Week 15 Results (07/17/1967 - 07/23/1967)
Monday, July 17, 1967
Transactions:
California pitcher Lew
Burdette made his Major League Finale on 07/16/1967. California catcher Ed
Kirkpatrick made his Season Finale on 07/16/1967. Kirkpatrick was later
sent out to Seattle (PCL). California pitcher Ken Turner
made his Major League Finale on 07/16/1967. Turner was later sent out to
Seattle (PCL)
New York (AL)
infielder Dick
Howser was injured (broken arm) on 07/16/1967
Chicago (AL) pitcher
Aurelio
Monteagudo made his Season Finale on 07/16/1967, was given his release on
07/22/1967, and was signed as a Free Agent by Cincinnati (DNP) on the same day
Los Angeles pitcher Dick Egan
returned to the mound on 07/18/1967
Atlanta pitcher Ed Rakow
made his Season Debut on 07/18/1967. Rakow had previously been recalled from
Richmond (IL)
Boston (H) 8 Detroit
0 (Grand Slam!)
The Red Sox scored
their first four runs when Denny
McLain's control temporarily wandered away in the third, but their second
four runs scored when George
Scott slugged a grand slam homerun (11) in the sixth. Lee Stange
(7-3, 1.99) completed his third shutout of the season, allowing only three hits
to the visiting Tigers.
Minnesota (H) 5
California 4
The Twins held a
slender 2-1 lead into the seventh when two Angels errors led to three unearned
runs coming across the place. Jim Merritt
(4-4, 2.71) now had a 5-1 lead and he kept the California batters baffled until
Bobby
Knoop hit a two-out three-run homerun (3) in the top of the ninth to make
the score 5-4. Merritt then got the third out and took home the win.
New York (AL) (H) 6
Baltimore 0
The Yankees managed
to convert a couple of untimely walks and a pair of bloop doubles into a
four-run second and Mel
Stottlemyre (5-11, 3.01) had the lead he needed. Mickey
Mantle added a two-run homerun (16) later to make the day complete for
Yankees fans.
Joe Azcue
smacked a three-run homerun (8) in the top of the fourth to put Cleveland up
4-1, but that lead didn’t last as the determined Senators kept fighting back.
Finally, with two runs in the eighth and then two more in the ninth, Washington
was able to tie the score at 7-7 and the game moved into extra innings. In the
top of the twelfth, Azcue came through again, this time with an RBI single to
put the Indians ahead to stay.
Atlanta (H) 5
Pittsburgh 2
The Braves broke
open a 2-2 tie with three runs in the bottom of the seventh, clearing the way
for another Ken Johnson
(14-1, 1.60) victory. Hank Aaron
blasted a solo homerun (21) in the fourth to keep the game close.
Cincinnati (H) 2
Philadelphia 0
Sammy Ellis
(5-9, 4.49) pitched out of multiple bases-loaded situations and struggled to a
complete-game shutout victory. The two Reds' runs both scored on sacrifice
flies in a tight, exciting victory.
San Francisco (H) 3
Chicago (NL) 2
Chicago plated two
runs in the top of the second, only to see San Francisco come right back with
three runs in the bottom half of the inning, and there the score stayed as Ray Sadecki
(9-1, 1.23) and Rich Nye
(6-7, 3.81) fought it out after that, with Sadecki coming out on top with the
win.
St. Lois (H) 6 New
York (NL) 0
The Cardinals scored
three times in the first, the big hits being a solo homerun (2) from Bobby Tolan
and a two-run double Mike
Shannon. Julian
Javier later added a two-run homerun (6) in the sixth, giving a little more
padding for Dick Hughes
(5-5, 2.89), who went all the way for the complete-game shutout.
Tuesday, July 18, 1967
Transactions:
Cleveland infielder Vern Fuller
was recalled from Portland (PCL) before 07/19/1967
Atlanta outfielder Gary Geiger
returned to play on 07/19/1967
Washington
outfielder Cap
Peterson returned to play on 07/19/1967
Pittsburgh infielder
Andre
Rogers returned to play on 07/19/1967
Kansas City catcher Tim Talton
returned to play on 07/19/1967
New York (AL)
outfielder Roy White
made his Season Debut on 07/19/1967. White had previously been recalled from
Spokane (PCL)
Note: Pittsburgh
announced that Danny
Murtaugh had been hired to replace Harry Walker
as the manager of the Pirates. This was Murtaugh's second stint as Pittsburgh
manager.
Boston 5 Baltimore
(H) 3
Jim Lonborg
(10-5, 3.02) didn't give up a hit until the sixth and was cruising along when
Baltimore finally scored a run in the eighth, immediately followed by a Brooks
Robinson two-run homerun (13) that cut the Boston lead to 5-3. The Red Sox relief
corps was able to come in and put out the fire, with John Wyatt
getting the save (5).
Chicago (AL) 2
California (H) 0
The big play in this
game occurred in the fifth when, with two outs and runners on second and third,
Pete Ward
was intentionally walked to bring weak-hitting Ron Hansen
to the plate. Hansen didn't get a hit, but instead wrangled a walk, bringing
home Chicago's second run and giving Gary Peters
(13-4, 1.60) a little cushion on his way to a three-hit shutout. Rickey
Clark (8-6, 3.11) took the loss.
Detroit (H) 4
Washington 0
Willie
Horton's three-run homerun (12) in the bottom of the third was the big hit
in this game and Earl Wilson
(11-7, 2.75) rode it all the way for the shutout victory. Camilo
Pascual (6-8, 2.50) otherwise pitched a good game but paid for his mistake
to Horton with the loss.
Kansas City (H) 10
Minnesota 3
The A's exploded for
eight runs in the bottom of the fourth as they pounded Jim Kaat
(9-6, 2.90) and the Twins bullpen. Jim Nash
(8-8, 3.18) gladly took the run support but also contributed an RBI single in
the big inning.
The Cubs got off to a fast start with two runs in the first, and then Ernie Banks added a two-run homerun (14) in the seventh to give Ferguson Jenkins (14-6, 2.22) more than enough support. The Braves hit into four double plays along the way and didn't score a run until one out in the ninth inning when pinch-hitter supreme Charley Lau hit a homerun (1).
Cincinnati (H) 5 St.
Louis 4 (11)
Cincinnati scored a
single run in each of the first three innings, but fell behind when Orlando
Cepeda hit a two-run homerun (12) in the sixth and St. Louis took the lead
with two more runs in the eighth. The Reds immediately tied the score at 4-4 with
a run in the bottom of the eighth, and the game soon moved into extra innings.
In the bottom of the eighth Ted
Abernathy (3-3, 1.13) got the win in relief when Lee May
singled home Tony Perez
with the game-winner.
Bob Hendley (3-3, 3.38) held the Astros to one hit and went all the way for the shutout victory. Bo Belinsky (0-9, 6.41) finally put together a good start, but the story today was all about Hendley.
Philadelphia (H) 6
Los Angeles 0 (GM 1) (Grand Slam!)
Bill White
blew open a tight game when his grand slam homerun (2) gave the hometown
Phillies a lead that the Dodgers weren't going to be able to overcome. Rick Wise
(6-3, 2.36) held the Dodgers to four hits and went all the way for the shutout
Game One win.
Philadelphia (H) 6
Los Angeles 1 (GM 2)
Los Angeles started
the day in fourth place, only 2.0 games behind Philadelphia, and were hoping to
be able to close that gap with today's games. Unfortunately, it went the other
way, as spot starters John Boozer
(3-2, 3.60) came out on top of Phil Regan
(2-4, 2.42) for the Phillies doubleheader sweep. No real offensive explosions
for the Phillies, just clutch-hitting when they needed it.
Pittsburgh (H) 5 San
Francisco 3 (GM 1)
Pittsburgh led 2-1
after the fifth, but in the sixth Juan
Marichal (8-10, 3.54) hit a two-out two-run single to put the Giants in the
lead. In the bottom of the eighth, with two runners on and two relievers
warming up, the decision was made to leave Marichal in the game, and Maury Wills
lined a fastball over the way for a three-run homerun (3). The Giants put two
runners on base in the ninth, but Roy Face
got Willie
McCovey and Jim Ray Hart
both to pop up and get the save (10).
San Francisco 5
Pittsburgh 4 (H) (GM 2)
A rollicking back-and-forth affair that saw the Giants take a quick 3-0 lead, but then Willie
Stargell launched a three-run homerun (11) in the bottom of the fifth to
tie the game at 3-3. Jim Ray Hart
then hit a two-run homerun (28) in the seventh, and after that it was nail-biting time as both teams kept
putting runners on base, but neither could drive home a run. Joe Gibbon
(6-1, 4.47) got the Game Two win over Tommie Sisk
(4-8, 3.62)
Note: There's one in
every replay. For me, it's Jim Ray Hart.
Hart actually hit 29 homeruns in 1967, but for me he hit #28 today. Willie
McCovey and Willie Mays
have both been periodically absent all season, Mays hasn't played for a week
now (Roberto
Clemente didn’t play in either of today's doubleheader games either), so
Hart has singlehandedly been carrying the Giants on his broad shoulders.
Wednesday, July 19, 1967
Transactions:
New York (NL)
catcher Greg
Goossen was recalled from Jacksonville (IL) before 07/20/1967
Washington infielder
Bob
Saverine returned to play on 07/20/1967
Baltimore (H) 4
Boston 1
Tony Conigliaro nailed a solo homerun (17) to lead off the second and it looked like that might be the
Chicago (AL) 1 California (H) 0 (No-Hitter!)
Jack
Hamilton (3-6, 4.24) gave up four hits and the White Sox were only able to
score one unearned run, but it was all for naught as Joe Horlen
(7-7, 1.45) threw the fifth no-hitter on the season. Horlen walked one, that
close to a perfect game.
Cleveland (H) 9 New York (AL) 1
The Indians scored
two runs in the first and then two more in the seventh, with three of those
four runs being unearned thanks in part to Tom Tresh
fielding errors in left field. Cleveland then jumped on the New York bullpen
for five runs in the ninth to seal the win for John
O'Donoghue (5-3, 2.70), who didn't allow a run until the ninth.
Washington 8 Detroit
(H) 7 (10)
Washington scored
four runs in the first, the big hit being a two-run homerun by Hank Allen
(3). Detroit roared back to take a 7-4 lead through five, but then it was the
Senators' turn to rally and that they did, the game eventually going into extra
innings, tied at 7-7. Allen led off with a single, stole second, and then
scored on Mike
Epstein's bloop single. Dave
Baldwin entered the game and finished with a 1-2-3 inning to get the save
(6).
Kansas City (H) 6
Minnesota 1
Kansas City took a
quick lead when Danny Cater
(finally) hit a homerun (1) in the bottom of the second, and then they advanced
their lead to 3-1 with two runs in the sixth. Ramon
Webster turned the game into a no-doubter with a three-run homerun (11) in
the seventh. The A's bullpen stepped up and easily secured the win for Chuck
Dobson (4-8, 4.95),
Chicago (NL) (H) 9
Atlanta 0
Joe Niekro
(3-4, 2.69) threw a two-hit shutout and took home the decisive victory over the
first-place Braves. The Cubs scored four runs in the first against Tony
Cloninger (4-7, 4.71) and then Adolfo
Phillips ended the scoring with two late homeruns (12, 13) to ultimately
put the game out of reach.
St. Louis 4
Cincinnati (H) 2
Julian
Javier drove in two runs with a single in the fourth and then headed a RBI
single in the sixth, giving the Cardinals a 3-0 lead for Larry
Jaster (6-5, 2.74). The St. Louis bullpen was shaky but did manage to hold
on, with Ron
Willis getting the save (3).
Houston 4 New York
(NL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
Mike
Cuellar got the start for Houston and threw two-plus scoreless innings
before being removed from the game because of shoulder soreness. The Astros
bullpen has been shaky all season, but today they combined to keep the Mets off
the scoreboard until the ninth inning. Larry
Sherry (1-2, 4.08) threw three scoreless innings and picked up the win in
relief.
Houston 4 New York
(NL) (H) 0 (GM 2)
Similar to Game One,
Houston slowly built a lead and the New York bats never really materialized. Dave Giusti
(6-9, 4.57) had the good stuff as he shut out the Mets and got the win over Tom Seaver
(10-7, 2.92).
Los Angele 5
Philadelphia (H) 3
An ugly game for
both teams. An E5 on a sacrifice bunt in the first led to two Dodgers runs, a
misplayed force-out attempt led to another in the third, an E2 on a bouncer in
front of the plate led to a run in the sixth, and then the Dodgers' final run
scored on a passed ball in the seventh. Meanwhile, Don
Drysdale (10-8, 3.11) and Ron
Perranoski held the Phillies to only two hits, but six walks opened the
door for the Phillies offense to score their three runs.
Pittsburgh (H) 2 San
Francisco 1
The Pirates scored
the first run of the game in the bottom of the seventh, but the Giants came
right back to tie the score at 1-1 in the top of the eighth. In the bottom of
the eighth Donn
Clendenon hit a two-out line drive to center field where Ken
Henderson had the ball skip off his glove and roll all the way to the wall,
allowing Clendenon to come all the way around to score and give Pittsburgh a
2-1 lead. Roy
Face came in the game and got a 1-2-3 ninth, picking up the save (11).
Thursday, July 20, 1967
Transactions:
Houston shortstop Sonny
Jackson was injured (?) on 07/19/1967
Pittsburgh catcher Jerry May
was injured (?) on 07/19/1967
Baltimore pitcher Pete
Richert was injured (?) on 07/19/1967
Cincinnati
outfielder Dick
Simpson was injured (?) on 07/19/1967. Cincinnati catcher Johnny
Edwards returned to play on 07/21/1967
Washington pitcher Frank
Bertaina returned to the mound on 07/21/1967
Cleveland (H) 1 New
York (AL) 0
A real pitcher's
duel in Cleveland today as Sam
McDowell (4-11, 3.35) got the win over Fritz
Peterson (9-5, 2.67). Max Alvis
led off the bottom of the ninth with a solo homerun (18) for the game-winner,
much to the delight of the home fans.
Detroit (H) 4
Washington 1
Detroit jumped out
quickly with two runs in the first and Joe Sparma
(8-10, 3.29) went all the way for the win. Sparma struck out ten and walked
seven on the day, but managed to pitch out of whatever trouble he walked
himself into.
Atlanta 2 Chicago
(NL) (H) 1 (10)
Mack Jones
tripled home Tito
Francona in the top of the tenth to give Atlanta its first lead of the day.
Pat
Jarvis (8-4, 2.89) got the win, with Claude
Raymond going 1-2-3 in the bottom of the tenth for the save (11).
Cincinnati (H) 4 St.
Louis 0
Mel Queen
(7-5, 2.48) through a three-hit shutout to get the complete game victory at
home versus St. Louis. While Queen only gave up three hits, he had three hits
himself, lifting his batting average to .333 for the season.
New York (NL) (H) 5
Houston 1
The Astros scored
first with a run in the first, but it was all Mets after that as Dick Selma
(2-2, 3.34) overpowered the visitors after that. The New York offense scored
single runs in the second, third, and fourth innings against Don Wilson
(7-7, 3.26) and continued on from there.
Al Ferrara hit for the first cycle of the season, going 4-for-6 (.337), along with three runs scored, and five RBI's. The Dodgers scored six runs in the third and knocked out Larry Jackson (5-12, 3.54), while Claude Osteen (12-7, 2.96) took his foot off the gas in the final few innings, but the Phillies never really got close.
San Francisco 7
Pittsburgh (H) 6 (14)
Willie
McCovey hit a three-run homerun (22) in the first and then Giants added
three more in the fifth when Gaylord
Perry smacked a two-out two-run single. The Pirates got on the scoreboard
when Willie
Stargell hit a pair of triples and drove in three runs to keep it close,
and then in the bottom of the eighth Stargell struck again, this time with a
three-run homerun (12) to tie the game at 6-6. Finally, in the top of the
fourteenth, McCovey made a mad dash from first and scored on a double by Tom Haller.
Bill
Henry (1-1, 3.26) got the win in relief over Al McBean
(3-1, 2.11).
Friday. July 21, 1967
Transactions:
Los Angeles pitcher Dick Egan
was injured (?) on 07/20/1967
Baltimore shortstop Mark
Belanger returned to play on 07/22/1967. Baltimore pitcher Gene
Brabender made his Season Debut on 07/22/1967. Brabender had previously
been recalled from Rochester (IL)
Houston pitcher Arnold
Earley made his Season Debut on 07/22/1967
San Francisco
pitcher Lindy
McDaniel returned to the mound on 07/22/1967
Washington 1
Baltimore (H) 0 (GM 1)
Tim Cullen
led off the top of the eighth with a double down the left field line, it took
an awkward bounce off the wall, skipped off left fielder Curt Motton,
and in the ensuing chaos Cullen came around to score. Now with a lead, Frank
Bertaina (4-2, 1.36) finished with the win, holding the Orioles to three
hits in Game One. Tom Phoebus
(10-5, 3.16) only allowed four hits, but took the loss regardless.
Washington 2
Baltimore (H) 1 (GM 2)
Ken
McMullen hit a homerun (6) in the first and Dick Nen
popped one (4) in the second, and that was all the runs the Senators would
require today as Joe Coleman
(6-8, 4.14) throttled the Orioles on five hits. Dave
McNally (4-13, 5.01) has been pitching much better recently, but took the
hard-luck loss today,
California (H) 4
Minnesota 1
California scored
twice in the fourth, and then it got weird. Minnesota catcher Earl Battey
had passed balls on consecutive pitches, allowing a run to score in the fifth,
and then in the seventh consecutive errors by Tony Oliva
and Jim
Perry led to another Angels run. In the eighth, good luck finally went the
Twins way when Cesar Tovar
ran in to snag a fly ball in short center and then threw to second to complete
the rare 8-6 double play. George
Brunet (11-8, 2.48) got the win, and Minnie
Rojas got the save (15).
Darrell Brandon (5-5, 4.18), got the start and the win for the Red Sox, but gave up nine hits and three walks in six innings of work, as he was ultimately bailed out by the Boston offense and a few key double plays. Carl Yastrzemski (27) and George Scott (12) both homered in the first and from there the Red Sox basically just outpointed the hometown Indians for the win.
Detroit (H) 5 New
York (AL) 4
The Tigers led 5-1
after the third, Dick
McAuliffe's two-run homerun (11) in their three-run third being the big
hit. Denny
McLain (9-9, 3.65) was in control the whole way until he gave up a two-out
three-run homerun (12) to Tom Tresh
in the top of the eighth. The Detroit bullpen was rushed onto the scene and
they were able to put out the fire, with Mike Marshall
getting the save (3).
Kansas City (H) 2
Chicago (AL) 1
Ken
Harrelson launched a homerun (6) in the bottom of the sixth that gave
Kansas City a slender 2-1 lead, but that was enough for Catfish
Hunter (11-6, 2.34) to take home the win. Wilbur Wood
(1-3, 2.45) took the loss.
San Francisco 10
Chicago (NL) (H) 5
Willie Mays
and Jesus
Alou returned to the starting lineup for the Giants after a week, and
although they didn't do much today, the team was buoyed by their presence. The
Cubs scored first, the Giants regained the lead, and then Chicago went ahead
again, leading 4-3 after the fifth. As he has done all year, Jim Ray Hart
had the key hit, a two-run homerun (29) in the seventh to put San Francisco
ahead again. Now knee-deep in the Chicago bullpen, the Giants scored five times
in the ninth to put this one away.
New York (NL) (H) 5
Los Angeles 2
The Mets jumped on Bill Singer
(7-6, 2.37) for three runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 5-2 lead and Dennis
Bennett (5-5, 5.32) was able to go all the way for the home win.
Cincinnati 4
Philadelphia (H) 3 (12)
Tony Perez
got the scoring started with a solo homerun (18) in the top of the seventh and
Cincinnati took a 2-1 lead into the ninth, only to see Dick Allen
tie the score at 2-2 with a homerun (17) of his own. There the score stayed
until the top of the twelfth when Lee May
homered (4) to give the Reds the lead again. Both teams scored again before the
inning was complete, but Ted
Abernathy was able to close this one out and pick up the save (14).
Pittsburgh (H) 6
Houston 5
The Astros jumped on
Bob
Veale for three runs in the top of the first, and they added two unearned
runs in the fourth to build a 5-0 lead. The Pirates' bullpen kept Houston quiet
after that, and the Pirates slowly crept back into it. A three-run fifth made
it close, and then in the bottom of the ninth the Houston bullpen imploded as
they failed to get one out and the Pirates scored three times to grab the
come-from-behind victory. A single/E7 by Jose Pagan
tied the score, and then Al Luplow
singled home Pagan with the game-winner, Billy
O'Dell (3-5, 4.76) getting credit for the win in relief.
St. Louis (H) 6
Atlanta 0
St. Louis started
the day in second place, 1.5 games behind Atlanta, with the Braves coming in to
town for a four-game series. Tim
McCarver singled home Lou Brock
in the first to give the Cardinals the 1-0 lead, and then Brock hit a two-run
homerun (9) in the second to make the score 3-0. McCarver knocked a two-run
homerun (7) in the third that knocked Phil Niekro
(6-4, 2.13) out of the game, and then to end the carnage McCarver hit his
second homerun (8) of the game in the fifth. Nelson
Briles (4-1, 0.64) scattered four hits and went all the way for his first complete
game of the season.
Saturday, July 22, 1967
Transactions:
Baltimore pitcher Dave
McNally was injured (sore elbow) on 07/21/1967
Chicago (AL) third
baseman Ken
Boyer (Team Debut 07/23/1967) and a PTBNL were acquired from New York (NL)
on 07/22/1967 for outfielder Bill
Southworth (DNP) and a PTBNL. New York (NL) sent infielder Sandy
Alomar Sr on 08/15/1967 and Chicago sent catcher J.C. Martin
after the season to complete the trade
Philadelphia
infielder Terry
Harmon made his Major League Debut on 07/23/1967. Harman had been
previously recalled from Tidewater (CARL)
Cincinnati pitcher Milt Pappas
returned to the mound on 07/23/1967
Pittsburgh catcher Manny
Sanguillen made his Major League Debut on 07/23/1967. Sanguillen had
previously been recalled from Columbus (IL)
Washington 7
Baltimore (H) 3
Gene
Brabender (0-1, 6.91) made his first start of the season and even though he
was granted a two-run lead he couldn't hold off the Senators. Washington scored
three times in the third, with two runs scored on back-to-back wild pitches.
Brabender then gave up two more runs in the fourth and was replaced, with Camilo
Pascual (7-8, 2.44) glad to pick up the win, completing Washington's
three-game sweep in Baltimore, with these two teams meeting again tomorrow,
just down the tracks in DC.
Minnesota 4
California (H) 0
In the top of the
first Jim
McGlothlin (4-10, 3.22) got the first two Twins batters out, and then he
loaded the bases by giving up a single and two walks, followed by a three-run
triple from Zoilo
Versalles. McGlothlin pitched well from there, but the damage was done and Jim Merritt
(5-4, 2.47) refused to let the Angels back into the game as he went all the way
for the win.
The Red Sox scored first and led 4-0 after the sixth, but then it was a four-run eighth that truly locked this one up for Boston. Lee Stange (8-3, 1.94) didn’t give up a hit until the sixth inning and picked up the win over Steve Hargan (6-7, 2.32).
Detroit (H) 5 New
York (AL) 0
After the first four
Detroit batters came to the plate in the bottom of the first the Tigers held a
4-0 lead, with clean-up hitter Willie
Horton "cleaning up" with a two-run homerun (14). Fred Talbot
(5-6, 4.31) regained his composure after that, but it was too late by then,
especially when Earl Wilson
(12-7, 2.60) was throwing a two-hit shutout for Detroit.
Chicago (AL) 12
Kansas City (H) 2
The offensively
challenged White Sox pounded the A's pitchers for sixteen hits and twelve runs,
with two late homeruns blowing this game wide open. Ron Hansen
hit a two-run homerun (7) in the fifth and Smoky
Burgess hit a pinch-hit three-run homerun (2) in the seventh to nail down
the win for Tommy John
(8-9, 2.86).
Chicago (NL) (H) 8
San Francisco 2
The Cubs jumped on Juan
Marichal (8-11, 3.84) early and often, building an 8-0 lead after the
fourth. Randy
Hundley's three-run homerun (5) in the fourth was the big hit for Chicago. Rich Nye
(7-7, 3.69) allowed five hits and went all the way for the win.
Los Angeles 5 New
York (NL) (H) 1
Don Sutton
(6-10, 3.45) twirled a five-hitter in New York and went all the way for the win
over Don
Cardwell (1-10, 5.45). The Dodgers offense didn't do much, but they did
come through with several clutch hits when they had the opportunity.
Cincinnati 9
Philadelphia (H) 1
It started off close
for a little while but then the Reds busted through with a five-run fourth, the
big hit being a three-run triple by Pete Rose.
Now with a substantial lead, Jim Maloney
(5-9, 3.59) was able to cruise to the complete-game victory over Rick Wise
(6-4, 2.71).
Houston 13
Pittsburgh (H) 10
The Pittsburgh fans
got quite a treat today as both teams brought their hitting shoes to the game
today. The Pirates led 6-2 after the second, and Woody
Fryman appeared to be sailing to an easy win, at least until the Astros
scored three times in the fifth to make it close. Pittsburgh answered with two
more runs, but then Houston scored five times in the seventh to take a 10-8
lead. Again, Pittsburgh answered back, this time with a two-run outburst in the
bottom of the seventh, but the Astros would not quit, scoring twice in the
eighth and then adding an insurance run in the ninth. Thirty-one hits in all, Roberto
Clemente hit a three-run homerun (20), Dave Adlesh
hit a three-run homerun (1), and Jim Wynn
hit two homeruns (24, 25) to power the Houston comeback.
Atlanta 3 St. Louis
(H) 1
Atlanta knew that a
loss today would move St. Louis past them into first place, so they sent their
ace out to grab a win and hold them atop the NL. Ken Johnson
(15-1, 1.56) provided what the Braves needed as he held the Cardinals scoreless
until the ninth and picked up the key win. Hank Aaron
got the scoring start in the fourth when he singled, stole second, and then
scored on a Clete Boyer
single. Boyer then knocked a two-run homerun (10) in the sixth and Johnson did
the rest.
Sunday, July 23, 1967
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Chicago (AL) pitcher
Tommy
John was injured (?) on 07/22/1967
California pitcher Fred Newman
made his Season Debut on 07/25/1967. Norman had previously been recalled from
Seattle (PCL), A shoulder injury had previously derailed most of Norman's
season
The Twins scored single runs in the second, third, and fourth innings and then Tony Oliva added a two-run single in the fifth to give Dean Chance (12-6, 2.61) the lead he needed for the win. Chance didn’t allow a hit until the sixth inning, but then in the seventh he gave up a pair or solo homeruns, but the Twins bullpen was able to come in and finish the game with no more damage.
Note: After the game
Minnesota jumped on a plane to New York for their game Tuesday on the East Coast against the Yankees.
Boston 5 Cleveland
(H) 3 (GM 1)
Boston built a
slight lead, but then Joe Foy
(13) and Carl
Yastrzemski (28) hit back-to-back homeruns in the top of the sixth to
expand their lead to 5-1. Vern Fuller
slugged his third homerun since he was recalled by Cleveland a week ago, but Jim Lonborg
(11-5, 2.95) got through the remainder of the game unscratched and got the Game
One win.
Boston 7 Cleveland
(H) 5 (GM 2)
Cleveland led 3-1
after the fifth, but both Carl
Yastrzemski and Tony
Conigliaro had gunned down runners trying to score to keep the score close.
Boston tied the score at 3-3 with two runs in the sixth, and then they added
three runs in the seventh to blow the game open. The Indians mounted a comeback
to make it close, but a key 9-2-6 double play was started by Conigliaro to get
Boston out of a tight spot in the eighth and the Boston bullpen eventually got
the final out.
New York (AL) 2
Detroit (H) 1 (GM 1)
Both teams scored a
run in the first, but then a Horace
Clarke homerun (5) in the top of the sixth became the difference in this
game. Mel
Stottlemyre (6-11, 2.89) went all the way for the Game One win over Mickey
Lolich (11-4, 3.38).
Detroit (H) 5 New
York (AL) 1 (GM 2)
A Willie
Horton two-run homerun (15) was the big hit in Detroit's three-run first
and Johnny
Podres (3-2, 3.14), getting a spot start because of the doubleheader, held
off the Yankees and got the Game Two win.
Chicago (AL) 4
Kansas City (H) 0 (GM 1)
Three Kansas City
errors ultimately doomed the A;s as the White Sox were able to take advantage
every error and clear the way for Joe Horlen
(8-7, 1.37) to throw his fifth shutout of the season and get the Game One win. Paul
Lindblad (1-8, 3.42) didn’t have a bad game but took the unfortunate loss.
Chicago (AL) 2
Kansas City (H) 0 (GM 2)
Gary Peters
(14-4, 1.50) struck out fourteen on his way to his seventh shutout of the
season, getting the White Sox the doubleheader sweep. Jim Nash
(8-9, 3.13) struck out eleven on his way to the hard-luck loss.
Baltimore 1
Washington (H) 0 (13)
Boog Powell
wrangled a bases-loaded walk in the top of the thirteenth to score Luis
Aparicio with the game's only run, getting the win for Jim
Hardin (2-0, 0.76) in his first start of the season. Phil Ortega
threw ten scoreless innings before yielding to Darold
Knowles (1-4, 3.42), who took the loss.
Chicago (NL) (H) 4
San Francisco (GM 1)
The Cubs scored
three in the first, and that was all the scoring until the Giants woke up at
the last minute and scored three runs in the top of the ninth and tied the
score at 3-3. In the bottom half of the inning, Lee Thomas
got things started with a pinch-hit single, and then Thomas scored the
game-winner when Ron Santo
delivered a two-out RBI single for the Game One win.
San Francisco 4
Chicago (NL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
The Giants got a run
in the first and then Hal Lanier slapped a two-run single in the sixth to give
the visitors a 3-0 lead. Chicago came right back with two runs in the bottom of
the sixth to make it close, but then the Giants added an insurance run in the
eighth. The San Francisco bullpen locked down the Cubs thereafter, with Gaylord
Perry making a rare relief appearance to throw a 1-2-3 ninth and pick up
the save (1).
Ed Kranepool singled home Larry Stahl in the bottom of the first in what turned out to be the game's only run. Bob Hendley (4-3, 2.96) threw his second shutout of the week and got the win over Don Drysdale (10-9, 3.03),
Philadelphia (H) 2
Cincinnati 1
An exciting game in
Philadelphia as the Phillies scored an unearned run in the first, both teams
scored a single run in the fourth, and that was all the scoring as both teams
made numerous rally attempts, but neither could truly capitalize on it. Chris Short
(9-5, 2.11) got the win, with Turk
Farrell going two innings for the save (9), and Milt Pappas
(7-8, 4.38) got the loss.
Houston 7 Pittsburgh
(H) 2 (GM 1)
Jim Wynn
hit a pair of two-run homeruns (26, 27) and Dave Giusti
(7-9, 4.40) got the Game One win despite
giving up nine hits in the game as the Pirates were unable to come through when
they had their opportunities. Steve Blass
(2-4, 4.48) was victimized both times by Wynn and took the loss. Wynn also hit
two homeruns in yesterday's game in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh (H) 5
Houston 3 (GM 2)
Pittsburgh got the split
as they quickly built a 5-1 lead after the fourth, the final two runs scoring
on a Roberto
Clemente homerun (21) in the fourth. Tommie Sisk
(5-8, 3.52) was occasionally shaky on the mound but was able to work his way
through the tough innings to get the win.
Atlanta 8 St. Louis
(H) 3 (GM 1)
The eyes of baseball
were fixed upon St. Louis today as the NL had suddenly gotten very close at the
top and the results of a doubleheader between Atlanta and St. Louis could bring
big changes. Atlanta connected for five straight hits to begin the first,
resulting in four runs, with Mack Jones
connecting on a two-run homerun (9) in the middle of it. Steve
Carlton (6-5, 2.32) was removed without recording an out, while Denny
Lemaster (10-7, 2.63) was able to sail along and picked up the Game One
win. Hank
Aaron added a late homerun (22) to help secure the win for Lemaster.
St. Louis (H) 4
Atlanta 3 (GM 2) (12)
On a hot and muggy
day in St. Louis, both teams juggled their lineup to try and minimize the
harmful effects of a St. Louis summer steamer. Both teams looked draggy, but Hank Aaron
broke the scoreless tie with a two-run homerun (23) in the top of the seventh,
and then they added an insurance run in the top of the ninth. Ed Rakow
had looked strong but faded in the bottom of the ninth as he loaded the bases,
and then reliever Dick Kelley
came in and gave up a two-out three-run pinch-hit triple to Dave
Ricketts, tying the score at 3-3 after regulation. Finally, third-string
catcher John
Romano delivered a pinch-hit single in the bottom of the twelfth that
scored Julian
Javier, giving the Cardinals the win and the doubleheader split.
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