Week 21 Results (08/28/1967 - 09/03/1967)

Monday, August 28, 1967

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Boston outfielder Jim Landis (Major League Finale 08/27/1967) received his release on 08/28/1967

Washington pitcher Dick Bosman made his Season Debut on 08/29/1967

 

Detroit 3 California (H) 2

 

A close one came down to the final inning when Al Kaline hit a two-out two-run homerun (19) to give the Tigers their first lead of the day. Mike Marshall (2-1, 1.95) picked up the win in relief, with Fred Lasher getting the save (3).

 

Cleveland 4 Kansas City (H) 2

 

There were nineteen hits in the game but neither team could get the big hit, and Cleveland did just enough to grab the win for Sam McDowell (6-16, 3.56), who struck out nine batters in his six innings of work. Blue Mood Odom (6-9, 4.60) took the loss.

 

Minnesota (H) 2 Baltimore 1

 

A close one as the Twins scored a run in the third to take a 1-0 lead, but the Orioles tied it up in the top of the sixth at 1-1. Minnesota came right back and took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth, and Jim Perry (6-6, 3.52) went all the way to grab the complete-game victory.

 

Boston 2 New York (AL) (H) 1 (10)

 

Both teams scored a run in the first, the Yankees' run coming on Mickey Mantle's 26th homerun, but those were the only runs in regulation. In the top of the tenth, Carl Yastrzemski singled and stole second, but was thrown out at home on  George Scott single, with Scott taking second base on the throw. Reggie Smith followed with another single, with Scott successfully reaching home this time to give the Red Sox a 2-1 lead. John Wyatt threw a 1-2-3 tenth inning to pick up the save (11).

 

Chicago (AL) 2 Washington (H) 0

 

Joe Horlen (11-9, 1.33) threw a one-hit shutout in Washington to continue the White Sox suddenly winning ways. Chicago scored their two runs in the top of the sixth when Rocky Colavito drove home one run and then came around to score for the second tally.

 

Atlanta (H) 3 Pittsburgh 2 (12)

 

Atlanta held on to their tenuous first-place spot, but it was a real dogfight. Pittsburgh led 2-0 after the top of the third, but Atlanta had tied the score at 2-2 after the sixth, and the game soon moved into extra innings. In the bottom of the twelfth Tito Francona singled home Denis Menke with the game-winner, much to the delight of the hometown fans.

 

Chicago (H) 5 Houston 3

 

The Cubs scored three times in the first and led 5-0 after the fourth, and Ferguson Jenkins (19-8, 2.42) held off a late Astros comeback to get the complete-game victory.

 

Cincinnati (H) 4 Philadelphia 3

The Reds tied the score at 1-1 in the third and by the end of the seventh had built up a 4-1 lead. The Phillies scored single runs in the eighth and ninth, but Cincinnati held on for the tough home win. Johnny Bench made his Major League Debut by going 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored, plus he threw out two runners attempting to steal.

 

Los Angeles 6 San Francisco (H) 5

 

With the score tied at 2-2 after the eighth the Dodgers broke through against Gaylord Perry (11-16, 2.79) for four runs in the top of the ninth but it was just enough as the Giants took their turn at bat to pound the Dodgers bullpen for three runs in the bottom half of the inning. Ron Perranoski finally got the third out and picked up the save (11).

 

New York (NL) 7 St. Louis (H) 6 (GM 1)

 

The Mets led 3-2 after the first, but the Cardinals came back to take a 5-4 lead after the fourth. Both teams scored in the sixth, but then New York added single runs in the eighth and ninth to come away with the Game One win. Hal Reniff picked up the win in relief as the St. Louis bullpen didn’t have any answers today.

 

St. Louis (H) 5 New York (NL) 1 (GM 2)

 

Mid-season acquisition Jack Lamabe (2-3, 2.25) got a spot start in Game Two and made it count as he went seven-plus innings and held the Mets to one run. The Cardinals scored a pair of runs in both the second and third innings and Lamabe did the rest.

 

Tuesday, August 29, 1967

 

Transactions:

 

California outfielder Jose Cardenal made his Season Finale (knee injury) on 08/28/1967

 

Cleveland outfielder Don Demeter made his Major League Finale on 08/28/1967

 

Atlanta pitcher Tony Cloninger returned to the mound  on 08/30/1967

 

Detroit 6 California (H) 2 (GM 1)

 

Denny McLain (13-13, 3.76) has had a season marked by uneven performances, but he had the good stuff today as he held the Angels to only three hits and didn’t give up any runs until Jimmie Hall smacked a two-run homerun (12) in the bottom of the ninth. Bill Freehan played first base in Game One and went 4-for-5 (.298) to spark the Tigers' offense.

 

Detroit 13 California (H) 0 (GM 2)

 

John Hiller (3-1, 1.85) got a spot start in Game Two and he didn't allow a hit until Bobby Knoop led off the bottom of the ninth with a single, the Angels only hit. The Tigers got off to a fast start when three Angels errors in the top of the first led to four runs, and then Detroit pounded the California bullpen with a six-run ninth to complete the doubleheader sweep.

 

Kansas City (H) 5 Cleveland 0

 

The A's took the lead with a run in the bottom of the third but then scored four runs in the seventh to blow the game open. Jim Nash (12-12, 3.02) held the Indians to only three hits and got the win.

 

Minnesota (H) 3 Baltimore 2

Larry Haney put the Orioles up 2-0 with a two-run homerun (4) in the second, but Harmon Killebrew cut that lead in half with a solo homerun (32) in the fourth. Rich Rollins then gave the Twins their first lead of the day with a two-run homerun (4) in the sixth, and Dave Boswell (12-11, 2.96) held on for the win. Al Worthington got the save (11) despite a season long trend of shaky relief performances.

 

Boston 5 New York (AL) (H) 1 (GM 1)

 

Carl Yastrzemski hit two homeruns (38, 39) and Jim Lonborg (16-6, 2.49) held the Yankees to four hits and didn’t allow a run until the eighth inning and went all the way for the Game One win. Mel Stottlemyre (8-16, 3.48) took the loss.

 

Boston 4 New York (AL) (H) 1 (GM 2)

 

The Yankees scored first with a run in the bottom of the first, but Lee Stange (13-5, 1.86) and John Wyatt shut them down after that as the Red Sox came back for the win and the doubleheader sweep. Ken Harrelson made his first appearance in a Red Sox uniform in right field and his homerun in the fifth put Boston ahead to stay.

 

Note: On this date in 1967, Game Two was a twenty-inning affair, with the Yankees winning 4-3. In his first at-bat in a Red Sox uniform, Ken Harrelson slugged a homerun - in this replay game, he hit his homerun on his second at-bat.

 

Washington (H) 3 Chicago (AL) 1

 

Frank Howard got the scoring started with a solo shot (37) in the bottom of the sixth, and then before the inning was over Hank Allen added a two-run homerun (5), knocking Tommy John (8-12, 3.07) out of the game. Dick Bosman (1-0, 0.00) allowed an unearned run in the seventh, but that was all Chicago could do today and Bosman got the complete-game victory.

 

Atlanta (H) 2 Pittsburgh 1

 

The Pirates broke the scoreless tie with a run in the top of the seventh, but the Braves came back to tie the score at 1-1 in the bottom half of the inning when Joe Torre knocked a pinch-hit RBI double. The Braves then took the lead in the eighth to grab the come-from-behind victory and to keep their hold on first place.

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 3 Houston 2

 

In the bottom of the ninth and with a slender 2-1 lead, Don Wilson (8-12, 2.94) quickly got two outs, walked a batter, an E-6 put runners on first and third, and then a semi-intentional walk loaded the bases, bringing Don Kessinger to bat, and Kessinger immediately slammed a line drive off the outfield wall and brought home two runs to give the Cubs the dramatic win.

 

Cincinnati (H) 10 Philadelphia 8

 

Both teams had their aces (Gary Nolan and Jim Bunning) going today and by the end of the second inning they were both gone as the Phillies led 4-3 after the first but after the second it was the Reds on top 6-5. The scoring wasn't over, but even with Cincinnati leading 10-7 to start the ninth Philadelphia still managed to loads the bases and score a run before Ted Abernathy was brought in for the save (21).

 

Los Angeles 5 San Francisco (H) 4 (11)

The score was tied at 3-3 after the fifth, both teams scored a run in the eighth, and then it was time for extra innings. Willie Davis was able to dash home from third on a sacrifice fly in the top of the eleventh to put the Dodgers ahead, and Ron Perranoski closed things out in the bottom of the inning for the save (12)

 

New York (NL) 1 St. Louis (H) 0

 

Bud Harrelson led the game off with a double and eventually scored on a double play, and that was the game's only run as Cal Koonce (4-3, 2.81) held the Cardinals to two hits and went all the way for the shutout victory. Dick Hughes (9-9, 2.47) pitched well but took the loss. With this win, the Mets now find themselves out of the NL cellar, just ahead of the Astros by 0.5 games.

 

Wednesday, August 30, 1967

 

Transactions:

 

Boston pitcher Bill Landis was injured (?) on 08/29/1967

 

Kansas City outfielder Rick Monday was injured (?) on 08/29/1967

 

California first baseman Moose Stubing made his Major League Finale 08/29/1967

 

Philadelphia first baseman Rick Joseph made his Season Debut on 08/31/1967. Jones had previously been recalled from San Diego (PCL)

 

California (H) 6 Detroit 5

 

The Angels started quickly when Roger Repoz led off the bottom of the first with a homerun (3), and by the end of the first California was up 4-0. Two more runs in the second knocked Earl Wilson (16-11, 2.90) out of the game, The Tigers bullpen kept the Angels quiet thereafter, and the Tigers offense slowly awakened. Jim Northrup smacked a three-run homerun (11) to get it started, and Detroit eventually pulled to within one run, but then the Angels bullpen came through and ended the game with no more damage.

 

Cleveland 5 Kansas City (H) 0

 

Steve Hargan (11-10, 2.48) held the hometown A's to only two hits and went all the way for the complete-game victory. Leon Wagner smacked a two-run homerun (13) in the top of the seventh to effectively lock this game up for Hargan and the Indians.

 

Baltimore 4 Minnesota (H) 0

Boog Powell hit a homerun (15) in the top of the sixth to put the Orioles up 1-0, but then Baltimore jumped on Dean Chance (13-10, 2.81) for three runs in the top of the ninth to lock this one up. Gene Brabender (5-3, 2.54) got the shutout win plus his RBI single in the ninth brought home the final run.

 

New York (AL) (H) 3 Boston 2

 

The Red Sox tied the game at 1-1 in the seventh on an E-4, and then they took the lead on an E-2 in the eighth. Carl Yastrzemski threw out a runner trying to score in the bottom of the eighth to preserve their 2-1 lead, but in the bottom of the ninth, the usually reliable John Wyatt (12-4, 3.08) walked two runners to load the bases, got s strikeout, but then walked home a run to tie the score at 2-2. Tom Tresh then got a pinch-hit RBI single for the winner.

 

Chicago (AL) 3 Washington (H) 1

 

Late-season callup Fred Klages (2-3, 7.89) had his best outing as he held the Senators to one unearned run in his six-plus innings of work, with Wilbur Wood and Bob Locker (Save: 16) coming in behind him to nail down the win. The White Sox scored two runs in the top of the first and Ken Boyer added a pinch-hit homerun (9) in the eighth to give that lead a little padding.

 

Pittsburgh 8 Atlanta (H) 3

 

A four-run fifth blew the game open for the Pirates as Tony Cloninger (4-9, 4.83), just back from injury, struggled the whole game. Steve Blass (3-5, 5.12) went seven innings and got the win as the Braves hit into four double plays in the game.

 

Houston 4 Chicago (NL) (H) 3 (13)

 

Houston had five errors in the game, and all played a role in Chicago's scores, but the Cubs could not do much else and the Astros hung around, took a 3-2 lead in the eighth, only to see the Cubs score another unearned run in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score at 3-3. In the top of the thirteenth Rusty Staub doubled home Doug Rader to put the Astros ahead and Dan Schneider (5-1, 5.83) stayed in the game to close things out.

 

Philadelphia 6 Cincinnati (H) 2

 

The Reds took the early lead with a run in the first, but the Phillies struck back with two in the fourth and then two more in the sixth, and Chris Short (12-5, 1.98) held off the Cincinnati and picked up the win over Milt Pappas (13-10, 3.36).

 

San Francisco (H) 2 Los Angeles 1

 

Lou Johnson put the Dodgers up 1-0 with a homerun (6) in the first, but Ray Sadecki (14-4, 1.87) only allowed three more hits in the game and went all the way for the win over Don Drysdale (15-12, 2.91). Tom Haller's clutch two-run single in the fifth accounted for all of the Giants' runs, but that was all Sadecki required today.

 

New York (NL) 7 St. Louis (H) 6 (10)

 

The Mets led 5-1 after the fourth, but the Cardinals came back with a four-run fifth to tie the score at 5-5. St. Louis scored one in the sixth to take a 6-5 lead, but the Mets tied the score with a run in the top of the ninth, and then Ed Kranepool slugged a solo homerun (6) in the tenth to put New York ahead to stay.

 

Thursday, August 31, 1967

 

Transactions:

 

Chicago (NL) pitcher Ray Culp returned to the mound on 09/01/1967

 

Chicago (AL) catcher Ed Herrmann made his Major League Debut on 09/01/1967. Herrmann had previously been recalled from Evansville (SOUL). Chicago (AL) first baseman Cotton Nash made his Major League Debut on 09/01/1967. Nash had been originally acquired from California on 05/06/1967 for Bill Skowron and had previously been recalled from Evansville (SOUL)

 

California pitcher Bobby Locke made his Season Debut on 09/01/1967. Locke had previously been recalled from Seattle (PCL). California third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez made his Major League Debut on 09/01/1967. Rodriguez had previously been recalled from Seattle (PCL). California pitcher Clyde Wright returned to the mound on  09/01/1967

 

New York (NL) third baseman Joe Moock made his Major League Debut on 09/01/1967. Moock had previously been recalled from the Florida Instructional League (FLIL)

 

Cincinnati outfielder Dick Simpson returned to play on 09/01/1967

 

Detroit third baseman Don Wert returned to play on 09/01/1967

 

Boston (H) 1 Chicago (AL) 0 (10)

 

Reggie Smith led off the bottom of the tenth with a solo homerun (11) to give the Red Sox the 1-0 victory. Gary Bell (17-5, 1.82) got the win over Cisco Carlos (1-1, 1.13) with both pitchers only giving up four hits.

 

Baltimore 9 Minnesota (H) 8 (11)

 

The Orioles jumped on Jim Merritt for seven runs in the top of the second, but by the end of the eighth the Twins had tied the score at 8-8. Harmon Killebrew led the charge with two homeruns (33, 34). The Baltimore bullpen, usually reliable, struggled today, while the problematic Minnesota bullpen allowed only two runs in nine-plus innings of relief. In the top of the eleventh Paul Blair hit a two-out flyball to center field that Ted Uhlaender misplayed into a four-base error and Baltimore held on for the win.

 

Washington 3 New York (AL) (H) 1

 

Frank Howard's 38th homerun helped spot the Senators a 3-0 lead after the third and Frank Bertaina (7-5, 2.17) and the Washington bullpen shut down the Yankees on only four hits.

 

Atlanta (H) 3 Los Angeles 2

 

The Dodgers took an early 2-0 lead when Willie Davis homered (7) in the first and then Lou Johnson homered (7) in the fourth, but then a critical error opened the door and the Braves stormed back with three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Ken Johnson (18-2, 2.21) continued his magical season, getting the win over Claude Osteen (17-10, 2.81)

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 1 New York (NL) 0 (15)

Tom Seaver and Rich Nye both threw thirteen innings of shutout ball, but neither figured in the decision as the game was ended when Ron Santo led off the bottom of the fifteenth with a homerun (27) to give the Cubs the walk-off win, Chicago's third hit of the game.

 

Cincinnati (H) 3 San Francisco 2

 

Pete Rose smacked a homerun (x) in the bottom of the eighth to give the Reds the tough win over the Giants. Don Nottebart (7-3, 1.64) got the win in relief, with Mike McCormick (14-9, 2.81) getting the loss.

 

Philadelphia 7 Pittsburgh (H) 3

 

A three-spot in the top of the second put the Phillies ahead to stay and Rick Wise (8-7, 2.77) kept the Pirates from putting together a big inning and got the win. Cookie Rojas went 4-for-5 (.265) from the lead-off spot and drove in three runs to spark the offense. Gary Sutherland also had three RBI's, the final two coming in the top of the ninth after an E-5 extended the inning.

 

St. Louis (H) 6 Houston 3

 

Alex Johnson got the Cardinals off to a fast start with a three-run homerun in the bottom of the first, but some sloppy fielding opened the door, and the Astros tied the score at 3-3 in the top of the fifth. St. Louis went right back to work and scored twice in the bottom half of the inning and rolled on to the in from there. Ray Washburn (10-9, 2.84) got the win over Bo Belinsky (0-13, 7.82).

 

Friday, September 1, 1967

 

Transactions:

 

Baltimore catcher Vic Roznovsky was injured (?) on 08/31/1967

 

Philadelphia pitcher John Boozer returned to the mound on 09/02/1967

 

Chicago (NL) pitcher Dick Calmus (Season Debut 09/02/1967) was recalled from Tacoma (PCL) before 09/02/1967. Calmus had previously been acquired from Los Angeles on 04/26/1967

 

Detroit infielder Tommy Matchick made his Major League Debut on 09/02/1967. Matchick had previously been recalled from Toledo (IL)

 

San Francisco infielder Bob Schroeder returned to play on 09/02/1967

 

Boston (H) 3 Chicago (AL) 0 (12)

After yesterday's 1-0 victory in ten innings, these two were back at it again, with the Red Sox winning again in twelve innings with another extra-inning shutout victory. Jose Santiago (9-7, 2.81) got a spot start and went all the way, holding the White Sox to two hits. George Scott broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the twelfth with a three-run homerun (18) as the Boston fans went wild.

 

California (H) 4 Cleveland 2

 

Woodie Held hit a two-run homerun (6) and drove in all four Angels runs to power the offense, allowing Curt Simmons (6-12, 5.04) to get a win in his final Major League start. Joe Azcue's two-run homerun (9) in the top of the ninth spoiled the shutout, but it wasn't enough to change the outcome.

 

Baltimore 10 Kansas City (H) 2

 

The Orioles did what they do best - they kept putting runners on base and threatening to score until their opponent blinked. Baltimore slowly built a 5-3 lead after the fifth and then in the top of the eighth, they added five more runs to lock up the victory. Pete Richert (13-9, 3.05) got the win and Frank Robinson led the offense with four RBI's and a homerun (21).

 

Minnesota (H) 6 Detroit 5 (11)

 

With two runs in the second and then two more in the third the Twins had an early 4-0 lead and Jim Kaat was cruising, but then things got interesting. Both teams scored a single run in the sixth and then the Tigers made it close with two runs in the seventh. In the eighth solo homeruns from Dick McAuliffe (18) and Bill Freehan (10) knocked out Kaat, and the game eventually went into extra innings. In the bottom of the eleventh Tony Oliva slapped a single to right and Ted Uhlaender came home with the game-winner.

 

New York (NL) (H) 7 Washington 4

 

Homeruns by Jake Gibbs (3), Charley Smith, (8), and Horace Clark (7) put the Yankees up 5-0 after the second inning, but then homerun by Paul Casanova (9) and Hank Allen (6) cut into the lead. Fritz Peterson (13-10, 2.64) held on to the lead for the win, with some late-inning relief help from Dooley Womack to put an end to this one.

 

Los Angeles 4 Atlanta (H) 2 (10)

 

The Braves scored single runs in each of the first two innings, but the Dodgers got on the scoreboard with two runs in the fifth to tie the score at 2-2. There the score stayed until the top of the tenth when the Dodgers pushed across two runs, making a winner of Phil Regan (4-6, 2.55).

 

New York (NL) 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 1 (GM 1)

 

In the first of three consecutive doubleheaders between these two teams, Ron Swoboda smacked a three-run homerun in the top of the sixth to put the Mets up 4-1 and Jack Fisher (7-16, 3.54) was able to go all the way for the Game One win over Ferguson Jenkins (19-9, 2.50).

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 6 New York (NL) 4 (GM 2)

 

Ray Culp (8-9, 4.98) had one bad inning when the Mets scored four runs in the top of the fourth, but he was allowed to stay in the game, and he mowed down the Mets batters the rest of the way for the Game Two win. Ron Santo knocked a two-run homerun (28) in Chicago's five-run fifth, but it was a Ron Swoboda misplay in right field that brought home the final two runs in the inning.

 

Cincinnati (H) 3 San Francisco 2

 

Lee May smacked a long drive off the bottom of the right-center field wall in the bottom of the ninth, allowing Vada Pinson to come home with the game-winning run. In a battle of relief aces, Ted Abernathy (6-4, 1.52) won against Frank Linzy (0-3, 1.00).

 

Note: On this date in 1967. San Francisco defeated Cincinnati 1-0 in a twenty-one-inning game. Dick Groat wheedled a bases-loaded walk in the top of the final inning to score the game's only run. Gaylord Perry threw sixteen scoreless innings but had no decision to show for it.

 

Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh (H) 2

 

A two-out three-run homerun (8) by Gene Oliver in the top of the fifth gave the visiting Phillies a 5-0 lead and Larry Jackson (10-14, 3.45) had the runs he needed to go all the way for the tough win. Woodie Fryman (7-6, 4.36) made one mistake to Oliver and got stuck with the loss.

 

St. Louis (H) 11 Houston 3

The Cardinals scored four runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to blow the game open. Nelson Briles (7-5, 1.89) had a two-run single in the fourth and then he followed that up with an RBI single in the fifth, finishing with three RBI's for the day. Lou Brock went 4-for-5 (.274), hit two doubles, and drove in four runs to spark the Cardinals' offense.

 

Saturday, September 2, 1967

 

Transactions:

 

Houston catcher John Bateman made his Season Finale on 09/01/1967

 

Pittsburgh pitcher Bruce Dal Canton made his Major League Debut on 09/03/1967. Dal Canton had been previously recalled from Macon (SOUL)

 

New York (NL) acquired pitcher Bill Graham (Season Debut 09/03/1967) on 08/31/1967 from Detroit (DNP) for cash

 

Minnesota outfielder Carroll Hardy made his Season Debut on 09/03/1967. Hardy had been previously recalled from Denver (PCL)

 

 New York (AL) outfielder Joe Pepitone returned to play on 09/03/1967

 

Chicago (AL) 5 Boston (H) 2

Both teams scored a run in the fifth, and by the end of the eighth the score was still tied, now at 2-2. In the top of the ninth, professional pinch-hitter Smoky Burgess came in to bat for Joe Horlen (12-9, 1.36) and delivered a two-out three-run homerun (3). Bob Locker closed out the game for the White Sox winner.

 

Cleveland 6 California (H) 4

 

Chuck Hinton's two-run single was the big hit in Cleveland's three-run fifth, giving the Indians a 5-2 lead. Luis Tiant (12-9, 2.57) and the Cleveland bullpen held off a late Angels rally attempt and got the win over George Brunet (11-15, 3.28).

 

Baltimore 8 Kansas City (H) 2

 

Frank Robinson hit a three-run homerun (22) in the first and Boog Powell hit a three-run homerun (16) in the eighth as Wally Bunker (8-1, 1.94) and the Orioles bullpen effectively shut down the A's for the win. Injuries have limited Bunker to nine starts this season.

 

Minnesota (H) 4 Detroit 2

 

Denny McLain (13-14, 3.82) continued his inconsistent season by pitching three scoreless innings and then giving up three runs in the fourth, all runs scored on separate RBI singles. Dave Boswell (13-11, 2.95) picked up the win over the Tigers.

 

New York (AL) (H) 6 Washington 0

 

Two unearned runs in the first and then another in the third gave the Yankees the early 3-0 lead, and then in the sixth Horace Clarke hit a two-out three-run homerun (8) (two more unearned runs) to lock the game up Mel Stottlemyre (9-16, 3.34) went all the way for the shutout victory.

 

Los Angeles 4 Atlanta (H) 3

The Braves took a 3-2 lead into the ninth but relief ace Claude Raymond couldn't hold the lead and the Dodgers took the lead when they pushed across two runs. Ron Perranoski got the Braves out 1-2-3 in the bottom of the inning to pick up the save (13) for Phil Regan (5-6, 2.49).

 

New York (NL) 6 Chicago (NL) (H) 3 (GM 1)

 

After yesterday's doubleheader split, these two were at it again, and the Mets took Game One, thanks to a four-run seventh, with the big hit being a two-out three-run double by Ron Swoboda. Cal Koonce (5-3, 2.89) got the win, Ron Taylor the save (5), and Joe Niekro (7-6, 3.21) took the loss.

 

New York (NL) 9 Chicago (NL) (H) 6 (GM 2)

 

Tommy Davis, batting third for New York, got the scoring started with a three-run homerun (16) in the top of the first, but that lead didn’t last long when Ernie Banks replied with a three-run homerun (22) in the bottom half of the inning. New York ran away with it from there by scoring single runs in the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth innings, and then holding off a belated Cubs rally.

 

Cincinnati (H) 5 San Francisco 4

 

Pete Rose hit a solo homerun (10) in the first, and then Leo Cardenas surprised everyone with a three-run homerun (3) in the second. Johnny Bench picked up an RBI in the third to give the Reds a 5-0 lead, but then the Giants, bats finally awoke when light-hitting Bob Schroder hit a two-run homerun (1) in San Francisco's three-run fourth. The Giants made it close, but finally, Ted Abernathy came in and closed things out for the save (22) for Sammy Ellis (7-11, 4.49).

 

Pittsburgh (H) 9 Philadelphia 2

 

Jim Bunning (16-11, 2.20) took a 2-0 lead into the third inning but gave up five runs without recording an out, necessitating his removal, Bunning's shortest outing of the season. The Phillies bullpen allowed two more runs to score, also charged to Bunning, for a seven-run third. Al McBean (6-1, 1.85) went all the way for the Pirates victory.

 

Houston 7 St. Louis (H) 4

 

Combined with the Atlanta loss earlier today the Cardinals had a chance to reclaim first place, but they couldn't pull it off as the Astros built an early lead and Dave Giusti (11-11, 3.84) was able to go all the way for the win. Giusti also chipped in with a key two-run triple in the sixth.

 

Sunday, September 3, 1967

 

Transactions:

 

Houston outfielder Jackie Brandt made his Major League Finale on 09/02/1967

 

Chicago (NL) pitcher Dick Calmus made his Major League Finale on 09/02/1967. Chicago (NL) outfielder Lee Thomas was injured (?) on 09/02/1967. Chicago (NL) pitcher Rob Gardner returned to the mound on 09/04/1967. Chicago (NL) infielder Norm Gigon was recalled from Tacoma (PCL) before 09/04/1967

 

Minnesota catcher Earl Battey returned to play on 09/04/1967

 

Philadelphia pitcher Dallas Green returned to the mound on 09/04/1967

 

St. Louis infielder Ed Spiezio returned to play on 09/04/1967

 

Boston (H) 2 Chicago (AL) 1

 

Rocky Colavito blooped a two-out RBI single in the top of the first to give Chicago a quick lead, but that was the only blemish for Lee Stange (14-5, 1.82) today as he held the White Sox to only four hits and went all the way for the win. Tommy John (8-13, 2.98) didn’t allow a hit until the fourth inning, but Carl Yastrzemski led off the fourth with a homerun (40) and then poor fielding gave the Red Sox another run before the inning was over, and Stange did the rest.

 

California (H) 2 Cleveland 1

The Indians scored a run on the second on a Chuck Hinton sacrifice fly, but then Jim Fregosi tied the score at 1-1 with a homerun (5) to lead off the fourth, and then before the inning was over the Angels pushed across a second run for a 2-1 lead. Rickey Clark (11-8, 3.06) outdueled Stan Williams (1-3, 2.75) from there for the tough home win.

 

Kansas City (H) 5 Baltimore 4

 

Two unearned runs led to the A's getting a 3-0 lead after the second and Blue Moon Odom had a good outing today, but he tired and the Kansas City bullpen let the Orioles tie the game up at 4-4 after the eighth inning. In the bottom of the ninth Bert Campaneris reached first, stole second, and then scored on Mike Hershberger's two-out single for the game-winner.

 

Detroit 4 Minnesota (H) 4

 

Willie Horton hit a two-run homerun (19) in the top of the first, but in the bottom half of the inning, Harmon Killebrew also hit a two-run homerun (35) to tie the score at 2-2. Horton later added a second homerun (20) as the Tigers slowly crept ahead and Earl Wilson (17-11, 2.96) was able to get the win over Dean Chance (13-11, 2.78).

 

Washington 3 New York (AL) (H) 0

 

Dick Bosman (2-0, 0.00) gave up an unearned run in his first start earlier this week, but today he got a complete-game shutout as he held the Yankees to only two hits on the day. Bosman didn’t get a hit himself, but drove in a run on a fielder's choice, and then he later came around to score in Washington's two-run third inning. Bill Monbouquette (4-4, 1.81) pitched a strong game, although he did give up Frank Howard's 39th homerun.

 

Atlanta (H) 4 Los Angeles 1

 

Willie Davis got things started with a solo homerun (7) in the top of the first, but Phil Niekro (12-5, 1.79) would only allow one more hit and the Braves came back to grab the win. Don Drysdale (15-13, 2.98) pitched a good game, except for the bottom of the fifth when Atlanta nickel-and-dimed him for four runs.

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 9 New York (NL) 0 (GM 1) (No-Hitter!)

The Cubs took advantage of several walks and came through with key hits to build up a good-sized lead, all in support of Bill Hands (6-6, 3.11) who threw a no-hitter in Game One against the Mets.

 

New York (NL) 1 Chicago (NL) (H) 0 (GM 2)

In their sixth game in three days the Mets finally got the Game's first run when Greg Goossen hit a pinch-hit RBI single in the top of the ninth which scored Jerry Grote with the game-winner. Danny Frisella (1-2, 5.21) and Ron Taylor combined to shut out the Cubs on only two hits, giving the loss to Ken Holzman (4-3, 3.42).

 

San Francisco 5 Cincinnati 4

 

The Giants have been scuffling recently and today looked to continue that trend when Tony Perez socked a three-run homerun (27) in the bottom of the fourth to give the Reds a 4-2 lead. San Francisco plated two in the sixth to keep it close, and then in the top of the ninth Willie Mays came off the bench to crush a two-out two-run pinch-hit homerun (19) to give the Giants the lead. Frank Linzy (1-3, 0.95) got the win in relief over Ted Abernathy (6-5, 1.66).

 

Pittsburgh (H) 4 Philadelphia 0

 

Tommie Sisk (9-12, 2.93) threw a four-hit shutout to the delight of the Pittsburgh fans on a Sunday afternoon. Chris Short (12-6, 2.01) gave up two runs in the bottom of the sixth, and then Roberto Clemente clubbed a two-run homerun (27) in the bottom of the eighth to provide some insurance runs.

 

St. Louis (H) 4 Houston 3 (11)

 

Dick Hughes took a 3-0 shutout into the ninth, but he gave up a run and was replaced by Ron Willis. Willis's first pitch, much to the chagrin of the Cardinals fans, was immediately turned around by Dave Adlesh for a two-run homerun (4) and a suddenly tied game. The Cardinals had a runner thrown out at home in the tenth, so the game moved on. This time pinch-runner Ed Spiezio was able to dash home on a Curt Flood double for the game-winner.