Week 12 Results (06/26/1967 - 07/02/1967)
Monday, June 26, 1967
Transactions:
New York (NL)
pitcher Bill
Denehy was sent out to Jacksonville (IL) after 06/25/1967
Detroit pitcher Mickey
Lolich left for Military duty after 06/25/1967
Chicago (AL) catcher
Duane
Josephson was recalled from the Florida Instructional League (FLIL) before
06/27/1967
Both teams scored a single run in the second and that was all the scoring until Luis Aparicio slapped a two-out single to right to score Boog Powell with the eventual game-winner in the sixth. Bruce Howard (3-6, 4.00) pitched well but took the loss because Pete Richert (7-5, 3.32) was better.
California (H) 2
Washington 1
The Angels utilized
a pair of sacrifice flies to slip past the visiting Senators today. Bill Kelso
(4-1, 3.03) picked up the win in relief, and Minnie
Rojas got the save (12). Barry Moore
(2-8, 4.98) took the hard-luck loss.
New York (AL) 6
Kansas City (H) 0
Fred Talbot
(4-5, 3.38) scattered four hits and got the win over the hometown A's. Mickey
Mantle homered (10) in the first and then the Yankees scored three times in
the second to effectively lock this game up.
Minnesota (H) 15
Boston 3 (Grand Slam!)
The Twins excised
some of their early season offensive demons today by exploding for four
doubles, a triple, four homeruns, and twenty total hits to score fifteen runs
against the first-place Red Sox. Jim Kaat
(7-3, 2.60) went all the way for the win plus he homered (1), Rod Carew
hit a grand slam (6), and Zoilo
Versalles went 4-for-5 (.237) on the day with three runs scored, four
RBI's, a double, and a homerun (6).
Philadelphia 3
Chicago (NL) (H) 2
A two-run seventh gave
the Phillies their first lead of the day and got Turk
Farrell (2-1, 2.06) the win in his first (and only) start of the season.
Los Angeles 5
Cincinnati (H) 2
The Dodgers slowly
built a 5-0 lead before Claude
Osteen (8-6, 3.25) gave up a two-run homerun (16) to Tony Perez
in the bottom of the eighth, but that was the Reds' only noise today.
New York (NL) (H) 4
Pittsburgh 3
The Mets jumped
ahead early with three runs in the bottom of the second, but the Pirates just
chipped away at that lead until they tied the score at 3-3 when Cleon Jones
misplayed a fly ball in the top of the eighth. Ron Swoboda
led off the bottom of the ninth with a double, advanced to third, and then John
Sullivan stroked a two-out pinch-hit single to give New York the
hard-fought win.
St. Louis (H) 4 San
Francisco 1
Backup catcher Dave
Ricketts drew a two-out bases loaded walk when he pinch-hit in the bottom of
the sixth to bring home the first run of the game, and then Lou Brock
followed that with a two-run single and the Cardinals were flying. Recently
activated Jim
Cosman (1-0, 0.90) made his first start of the season and threw six
scoreless innings. and got the win over Gaylord
Perry (7-9, 2.53).
Tuesday, June 27, 1967
Transactions: N/A
Paul Blair socked a two-run homerun (6) in the bottom of the eleventh, giving Jim Hardin (1-0, 0.00) the win in relief.
Note: On this date
in 1967, Frank
Robinson led off the bottom of the fifth with a single and was then forced
out at second on an infield grounder. Robinson and Al Weis
collied at second base, knocking out Robinson. Robinson later experienced double
vision and missed the next month of the season. Weis was also injured, this
game being his last major league appearance of the season.
Washington 1
California (H) 0 (13)
Ed Stroud
knocked a two-out single in the top of the thirteenth to plate Ed Brinkman
with the game's only run and to give the Senators the eventual win. Both teams
had six hits on the day, with Dave
Baldwin (2-1, 1.20) picking up the win with a four-inning relief stint and Casey Cox
getting the save (1)
The Tigers exploded for eighteen hits as they pounded Sam McDowell (2-9, 3.72) and the Indians bullpen for the blowout win. Earl Wilson (8-6, 2.85) went all the way for the win, and was ably supported by Dick McAuliffe, who hit two homeruns (7, 8) (one a grand slam in Detroit's seven-run fifth), and by Al Kaline, who went 4-for-6 (.353) with three runs scored, three RBI's, and a homerun (13).
Note: On this date
in 1967, after having struck out in the fifth inning, Al Kaline
returned to the dugout, slammed his bat into the bat rack in frustration,
and broke a bone in his hand. Kaline will miss the month of the season, and
this, combined with Mickey
Lolich having been called up for National Guard duty due to the riots in
Detroit, are serious blows to the Tigers' dreams of success.
Kansas City (H) 5
New York (AL) 3 (GM 1) (Grand Slam!)
Joe Peptone
hit a two-run single in the top of the third to give the Yankees the lead, but
in the bottom half of the inning Al Downing
gave up a single and two walks to load the bases. Downing got the next two
batters on short fly balls, but then Rick Monday
hit a long fly ball for a grand slam (6) and Catfish
Hunter (8-5, 2.56) was able to take it all the way for the Game One win.
Kansas City (H) 10
New York (AL) 9 (GM 2)
Light-hitting
infielder John
Kennedy, playing third base in Game Two, launched a three-run homerun (1)
in the top of the second to give New York the lead, but that didn't last long
as Kansas City came right back with three runs of their own in the bottom of
the inning, a two-run homerun (7) from Rick Monday
being the big blow. Ramon
Webster added a three-run homerun (9) in the fourth and by the end of the
sixth the A's were ahead 9-3. The Yankees weren't done though as they stormed
back with a five-run seventh, thanks in part to some faulty A's fielding. New
York finally did manage to tie the score at 9-9 with a run in the top of the
ninth, but in the bottom half of the inning John
Donaldson led off with a double, and on a sacrifice bunt attempt by Phil Roof,
Yankees catcher Jake Gibbs
airmailed a throw to third into the left field corner, allowing Donaldson to
come home with the game-winner.
Boston 10 Minnesota
(H) 0 (Grand Slam!)
The Red Sox scored
the first run of the game in the top of the sixth, added another run in the
seventh, and then Carl
Yastrzemski added a three-run triple in the eighth. Joe Foy
then added a topper when hit a Grand Slam (9) in Boston's five-run ninth. Gary
Waslewski (2-0, 1.35) and a pair of Boston relievers combined for the
four-hit shutout.
Atlanta (H) 9
Houston 4
Felipe Alou
blew open a close game with a two-out three-run homerun (12) in the bottom of
the fourth and then Hank Aaron
added some insurance with a two-run homerun (18) in the seventh. Tony
Cloninger (4-4, 3.60) went six innings and got the win, and had plenty of
help from the bullpen.
Philadelphia 4
Chicago (NL) (H) 2
The Phillies
continued their upward surge as they scored a few runs early and then added on
a few more late to ensure the win in Chicago. Rick Wise
(5-1, 2.70) got the win and picked up a crucial RBI to help cement the win.
Cincinnati (H) 4 Los
Angeles 3
Sammy Ellis
(4-7, 4.75) didn't give up a run until the eighth inning and then the Dodgers
made it interesting when they scored two unearned runs off Ted
Abernathy in the ninth, but Abernathy got the third out and picked up the
save (10).
Pittsburgh 10 New
York (NL) (H) 2
The Pirates hit four
homeruns in the game, two by Roberto
Clemente (15, 16), as the visitors pounded the Mets pitchers for the easy
win. Woodie
Fryman (4-2, 3.47) had the big lead and was never really threatened as he
went all the way for the win.
San Francisco 5 St.
Louis (H) 3
Steve
Carlton (5-2, 1.70) gave up two homeruns (Willie Mays
(12), Jim
Ray Hart (22)), walked a batter, hit a batter, threw a wild pitch, and was
otherwise lucky to come out of the inning only down 3-0. Carlton settled down
after that, but Mike
McCormick (5-5, 2.50) was able to go all the way for the win. The Cardinals
had six hits in the game, three of them being solo homeruns, but it wasn't good
enough.
Wednesday, June 28, 1967
Transactions:
Chicago (NL)
infielder Joey
Amalfitano made his Major League Finale on 06/27/1967. Amalfitano returned
to his coaching duties on 07/06/1967
Houston pitcher Larry
Dierker made his Season Finale on 06/27/1967 (Military service)
Boston third baseman
Dalton
Jones was on Military duty after 06/27/1967
Detroit outfielder Al Kaline
was injured (broken bone in hand) on 06/27/1967
Baltimore outfielder
Frank
Robinson was injured (concussion) on 06/27/1967
Chicago infielder Al Weis
made his Season Finale on 06/27/1967. Weis was later sent out to the Florida
Instructional League (FLIL)
New York (NL)
pitcher Hal
Reniff (Team Debut 07/01/1967) was acquired from New York (AL) on
06/28/1967 for cash
Cincinnati
outfielder Pete
Rose returned to play on 06/29/1967
Chicago (AL) 5
Baltimore (H) 1
Ken Berry
socked a three-run homerun (4) in the Chicago fourth, the big hit in a five-run
outburst. Gary
Peters got the start for the White Sox but complained about shoulder
soreness in the fifth, but the White Sox bullpen was up to the challenge as
they threw five innings of scoreless relief.
California (H) 6
Washington 3
Frank
Howard tied the game at 2-2 with a long homerun (20) in the fourth, but the
Angels came right back with a three-run sixth and held on for the win from
there. Rickey
Clark (7-3, 3.10) got the win over Phil Ortega
(2-13, 3.75).
Detroit (H) 3
Cleveland 2
Joe Sparma
(6-7, 3.25) struck out ten and got the win when the Tigers scored two runs in
the bottom of the eighth to take their first lead of the game. John
O'Donoghue (3-3, 2.89) only gave up six hits all game, but Detroit bunched
several of them in the fateful eighth to pull out the victory.
New York (AL) 8
Kansas City (H) 4
Homeruns by Mickey
Mantle (11) and Joe
Pepitone (3) kept the Yankees in the game but after the fourth the As' were
ahead 4-3. New York scored twice in the fifth to take the lead, and then Tom Tresh
smacked a pinch-hit three-run homerun (8) in the eighth to put the game away. Fritz
Peterson (8-3, 2.72) didn’t have the best of games but got the win with
plenty of help from the Bronx bullpen.
Boston 6 Minnesota
(H) 1
The Red Sox took the
lead with a three-run third, the big hit being a two-run homerun (25) by Carl
Yastrzemski, and then Lee Stange
(5-2, 2.56) held the Twins scoreless until the eighth and picked up the win.
Atlanta (H) 1
Houston 0
Woody
Woodward singled home Tito
Francona in the bottom of the fourth for the game's only run, but Phil Niekro
(4-3, 2.12) made do with what he had as he didn't give up a hit until the
seventh and held the Astros to two hits on the day and picked up the
complete-game victory. Dave Giusti
(4-7, 4.76) only allowed three hits and took the hard-luck loss.
Chicago (NL) (H) 9
Pittsburgh 7 (GM 1) (Grand Slam!)
The Pirates loaded
up the bases in the top of the first, only to see Manny
Jimenez, batting fourth, bounce into a 1-2-3 double play. Now with two out
and no runs in, Bill
Mazeroski slammed a three-run homerun (10) to give Pittsburgh the lead. In
the bottom of the first, similar to the Pirates, the first three Cubs batters
loaded the bases and Ron Santo
clubbed a grand slam (17). The Cubs added four more runs in the second, and
they were off and running. Ferguson
Jenkins (10-6, 2.55) went all the way for the win, but often struggled,
giving up two solo homeruns in the ninth to make the score close.
Maury Wills got the scoring started with a solo homerun (1) in the top of the fourth, but then Ernie Banks answered back with a two-run shot (11) in the bottom half of the inning. That was all the scoring in this one as Ray Culp (5-3, 4.46) got the win over Tommie Sisk (3-6, 3.23).
Cincinnati (H) 3 Los
Angeles 2
The Reds scored
three runs in the bottom of the third, the big hit being a two-out two-run
double by Vada
Pinson. Gary Nolan
(8-1, 2.26) took a slender lead and made it stand up for the win over Bill Singer
(5-4, 2.28).
New York (NL) 12
Philadelphia 0
The lowly Mets
exploded for seventeen hits and twelve runs as Tom Seaver
(8-5, 2.48) threw a three-hit shutout over the Phillies. A four-run fourth put
New York ahead 6-0 and knocked John Boozer
(2-2, 5.50) out of the game, but the Mets continued to pile it on against the
Philadelphia bullpen.
San Francisco 8 St.
Louis (H) 0
Willie
McCovey got things started with a two-out three-run homerun (12) in the top
of the first and then Jim Ray Hart
continued his homerun barrage when he hit #23 in the fifth, giving Ray Sadecki
(6-0, 0.97) all the runs he would need as he shutout the Cardinals on five
hits.
Thursday, June 29, 1967
Transactions:
Los Angeles second
baseman Ron
Hunt was injured (?) on 06/28/1967
Detroit outfielder Jim Landis
(Team Debut 06/29/1967) was acquired from Houston on 06/29/1967 for pitcher Larry
Sherry
Philadelphia pitcher
Chris
Short returned to play on 06/30/1967
Houston pitcher Larry
Sherry (Team Debut 07/04/1967) was acquired from Detroit on 06/29/1967 for
outfielder Jim Landis
Baltimore (H) 5
Chicago (AL) 3
Paul Blair
socked a two-run homerun (7) in the first and then drove in another run with a
double in the third, enough of a fast
start that Tom Phoebus
(8-3, 3.20) was able to roll to the win.
Lee Maye hit two homeruns (6, 7) to spark the Indians and Luis Tiant (5-6, 2.16) shut down the Tigers' offense on only five hits to get the win. Denny McLain (6-7, 3.58) gave up fourteen hits in six innings of work, and spent most of his time going from crisis to crisis.
Pittsburgh 6 Chicago
(NL) (H) 1
After having been
swept in yesterday's doubleheader, the Pirates came back to take the easy 6-1
win in Chicago. Pittsburgh had fifteen hits and seven walks in the game, but
only six runs, as they continually put runners on base but could never get the
big hit necessary to blow the game open. Al McBean
(3-0, 2.06) made his first start of the season and went all the way for the
win and he also went 3-for-4 from the plate with a walk, a run scored, and an RBI
to help his own cause.
Los Angeles 9
Cincinnati (H) 5
Willie
Davis smacked a two-out three-run triple in the Dodgers five-run second and
Los Angeles never looked back. Don
Drysdale (8-7, 2.97) didn't have his good stuff but got the win with
plenty of bullpen assistance.
Philadelphia 4 New
York (NL) (H) 2
The Phillies scored
all four of their runs in the top of the fourth, the big hit being a two-out
two-run single off the bat of Jim Bunning
(13-5, 1.41). Bunning got the win, but not until the Mets loaded the bases in
the ninth before Turk
Farrell was brought in to get the third out.
St. Louis (H) 7 San
Francisco 3
The Giants scored
three runs in the top of the first, but Bob Gibson
(7-8, 3.23) shut them down the rest of the way and the Cardinals came back to
grab the come-from-behind victory. The comeback was led by Curt Flood
who hit two homeruns (2, 3), and Gibson chipped in as well with a two-run
single.
Friday, June 30, 1967
Transactions:
Los Angeles pitcher Dick Egan
was injured (?) on 06/29/1967
Kansas City infielder Dick Green returned to play on 07/01/1967
Detroit outfielder Lenny Green
made his Season Debut on 07/01/1967. Green had previously been recalled from
Toledo (IL). Detroit pitcher John Hiller
made his Season Debut on 07/01/1967. Hiller had previously been recalled from
Toledo (IL). Detroit outfielder Gates Brown
was injured (wrist injury) on 06/29/1967
Chicago (AL)
infielder Marv
Staehle made his Season Debut on 07/01/1967. Staehle had previously been
recalled from Indianapolis (PCL)
Cleveland 3
Baltimore (H) 2 (GM 1)
Don Demeter
smacked a two-run homerun (3) in the first and by the end of the third, the
Indians were on top 3-0. The Orioles made it close when they scored two runs in
the sixth, but that was all the scoring as Steve
Hargan (5-5, 2.15) had the good stuff today.
Cleveland 3
Baltimore (H) 2 (GM 2)
The Indians earned
the doubleheader sweep with another close one. This time the Orioles scored
first with two in the third, but Cleveland scored three times in the sixth and Orlando Pena
(1-3, 3.09) and the Indians bullpen held on for the victory.
New York (AL) 3
California (H) 2 (16)
Tom Tresh
hit two solo homeruns (9, 10) today, one in the top of the ninth to tie the
game at 2-2 and eventually send it to extra innings, and the second coming in
the top of the sixteenth for the win. Dooley
Womack entered the game in the bottom of the sixteenth and threw a 1-2-3
inning to get the save (8).
Chicago (AL) 3
Detroit (H) 2
The White Sox
finally broke through against Johnny
Podres (2-2, 2.81) in the fifth inning to take a slender lead, but that was
enough for Tommy
John (7-6, 3.06) to go all the way for the win.
Boston 3 Kansas City
(H) 0
Gary Bell
(12-1, 1.00) twirled a one-hit shutout to continue his outstanding season.
Catcher Mike
Ryan drove in two runs with a single in the top of the second and then Ryan
came through again with an RBI single in the seventh to provide some insurance.
Chicago (NL) (H) 6
Cincinnati 0
Billy
Williams hit a solo homerun (8) in the first and then hit a two-run triple
in the eighth, providing the Cubs a cushion as they headed into the ninth. Bill Hands
(2-3, 3.72) had things well in hand though, as he held the Reds to only four
hits and went all the way for the shutout victory.
Los Angeles 3
Houston (H) 2
The Dodgers pushed
across a run in the top of the eighth to take a 3-2 lead, but in the bottom of
the ninth, the usually reliable Ron
Perranoski came in the game and immediately loaded the bases with two walks
and a hit. Phil Regan
was brought in and in two pitches he induced a 1-2-3 double play and then a
final flyout to clinch the win with a save (6)
New York (NL) (H) 3
St. Louis 2 (11)
Tommy Davis
socked a solo homerun to lead off the bottom of the eleventh and give the Mets
the hard-fought win over the Cardinals. New York had to score a run in the
bottom of the ninth to tie the score at 2-2 and to send the game into extras,
an exciting finish for the home crowd.
San Francisco 3
Philadelphia (H) 1 (GM 1)
Chris Short
(6-3, 1.80) returned to the mound after a month and gave up only four hits and
two runs in his eight innings of work, but unfortunately, two of those hits were
consecutive homeruns to Ollie Brown
(6) and Willie
Mays (13) in the third inning. Gaylord
Perry (8-9, 2.44) didn't allow a run until the bottom of the eighth, and
then in the top of the ninth Perry (.176) had a surprise two-out RBI single to
help pad his lead.
Philadelphia (H) 6
San Francisco 1 (GM 2)
Dick Allen
smashed two homeruns for the Phillies, a two-run shot (11) in the third and
then a three-run blast (12) in the seventh that locked this game up, Grant
Jackson (1-3, 5.58) got a spot start in Game Two of the doubleheader and
made the most of his opportunity,
Pittsburgh (H) 5
Atlanta 4
Gene Alley
singled home pinch-runner Al Luplow
in the bottom of the ninth to pull out the tough hard-fought win over the
visiting Braves. The Pirates had the early lead, Atlanta fought back to tie the
score and then came Alley's ninth-inning heroics.
Saturday, July 1,
1967
Transactions:
Philadelphia pitcher
Dallas
Green was injured (?) on 06/30/1967
Chicago (AL) catcher
Duane
Josephson was sent out to Indianapolis (PCL) after 06/30/1967
Baltimore pitcher Marcelino
Lopez was injured (tendonitis) on 06/30/1967
San Francisco
pitcher Lindy
McDaniel returned to the mound on 07/02/1967
Cleveland 12
Baltimore (H) 3
Sonny
Siebert (10-2, 1.70) gave up three runs in the bottom of the first inning
but settled down after that and held the Orioles scoreless the rest of the way,
and in addition Siebert chipped in with a 3-for-5 day at the plate that included a run
scored, two RBI's, and two doubles.
Note: On this date
in 1967, Baltimore pitcher Mike
Adamson became the first draftee to bypass the minors and go straight to a
major league team. Adamson will make it to the minors eventually.
Also on this date in
1967, Jim
Palmer, making a rehab start with Rochester (IL), gave up a grand slam
homerun. Rochester was facing Buffalo, in a game moved to Niagara Falls because
of riots currently occurring in Buffalo. Johnny
Bench, the 1967 Minor League Player of the Year, hit the Grand Slam in this
game, something Palmer never gave up in a major league game in his long career.
New York (AL) 7
California 6
A three-run fourth
and a three-run sixth pushed the Yankees to the lead and then they had to fight
to hold on to that lead. The Angels had scored twice in the bottom of the ninth
and had the bases loaded, but Dooley
Womack was rushed in and he got the final out with a clutch strikeout to
pick up the save (9). Mickey
Mantle homered (13) in the fourth to help key the initial New York rally.
Detroit (H) 2
Chicago (AL) 1
Dave
Wickersham (4-1, 1.76) made his first start of the season and made the most
of it, going eight strong innings and getting the win over the White Sox. Jim
Northrup hit a two-run homerun (6) in the bottom of the fourth to give
Wickersham all the run support he would need today. Joe Horlen
(5-7, 1.62) pitched well but took the loss.
Kansas City (H) 7
Boston 6 (16)
The A's scored twice
in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score at 5-5 and send the game into extra
innings. The Red Sox scored a run in the top of the thirteenth, but Dave Duncan
tied the score back up with a solo homerun (2) in the bottom of the inning.
Finally, an E4 on Mike
Andrews opened the door for the A's in the bottom of the sixteenth, and John
Donaldson ended the game with a run-scoring single.
Frank Howard has been pretty quiet as of recent, but he made his presence known today as he swatted three homeruns (21, 22, 23) and provided all of the Senators' scoring. Barry Moore (3-8, 4.61) didn't allow a run until two out in the ninth inning and got the win over Jim Kaat (7-6, 2.66).
Cincinnati 5 Chicago
(NL) (H) 1
Vada Pinson
homered (13) in the top of the sixth for the first run of the game, but then Rich Nye
(5-4, 3.59) and the Chicago bullpen imploded and the Reds scored four runs in
the seventh to blow the game open. Mel Queen
(4-5, 3.25) had a shutout going until two outs in the ninth but then got the
third out and the win.
Los Angeles 5
Houston (H) 3
A four-run third
gave the Dodgers the early lead, and then Don Sutton
(4-8, 3.18) and Jim Brewer
held off a late Astros rally to capture the win. Bo Belinsky
(0-6, 5.83) gave up the early runs and took the loss.
New York (NL) (H) 4
St. Louis 3
The Cardinals had slowly
built a 3-1 lead but then the Mets took the lead with a three-run sixth,
setting up an exciting final few innings as they were able to hold on for the
lead. Dennis
Bennett (4-5, 5.70) got the win and Hal Reniff,
just acquired from the Yankees, got the save (2).
San Francisco 1
Philadelphia (H) 0
Mike
McCormick (6-5, 2.32) got the complete-game shutout victory over the
hometown Phillies but also supplied all his team's offense when he crushed a
homerun (1) in the top of the third. Rick
Wise only surrendered four hits, one less than McCormick, but got hung with
the unfortunate loss.
Pittsburgh (H) 2
Atlanta 0
Roberto
Clemente tripled home two runs in the bottom of the first and Bob Veale
(7-8, 4.44) took over from there, shutting out the Braves on only three hits. Pat Jarvis
(7-3, 2.55) only allowed four hits, but took the hard-luck loss.
Sunday, July 2, 1967
Transactions:
Baltimore shortstop Mark
Belanger was injured (?) on 07/01/1967
Kansas City pitcher Blue Moon
Odom was injured (?) on 07/01/1967
New York (AL)
outfielder Bill
Robinson was injured (hamstring) on 07/01/1967
Chicago (NL) pitcher
Don
Larsen made his Season Debut on 07/03/1967. Larsen had previously been
recalled from Dallas Fort-Worth (TL)
Boston infielder Ken Poulsen
made his Major League Debut on 07/03/1967. Poulson had previously been recalled
from Winston-Salem (CARL)
Atlanta catcher Joe Torre
returned to play on 07/03/1967
Baltimore (H) 1
Cleveland 0
Sam
McDowell (2-10, 3.54) was left high and dry by the Cleveland offense again
as he struck out fifteen Orioles on the day and held Baltimore to only one run,
but still had another loss added to his record. Brooks
Robinson singled home Luis
Aparicio in the sixth for the game's only run and Bill
Dillman (5-2, 3.08) got the shutout victory over the Indians.
New York (AL) 1
California (H) 0
Another 1-0 game as Al Downing
(6-7, 2.35) got the win over Jim
McGlothlin (3-8, 3.34). Joe
Pepitone's two-out double in the top of the fifth scored Mickey
Mantle with the game's only run.
Chicago (AL) 11
Detroit 2
The White Sox took
an early 2-0 lead, but Norm Cash
smacked a two-run homerun (9) in the fourth to tie the score at 2-2. Chicago
then scored five times in the fifth, the big hit being a two-out three-run
triple by Gary
Peters (11-4, 1.65). Peters later added a two-run single in the seventh to
put the game out of reach.
Boston 5 Kansas City
(H) 1
Joe Foy
hit a solo homerun (10) in the first and then Jerry Adair
added another (3) in the second to give the Red Sox a quick lead and recent
call-up Gary
Waslewski (3-0, 1.26) had another strong outing as he didn't allow a run
until two-outs in the ninth. Tony
Conigliaro hit a two-run homerun (13) in the eighth to lock this game up
for the Red Sox.
Twice Minnesota took a one-run lead and twice Washington tied the score right back up, but then Zoilo Versalles hit a two-run homerun (7) in the bottom of the fifth and Dean Chance (10-5, 2.60) was able to shut down the Senators for the rest of the game and picked up the Game One win.
Minnesota (H) 4
Washington 0 (GM 2)
Zoilo
Versalles hit his second homerun (8) of the day, Bobby
Allison added a two-run shot (5) in the fifth, and Jim Merritt
(3-4, 2.64) held the visiting Senators to two hits and went all the way for the
Game Two win.
Chicago (NL) (H) 2
Cincinnati 0
A pair of RBI
singles from Ron Santo
gave Ferguson
Jenkins (11-6, 2.40) all the run support he would need today as Jenkins
fired a one-hit shutout against the visiting Reds. Sammy Ellis
(4-8, 4.66) took the hard-luck loss. Vada Pinson
led the game off with a single, and Jenkins proceeded to get twenty-seven
consecutive outs from there.
Los Angeles 7 Houston
(H) 2
The Dodgers amassed
seventeen hits on the day and took advantage of a four-run fourth to take a
lead they would not give up. Bill Singer
(6-4, 2.25) got the win and went all the way, with Wade
Blasingame (2-3, 4.26) getting knocked out early.
Both teams scored single runs in the fourth and seventh innings, but Dave Ricketts pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth was the difference in this one. Joe Hoerner (4-0, 1.62) picked up the Game One win in relief, with Nelson Briles getting the save (2).
New York (NL) (H) 2
St. Louis 0 (GM 2)
Journeyman reliever Jack Lamabe
(1-3, 3.00) got to make a spot start in Game Two of the doubleheader and he
sparkled, throwing a three-hit shutout and going all the way for the victory.
The Mets offense didn't do much, but it was enough to hand Steve
Carlton (5-3, 1.67) the tough loss.
Philadelphia (H) 3
San Francisco 0
Dick
Ellsworth (5-4, 4.02) threw a three-hit shutout over Ray Sadecki
(6-1, 1.31) and the visiting Giants. The Phillies offense didn't do much, but
they did enough to get the tight victory.
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