the thirteenth, and then in the bottom of the inning the Pirates threw out
the potential tying run at the plate to end the game, the third time a Cubs
runner had been erased at the plate in the game.
Houston
(H) 9 Cincinnati 8
The
Astros led 5-0 after the third inning but then the Houston defense collapsed
(three errors) and then the Houston bullpen collapsed, allowing seven runs in
the top of the sixth. The Astros tied it back up an 8-8 with two runs in the
bottom of the sixth and then regained the lead with one in the seventh, and
then Claude
Raymond shut down the Reds for the final two innings to pick up the save.
St.
Louis 9 Los Angeles (H) 1
The
Cardinals led 4-1 after the fourth, thanks in large part to a two-run homerun
(4) from Roger
Maris. St. Louis pounded the Dodgers bullpen for five runs in the top of
the eighth to blow the game open and secure the win for Ray
Washburn (2-0, 0.56)
The
Phillies crept to an early and precarious lead but then catcher Clay
Dalrymple came through with the first grand slam homerun (1) of the season in the top of the ninth to
effectively seal the win. Chris Short
(3-0, 1.08) didn't have his best outing but got tough in the mid-innings to
hold off multiple rally attempts.
Philadelphia
7 New York (NL) (H) 5 (GM 2)
A
doubleheader sweep ran the Phillies game winning streak to eight and the Mets
have now lost eight in a row. Clay
Dalrymple got the visitors off to a good start with a two-run single in the
second, and while the Mets managed to remain close, the Phillies bullpen went
the final 5.1 innings while only allowing one hit.
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