Week 5 Results (05/08/1967 - 05/014/1967)

Monday, May 8, 1967

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Minnesota outfielder Walt Bond made his Major League Finale on 05/07/1967. Bond was later sent out to Jacksonville (IL). Bond died on 09/14/1967 of Leukemia. Minnesota outfielder Andy Kosco made his Season Finale on 05/07/1967. Kosco was later sent out to Denver (PCL)

 

Baltimore first baseman Mike Epstein (Team Finale 05/07/1967) and pitcher Frank Bertaina were traded to Washington on 05/29/1967 in return for pitcher Pete Richert. Epstein, the 1966 Minor League Player of the Year, had previously refused to report when Baltimore sent him out to Rochester (IL) during spring training.

 

Kansas City pitcher Wes Stock made his Major League Finale on 05/07/1967. Stock was later made a coach again on 05/16/1967

 

Philadelphia pitcher Turk Farrell (Team Debut 05/10/1967) was acquired from Houston (Team Finale 05/04/1967 on 05/08/1967

 

Detroit catcher Bill Heath (Team Debut 05/31/1967) was acquired from Houston (Team Finale 04/28/1967) on 05/08/1967 for cash

 

California (H) 3 New York (AL) 2

 

The Angels took the lead with an unearned run in the bottom of the fourth, but Mickey Mantle put the Yankees ahead with a two-run homerun (3) in the top of the seventh. California wasted no time and scored twice in the bottom half of the inning, as New York committed three errors in the game and again opened the door for a scoring opportunity. Nick Willhite (1-1, 6.43) got the win and Minnie Rojas finished the ninth for the save (5).

 

Washington 4 Minnesota (H) 2

 

Harmon Killebrew hit a two-run homerun (7) in the bottom of the sixth to tie the score at 2-2, but Frank Howard broke the tie when he hit a solo homerun (10) in the eighth. Darold Knowles went the final two innings to lock down the win for the visiting Senators.

 

San Francisco 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 3

 

The Cubs led 3-0 through the sixth inning but then Willie Mays homered (4) for the third day in a row, and then, for Chicago, it got worse. The Giants tacked on three more runs in the top of the ninth as Ferguson Jenkins (1-3, 2.66) and the Cubs bullpen couldn't hold San Francisco back.

 

Los Angeles 2 Houston (H) 0

 

Claude Osteen (3-3, 5.18) held the Astros to five hits and went all the way for the complete-game shutout. Mike Cuellar (3-2, 2.01) took the hard-luck loss.

 

St. Louis 9 Pittsburgh (H) 7

 

Roberto Clemente smacked a three-run homerun (5) in the first and it looked to be the Pirates day, but then the Cardinals exploded with a six-run seventh to take the lead for the first time. Roger Maris had the big hit, a three-run homerun (7) that made the eventual difference in the final.

 

Tuesday, May 9, 1967

 

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New York (AL) catcher Billy Bryan was sent out to Syracuse (IL) after 05/08/1967

 

Pittsburgh outfielder Manny Jimenez was injured (?) on 05/08/1967

 

Chicago (AL) 2 Baltimore (H) 1

Catcher J.C. Martin drove in a run in the second and then his bloop single in the top of the ninth brought home another run and put the White Sox ahead to stay, although light-hitting shortstop Ron Hansen followed up Martin with a surprise two-two-run homerun (2). Gary Peters (5-0, 0.42) got the win over Tom Phoebus (3-1, 3.06).

 

California (H) 3 New York (AL) 0

 

George Brunet (4-3, 2.94) threw a two-hit shutout to get the win. Don Mincher drove in all three runs for the Angels, the big hit being a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth that essentially iced the game for California.

 

Detroit 3 Cleveland (H) 1 (10)

 

Two errors, a passed ball, and a hit-by-pitch, all in the top of the tenth inning, spoiled the Indians' day as the Tigers were able to take advantage of the flurry of miscues and grab the win. George Culver (0-1, 3.60) took the loss despite only allowing two unearned runs.

 

Boston 5 Kansas City (H) 4 (GM 1)

 

The A's led most of the way after Rick Monday slammed a two-run homerun (2) in the bottom of the first, but then Boston scored four runs in the top of the eighth to swing things all around. Kansas City made it close, but Don McMahon got the save (7) to keep the Red Sox's eight-game winning streak alive.

 

Boston 8 Kansas City (H) 6 (GM 2)

 

With two outs in the bottom of the second third baseman Joe Foy mishandled a grounder and allowed two unearned runs to score, and that was followed by a walk and then a three-run double, five runs, all unearned. Jose Santiago got the Red Sox on the board with a homerun (1) in the third and then an RBI double in the fourth, but Foy made amends for his earlier error by tying the score at 5-5 with a three-run homerun (5). Carl Yastrzemski then hit a two-run homerun (6) in the top of the ninth and John Wyatt (4-1, 4.50) held off the A's to pick up the win and doubleheader sweep.

 

Minnesota (H) 5 Washington 0

 

Mudcat Grant (2-3, 4.54) threw a two-hit shutout over the Senators for the complete-game win. Five different Twins players had an RBI as they defeated Joe Coleman (0-3, 8.05).

 

San Francisco 7 Chicago (NL) (H) 6

 

The Giants led 5-0 after the top of the third and knocked Ray Culp out of the box, but then the Chicago offense woke up, and after Ron Santo hit a three-run homerun (6) in the fifth inning drew to within 6-5. The Cubs were able to tie it up, but then Willie McCovey hit a two-out solo homerun (6) in the top of the ninth. Frank Linzy picked up the save (7) with Ray Sadecki (2-0, 4.26) getting the win in relief.

 

Houston (H) 7 Los Angeles 3

 

The Astros led 5-1 after the third and Larry Dierker (3-3, 2.76) was able to cruise to the win. The first three Dodgers batters loaded the bases in the top of the ninth but Claude Raymond induced the third Dodgers double play and then closed the game out for the save (4).

 

Cincinnati 8 New York (NL) (H) 4

 

The Mets scored four runs in the bottom of the first, but Gary Nolan (2-0, 3.98) stayed in the game and calmed things down and his teammates bailed him out by pounding a cadre of Mets pitchers.

 

Philadelphia (H) 4 Atlanta 0

 

The Phillies continued their early season hot streak as they scored two runs in the bottom of the first and Chris Short (4-1, 1.35) went all the way for the four-hit shutout.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 6 St. Louis 2

 

Steve Carlton (0-1, 5.40) threw six innings of shutout ball but then his control abandoned him and Pittsburgh scored six times in the bottom of the seventh, the big hit being a two-out three-run double by Gene Alley.  Woodie Fryman (2-2, 3.76) got the win thanks to the Pirates big comeback.

 

Wednesday, May 10, 1967

 

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Washington first baseman Bob Chance was sent out to Hawaii (PCL) after 05/09/1967. Washington pitcher Casey Cox was injured (?) on 05/09/1967

 

Kansas City infielder Sal Bando made his Season Debut on 05/11/1967. Kansas City pitcher Bob Duliba made his Major League Finale on 05/09/1967. Duliba was later sent out to Vancouver (PCL)

 

Pittsburgh pitcher Bill Short made his Season Finale on 05/09/1967. Short was later sent out to Columbus (IL)

 

Los Angeles infielder Len Gabrielson (Team Debut 05/13/1967) was acquired from California (Team Finale 05/09/1967) on 05/10/1967 for third baseman Johnny Werhas

 

California third baseman Johnny Werhas (Team Debut 05/12/1967) was acquired from Los Angeles (Team Finale 04/30/1967) on 05/10/1967 for infielder Len Gabrielson

 

Baltimore (H) 10 Chicago (AL) 0

 

Frank Robinson smacked a pair of homeruns (5, 6) and drove in five runs, but the big news in Baltimore was that Steve Barber (1-3, 7.25) was able to take his seasons' ERA from over 12.00 to 7.25 by throwing a three-hit shutout over Chicago. Barber chipped in with two hits on the day, including an RBI triple in the bottom of the fifth.

 

New York (al) 2 California (H) 1

 

Mickey Mantle hit a solo homerun (4) in the top of the ninth to give the Yankees the win over the hometown Angels. Fritz Peterson and Dooley Womack (2-2, 5.79) held California to only two hits in the game, but one of the hits was a homerun by Rick Reichardt (5), Reichardt's first homerun since Week One of the season.

 

Cleveland (H) 9 De3troit 2

 

Lee Maye made the most of his getting a spot start in center field when he hit a two-run homerun (1) that put the Indians up 5-0 and knocked Mickey Lolich (2-2, 5.14) out of the box. Sonny Siebert (4-0, 1.04) allowed two runs late but was never really in trouble.

 

Boston 9 Kansas City (H) 7

 

The red-hot Red Sox got off to a hot start when George Scott (4) and Tony Conigliaro (8) hit back-to-back homeruns in the top of the second, and before the inning was over catcher Bob Tillman went deep (2) as well. The A's came right back to tie the score at 3-3 in the bottom of the second, but the mood for the game was now set. Boston went ahead 7-4 after the fifth, only to see Kansas City come back again, this time tying the score at 7-7 through the sixth. Scott hit his second homerun (5) of the game in the eighth and this time Don McMahon came in and held off the A's and picked up the save (8).

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 5 San Francisco 3

 

Both starters got off to a rough start and by the end of the first the Cubs were ahead 2-1, but then both starters settled down and things got tightened up. Chicago broke through against Gaylord Perry (4-3, 2.45) in the bottom of the seventh with a series of dribblers and bloops that led to three runs. Ken Holtzman (2-1, 3.28) went all the way for the win.

 

Los Angeles 3 Houston (H) 2

 

The Astros scored twice in the bottom of the first but then Don Drysdale and the Dodgers bullpen got stingy and kept Houston off the massive Astrodome scoreboard for the rest of the game. The Dodgers took their first lead of the game in the top of the ninth when Jim Hickman picked up a pinch-hit walk, advanced on a passed ball, and then scored on a Willie Davis double, allowing Phil Regan (1-0, 1.53) to pick up the win.

 

Cincinnati 3 New York (NL) (H) 1

Pete Rose and Tony Perez hit back-to-back doubles in the top of the sixth to break the scoreless tie and the Reds ended up with three runs during the inning, which was plenty for Milt Pappas (2-2, 3.45) and Ted Abernathy to get the win and the save (5) as the Mets were held to two hits on the day.

 

Philadelphia (H) 5 Atlanta 1 (GM 1)

 

Jim Bunning (6-1, 1.50) and Turk Farrell held the visiting Braves to two hits to pick up the Game One win. Bunning's solo homerun (1) in the fifth gave the Phillies the lead for good in this game.

 

On this date, Hank Aaron blasted a ball in the eighth inning to deep centerfield off Jim Bunning, resulting in Aaron's only inside-the-park homerun of his 755 lifetime homeruns.

 

Atlanta 16 Philadelphia (H) 3 (GM 2)

 

Wade Blasingame had a 4-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth but the Phillies came alive with three runs, necessitating Phil Niekro (2-0, 2.42) to enter the game in relief to get out of the inning. Niekro proceeded to pitch one-hit baseball for 4.2 innings while the Braves bats came alive, providing Niekro with twelve runs of offensive support during his abbreviated outing.

 

St. Louis 11 Pittsburgh (H) 2

 

Dick Hughes (1-2, 3.72) had a shutout going until two outs in the bottom of the ninth when Willie Stargell hit a two-run blast (5), but the end of this one was well decided by then, homerun or not. Every Cardinal batter had at least one hit in today's game.

 

Thursday, May 11, 1967

 

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New York (NL) catcher Greg Goossen was sent out to Jacksonville (IL) after 05/10/1967. New York (NL) pitcher Jerry Koosman was sent out to Jacksonville (IL) after 05/10/1967. New York (NL) outfielder Larry Stahl was sent out to Jacksonville (IL) after 05/10/1967. New York (NL) third baseman Ed Charles (Team Debut 05/12/1967) was acquired from Kansas City (Team Finale 05/10/1967) on 05/10/1967 for outfielder Larry Elliot (DNP) and $50,000. New York (NL) infielder Bob Johnson (Team Debut 05/12/1967) and pitcher John Miller (DNP) were acquired from Baltimore (Team Finale 05/09/1967) for cash

 

San Francisco infielder Cesar Gutierrez was sent out to Phoenix (PCL) after 05/10/1967

 

Houston outfielder Aaron Pointer was sent out to Oklahoma City (PCL) after 05/10/1967

 

Cleveland outfielder Willie Smith was sent out to Portland (PCL) after 05/10/1967. Cleveland outfielder Jose Vidal made his Season Debut on 05/12/1967. Vidal had previously been recalled from Portland (PCL)

 

New York (AL) first baseman Frank Tepedino made his Major League Debut on 05/12/1967

 

Kansas City 3 Minnesota (H) 1 (10)

Catfish Hunter (2-3, 2,61) outdueled Dean Chance (2-3, 2.65) in an extra-inning duel. Hunter doubled home Dick Green in the seventh to tie the score at 1-1 and then in the top of the tenth RBI singles from Rick Monday and Danny Cater gave Hunter the runs he needed to get the win.

 

Washington (H) 6 Cleveland 2

 

Indians starter Steve Hargan pulled up lame in the first inning and the Senators were able to take advantage when they scored five times in the bottom of the fourth and went on to the easy home win. Camilo Pascual (2-2, 3.25) got the win plus he chipped in with a 2-for-3 day that included a key hit in the middle of Washington's five-run outburst.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 5 Atlanta 1

 

Tommie Sisk (1-1, 4.07) went all the way for the win over visiting Atlanta. The Pirates finally got to Bob Bruce (0-4, 7.71) with two runs in the sixth and then Sisk took over and did the rest.

 

Friday, May 12, 1967

 

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Minnesota outfielder Tony Oliva returned to play on 05/13/1967

 

Kansas City pitcher Roberto Rodriguez made his Major League Debut on 05/13/1967

 

Note: On this date, I turned ten years old. School (4th grade) was still in session for a few more weeks, so I don’t remember when exactly I became enamored of the 1967 Cardinals and their pennant hunt.

 

Detroit 9 Boston (H) 7

 

First-place Boston was riding a ten-game winning streak but second-place Detroit came to town to put a dent in that lead. The Tigers led 5-0 after the second, a two-run homerun (8) from Al Kaline being the big hit. Earl Wilson was cruising until the fourth when his control abandoned him, and the Red Sox were able to cut the lead to 5-4. Detroit moved farther ahead with a three-run sixth, only to see George Scott hit a three-run homerun (6) in the bottom of the seventh to set the score at 8-7. Willie Horton hit a solo homerun (2) in the ninth to provide a little cushion and Fred Gladding was able to get through the final two innings, only facing six Boston batters along the way.

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 4 California 0

 

Joe Horlen (2-2, 1.82) threw a three-hit shutout and benefitted from a pair of homeruns (3, 4) from normally light-hitting shortstop Ron Hansen, who had three RBI's in the game.

 

Kansas City 3 Minnesota (H) 2

 

Jim Nash (4-2, 2.23) gave up a two-run single to Zoilo Versalles in the first inning but that was it for the scoring as he went all the way for the tough road win. Jim Kaat (1-1, 3.78) pitched well but still took the loss.

 

Baltimore 8 New York (AL) (H) 1

 

Jim Palmer (3-1, 4.85) allowed one unearned run in a complete-game victory over the Yankees in Yankee Stadium. Whitey Ford (1-3, 2.74) started with three scoreless innings, started giving up hits in the fourth, and removed himself from the game complaining of arm issues. Now knee-deep in the Yankees bullpen, the Orioles exploded for eight runs over the next three innings.

 

Cleveland 2 Washington (H) 1

 

Backup infielder Pedro Gonzalez hit a solo homerun (1) in the top of the seventh that broke the 1-1 tie and the Indians bullpen was able to shut down the Senators thereafter to preserve the win. Gary Bell (4-0, 1.43) got the win, Bob Allen the save (1), and Barry Moore (1-3, 3.07) was the hard-luck loser.

 

Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati (H) 3

The Phillies kept up their winning ways in a close one in Cincinnati. Philadelphia jumped on Sammy Ellis (0-4, 5.86) for three runs in the top of the second and then Dick Ellsworth (2-1, 6.57) and the Phillies bullpen did the rest.

 

Los Angeles (H) 6 Chicago (NL) 0

 

Clause Osteen (4-3, 4.26) held the Cubs to only four hits and went all the way for the shutout victory. The game was quite close until third baseman Jim Lefebvre clobbered a three-run homerun (1) in the bottom of the seventh to effectively lock this one up for Osteen.

 

Atlanta 4 Pittsburgh (H) 3

 

The Braves scored single runs in the eighth and ninth innings to pull out a come-from-behind victory, with Clay Carroll (1-0, 2.25) picking up the win in relief and Phil Niekro getting the save (3).

 

New York (NL) 5 St. Louis (H) 3

 

Tom Seaver (4-1, 2.37) had a one-hit shutout through the eighth inning but struggled in the ninth, but was allowed to stay in the game and work his way through, which he did. Ed Kranepool hit his first homerun of the season and Seaver himself went 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored.

 

San Francisco (H) 10 Houston 0

 

Willie Mays hit a three-run homerun (5), his fourth of the past week, and finally got his batting average over .200 (.206), and Jim Ray Hart hit two homeruns (6, 7) and drove in six runs as the Giants pounded the visiting Astros. Juan Marichal (3-2, 2.14) had another strong outing as he held Houston to only three hits and got the shutout victory.

 

Saturday, May 13, 1967

 

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New York (NL) infielder Sandy Alomar Sr was sent out to Jacksonville (IL) after 05/12/1967 (Team Finale)

 

Boston catcher Bob Tillman was injured (?) on 05/12/1967

 

Detroit pitcher Hank Aguirre returned to the mound on 05/14/1967

 

San Francisco pitcher Joe Gibbon returned to the mound on 05/14/1967

 

Chicago (NL) infielder Paul Popovich returned to play on 05/14/1967

 

Boston (H) 4 Detroit 3

 

A Rico Petrocelli homerun (4) in the bottom of the ninth broke the 3-3 tie and won the game for John Wyatt (5-1, 3.18). Al Kaline homered (9) in the first, then the Red Sox went ahead 3-1, only to see the Tigers fight their way back to tie the score just in time for Petrocelli's heroics.

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 6 California 3

 

A four-run fifth was the medicine the White Sox were looking for to give Jim O'Toole (2-0, 3.86) the lead and Hoyt Wilhelm and Bob Locker helped keep the Angels off the basepaths during the final innings.

 

Kansas City 3 Minnesota (H) 1

 

Lew Krausse (1-2, 3.27) allowed only one hit in his seven innings of work, that being a Rod Carew single that center fielder Rick Monday kicked, which allowed Carew to make it all the way home and put the Twins on the board. Kansas City was already up 3-0 before then, and Krausse and the A's bullpen shut down Minnesota the rest of the way for the win.

 

Baltimore 4 New York (AL) (H) 2

 

The Orioles scored twice in the top of the seventh to take a 4-1 lead and Dave McNally (1-6, 9.45) finally had a strong outing and managed to get his ERA out of double-digits. The Yankees scored a run in the bottom of the ninth and had the bases loaded, but Stu Miller came in to get a pop-out that ended the game to pick up the save (2).

 

Washington (H) 2 Cleveland 1

 

The Indians collected twelve hits in the game, but Pete Richert (3-2, 2.22) only allowed one run and picked up the win. The Senators only had five hits, but Frank Howard cranked home #11 in the sixth and Washington had the lead for good.

 

Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati (H) 0

Johnny Callison hit his first homerun of the season in the Phillies' three-run sixth inning in support of Chris Short (5-1, 1.10) who threw a five-hit shutout over the hometown Reds.

 

Los Angeles (H) 6 Chicago (NL) 3

 

Two errors by Chicago led to four early Dodgers runs and Ferguson Jenkins (1-4, 2.75) took the loss to Don Sutton (2-2, 2.81). The Dodgers committed three errors on the day and two of the runs Sutton allowed were unearned, but Phil Regan and Ron Perranoski were able to successfully close out the final two innings.

 

Atlanta 9 Pittsburgh (H) 2

 

Felipe Alou homered (2, 3) in each of his first two at-bats, and the Braves were able to roll past the Pirates in an easy fashion. Atlanta had fifteen hits on the day, but Denny Lemaster (3-3, 2.68) and the Braves bullpen allowed ten hits but otherwise kept the Pirates off the board.

 

Houston 5 San Francisco (H) 0

 

Mike Cuellar (4-2, 1.70) limited the Giants to one hit through the first eight innings and even two hits allowed in the ninth went for naught, giving Cuellar the shutout victory. Right fielder Jim Landis went 3-for-5 on the day, scored a run, had two RBI's, hit two doubles, and had a key hit in Houston's four-run seventh.

 

Sunday, May 14, 1967

 

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California catcher Jim Hibbs made his Major League Finale on 05/13/1967. Hibbs was later sent out to El Paso (TL)

 

Chicago (NL) outfielder Ted Savage (Team Debut 05/14/1967) was acquired from St. Louis (Team Finale 05/07/1967) on 05/14/1967 for cash

 

Detroit 6 Boston (H) 2 (GM 1)

 

The Tigers broke open a scoreless tie in the top of the sixth when Norm Cash drove home two runs with a bases-loaded single, and then in the next pitcher Bill Freehan hit a three-run homerun (4) to put the visitors ahead 5-0. Twice outfield errors put a Red Sox runner on third base with no outs, but both times Denny McLain (4-2, 2.59) was able to pitch out of it without allowing a run.

 

Detroit 2 Boston (H) 1 (GM 2)

After splitting the first two games of the series the Tigers came back to sweep a Sunday doubleheader in Fenway and now find themselves 0.5 games behind the Red Sox at the end of Week Five. Willie Horton broke up the scoreless game with a homerun (3) in the top of the eighth, but Don Demeter matched him with a solo homerun (1) in the bottom of the eighth. Don Wert added a two-run run scoring single in the top of the ninth and Fred Gladding easily nailed down the save (3) for the finale.

 

Note: On this date, in Game Two of the Boston and Detroit doubleheader, the two teams combined for a total of twenty-eight extra-base hits, a new AL record. The previous AL record of twenty-seven XBH's was set in 1905 in a game between the Red Sox and the A's. The NL record was set in 1931 with thirty-five XBH's in a game between the Cardinals and the Cubs.

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 3 California 1 (GM 1)

 

A two-run homerun by Pete Ward (3) in the third and a solo shot by Tommy Agee in the sixth were all the runs Tommy John (4-2, 3.59) needed to get the Game One win. Bob Locker pitched the ninth inning and got the save (4).

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 4 California 0 (GM 20

 

First baseman Tommy McCraw smacked two homeruns (1, 2) and Gary Peters (6-0, 0.35) threw a two-hit shutout as the White Sox swept not only today's doubleheader but the entire four-game series.

 

Minnesota (H) 7 Kansas City 3

 

The Twins were picked by many early-season prognosticators to be in the pennant hunt in the AL, but this morning they woke up to find themselves in last place. Rod Carew (2) and Rich Reese (3) both homered in the first and the recently-returned-from-injury Tony Oliva added a three-run homerun (7) to power Minnesota to the victory. Jim Ollom (1-1, 4.22) got a spot start and made the most of it.

 

New York (AL) (H) 5 Baltimore 2

 

The Yankees led 5-0 after the third as Steve Barber (1-4, 7.39) got off to a shaky start and even though he settled down later, the damage was done. Mickey Mantle homered (5) and Mel Stottlemyre (2-3, 3.12), and Dooley Womack closed the game out with a save (2)

 

Note: On this date, Mickey Mantle became the sixth member of the 500-homerun club. Mantle, batting left-handed, connected in the sixth inning off Baltimore reliever Stu Miller.

 

Cleveland 4 Washington (H) 0

 

Sonny Siebert (5-0) limited the Senators to only two hits and went all the way for the win. Cleveland got on the board in the top of the seventh when Ed Brinkman mishandled an easy grounder and allowed a run to score, but then two batters later Max Alvis smacked a three-run homerun (4) and Siebert did the rest.

 

 Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati (H) 2 (GM 1)

 

No real big innings for the Phillies, but a pinch-hit two-run single by Don Lock in the seventh proved to be the big hit in the game as locked the Game One victory up for Larry Jackson (2-4, 2.65).

 

Cincinnati (H) 4 Philadelphia 2 (GM 2)

 

The Reds avoided a doubleheader sweep and a four-game sweep when they scored three times in the bottom of the eighth, the big hit being a two-out two-run homerun (4) from Vada Pinson. Gary Nolan (3-0, 3.63) got the win over Jim Bunning (6-2, 1.46).

 

Note: Johnny Callison was injured in Game One when he collided with Cookie Rojas. Callison was also injured in Game Two when a HBP forced him from the game. I don't recall ever having the same player injured in both ends of a replay doubleheader.

 

Los Angeles (H) 7 Chicago (NL) 0 (GM 1)

 

Don Drysdale (4-2, 2.04) only allowed one hit, a sixth-inning triple to Don Kessinger, but that was his only dent as he picked up the Game One win.

 

Chicago (NL) 4 Los Angeles (H) 3 (10) (GM 2)

In his at-bat as a Chicago Cub, Ted Savage, just acquired from St. Louis, hit a two-out two-run homerun in the top of the ninth, spoiling the Dodgers' chance at a doubleheader sweep. Glenn Beckert came through with an RBI single in the top of the tenth and Cal Koonce (2-0, 1.04) and Joe Niekro got through the tenth for the Cubs win.

 

Atlanta 9 Pittsburgh (H) 6

 

Both teams wore their hitting shoes today as they combined for a total of twenty-nine hits, but two homeruns (9, 10) from Hank Aaron proved to be the difference in this one. Dick Kelley (2-3, 5.58) didn't have his best outing but walked away with the win, with help from Clay Carroll and Phil Niekro.

 

New York (NL) 6 St. Louis (H) 1 (Three Homerun Game!)

 

Second baseman Jerry Buchek hit three homeruns (2, 3, 4) and drove in five runs, the first two homeruns coming against Bob Gibson (3-3, 3.81), the third against Ron Willis. Jack Fisher (2-3, 3.86) had a shutout going until two outs in the ninth but was plenty happy with the win regardless.

 

Houston 2 San Francisco (H) 1 (13) (GM 1)

 

Neither team was looking for a thirteen-inning game to start a doubleheader but that's what happened, with the Astros pulling out the tough win when Ron Davis singled home Rusty Staub with the game-winner. Claude Raymond ended the Giants' hopes with a 1-2-3 thirteenth to end the game.

 

San Francisco (H) 2 Houston 1 (GM 2)

 

First baseman Norm Siebern drove in two runs with a single in the bottom of the fifth, giving Bobby Bolin (2-2, 4.66) the Game Two win. Frank Linzy pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save (8).