Week 23 Results (09/11/1967 - 09/17/1967)
Monday, September 11, 1967
Transactions:
Houston
pitcher Bo
Belinsky made his Season Finale on 09/10/1967. Houston outfielder Norm Miller
made his Season Finale on 09/10/1967
New York
(NL) infielder Kevin
Collins made his Season Finale on 09/10/1967. New York (NL) infielder Bob Heise
made his Major League Debut on 09/12/1967. Heise had been previously recalled
from Durham (CARL)
Washington
catcher John
Orsino made his Major League Finale on 09/10/1967
New York (AL) outfielder Tom Tresh made his Season Finale on 09/10/1967. Tresh had his right knee operated on before the end of the month. Tresh had originally injured his knee in spring training. New York (AL) catcher Frank Fernandez made his Major League Debut on 09/12/1967. Fernandez had been previously recalled from Syracuse (IL)
Kansas
City catcher Dave Duncan
returned to play on 09/12/1967
Atlanta
outfielder Mike
Lum made his Major League Debut on 09/12/1967. Lum had previously been
recalled from Richmond (IL). Atlanta infielder Felix
Millan was recalled from Richmond (IL) before 09/12/1967
Baltimore
outfielder Curt Motton
was recalled from Rochester (IL) before 09/12/1967
California
Catcher Tom
Egan was recalled from El Paso (TL) before 09/12/1967
Baltimore
7 Chicago (AL) (H) 4 (12)
The
Orioles led 2-0 after the top of the second, thanks in part to two critical
White Sox errors, but then Chicago struck back with four runs in the bottom of
the second, with two Baltimore errors opening the door for the comeback. The pitching staff and defense settled down after that, Baltimore eventually
tied the score at 4-4, and the game went into extra innings. Paul Blair
singled home a run in the top of the twelfth, then Frank
Robinson knocked a two-run homerun (24) and the Orioles walked away with
the tough win.
Minnesota
7 Washington (H) 2
The
Twins collected three doubles in the top of the first to build a quick 2-0 lead
and they then continued to add on from there, paving the way for Dean Chance
(14-12, 2.74) to go all the way for the win. The Senators were limited to seven
hits on the day, but second baseman Frank
Coggins went 4-for-4 in his Major League debut.
Pittsburgh
5 Cincinnati (H) 2
Both
teams scored two runs in the first, but then Al McBean
(8-1, 1.86) shut down the Reds for the remainder of the game and picked up the
win over Milt
Pappas (13-12, 3.37).
Houston
(H) 6 Chicago (NL) 1
Dave Giusti
(12-11, 3.70) didn’t give up a hit until the sixth and didn't give up a run
until the eighth, and got the win over Bill Hands
(6-7, 3.20).
Los
Angeles (H) 4 San Francisco 1
Don
Drysdale (17-13, 2.86) held the Giants to three hits and got the win, plus
he scored the first run in the Dodgers three-run seventh that put them up 4-1. Ron Herbel
came up lame before ever throwing a pitch, so Bobby Bolin
(4-7, 4.05) entered the game in a long relief appearance and took the loss.
The Phillies didn’t have a hit until the seventh inning, but they managed to score three runs in that fateful seventh, the big hit being a two-run double off the bat of Bill White. The Cardinals finally got on the scoreboard with a run in the eighth, but Chris Short (14-6, 1.85) and the Philadelphia bullpen held back St. Louis for the road win.
Tuesday,
September 12, 1967
Transactions:
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Fred Klages
made his Major League Finale on 09/11/1967
Los
Angeles infielder Luis
Alcaraz made his Major League Debut on 09/13/1967. Los Angeles outfielder Willie
Crawford made his Season Debut on 09/13/1967. Crawford had been previously
recalled from Albuquerque (TL)
San
Francisco catcher Bob Barton
was recalled from Tacoma (PCL) before 09/13/1967
Baltimore
pitcher Dave
McNally returned to the mound on 09/13/1967. Baltimore infielder Mickey
McGuire was recalled from Rochester before 09/13/1967
Kansas
City first baseman Joe Rudi
was recalled from Birmingham (SOUL) before 09/13/1967
Boston
(H) 4 Kansas City 1
George
Scott doubled home two runs in the bottom of the first and then he hit a two-run homerun (19) in the
fifth to account for all the Red Sox runs and Jim Lonborg
(17-7, 2.44) went all the way for the win over Catfish
Hunter (18-10, 2.35).
An unexpected offensive explosion from the White Sox as the Cleveland pitchers walked eight batters and Chicago was able to take full advantage. After starting with three scoreless innings, the White Sox scored six runs in the fourth and then followed that up with an eight-run fourth. Tommie Agee scored four runs, Duane Josephson had four RBI's, and Chicago was able to more-or-less clear the bench in the first game of the doubleheader.
Cleveland
4 Chicago (AL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
The
Indians scored three times in the top of the second, the big hit being a
two-run homerun (1) off the bat of Luis Tiant
(13-9, 2.55). The White Sox had the bases loaded with no outs in the bottom of
the seventh, but the Cleveland bullpen was able to wriggle out of it without
allowing any runs.
Detroit
(H) 1 Baltimore 0
Norm Cash
slammed a solo homerun (18) in the bottom of the eighth for the game's only run
and Earl
Wilson (19-11, 2.81) went all the way for the shutout victory. This win
allowed Detroit to take sole possession of second place ahead of Baltimore, at
least for a day.
New York
(AL) (H) 7 California 2 (GM 1)
Joe
Pepitone's three-run homerun (9) was the big hit in the Yankees three-run
fifth inning and Mel
Stottlemye (10-16, 3.37) kept the Angels off the scoreboard until the ninth
and picked up the Game One win.
California
3 New York (AL) (H) 0 (GM 2)
Clyde
Wright (2-5, 4.60) threw a two-hit shutout to get the Game Two win and the
doubleheader split in New York. Rick
Reichardt went 3-for-4 in the game and drove in two of the California runs.
Minnesota
5 Washington (H) 1
Harmon
Killebrew hit a pair of two-run homeruns (39, 40) and Jim Merritt
(10-11, 2.26) kept the Senators' offense quiet as he picked up the win on the
road.
Atlanta
(H) 5 New York (NL) 2
The
Braves got off to a good start, Hank Aaron
added a two-run homerun (30), and Denny
Lemaster (14-11, 3.18) did the job to get the key win over the Mets and
keep Atlanta's post-season dream alive.
Bob Veale (14-14, 4.49) had the good stuff today as he held the Reds to three hits for a shutout victory. The Pirates locked this game up with four runs in the eighth inning, the big hit being a two-out three-run homerun (19) by Willie Stargell.
Chicago
7 Houston (H) 5
Chicago
scored four runs in the top of the third to take a 4-2 lead, but after the
sixth Houston had clawed their way back into the lead at 5-4, but then Chicago
then put up a three-spot in the seventh to regain the lead. Joe Niekro
(8-6, 3.37) got the win, but the hero of the game was Bill
Stoneman, who pitched the final three innings and didn't give up a hit or a
walk to pick up the save (2).
San
Francisco 4 Los Angeles (H) 2 (12)
Willie Mays
hit two solo homeruns (14, 15), but the Giants didn’t do anything else and the
Dodgers didn’t do much, so the game went into extra inning with the score tied
at 2-2. Jim
Davenport doubled home Willie
McCovey in the top of the twelfth to put San Francisco ahead for good and Ray Sadecki
(15-4, 2.10) went all the way for the win.
St.
Louis (H) 4 Philadelphia 1
Tim
McCarver socked two solo homeruns (14, 15) to support Bob Gibson
(10-9, 3.21) on his way to a complete-game victory over Rick Wise
(9-9, 2.89).
Wednesday,
September 13, 1967
Transactions:
Cincinnati
catcher Jimmie
Coker made his Major League Finale on 09/12/1967
Philadelphia
pitcher Dallas
Green made his Major League Finale on 09/12/1967
Pittsburgh
pitcher Billy
O'Dell made his Major League Finale on 09/12/1967
Chicago
(NL) outfielder Bob Raudman
made his Major League Finale on 09/12/1967
Atlanta
outfielder Cito Gaston
made his Major League Debut on 09/14/1967. Gaston had previously been recalled
from Austin (TL). Atlanta infielder Remy
Hermoso made his Major League Debut on 09/14/1967. Hermoso had previously
been recalled from Richmond (IL)
Baltimore
infielder Mickey
McGuire was recalled from Rochester before 09/13/1967
Boston
(H) 7 Kansas City 2
The Red
Sox led 3-0 after the second and then they added three runs in the fifth to run
away with their fourth consecutive game. Lee Stange
(15-5, 1.89) had another good start with this win dropping Boston's magic
number down to nine.
The White Sox led 4-0 after the seventh, but two solo homeruns were part of Cleveland's three-run eighth, and then Lee Maye added a pinch-hit homerun (16) in the ninth to tie the score at 4-4 and it was soon off to extra-innings. Vern Fuller hit a solo homerun (8) in the top of the thirteenth, but the Cleveland bullpen faltered, and Chicago tied the score at 5-5 in the bottom half of the inning to continue to play. Once again the Indians took a lead in the top of the sixteenth, and this time Bob Allen (4-2, 1.95) was able to shut down Chicago and pick up the win in relief.
Baltimore
3 Detroit (H) 1 (11)
A tight
game between #2 and #3 came out victorious for Baltimore when Paul Blair
lined a two-out two-run single in the top of the eleventh. Eddie Watt
(3-0, 2.98) got the win in relief, with Moe
Drabowsky getting the save (10).
New York
(AL) (H) 1 California 0
Bill
Monbouquette (5-4, 1.81) held the visiting Angels to four hits and was
never really threatened on his way to the shutout victory. Joe
Pepitone singled home Jerry
Kenney in the bottom of the sixth with the game's only run, a hard-luck
loss for Rickey
Clark (12-9, 2.93).
Minnesota
10 Washington (H) 7
A
five-run third gave the Twins a 6-0 lead, and while they were able to add on
from there, the Senators mounted a comeback as Jim Kaat
(13-11, 3.36) got the win, but did not pitch a good game. Harmon
Killebrew hit his 41st homerun in the top of the first and now has the AL
lead in that category.
New York
(NL) 4 Atlanta (H) 2
A
three-run second included a clutch two-run single from Jerry Grote
and Tom
Seaver (16-11, 2.65) was able to go all the way for the road win. Pat Jarvis
(13-7, 3.23) took the loss.
Pittsburgh
8 Cincinnati (H) 3
Tommie Sisk
(11-12, 2.95) induced three inning-ending double plays and the Reds were never
able to take advantage of their three triples in the game. Willie
Stargell (20) and Donn
Clendenon (14) hit back-to-back homeruns in Pittsburgh's three-run third and
the Pirates rolled on to victory from there.
Los
Angeles (H) 5 San Francisco 2
The
Dodgers scored two runs in the first but it was a three-run homerun (15) by Al Ferrara
in the bottom of the fifth that gave Los Angeles some breathing room. Claude
Osteen (19-11, 2.77) went all the way, limiting the Giants to four hits on
the day.
Philadelphia
4 St. Louis (H) 2
An error
in the first led to a Phillies run, and then another in the third extended the
inning and gave Johnny
Callison an opportunity to swat a three-run homerun (23). Larry
Jackson (12-15, 3.56) pitched into the ninth and got the win, with Turk
Farrell getting the last out for the save (12). Dick Hughes
(10-10, 2.25) took the loss despite not allowing an earned run.
Thursday,
September 14, 1967
Transactions:
Kansas
City outfielder Reggie
Jackson was recalled from Birmingham (AA) before 09/15/1967
Minnesota
pitcher Mel
Nelson made his Season Debut on 09/15/1967. Nelson had previously been
recalled from Denver (PCL). Minnesota pitcher Jim Ollom
returned to the mound on 09/15/1967
Atlanta
pitcher George
Stone made his Major League Debut on 09/15/1967. Stone had previously been
recalled from Richmond (IL)
Chicago
(AL) (H) 3 Cleveland 2 (11)
The
White Sox only had four hits in the game but two of them came in the eleventh
inning when RBI singles from Pete Ward
and Tommy
McCraw lifted Chicago past Cleveland. Steve
Hargan (12-11, 2.34) hit a homerun (1) to give the Indians an early lead,
but the White Sox tied the game up at 1-1 in the sixth, and then Cleveland took
a lead in the top of the eleventh, only to see Chicago squeak out a
come-from-behind win in the bottom half of the inning.
The Mets scored two runs in the top of the ninth to make it close, but a Jerry Grote double play brought an end to their comeback hopes. Felipe Alou hit a two-run homerun (22) in the fifth to bulk up the Braves' lead, and they needed every run as they were able to extend their lead in the NL.
Friday,
September 15, 1967
Transactions:
Kansas
City third baseman Weldon
"Hoss" Bowlin made his Major League Debut on 09/16/1967
Washington
pitcher Barry
Moore returned to the mound on 09/16/1967
Chicago
(AL) infielder Rich
Morales was recalled from Indianapolis (PCL) before 09/16/1967
Philadelphia
catcher Jimmie
Schaffer made his Season Debut on 09/16/1967. Shaffer had previously been
recalled from San Diego (PCL) Philadelphia pitcher Dick
Thoenen made his Major League Debut on 09/16/1967. Thoenen had previously
been recalled from San Diego (PCL)
Baltimore
3 Boston (H) 0
The
Orioles started the day in second place, just percentage points ahead of third-place Detroit, but both teams were 8.0 games behind first-place Boston, and
both knew that time was running out on their hopes for the AL pennant. Tom Phoebus
(14-9, 3.26) walked six batters but only gave up two hits and got the shutout
win. Baltimore only had six hits in the game, but a few clutch hits made the
difference.
California
(H) 5 Kansas City 1
After a
day game yesterday in New York, the Angels returned to California for a night
game today and George
Brunet (13-15, 3.15) scattered five hits and picked up the win. The game
was close until Rick
Reichardt smacked a three-run homerun (15) in the bottom of the eighth to
pave the way for the victory.
Pete Ward got things started with a three-run homerun (22) in the bottom of the first, and while the Twins were able to work their way back into the game, Joe Horlen (13-11, 1.62) was able to go all the way for the win.
Detroit
(H) 4 Washington 3
Detroit
only had five hits in the game, but homeruns by Dick
McAuliffe (22) and Willie
Horton (22) kept them in the game and then they finally took the lead for
good on a Don
Wert sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh. Hank
Aguirre (5-1, 1.93) got the win in relief, Fred Lasher
picked up the save (7), with Dick Bosman
(2-1, 1.11) getting the loss. In Bosman's fourth start of the season, he
finally gave up an earned run.
Cleveland
4 New York (AL) (H) 2
Vern Fuller
smacked a two-run homerun (9) in the top of the sixth to give the Indians a 3-0
lead and then the Cleveland held off a furious Yankees rally to capture the win
for John
O'Donoghue (11-5, 2.64).
Atlanta
(H) 2 Chicago (NL) 1 (13)
The
Braves had three hits in the game, including a first-inning homerun (17) from Mack Jones,
and a Hank
Aaron homerun (31) to lead off the bottom of the thirteenth for a walk-off
winner. Ferguson
Jenkins had three hits by himself, including two triples, but came away
with a no-decision, as reliever Bill Hands
(6-8, 3.28) gave up Aaron's homerun. George
Stone (1-0, 0.00) took home the win after pitching one perfect inning of
relief in his first Major League appearance.
The Reds led 1-0 for most of the game but the Cardinals finally tied the score at 1-1 in the top of the eighth. In the ninth, Tim McCarver doubled, advanced to third on an infield out, and then scored on a wild pitch, giving St. Louis their first lead of the game. Steve Carlton (11-7, 2.40) went all the way for the crucial win.
Los
Angeles 4 Philadelphia (H) 0 (GM 1)
Bill Singer
(11-9, 2.09) grabbed the Game One win by only allowing one hit and going all
the way for the complete-game shutout. Jim Bunning
(17-13, 2.11) didn't necessarily pitch poorly but still took the loss.
Los
Angeles 5 Philadelphia (H) 1 (GM 2)
The
Phillies started off with a run in the bottom of the first, but that was all Don
Drysdale (18-13, 2.90) would give up today and the Dodgers roared back for
the Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep. Chris Short
(14-7, 2.05) took the loss.
San
Francisco 5 Pittsburgh (H) 3
The
Giants scored two runs in the top of the ninth to give them a much safer lead
at 5-1, which came in handy when the Pirates loaded the bases, scored a run,
but then couldn't come up with another hit. Gaylord
Perry (13-17, 2.76) went all the way for the win over Steve Blass
(3-6, 4.95).
Saturday,
September 16, 1967
Transactions:
Boston
pitcher Dave
Morehead made his Season Finale on 09/15/1967. Boston pitcher Gary
Waslewski was recalled from Toronto (IL) before 09/17/1967
Minnesota
pitcher Mel
Nelson made his Season Finale on 09/15/1967. Minnesota pitcher Jim Roland
was recalled from the Florida Instructional League (FLIL) before 09/17/1967.
Minnesota pitcher Jim Ollom
made his Major League Finale on 09/15/1967
Cleveland
catcher Duke
Sims made his Season Finale on 09/15/1967
Houston
infielder Lee
Bales was recalled from Amarillo (TL) before 09/17/1967
Detroit
shortstop Dave
Campbell made his Major League Debut on 09/17/1967. Detroit outfielder Wayne Comer
made his Major League Debut on 09/17/1967
Los
Angeles infielder Tommy Dean
made his Major League Debut on 09/17/1967. Dean had been previously recalled
from Spokane (PCL). Los Angeles infielder Dick
Schofield returned to play on 09/17/1967
Kansas
City pitcher George
Lauzerique made his Major League Debut on 09/17/1967. Lauzerique had
previously been recalled from Birmingham (SOUL)
New York
(AL) outfielder Tom Shopay
made his Major League Debut on 09/17/1967. Shopay had previously been recalled
from Syracuse (IL)
Boston
(H) 3 Baltimore 2 (12)
Both
teams scored a run in the seventh, and then both teams scored a run in the
tenth, and the game continued. In the bottom of the twelfth, Ken
Harrelson led off with a single, Jose
Tartabull pinch-ran for him and advanced to second on a Rico
Petrocelli sacrifice, and then Reggie
Smith hit a line drive to the wall and Tartabull came around with the
game-winner.
Jay Johnstone slapped a two-out single in the bottom of the eleventh to score Bobby Knoop with the game-winner and to make a winner of Bobby Locke (1-0, 1.64). Locke threw a hitless inning in relief to close out the game.
Chicago
(AL) (H) 3 Minnesota 2
Minnesota
led 1-0 for most of the game, but then Don Buford
smacked a two-out two-run homerun (6) in the bottom of the eighth to give
Chicago the lead. The Twins didn't roll over and they tied the score at 2-2 in
the top of the ninth, but in the bottom half of the inning, Tommy
McCraw led off with a single, stole second, advanced to third on an infield
out, and then scored the game-winner when Smoky
Burgess punched a pinch-hit single to right.
Detroit
(H) 5 Washington 3
The
Senators jumped on Earl Wilson
(20-11, 2.84) for three runs in the top of the first, but Wilson soon settled
himself, and with some late inning help from the Tigers' bullpen, became the
first AL pitcher to reach the twenty win mark. Similar to Washington, Detroit
did all of their scoring in one inning as well, with a five-run third put them
ahead to stay.
New York
(AL) (H) 11 Cleveland 4
A
four-run second opened the door for the Yankees and then they roared on from
there, pummeling the Indians for an easy home win. Roy White
(.234) had the big bat today as he went 4-for-4 with a run scored, four RBI's,
and a double. Joe
Verbanic (4-5, 4.26) got the win in relief as starting pitchers Fritz
Peterson and Sam
McDowell (7-19, 3.83) got involved in a beanball war and left the game
early.
Atlanta
(H) 6 Chicago (NL) 4 (10)
Cito Gaston,
recently called up from the minors, made his first start of the season in
center field and unfortunately for him, in the top of the ninth, he muffed a
two-out fly ball to center field that allowed two runs to score and tied the
game at 4-4. In the bottom of the tenth, Hank Aaron
socked his second homerun (32, 33) of the game to get the crucial win and keep
Atlanta safely atop the NL.
Cincinnati
(H) 2 St. Louis 0
The Reds
ended their five-game losing streak as Milt Pappas
(14-12, 3.18) held the Cardinals to four hits and went all the way for the
shutout win. Ray
Washburn (11-10, 2.76) pitched well but took the hard-luck loss.
In a battle of #9 versus #10 the Astros maintained their slender lead over the Mets thanks to a five-run fourth, the big hit being a two-out three-run triple by Joe Morgan. Mike Cuellar (15-12, 2.50) went all the way for the win over Tug McGraw (0-1, 6.00).
Philadelphia
(H) 7 Los Angeles 1
Don Sutton
(7-16, 3.42) encountered control problems in the bottom of the fifth, and just
as he got his problems straightened out Cookie
Rojas unloaded a three-run homerun (5) to end the Phillies seven-run
inning. Rick
Wise (10-9, 2.81) didn't give up a run until the seventh inning and brought
home the win.
San
Francisco 8 Pittsburgh (H) 2
The
Pirates scored first with a run in the bottom of the first, but then the Giants
scored three times in the third and fourth innings to build a lead and then run
away with it. Back-to-back homeruns by Willie
McCovey (32) and Jim Ray Hart
(38) put the game out of reach for Ron Herbel
(4-11, 4.91).
Sunday,
September 17, 1967
Transactions:
San
Francisco pitcher Bobby Bolin
made his Season Finale on 09/16/1967 (Arm injury)
Atlanta
pitcher Ken
Johnson made his Season Finale on 09/16/1967
New York
(AL) pitcher Dale
Roberts made his Major League Finale on 09/16/1967
Kansas
City pitcher Diego Segui
made his Season Finale on 09/16/1967
Philadelphia
pitcher Dick
Thoenen made his Major League Finale on 09/16/1967
New York
(NL) infielder Ken Boswell
made his Major League Debut on 09/18/1967
Los
Angeles pitcher John Duffie
made his Major League Debut on 09/18/1967. Duffie had been previously recalled
from Albuquerque (TL)
Boston
catcher Russ
Gibson was recalled from Pittsfield (EL) before 09/18/1967
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Bruce
Howard was recalled from Indianapolis (PCL) before 09/18/1967
Pittsburgh
first baseman Bob
Robertson made his Major League Debut on 09/18/1967. Robertson had
previously been recalled from Columbus (IL). Pittsburgh pitcher Jim
Shellenback was recalled from Columbus (IL) before 09/18/1967
Boston
(H) 4 Baltimore 3 (13)
George
Scott blasted a three-run homerun (20) in the bottom of the first to give
Boston a 3-1 lead, but Gary Bell
couldn’t hold that lead and Baltimore tied the score at 3-3 with two runs in
the top of the fifth. Finally, in the bottom of the thirteenth, the Red Sox
loaded the bases and the Orioles brought in Eddie Watt
to face Russ
Gibson with two outs and the bases loaded but Watt lost control and plunked
Gibson, forcing home the game-winner to the delight of the home fans.
California
(H) 6t Kansas City 5
Reggie
Jackson stroked a two-out two-run single in the top of the fifth to give
Kansas City a 4-3 lead, and then he added a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the
seventh to pad the lead at 5-3. Rick
Reichardt had given California its early lead with a three-run homerun (16)
in the fourth, and then in the bottom of the eighth Reichardt smacked his
second three-run homerun (17) of the game and the Angels held on for the
exciting home win.
The score went back-and-forth in this one with both teams scoring three runs in the seventh to keep the score tied. In the bottom of the ninth Tommy McCraw started the inning off with a walk, stole second, stole third, and then scored when he beat the throw home on an infield bouncer.
Washington
4 Detroit (H) 2
Washington
only had three hits on the day, but Detroit had some adventures in poor
outfield play that gave the Senators the early lead and then Mike
Epstein smacked a two-run homerun to cap their three-run second. Frank
Bertaina (8-7, 2.33) and the Washington bullpen did the rest.
New York
(AL) (H) 7 Cleveland 5
The
Indians defense imploded with a total of six errors, and throw in both a wild
pitch and a passed ball, and the Yankees were able to run with the win for Mel
Stottlemyre (11-16, 3.42). Luis Tiant
(13-10, 2.56) only gave up two earned runs, plus Tiant provided some offense of
his own when he hit a two-run homerun (2) in the third.
Atlanta started Sunday with a 3.5-game lead over St. Louis and 4.5 over Cincinnati, so all the pressure was still on with the Braves still having thirteen games remaining after today. The game was scoreless until Rico Carty hit a pinch-hit homerun (17) in the bottom of the seventh, but Ernie Banks stroked a two-out RBI single in the top of the ninth to knot the score at 1-1 and send the game into extra innings. The scoring drought continued until Clete Boyer hit a game-winning homerun (20) in the bottom of the eleventh to keep the Braves post-season hopes strong.
St.
Louis 5 Cincinnati (H) 3
The
Cardinals moved off to an early 3-0 lead, but Pete Rose
smacked a three-run homerun (11) in the bottom of the seventh to tie the score
at 3-3. St. Louis scored single runs in the eighth and ninth and Nelson
Briles (8-7, 2.38) was able to go all the way for the clutch win.
New York
(NL) 5 Houston (H) 2
New York
scored four times in the first and then added another run in the second, enough
to knock Don
Wilson (8-13, 3.18) out of the game, and enough for Jerry
Koosman (1-0, 3.52) to get what he needed for the win.
Philadelphia
(H) 4 Los Angeles 3
Gene Oliver
smacked a two-run homerun (10) in the Phillies three-run third but it was a Johhny
Callison RBI single in the seventh that put Philadelphia ahead to stay. Larry
Jackson (13-15, 3.52) went all the way for his second consecutive strong
outing.
Pittsburgh
(H) 1 San Francisco 0
Donn
Clendenon doubled home Roberto
Clemente in the bottom of the first and Al McBean
(9-1, 1.84) went all the way for the win over Ray Sadecki
(15-5, 2.07). The Giants only had three hits on the day, but the Pirates didn’t
fare much better as they only had five hits in the game.
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