Week 3 Results (04/24/1967 - 04/30/1967)
Monday, April 24, 1967
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Cleveland pitcher Jack
Kralick made his Major League Finale on 04/23/1967. New York (NL) purchased
Kralick from Cleveland on 05/01/1967 (DNP) and sent Kralick out to Jacksonville
(IL).
Kansas City first baseman Joe Rudi
was sent out to Birmingham (SOUL) after 04/23/1967
The Red Sox started off the game with a double, a double, and then another double, and then
one out later Rico
Petrocelli hit a two-run homerun (3) to give the visitors a quick 4-0 lead.
Washington left fielder Frank
Howard hit a two-out three-run homerun (5) in the third to keep it close,
and then Howard added a solo shot (6) in the fifth as well. Boston managed to
hold on for the win for Dennis
Bennett (2-0, 2.57) with the Boston bullpen getting through the final four
innings without surrendering a run.
Houston (H) 4 Cincinnati 3
Jim
Wynn's two-run double keyed an Astros three-run fifth and gave them a lead
they would hold on to for the rest of the game. Tony Perez
hit two homeruns (2, 3) for the Reds, but Dave Giusti
(1-0, 3.86) and the Houston bullpen held on for the tough home win.
St. Louis 6 Los Angeles (H) 0
In 1966, Larry
Jaster (1-1, 2.11) threw five shutouts for the Cardinals, with the Dodgers
being the victim for all five. Jaster picked up today right where he left off
as he scattered seven hits and got the shutout win in Los Angeles. St. Louis
scored four unearned runs in the top of the fourth as three Dodgers errors
opened the door and Jaster did the rest.
Tuesday, April 25, 1967
Transactions:
Pittsburgh pitcher Jim
Shellenback was sent out to Columbus (IL) after 04/24/1967
Boston outfielder George
Thomas was injured (?) on 04/24/1967
Chicago (NL) pitcher Dick Radatz
(Team Debut 05/08/1967) was acquired from Cleveland (Team Finale 04/23/1967) on
04/25/1967 for a PTBNL and cash. Chicago (NL) outfielder Bob Raudman
was sent to Cleveland after the season to complete the deal
Baltimore (H) 6 California 3
The Angels led 2-1 after the top of the sixth but then stater George
Brunet (2-2, 3.86) and the California bullpen were unable to hold back the
Orioles' offense who came along with four runs in the bottom of the sixth to
take the lead for good. Tom
Phoebus (3-0. 2.57) got the win with plenty of help from the O's relief
staff.
Minnesota 4 Cleveland (H) 3
The Twins blew open a 1-1 game with three runs in the top of the eighth,
the big hit being a two-run homerun (4) by Harmon
Killebrew. Al
Worthington was brought in to get through the final two innings but after
four hits and two runs he was replaced by Ron Kline,
who got the job done and saved the win for Jim
"Mudcat" Grant (1-0, 3.14)
Detroit (H) 8 Kansas City 7 (16)
Quite a game as the score was tied 3-3 after the sixth and then both
teams both scored single runs in the seventh, ninth, and twelfth innings, with
neither team able to successfully close the game out. The A's scored a run in
the top of the sixteenth, but this time the Tigers scored two runs after two
outs to finally come away with the win. Bill
Freehan went for 5-for-7 on the day and hit two homeruns (1, 2) to keep
Detroit in the game.
New York (AL) (H) 4 Chicago (AL) 3
Two lefties dueled in Yankees Stadium today but it was righty Fred Talbot
(1-1, 3.29) who came away with the win over Tommy John
(2-1, 2.59) when third baseman Charley
Smith smashed a two-out two-run homerun in the bottom of the ninth. Whitey Ford
went eight innings and Mickey
Mantle hit a two-run homerun (2) in the sixth.
Boston 4 Washington (H) 3
Frank
Howard's two-run homerun (7) in the first put the Senators ahead early, but
Carl
Yastrzemski's two homeruns (3, 4) tied the game up and then put the Red Sox
ahead for good in the ninth. Hank
Fischer (1-0, 2.45) went all the way for the tough road win.
New York (NL) 3 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
The Mets ended their nine-game losing streak when Jerry Grote
poked a solo homerun (1) in the top of the ninth and Tom Seaver
(2-1, 3.08) was able to finish what he started by getting a 1-2-3 bottom of the
ninth.
St. Louis 11 Houston (H) 4 (Cycle!)
Right fielder Roger Maris
continued his hot start to the season by going 5-for-5 (.438), scoring three
times, driving in four, and hitting for the cycle, including homerun #5. The
Cardinals scored four runs in the first and then added another four-spot in the
sixth to lock the game up for Al Jackson
(2-1, 3.98).
Braves center fielder Mack Jones broke the scoreless tie when he smacked a two-out three-run homerun (1) in the top of the sixth and Ken Johnson (2-0, 2.57) did the rest.
Philadelphia 8 Pittsburgh (H) 4
The Phillies jumped off to a quick lead with three in the first, but the
Pirates answered back with a four-run second. Jim Bunning
(4-0, 1.50) tightened up from there and held Pittsburgh scoreless thereafter
all while the Philadelphia offense slowly regained the lead and then added on
to secure the win, collecting sixteen hits on the day.
Cincinnati 7 San Francisco (H) 5
Both teams got off to a fast start and the score was tied 5-5 after the
third, but then both pitching staffs settled down and no more runs were scored
until the Reds pushed across single runs in the eighth and ninth innings. Ted
Abernathy came in to get the final few outs to secure the Reds win.
Wednesday, April 26, 1967
Transactions:
New York (NL) pitcher Jack Lamabe
(Team Debut 04/28/1967) was acquired from Chicago (AL) on 04/26/1967 as part of
a conditional deal. The player provision was later canceled by mutual agreement.
Chicago (AL) 5 New York (AL) (H) 0
Center fielder Tommie Agee
hit two homeruns (1, 2) and drove in four runs to spark the White Sox over the
Yankees. Gary
Peters (3-0, 0.35) had another strong outing as he shut out the Yankees on
only four hits.
Jim Wynn hit a solo homerun (4) in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra innings and then Wynn hit a two-run homerun (5) in the bottom of the thirteenth for the win.
Los Angeles (H) 6 Atlanta 3
The Dodgers led 4-0 after the fifth but after the top of the eighth, the
Braves had made it interesting by drawing to within 4-3. In the bottom of the
eighth Al
Ferrara knocked a two-out two-run bases-loaded single that provided some
cushion and allowed Los Angeles to hold on to the lead for Don
Drysdale (2-1, 2.05).
San Francisco (H) 5 Cincinnati 4
Willie
Mays is off to a poor start this season as he had to miss a week and ended
the day hitting only .179, but his two-out two-run double in the bottom of the
ninth gave the hometown Giants the win over Cincinnati. The Reds had come from
behind twice already to take the lead, but Ted
Abernathy couldn't hold it and let the game slip through his fingers.
Thursday, April 27, 1967
Transactions:
Atlanta pitcher Tony
Cloninger was injured (shoulder injury) on 04/26/1967
San Francisco pitcher Joe Gibbon
was injured (?) on 04/26/1967
Houston infielder Bob Lillis
was released as a coach on 04/28/1967 and was signed as a free-agent player.
Lillis made his Season Debut on 04/28/1967
Cleveland (H) 7 Minnesota 6 (10)
Rocky
Colavito had quite a game as his two-run homerun (1) in the third helped
the Indians take a 3-1 lead, but his two-run error helped the Twins take a 4-3
lead in the fifth. Colavito then tied the game up with his second homerun (2)
of the game, much to the delight of the hometown fans. Minnesota took a 6-4
lead in the seventh, but Jim Kaat
couldn't hold the lead and the Indians scored twice in the bottom of the ninth
to tie the score and send the game into extras. In the bottom of the tenth
right fielder Chuck
Hinton (2) drove the first pitch of the inning into the stands for the game-winner, making a winner of John
O'Donoghue (2-0, 2.57) in relief.
Chicago (NL) (H) 8 New York (NL) 7
Right fielder Al Luplow
hit two homeruns (1, 2) to help sot the Mets to an early lead, but the Cubs pummeled
the New York bullpen for six runs in the eighth to take the lead. Bill Hands
(1-2, 7.04) had a rough ninth but ended the game when he caught Luplow looking
at the third strike.
St. Louis 12 Houston (H) 0
The Cardinals offense pounded the Astros pitchers and Bob Gibson
(2-1, 3.14) scattered five hits and went all the way for the shutout victory. Lou Brock
hit a two-out three-run triple in the second, Roger Maris
hit his sixth homerun of the season, and Curt Flood
chipped in with four RBI's on the day.
Los Angeles (H) 3 Atlanta 2 (10)
The Dodgers pulled out a tight win Braves catcher Joe Torre
airmailed a throw to first on a sacrifice attempt in the bottom of the ninth,
allowing pinch-runner Wes Parker
to come around from second base with the game-winner. Claude
Osteen (2-2, 5.79) has struggled in his first few starts but he went ten
innings today for the complete-game win.
The Pirates ended the Phillies' nine-game winning streak by powering their way to a shutout victory. Three Pittsburgh homeruns accounted for five RBI's and Woodie Fryman (1-1, 4.26) rolled to an easy win at Forbes Field.
San Francisco (H) 5 Cincinnati 4
With two outs in the bottom of the fourth Mel Queen
walked the next two batters, and Willie Mays made him pay with a two-run
double. Willie
McCovey followed that up with a two-run homerun to take the lead. The Reds
tied the score at 4-4, but then McCovey doubled home the eventual game-winner
in the bottom of the seventh. Gaylord
Perry (3-1, 2.18) and Frank Linzy
shut down the Reds in the final two innings to grab the win.
Friday, April 28, 1967
Transactions:
Houston infielder Lee Bales
was sent out to Oklahoma City (PCL) after 04/27/1967. Houston outfielder Alonzo
""Candy"" Harris made his Major League Finale on
04/27/1967. Harris was later sent out to the Florida Instructional League
(FLIL)
Los Angeles outfielder Lou Johnson
was injured (?) on 04/27/1967. Los Angeles outfielder Willie
Davis made his Season Debut on 04/29/1967. Davis had broken his ankle
during spring training
Minnesota outfielder Tony Oliva
was injured (?) on 04/27/1967
Detroit 11 Baltimore (H) 3
Baltimore had an uncharacteristic four errors in this game, leading to
six unearned runs allowed, and the first place Tigers were able to maintain
their hold on first place. Al Kaline
hit his sixth homerun of the season in the first and Denny
McLain (3-1, 2.43) gave up two homeruns but otherwise held the Orioles to
only five hits.
Catfish Hunter went twelve innings and allowed only four hits in his twelve scoreless innings, and Jim Lonborg allowed four hits in his thirteen innings of scoreless baseball, but neither came away with a decision. Red Sox reliever Bill Landis faced three batters in the fourteenth and all got on base and two scored, the first runs of the game, but in the bottom of the inning relief ace Jack Aker (0-1, 4.50) imploded and the Red Sox came back with three runs for the extra-inning come-from-behind victory.
Chicago (AL) (H) 2 Cleveland 1
Left fielder Pete Ward
hit a solo homerun (2) in the fourth to give the White Sox a slim lead, but the
Indians were able to tie the score at 1-1 in the top of the seventh. In the
bottom of the ninth Ward wrangled a walk to lead off the inning, stole second,
and then scored the game-winner on a Tommie Agee
single.
New York (AL) (H) 5 California 0
Fritz
Peterson (2-0, 1.46) held the Angels to two hits and went all the way for
the complete-game shutout. Mickey
Mantle doubled home a run in the first to give the Yankees the early lead,
but it was a three-run eighth that truly secured the win for Peterson.
Minnesota 4 Washington (H) 2
The Twins should have won in a blow-out but had trouble getting the big
hit when the opportunities arose, but they were happy to take what they got and
Dean
Chance (2-1, 3.12) shackled the Senators for the win. Harmon
Killebrew went 3-for-5 (.326) with a double and triple while Washington's
big man, Frank
Howard, stroked his eighth homerun of the season.
Philadelphia 9 Atlanta (H) 8
The Phillies ran off to a 9-1 lead after the top of the eighth only to
see the hometown Braves explode with four homeruns in the final two innings to
turn the game from a blowout into a nail-biter. Dick Hall
managed to get Philadelphia through the ninth to get the save for Dick
Ellsworth (1-0, 6.57).
New York (NL) 7 Cincinnati (H) 1
The two teams with the worst records in the NL squared off and today it
was all Mets. Tommy Davis
hit a two-run homerun (1) in the first and New York ran away with it from
there. Veteran hurler Bob Shaw
(1-2, 4.86) went all the way for the win.
Chicago (NL) 7 Houston (H) 1 (Grand Slam!)
Center fielder Adolfo
Phillips swung the big bat as his three-run homerun (2) in the fifth broke
the scoreless tie but it was his grand slam homerun (3) in the eighth that sealed
the win for the Cubs. Curt
Simmons (2-1, 2.08) didn't allow a hit until the eighth inning and took
home the win.
Los Angeles (H) 2 San Francisco 1 (12)
Second baseman Ron Hunt
hit his fourth homerun of the season in the bottom of the twelfth to give the
Dodgers the win over their neighbor to the north. Mike
McCormick and Don Sutton
both went eight strong innings, but their offenses couldn’t pull out the win
for them.
Pittsburgh 7 St. Louis (H) 4
The Pirates moved ahead early but then Bob Veale
(3-1, 1.69) had control problems in the eighth and the Cardinals managed to
make it close, but veteran reliever Roy Face
came in to shut down the St. Louis offense and secure the Pittsburgh win.
Saturday, April 29, 1967
Transactions:
Detroit outfielder Willie
Horton made his Season Debut on 04/30/1967 (ankle injury)
Baltimore (H) 1 Detroit 0
In a week full of pitcher's duel there was another here today as Wally
Bunker (3-0, 0.00) held the Tigers to three hits and went all the way for the
shutout. Mickey
Lolich (1-1, 4.88) took the loss after throwing 8.2 innings of shutout
ball, but then Paul Blair
doubled and Andy
Etchebarren Immediately singled him home for the game-winner in the bottom
of the ninth.
Kansas City 10 Boston (H) 5
The A's knocked out Boston starter Billy Rohr
(0-1, 2.40) with three runs in the third and led 6-3 after the fourth. Kansas
City batters scored off all four Red Sox pitchers in this game and Blue Moon
Odom (1-2, 4.43) got his first win of the season. Third baseman Joe Foy
had a 4--for-5 (.368) day that included two runs scored, three RBI's, a double,
and two homeruns (1, 2).
Steve Whitaker hit his third three-run homerun (3) of the season in the first inning and Fred Talbot (2-1, 2.38) cruised to the easy win over the Angels. The Yankees added a four-spot in the bottom of the eighth to seal the win.
Minnesota 7 Washington (H) 1 (Grand Slam!)
Cesar
Tovar and Bobby
Allison both hit triples in the top of the first to help spot the Twins an
early 3-0 lead, and then Dave
Boswell (1-1, 1.71) somehow slopped his way to a complete-game victory.
Boswell allowed seven walks and hit two batters, but only gave up four hits,
and twice he walked a batter to bring Frank
Howard to the plate with runners on base but managed to wriggle out of
further trouble. In the top of the ninth Boswell came to bat with the bases
loaded and cranked a grand slam homerun (1) to give himself a little breathing
room before pitching the ninth.
Atlanta (H) 5 Philadelphia 2
Hank
Aaron (5) and Joe Torre
(1) hit back-to-back homeruns in the fourth to give Atlanta a 2-1 in the fourth
and then they added a few more runs late to lock this one up. Pat Jarvis
(2-0, 1.69) got the win over Chris Short
(3-1, 1.74) and Phil Niekro
pitched the final two innings to pick up the save.
Cincinnati (H) 7 New York (NL) 2
The ninth-place Reds rolled to an easy win over the tenth-place Mets as Gerry
Arrigo (1-3, 4.64) went all the way and with these two teams playing a
doubleheader against each other tomorrow gave the Cincinnati bullpen a day of
rest. Tony
Perez got the scoring started with a two-run homerun (5) in the second and
Arrigo and the Reds never looked back.
Chicago (NL) 10 Houston (H) 4
The Astros scored four runs in the fourth to knock out Ken
Holtzman but then the Houston defense fell apart with four errors that
opened the door for a Cubs comeback. Joe Niekro
(1-0, 1.35) went the final four innings and kept the Astros scoreless on only
three hits to pick up the win in relief.
San Francisco 9 Los Angeles (H) 0
The Giants started off fast with a four-run first and knocked Bob Miller
(0-2, 5.94) out of the box, and then Juan
Marichal (2-1, 2.53) took over, throwing no-hit ball into the sixth and
only allowing the Dodgers two hits in the game.
Sunday, April 30, 1967
Transactions:
Los Angeles pitcher Alan Foster
was sent out to Spokane (PCL) after 04/29/1967
California pitcher Marcelino
Lopez was injured (tendonitis) on 04/29/1967
New York (NL) infielder shortstop Bart
Shirley made his Season Finale on 04/29/1967. Shirley was returned to
Los Angeles on 05/18/1967 (earlier draft pick)
Detroit 10 Baltimore (H) 7 (GM 1)
In his first two starts Steve
Barber (0-2, 23.63) completed a total of 1.1 innings before he had to be
pulled, but today Barber managed to complete four innings before he blew up
again. The Tigers' six-run fifth gave them an 8-2 lead, which was enough to hold
off the Orioles, led by first baseman Mike
Epstein, making his first start of the season, who hit two homeruns (1, 2)
Note: On this day in 1967, Orioles Steve Barber and Stu Miller combined
to pitch a no-hitter but lost 2–1 to the first-place Tigers in the first game
of a doubleheader (Link). Barber walked 10 in his 8.2 innings, but in the ninth two
runs came in on a wild pitch and an error by Mark Belanger, who dropped the
ball on a potential DP that would have ended the game. In his first start of
the year, Barber held the Angels hitless for 8.1 innings. With just two hits in today's game, the AL record was set for the fewest safeties by two clubs in one game.
Three catchers were used by Baltimore, an ML record of sorts for a no-hitter.
Detroit 14 Baltimore (H) 4 (GM 2)
The Tigers pounded the Orioles again as they scored six runs in the first
and knocked out Jim Palmer
(1-1, 10.03) and then went on to run away with the win. Joe Sparma
(1-0, 5.79), already off to a shaky start this season, had another shaky start
but was bailed out by his offense. Willie
Horton, making his first plate appearance of the year following his
off-season ankle injury, socked a pinch-hit homerun (11) in his first at-bat.
Boston (H) 7 Kansas City 4
The A's came back with two runs in the top of the fifth to tie the score
at 4-4, but then the Red Scored single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth
innings to pull out the win. Darrell
Brandon (1-1, 2.40) got the win with the Boston bullpen holding Kansas City
to one hit over the final three innings.
This was a close game until catcher Duke Sims popped a two-out three-run homerun in the top of the fifth and suddenly Gary Bell (2-0, 1.74) had the lead he was looking for. Bruce Howard (1-2, 5.40) made one mistake in today's game and it cost him dearly.
Chicago (AL) (H) 5 Cleveland 4 (12) (GM 2)
Four times Cleveland took the lead but they could never hold on finally after having taken a 4-3 lead in the top of the twelfth the White Sox
tied it back up and then first baseman Tommy
McCraw worked a two-out bases-loaded walk to bring home the game-winner.
New York (AL) (H) 8 California 0 (GM 1)
George
Brunet (2-3, 4.65) suddenly experienced control problems in the bottom of
the fourth and then Elston Howard hit a two-run double, Charley
Smith followed that with a triple, and then Bill
Robinson singled home Smith, ending Brunet's day early. Now armed with a
big lead, Whitey
Ford (1-1, 2.59) went all the way for the complete-game shutout.
California 2 New York (AL) (H) 0 (GM 2)
Two young prospects got their first start of the season in Game Two and
California's Rickey
Clark (1-0, 1.64) came out on top by limiting the Yankees to only two hits.
Al
Downing (0-1, 1.80) didn't allow a run until a Jose
Cardenal homerun (3) in the eighth broke open the scoreless tie.
Washington (H) 8 Minnesota 1 (GM 1)
Senators first baseman Bob Chance
made his presence known with a two-out two-run homerun (1) in the bottom of the
first and Camilo
Pascual (1-1, 4.85) did the rest and held the Twins to three hits.
Minnesota left fielder Walt Bond
accounted for the team's only run with a homerun (1) in the top of the seventh.
Minnesota 6 Washington 1 (H) (GM 2)
Jim
Kaat (1-0, 3.44) pitched a masterful game, holding the Senators to three
hits while holding a slim lead. The Twins scored three times in the eighth to
provide a little cushion and Ron Kline
threw the final two innings to collect the save.
Atlanta (H) 4 Philadelphia 1 (GM 1)
Ken
Johnson (3-0, 1.80) gave up only one hit, an eighth-inning double to Felipe Alou,
and went all the way for the Game One win. Denis Menke
led off the bottom of the first with a homerun (1) and Hank Aaron
added a two-run homerun (6) in the third and Johnson did the rest.
The Phillies scored four times in the first to make it a short day for Atlanta starter Bob Bruce (0-2, 13.50) and Rick Wise (1-0, 2.08) cruised all the way for the win and to get the doubleheader split.
Cincinnati (H) 5 New York (NL) 2 (GM 1)
First baseman Tony Perez
smacked two homeruns (6, 7) to help lead the Reds and Billy
McCool (1-2, 3.90) to the Game One win over the last-place Mets. Ted
Abernathy went the last two innings to get the save.
New York (H) 3 Cincinnati (H) 1 (12) (GM 2)
It took a while but the Mets came through in the twelfth for the win and
the doubleheader split. Ed
Kranepool broke the deadlock when he doubled home Tommy Davis
to put New York ahead and then Ken Boyer singled home Kranepool with an
insurance run.
Chicago (NL) 7 Houston (H) 1
Rich
Nye (1-0, 0.82) made his first start of the season and was nursing a 1-0
lead when his catcher Randy
Hundley helped out with a three-run homerun (1) in the top of the sixth.
Nye kept his shutout alive until one out in the ninth, but by then the game was
well in hand.
San Francisco 5 Los Angeles (H) 4
A pair of homeruns from big first baseman Willie
McCovey (4, 5) opened the door for the Giants and a pair of strong relief
outings from Bill Henry
and Frank
Linzy shut the door on the Dodgers, securing the win for Bobby Bolin
(1-2, 4.91) over Don
Drysdale (2-2, 3.10).
Pittsburgh 5 St. Louis (H) 4
An Orlando
Cepeda three-run homerun (2) in the fourth gave the hometown Cardinals the
early lead, but the Pirates crept back into it and took the lead for good in
the eighth. Veteran reliever Roy Face
got through the final two innings unscathed while allowing only one hit.
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