Week 8 Results (05/29/1967 - 06/04/1967)

Monday, May 29, 1967 

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Washington pitcher Frank Bertaina (Team Debut 06/05/1967) and first baseman Mike Epstein (Team Debut 06/10/1967) were acquired in a trade from Baltimore on 05/29/1960 for pitcher Pete Richert

 

Baltimore pitcher Pete Richert (Team Debut 06/03/1967) was acquired from Washington on 05/29/1967 for pitcher Frank Bertaina and first baseman Mike Epstein

 

Cincinnati outfielder Tommy Harper was injured (broken wrist) on 05/28/1967

 

Minnesota pitcher Jim Roland returned to the mound on 05/30/1967

 

Cincinnati (H) 6 St. Louis 2 (GM 1)

 

The Reds took advantage of Bob Gibson's (4-5, 3.67) control problems and scored three runs in the second, and then rolled on to the easy Game One win. Mel Queen (2-2, 2.81) struck out eleven, walked none, and picked up the win. Vada Pinson locked the game up with a two-run double in the sixth that put the game out of reach.

 

Cincinnati (H) 5 St. Louis 1 (GM 2)

 

Similar to Game One, the Reds scored a few runs, then added on a few more, and then let their pitching rule the day. Billy McCool (3-4, 3.20) locked up the St. Louis batters and walked away with the Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep.

 

New York (NL) 4 Los Angeles (H) 1

 

Recently promoted right fielder Johnny Lewis drove in three runs for the Mets and Jack Fisher (3-5, 3.44) and Ron Taylor never gave the Dodgers a break for the tough road win. Bill Singer (1-1, 3.12) pitched well, but three errors behind him helped lead to the loss.

 

San Francisco (H) 6 Philadelphia 2

 

Bobby Bolin (3-2, 3.67) not only got the win but provided the pop when he hit a two-out three-run triple in the bottom of the second, and the Giants never looked back.

 

Tuesday, May 30, 1967 (Memorial Day)

 

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Philadelphia pitcher Pedro Ramos made his Season Finale on 05/29/1967. Ramos received his release on 06/05/1967

 

Detroit pitcher Pat Dobson made his Major League Debut on 05/31/1967. Dobson has been previously recalled from Toledo (IL). Detroit Pitcher Mike Marshall made his Major League Debut on 05/31/1967. Marshall had previously been recalled from Toledo (IL)

 

Baltimore catcher Vic Roznovsky made his Season Debut on 05/31/1967. Roznovsky had been previously recalled from Tacoma (PCL)

 

Baltimore (H) 6 Cleveland 4 (GM 1)

 

Frank Robinson's two-run homerun (7) in the first gave the Orioles a quick 2-0 lead, but then Robinson (8) and Boog Powell (3) needed to hit back-to-back homeruns in the sixth to tie the score back up at 4-4. Luis Aparicio doubled home the first run in a two-run seventh and the Baltimore bullpen held off the Indians to save the game for Dave McNally (2-8, 6.97).

 

Baltimore (H) 2 Cleveland 1 (GM 2)

 

Baltimore scored single runs in the first and second innings (both unearned) and Wally Bunker (4-0, 0.47) and the Orioles reliever corps fought off the Indians for the Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep. Sam McDowell (2-3, 2.69) struck out nine but took the loss.

 

California 6 Boston (H) 4 (GM 1)

 

Paul Schaal (.140) led off the game with a homerun (3) and Rick Reichardt added a two-run single and the Angels were able to pick up the Game One win. The score was 3-1 after the seventh but then the California offense came alive late, which was necessary because the Boston offense came alive late as well. Jack Sanford (3-3, 3.91) got the win over Jose Santiago (2-2, 2.82).

 

Boston (H) 5 California 3 (10) (GM 2)

The Red Sox tied the score at 3-3 with a run in the bottom of the seventh, but required a Carl Yastrzemski homerun (14) in the bottom of the tenth to finally get a lead and thus the win. John Wyatt (6-1, 4.50) picked up another win in relief.

 

Chicago (AL) 4 Detroit (H) 1 (GM 1)

 

The White Sox have been scuffling recently but a three-run homerun (4) from Tommy McCraw in the top of the sixth helped Gary Peters (7-2, 1.22) break out of their slumber. Earl Wilson (5-4, 2.90) made the one mistake to McCraw and took the loss.

 

Chicago (AL) 5 Detroit (H) 0 (GM 2)

 

The White Sox jumped on Joe Sparma (3-3, 3.86) for four runs in the top of the fourth, the big hit being a two-run double by Tommie Agee. Tommy John (5-3, 3.45) threw a four-hit shutout and went all the way for the Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep over first-place Detroit.

 

New York (AL) (H) 7 Minnesota 1 (GM 1)

 

Al Downing (2-4, 2.63) allowed only one unearned run to the visiting Twins and picked up the Game One win over Dave Boswell (3-3, 2.55). Tom Tresh (5) and Steve Whitaker (6) hit late homeruns that put the game out of reach for Downing and the Yankees.

 

Minnesota 11 New York (AL) (H) 2 (GM 2)

 

The Twins accumulated nineteen hits and ran away with this one. Every player in the Minnesota lineup had a hit, including the pitcher Jim Merritt (2-0, 1.04) and late-inning defensive substitute Ted Uhlaender. Merritt now has two complete-game victories in his two starts so far this season.

 

Kansas City 4 Washington (H) 1 (GM 1)

 

The A's strung together several hits in the top of the first and opened a 3-0 lead and Jim Nash (5-4, 2.90) picked up the Game One win. Nash lost his shutout when Frank Howard hit a solo blast (14) in the fourth, but the Senators didn't do much else.

 

Kansas City 3 Washington (H) 2 (GM 2)

 

Kansas City shortstop Bert Campaneris hit the first pitch of the game over the right field fence for his first homerun of the season, and then the A's added single runs in the second and third innings. Catfish Hunter (5-4, 2.02) took his meager lead and kept Washington hitless until the sixth inning, but then the Senators plated two runs in the seventh to tighten the score up. The A's bullpen came through and pitched out of trouble and iced the game and the doubleheader sweep for Kansas City.

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 3 Atlanta 2 (GM 1)

 

Leo Durocher let Ferguson Jenkins (5-4, 2.18) bat for himself in the bottom of the ninth with two runners on and Jenkins came through with a ringing single to center that scored Randy Hundley with the game-winner. Clay Carroll (1-1, 2.66) took the loss in relief.

 

Atlanta 1 Chicago (NL) (H) 0 (GM 2)

Ken Johnson (7-0, 1.43) and Phil Niekro combined to shut out Joe Niekro (2-1, 0.79) and the Cubs in game Two and earn the tough doubleheader split. Mack Jones doubled home Hank Aaron in the top of the first for the game's only run.

 

Cincinnati (H) 3 St. Louis 2

 

After having been swept in yesterday's doubleheader at Crosley Field the Cardinals were looking to regain their winning way and today took at 2-1 lead into the bottom of the eighth when Pete Rose connected on a two-run homerun (4) that put the Reds on top. Don Nottebart (3-2, 1.80) got the win in relief and Dick Hughes (2-4, 3.43) took the loss.

 

Los Angeles (H) 1 New York (NL) 0 (13)

 

After some discussion, Don Sutton (3-4, 2.72) was allowed to lead off the bottom of the thirteenth and he drew a walk, was sacrificed to second by Wes Parker, and then two outs later Sutton scored the winning run on a single by Ron Fairly. Bob Shaw (1-3, 3.25) pitched a great game as well, but someone had to take the loss.

 

Houston 12 Pittsburgh (H) 5 (GM 1)

 

The Astros pounded the hometown Pirates with four-run innings in both the third and eighth innings. Shortstop Sonny Jackson sparked the offense with a pair of two-run singles to get Houston the early lead and Don Wilson (4-2, 3.48) picked up the win despite walking six in the game.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 5 Houston 4 (GM 2)

 

Houston maintained a slender lead for most of the game but could never capitalize on it and then the Pirates roared back with a three-run bottom of the seventh and took a 5-4 lead. Al McBean (1-0, 1.76) got the win in relief and Roy Face finished up in the ninth for the save (6).

 

San Francisco (H) 2 Philadelphia 1

 

In a battle of future Hall-of-Famers, Juan Marichal (4-4, 3.07) struck out fourteen and got the win over Jim Bunning (7-4, 1.65). Willie McCovey stroked a two-run homerun (9) with Willie Mays on first and that was all the runs Marichal would need today.

 

Wednesday, May 31, 1967

 

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Chicago (NL) pitcher John Upham made his Season Finale on 05/30/1967. Upham was later sent out to Tacoma (PCL)

 

Atlanta catcher Charlie Lau (Team Debut 06/01/1967) was acquired from Baltimore on 05/31/1967 for cash

 

Cincinnati pitcher Bob Lee (Team Debut 05/31/1967) was acquired from Los Angeles on 05/31/1967 for cash

 

New York (AL) pitcher Bill Monbouquette (Team Debut 06/02/1967) was signed as a Free Agent on 05/31/1967

 

Boston (H) 3 Minnesota 0

 

Darrell Brandon (4-2, 3.26) kept the visiting Twins scoreless and got the complete-game shutout. The Red Sox managed to scratch out single runs in three different innings and Jim Perry (1-2, 2.57) pitched well in his first start of the season but took the loss.

 

Baltimore 5 Chicago (AL) (H) 3

 

Paul Blair hit a two-run homerun (4) in the Orioles three-run first and Baltimore appeared to be cruising to an easy win, but then Pete Ward hit a two-run shot (10) in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to 4-3. The Orioles bullpen then stepped in and preserved the win for Bill Dillman (1-0, 3.57) who was making his first start of the season.

 

Cleveland 7 Detroit (H) 0

 

After losing two games yesterday to Chicago the Tigers were looking to get back to their winning ways but Luis Tiant (3-4, 1.44) and the Indians had different thoughts. Detroit could only manage three hits against Tiant while Mickey Lolich (6-3, 3.75) was unable to make it out of the first.

 

New York (AL) (H) 4 Kansas City `1

 

Thad Tillotson (1-1, 4.50) made his first start of the season a good one as he kept the A's off the scoreboard until the eighth inning and picked up the win. Steve Whitaker had the big hit, a two-run double in the Yankees three-run third, and the New York pitching staff did the rest.

 

Washington (H) 5 California 0

 

Second baseman Tim Cullen led off the bottom of the first with his first homerun of the season and Joe Coleman (2-4, 4.93) rolled on to complete -game shutout victory over the visiting Angels.

 

Cincinnati (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 3

 

The Reds ran their winning streak to seven games as Milt Pappas (4-3, 4.30) went all the way for the complete-game win. Pete Rose homered (5) to lead off Cincinnati's first, and then Ron Santo later homered (12) to tie the game at 2-2 in the top of the fourth. Lee May entered the game at first when Deron Johnson was ejected for arguing a call and May's two-run homerun (1) in the fifth was the difference in the game.

 

New York (NL) 12 Houston (H) 6

 

Houston led 3-1 after the third, but then the Mets scored three times in the fourth and then followed that up with a five-run fifth. The big hit in the fifth was a two-out three-run triple by Don Cardwell (1-8, 5.40). Recently called-up right fielder Johnny Lewis went 4-for-5 (.316) with three individual RBI singles on the day to spark the New York offense.

 

Los Angeles (H) 6 Philadelphia 5

 

The Phillies led 5-4 heading into the bottom of the ninth but Turk Farrell (1-1, 2.00) walked pinch-hitter Jim Hickman and Gene Michael singled Hickman to second. After a brief conference, Farrell stayed in the game and immediately gave up a two-run single to John Roseboro for the Dodgers come-from-behind win.

 

Pittsburgh 7 San Francisco (H) 6

Two Donn Clendenon homeruns (6, 7) powered the Pirates to a 7-3 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth, but then the Giants made things close with a three-run outburst to cut the score to 7-6. Al McBean was brought on to close things out and he was successful with a one-pitch, one-out save (1).

 

Thursday, June 1, 1967

 

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New York (NL) pitcher Don Cardwell was injured (elbow injury) on 05/31/1967

 

Houston outfielder Ron Davis was injured (?) on 05/31/1967

 

Baltimore catcher Larry Haney was injured (?) on 05/31/1967

 

Atlanta pinch-hitter Glen Clark made his Major League Debut on 06/03/1967

 

San Francisco outfielder Ken Henderson was sent out to Phoenix (PCL) after 05/31/1967. San Francisco outfielder Ty Cline (Team Debut 06/03/1967) was acquired from Atlanta on 05/31/1967 for cash

 

Chicago (NL) infielder Norm Gigon was recalled from Dallas-Fort Worth (AA) before 06/02/1967

 

California outfielder Bubba Morton returned to play on 06/02/1967

 

Boston (H) 9 Minnesota 4

 

Starter Dean Chance (6-4, 2.46) was livid at sloppy defensive play of the Twins that led to a six-run first for the Red Sox. Billy Rohr (3-2, 4.17) got the win, but didn't necessarily pitch well, although he did have a two-run single in the fateful first.

 

Detroit (H) 3 Cleveland 2

 

John O'Donoghue made his first start of the season and he threw a one-hit shutout through the first six innings, but then he couldn’t get a third out in the seventh and the Tigers came back to tie the score at 2-2. Willie Horton then smacked an RBI single in the eighth to give Detroit the lead and the suddenly struggling Tigers held on for the win.

 

California 2 Washington (H) 0

 

Jimmie Hall hit a two-run homerun (5) in the top of the second and Rickey Clark (4-1, 2.96) held the Senators to one hit as he went all the way for the complete-game shutout. Camilo Pascual (3-5, 2.39) was the hard-luck loser.

 

Cincinnati (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 4

A Deron Johnson three-run homerun (5) in the first gave Gary Nolan (6-0, 2.37) a quick lead and the Reds were able to hold on for their eighth consecutive win. Lee Thomas knocked a three-run homerun (1) in the top of the ninth to make the score close but the Cubs were unable to add on from there.

 

Houston (H) 7 New York (NL) 1

 

Tommy Davis broke open a scoreless tie with a solo homerun (5) in the top of the seventh, but then the Astros finally got to Tom Seaver (4-5, 3.32) with a seven-run explosion in the bottom half of the inning. The big hit was a pinch-hit two-out three-run triple by Jim Landis and from there the wheels just fell off for the Mets bullpen. Mike Cuellar (6-3, 2.16) got the win.

 

Los Angeles (H) 5 Philadelphia 3

 

Fresh off his fourteen-inning no-hitter Claude Osteen gave up a second-inning single but Philadelphia stayed scoreless until the seventh, spoiling Osteen's chances for a third consecutive shutout. Jim Lefebvre knocked a two-run homerun (3) in the bottom of the eighth to put Los Angeles ahead for good and Ron Perranoski closed out the ninth for the save (3), and extended the Phillies losing streak to eight games.

 

Note: Philadelphia was in first place in the NL on Thursday, May 25, 1967. They are currently in sixth place, all within the period of one week.

 

Atlanta 3 St. Louis (H) 1

 

In a battle of #1 versus #2 Joe Torre (4) and Felipe Alou (6) hit back-to-back homeruns in the second and Denny Lemaster (6-3, 2.22) held the Cardinals to one unearned run and went all the way for the win. Ray Washburn (5-2, 1.97) was handed the tough loss for St. Louis.

 

San Francisco (H) 3 Pittsburgh 2

 

The Giants squeezed out a tough win over the visiting Pirates as Gaylord Perry (5-5, 2.26) held Pittsburgh to five hits on the day and went all the way for the win. Juan Pizarro (1-5, 5.05) pitched well but took the loss in this one.

 

Friday, June 2, 1967

 

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Boston infielder Jerry Adair (Team Debut 06/06/1967) was acquired from Chicago (AL) on 06/02/1967 in return for pitchers Rob Snow (DNP) and Don McMahon. Boston outfielder Tony Conigliaro returned to play 06/03/1967. Boston pitcher Billy Rohr was sent out to Toronto (IL) after 06/01/1967

 

Cleveland pitcher Bob Allen returned to the mound on 06/03/1967

 

Atlanta pitcher Bob Bruce returned to play on 06/03/1967

 

Houston outfielder Jose Herrera made his Major League Debut on 06/03/1967. Herrera had previously been recalled from Oklahoma City (PCL)

 

Chicago (AL) pitcher Don McMahon (Team Debut 06/03/1967) was acquired from Boston on 06/02/1967 in return for infielder Jerry Adair

 

St. Louis third baseman Mike Shannon returned to play on 06/03/1967

 

New York (AL) pitcher Joe Verbanic made his Season Debut on 06/03/1967. Verbanic had previously been recalled from Syracuse (IL)

 

Baltimore (H) 8 Washington 2

 

The Orioles blew open a 1-1 game with four runs in the fifth, the big hit being a three-run triple from left fielder Sam Bowens. Tom Phoebus (5-1, 3.46) took it from there and collected the win.

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 11 Kansas City 0

 

Joe Horlen (3-5, 1.46) threw a two-hit shutout and finally got some run support as the White Sox scored eight times in the bottom of the fifth to run away with the easy win. Second baseman Wayne Causey went 4-for-5 (.246) and scored three runs while Tommy McCraw had a 3-for-5 (.391) day and drove in four runs to spark the offense.

 

Boston 13 Cleveland (H) 5 (Grand Slam!)

 

The Red Sox had a slender 4-2 lead heading into the seventh when they came alive with five runs, the big hit being a grand slam homerun (5) by Reggie Smith. Boston then came right back with a four-run eighth that included a Carl Yastrzemski homerun (15) and the rout was on. Jim Lonborg (6-2, 2.75) got the win over Sonny Siebert (7-1, 1.29).

 

California 2 Minnesota (H) 1 (11)

Angels starter Jim McGlothlin argued a third strike during his first at-bat and was ejected, so Pete Cimino took his place on the mound and threw seven innings of one-hit relief, but it wasn't enough for the win as Jim Kaat (3-3, 2.75) had held California scoreless as well. In the top of the eleventh, the scoreless tie was broken when Bubba Morton singled home Don Mincher, making a winner of Bill Kelso (2-1, 5.40) and giving Kaat the loss despite Kaat having struck out fifteen batters on the day.

 

Detroit 3 New York (AL) (H) 2

 

The Tigers have been scuffling recently and were looking to go to New York and maybe get the team back on track, but the Yankees had other ideas. Willie Horton had an RBI single in the fourth and then hit a two-run homerun (5) in the sixth to give the Tigers just enough to come away with the win. Joe Sparma (4-3, 3.77) gave up six hits and six walks in his six innings of work but the Yankees were just not able to connect on that one key hit that would have blown the game open.

 

Cincinnati (H) 8 Atlanta 7 (13)

 

The two hottest teams in the NL (both have won eight of their last ten) faced off and the game started fast. After the third inning the score was tied at 4-4, and then after the sixth the score was still tied, but now at 7-7, but after that a pitching duel broke out. There was no more scoring until pinch-hitter Dick Simpson singled home Leo Cardenas with the game-winner in the bottom of the thirteenth.

 

Philadelphia 14 Houston (H) 0

 

Dick Ellsworth (3-3, 4.99) held the Astros to five hits and went all the way for the shutout victory, but the story of the day was the Phillies ten-run sixth. Bill White crushed a three-run homerun in the middle of the ten-run explosion and put the game out of reach, but the Phillies continued to pour it on anyway.

 

Pittsburgh 3 Los Angeles (H) 2

 

Willie Stargell hit a three-run homerun (6) in the top of the first and then the Dodgers answered back with two runs in the bottom of the first, and that was the score when the game ended. Tommie Sisk (3-2, 3.47) outdueled Bill Singer (1-2, 3.09) both fought off potential scoring opportunities, but today it was enough for the Pirates win.

 

St. Louis (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 1

 

Orlando Cepeda hit a two-run homerun (5) in the first and then he added a two-run single in the second, but that was enough to send Curt Simmons (2-5, 5.02) to the showers. Steve Carlton (3-1, 2.14) pitched five innings of no-hit ball to start the game and went all the way for the win.

 

Saturday, June 3, 1967

 

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California infielder Don Wallace made his Major League Finale on 06/03/1967. Wallace was later sent out to Seattle (PCL). Wallace was then sent to New York (NL) after the season to complete the Hawk Taylor trade

 

Houston pitcher Chris Zachary was injured (?) on 06/02/1967. Houston infielder Julio Gotay made his Season Debut on 06/04/1967. Gotay had previously been recalled from Oklahoma City (PCL)

 

New York (AL) infielder John Kennedy returned to play on 06/04/1967

 

New York (NL) pitcher Dick Selma made his Season Debut on 06/04/1967.  Selma had previously been recalled from Jacksonville (IL)

 

Chicago (AL) outfielder Ed Stroud returned to play on 06/04/1967

 

Baltimore (H) 6 Washington 1

 

Pete Richert (4-4, 3.24) made his first start for the Orioles since having been recently acquired and he shut out his previous teammates until the Senators finally pushed across a run in the top of the ninth.

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 5 Kansas City 1

 

The White Sox scored three times in the bottom of the fourth inning and Joe Horlen (8-2, 1.21) held the visiting A's to only four hits and picked up the win. Shortstop Ron Hansen had three RBI's in the game to spark the offense.

 

Boston 1 Cleveland (H) 0

 

Dennis Bennett (3-2, 4.64) threw a three-hit shutout on Cleveland and handed Gary Bell (7-1, 1.15) his first loss of the season. Rico Petrocelli doubled home Carl Yastrzemski in the top of the fourth for the game's only run.

 

California 11 Minnesota (H) 1

 

The Angels jumped on Dave Boswell (3-4, 3.46) and the Twins for seven runs in the top of the second and George Brunet (6-5, 3.02) cruised to the easy win. Don Mincher led the California offense with a 4-for-5 (.311) day that included two runs scored, six RBI's, a triple, and a homerun (6).

 

New York (AL) (H) 4 Detroit 1

 

Joe Verbanic (1-0, 0.00) made the first start of his career and he held the Tigers to six hits and one unearned run and went all the way for the win. Mickey Mantle hit a solo homerun (7) in the third and then added a second RBI in the fifth.

 

Cincinnati (H) 7 Atlanta 5 (10)

 

The Braves slowly built up a 5-2 lead through the top of the seventh but in the bottom half of the inning, the Reds finally were able to string together multiple hits and scored three runs to tie the game at 5-5. In the bottom of the tenth Vada Pinson stroked a two-out two-run homerun (9) and got Cincinnati the come-from-behind extra-inning victory.

 

Philadelphia 11 Houston (H) 0

 

Dick Allen's three-run homerun (7) was the big hit in the Phillies seven-run sixth and Jim Bunning (8-3, 1.51) got back on the winning track as he limited the hometown Astros to three hits.

 

Pittsburgh 10 Los Angeles (H) 9 (15)

 

The Pirates led 9-2 after the sixth, only to see the Dodgers score four times in the seventh and then tie the score at 9-9 with three runs in the bottom of the ninth. No one was able to score until Jose Pagan hit a solo homerun in the top of the fifteenth. Both teams had three errors, and both teams hit into two double plays, while the Dodgers connected for 23 hits on the day, but just couldn't pull the trigger when they had the opportunity.

 

Chicago (NL) 4 St. Louis (H) 3

 

The Cubs slowly built a 4-1 lead as Ferguson Jenkins (6-4, 2.28) kept the Cardinals off-stride, at least until the ninth when St. Louis scored twice and forced Jenkins to come out of the game. Bill Hands cleaned up the mess and got the save (3). Bob Gibson (4-6, 3.57) was let down by his defense when Tim McCarver bumbled a bouncer in front of the plate that led to two unearned runs being scored.

 

San Francisco (H) 11 New York (NL) 0 (GM 1)

 

Juan Marichal (5-4, 2.81) threw a four-hit shutout, his fourth shutout of the young season. The Giants were already ahead 4-0 when they scored seven times in the bottom of the eighth to put the game out of reach. Jim Davenport had the big game as he went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, five RBI's, and a homerun (2).

 

San Francisco (H) 11 New York (NL) 3 (GM 2)

The Giants pounded the Mets in both ends of the doubleheader, and unfortunately for the Mets, these two have a doubleheader on the schedule for tomorrow as well. Bob Bolin (4-2, 3.36) got the win with offensive help from Jim Ray Hart who went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, four RBI's, and a pair of two-run homeruns (11, 12).

 

Sunday, June 4, 1967

 

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California catcher Orlando McFarlane made his Season Finale on 06/03/1967

 

Houston infielder Joe Morgan was injured (?) on 06/03/1967

 

Boston pitcher Gary Bell (Team Debut 06/08/1967) was acquired in trade from Cleveland on 06/04/1967 for outfielder Don Demeter and first baseman Tony Horton

 

Atlanta pitcher Tony Cloninger returned to the mound on 06/05/1967

 

Cleveland first baseman Tony Horton (Team Debut 06/05/1967) and outfielder Don Demeter (Team Debut 06/08/1967) were acquired in trade from Boston on 06/04/1967 for pitcher Gary Bell. Cleveland outfielder Jose Vidal was sent out to Portland (PCL) after 06/03/1967

 

Baltimore (H) 7 Washington 1

 

Curt Blefary hit a two-run homerun (6) in the bottom of the first and the Orioles cruised to an easy win over the struggling Washington Senators. Steve Barber (3-6, 6.29) is still recovering from his horrible start to the season but he threw another strong game today.

 

Note: On this date in 1967, Baltimore catcher Andy Etchebarren hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the nineteenth (box score) to give the Orioles the extra-inning victory.

 

Kansas City 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 2 (GM 1)

 

The White Sox led 2-1 after the sixth but then the A's came back with a three-run seventh, with Ramon Webster's two-run homerun (5) being the big hit. Catfish Hunter (6-45, 2.02) went all the way for the win over Tommy John (5-4, 3.62).

 

Kansas City 7 Chicago (AL) (H) 5 (GM 2)

After hitting a homerun in Game One, Ramon Webster knocked two more homeruns (6, 7) in Game Two, including a three-run shot in Kansas City's six-run fourth. Jim Nash (6-4, 2.99) walked five but got the win with help from the A's bullpen.

 

Cleveland (H) 1 Boston 0

 

Second baseman Pedro Gonzalez surprised everyone when he pulled a pitch down the line for a solo homerun (3) in the bottom of the seventh and Steve Hargan (3-3, 2.41) made that one-run lead stand up for the tough home win. Lee Stange (1-2, 3.12) made his first start of the season and took the hard-luck loss.

 

California 3 Minnesota (H)

 

Don Mincher crushed a two-run homerun (7) in the top of the first and Jack Sanford and the Angels bullpen made that slender lead hold up for their fourth consecutive win, the last three coming on the road in Minnesota. Jim Merritt (2-1, 1.13) made the one mistake early and had to take the loss in this one.

 

Detroit 6 New York (AL) (H) 2 (GM 1)

 

Willie Horton's two-out two-run homerun (6) was the big hit in Detroit's four-run third and Mickey Lolich (7-3, 3.43) took that lead and held on to it for the Game One win.

 

Detroit 2 New York (AL) (H) 1 (GM 2)

 

Veteran lefty reliever Hank Aguirre got the spot start for the Tigers and acquitted himself quite well, but Fritz Peterson (4-3, 3.43) pitched well for the Yankees at the same time. Detroit finally went ahead in the top of the ninth when Mickey Stanley stroked a two-out single that scored Norm Cash with the eventual game-winner. Dave Wickersham (3-0, 2.13) got the win, with Larry Sherry getting the 1-2-3 ninth for the save (2).

 

Cincinnati (H) 2 Atlanta 1

 

Back-to-back RBI singles by Pete Rose and Tony Perez in the bottom of the sixth put Cincinnati ahead for good and Ted Abernathy closed out the final two innings to get the save (8) and preserve the win for Jim Maloney (2-6, 4.09).

 

Houston (H) 5 Philadelphia 2

 

Three unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth put the Astros ahead to stay and Don Wilson (5-2, 3.34) got the win over Rick Wise (1-1, 3.30).

 

Los Angeles (H) 8 Pittsburgh 2 (Grand Slam!)

 

Willie Davis got the scoring started with a two-run homerun (2) in the bottom of the first but it was his two-out grand slam homerun (3) in the fifth that likely settled the outcome in this one. Don Drysdale (6-4, 2.85) was happy for the run support and went all the way for the win.

 

St. Louis (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 3

Adolfo Phillips hit a three-run homerun (9) in the second to give the Cubs the early lead, but Roger Maris hit a pair of solo homeruns (8, 9) to bring the Cardinals back to tie the score at 3-3 after the fifth. In the bottom of the ninth St. louis put runners on first and second and pinch-hitter Dave Ricketts bounced a squibbler in front of home plate. Randy Hundley fielded the ball cleanly, but then proceeded to airmail his throw to third base down the right-field line, allowing Mike Shannon to come around with the game-winning run.

 

Note: On this date in 1967, Curt Flood’s record string of 568 straight chances without an error ended when he dropped a fly ball. The Cardinals centerfielder had played an NL-record 227 straight games without an error beginning September 3, 1965.

 

San Francisco (H) 11 New York (NL) 6 (GM 1) (Grand Slam!)

 

After having been swept in yesterday's doubleheader the Mets got off to a fast start with five runs in the first, but then Willie Mays hit a grand slam (8) in the fifth that tied the score at 5-5. Willie McCovey then made the comeback complete when he unloaded on a three-run homerun (10) in the sixth. The Giants ended the game with eleven runs scored against the Mets for the third consecutive game.

 

San Francisco (H) 4 New York (NL) 2 (GM 2)

 

The Giants won their fourth game of the weekend as a three-run second gave them a quick 4-0 lead, the big hit being a two-run homerun from Jesus Alou (1). Mike McCormick (2-4, 2.78) took over from there as he held the Mets hitless until the fifth and went all the way for the complete-game victory.