April 15, 1967 at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers 4 (2-2), Twins 3 (1-3)
The Tigers evened up their record again in a close contest with the Twins. Joe Sparma was knocked out of this one in the fifth inning after giving up three runs but the bullpen pitched well and allowed the Tigers to come back. Jim Kaat did a good job of holding the Tigers down in the first four innings, but in the next three he yielding four runs and he was pulled in the seventh.
Down 3-1 in the top of the sixth, Al Kaline hit a two run shot to tie the game up. Then in the seventh, Al Kaline grounded into what could have been a double play but Harmon Killebrew misplayed it at first base. While this happened, Don Wert scampered home to give the Tigers the lead for good. The Twins scored their first run in the first inning when Cesar Tovar scored on Sparma’s wild pitch. They added two runs in the fifth when Rich Rollins doubled home Kaat and Tovar. They’d be held scoreless in the final four frames though.
Dave Wickersham, Hank Aguirre and Fred Gladding all pitched well in relief for the Tigers. They held the Twins to no runs on three hits in 4 2/3 innings.