1967 American League Pennant Race

June 30, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 6 (38-38), Yankee 2

On June 6, the Angels were twelve games under .500.  Since then, they’ve gone 18-6 and they closed out the month of June right at the .500 mark after a truly magnificent run.  George Brunet picked up the win and he improved to 5-11 on the season.  He gave up two runs on six hits and three walks with one strikeout in seven innings.  Minnie Rojas threw two shutout innings and he picked up his eleventh save.

Don Mincher singled, drove in three and scored a run.  Jimmie Hall tripled, drove in a run and scored one.

June 28, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 4 (37-38), Senators 2

The Angels once again pushed themselves to within a game of the .500 mark with a come from behind win against the Senators.  Down 2-1, the Angels rallied for three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to take the lead and pick up the win.  Buck Rodgers had the big hit with a two run double that capped off the three run inning.  Rodgers was also the only Angel with two hits.

A solid start by Rickey Clark almost went to waste in the loss.  He gave two runs on three hits and four walks with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.  Minnie Rojas picked up the win and he improved to 7-5.  He gave up one hit with three strikeouts in two shutout innings.

June 27, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Senators 9, Angels 4  (36-38)

The Angels were so close but they couldn’t get back up to .500 because the Senators took care of Angels’ start Jim McGlothlin.  He gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings.  The loss dropped his record to a still impressive 7-2 on the season.

Don Minchner went three for four with an RBI and he was the only Angel hitter with more then one hit.  Paul Schall doubled, drove in one and scored two runs.

June 26, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 4 (36-37), Senators 3

Jack Hamilton picked up his first win as an Angel since he came over in a trade with the Mets on June 10.  He gave up a run on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts in five innings.  Minnie Rojas got the final five batters out and he picked up save number ten.  The win by the Angels put them just one game below .500 after being as many as twelve games below .500 in last May.

Buck Rodgers and Bubba Morton were the hitting stars in the win.  Rodgers went two for three with two RBIs and Morton went two for two with a double and two runs.

June 25, 1967 at Municipal Stadium
Angels 4 (35-37), Athletics 3

Rick Reichardt hit a huge grand slam in the first inning and while they wouldn’t score the rest of the game, that’s all the Angels would end up needing for the win.  Jim Fregosi also had a nice day at the plate and he continued his solid hitting.  He went two for three with a walk and he scored on Reichardt’s slam.

George Bruent improved to 4-11 on the season with a nice enough start.  He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.  Minnie Rojas gave up a hit and he struck out four in 1 2/3 scoreless innings to pick up his ninth save of the season.

June 24, 1967 at Municipal Stadium
Athletics 2, Angels 1 (34-37)

The Angels were held to a single run on just four hits in a close loss to the Athletics.  Jim Fregosi had two of the Angels four hits and Jose Cardenal singled and drove in the only run for the Angels.

Clyde Wright fell to 2-1 on the season and he lasted just four innings.  He gave up two runs on five hits and one walk with two strikeouts in four innings.

June 23, 1967 at Municipal Stadium
Angels 2 (34-36), Athletics 0

Rickey Clark improved 5-6 on the season as the Angels continued what was, just a month ago, an unthinkable run.  He gave up just three hits and three walks with a strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.  Minnie Rojas struck out two in 1 2/3 perfect innings and he picked up save number eight.

Jim Fregosi went three for five with an RBI to lead the way for the Angels at the plate.  Jay Johnstone and Bobby Knoop both had two hits and a run.

June 22, 1967 at Cleveland Stadium
Angels 7 (33-36), Indians 0

Jim McGlothlin pitched the Angels to an impressive win and in the process, the team snapped their two game losing streak.  McGlothlin gave up three hits and three walks and he struck out six.

Johnny Werhas hit a two run homer in the win.  Bubba Morton went one for three with two walks, an RBI and two runs.

June 20, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 2 (35-28), Angels 1 (32-36)

The Tigers won two games in a row for the first time in two weeks in a tight game with the Angels.  The Angels scored a single run in the fourth on Woodie Held’s solo shot and the Tigers didn’t answer until they scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth.  Al Kaline doubled home Don Wert and then Kaline scored on Jim Northrup’s single. 

Johnny Podres threw a great game for Detroit but he didn’t manage a decision.  He gave up a single run on six hits with five strikeouts in seven innings.  Dave Wickersham picked up the win with two innings of relief and he improved to 4-0 on the season.  George Brunet took the loss foe the Angels and he dropped to 3-11.

June 19, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Angels 2 (32-34), Tigers 0  (33-28)

The Tigers continued a very rough stretch and dropped a double header and series opener to the Angels.  Clyde Wright held the Tigers to a mere five hits and only Dick McAuliffe was able to reach base twice on a single and a walk.

Mickey Lolich took the loss.  He gave up two runs on five hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in eight innings of work.  He fell to 5-9 on the season.

Wright threw 7 2/3 shutout innings and Minnie Rojas pitched the final 1 1/3 to pick up his seventh save of the season.  Rick Reichardt hit his eight homerun of the season and he drove in both Angel runs.

June 19, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 5 (34-28), Angels 1 (32-35)

The Tigers ended a three game skid behind a strong outing by Denny McLain.  McLain held the Angels to four hits and a single run while he struck out twelve.  The only run came on Bobby Knoop’s solo shot in the third inning.

Don Wert doubled, singled and drove in two runs.  Dick McAuliffe singled, scored a run, had an RBI and stole a base.

Ken Turner took the loss for the Angels.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on four hits and two walks with one strikeout in six innings.  This would be Turner’s first and only start of his major league career.

June 18, 1967 at Memorial Stadium
Angels 5 (31-34), Orioles 3

Rickey Clark improved to 4-6 on the season with a nice start against the defending champs.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven solid innings.  Minnie Rojas gave up one run in the final two frames and he picked up save number six.

Woodie Held singled and drove in two runs in the win.  Jose Cardenal went two for five with a solo homerun and two runs scored.

June 17, 1967 at Memorial Stadium
Orioles 7, Angels 5 (30-34)

George Brunet had another rough start and he appeared to be on his way to a 20 loss season as he fell to 3-10.  He gave up six runs on seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings.

Buck Rodgers went two for four with a two run homer in the loss.  The newly acquired Woodie Held went two for four with an RBI.

June 16, 1967 at Memorial Stadium
Angels 2 (29-33), Orioles 1

The Angels got a nice team pitching effort for their fourth straight win.  Jack Hamilton gave up just one run in six innings and then three relievers combined to shut out the Orioles the rest of the way.  Minnie Rojas picked up the win and he improved to 6-5 on the season with 1 1/3 shutout innings.

Woodie Held had the big hit of the game.  His solo homerun in the ninth inning proved to be the game winner for the Angels.  Bubba Morton doubled and he scored the other Angels run.

June 16, 1967 at Memorial Stadium
Angels 5 (30-33), Orioles 3

The Angels made it five straight wins as they swept their second double header in four days.  Woodie Held hit a big two run homer and Jose Cardenal went two for five with a homerun and two RBIs to lead the way for the Angels at the plate.

Jim McGlothlin was roughed up for two runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings and he didn’t get the decision.  Ken Turner improved to 1-0 and he gave up just one run on one hit in 4 1/3 innings.

June 14, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 3 (28-33), Indians 2

The Angels won their third straight game and for the eighth time in nine games in their series finale against the Indians.  Buck Rodgers came up with the big hit as hit walk off one out two run single won it for the Angels after they were able to load the bases.  Minnie Rojas picked up the win with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief and Clyde Wright pitched well enough in his start.  He gave up two runs on six hits and one strikeout in 7 1/3 innings.

Rodgers finished the game with two of the Angels six hits and he drove in all three runs.  He hit his second homerun with a solo shot in the fourt inning.

June 13, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 8 (26-33), Indians 3

The Angels got right back on track in a win in their first game of a doubleheader with the Indians.  Jon Brunet picked up the win and he improved to 3-9 on the season.  He gave up three runs on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in a complete game.

Jimmie Hall went one for two with two walks, a homerun, two runs and two RBIs.  Don Mincher also had a nice game and he went two for four with a walk, three RBIs and two runs.

June 13, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 5 (27-33), Indians 3

The Angels made two wins in one day as they finished up a doubleheader sweep over the Indians.  Rickey Clark improved to 3-6 with the win and he gave up three runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Bill Kelso struck out three in a 3 1/3 perfect innings and he picked up his second save of the season.

Bubba Morton singled, drew a wak and scored two runs in the win.  Rick Reichardt went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

June 12, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Indians 7, Angels 5 (25-33)

Minnie Rojas gave up two runs in the top of the eleventh inning as the Angels lost for the first time in five games.  Rojas gave up three hits and one walk in 2 2/3 innings and the loss drops his record to 4-5 on the season.

Don Mincher went two for five and he belted his twelth homerun of the season.  Bubba Morton went two for two with a run and an RBI.

June 11, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 6 (25-32), Tigers 4 (31-22)

The Tigers lost their fourth straight game as the Angels finished a three game sweep over the Tigers.  Fred Gladding blew this one for the Tigers.  He had a two run lead heading into the bottom of the ninth but he gave up a three run walk off homerun to Jim Fregosi to end the game.

The Tigers scored single runs in the fourth, fifth and six innings but that three run lead was wiped out by another three run shot by Hall.  The Tigers scored one in the eighth to make it 4-3 on Norm Cash’s RBI single but that was wiped out by the Fregosi game winner.

Joe Sparma gave up three runs on five hits and a walk with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. Al Kaline hit his twelth homerun of the season and he scored three runs in the game.  Bill Freehan had two hits, a run and an RBI.

Jim McGlothin threw well enough to keep the Angels in the game. He gave up four runs on six hits and four walks with four strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.  Minnie Rojas picked up the win and he improved to 4-4 with 1 2/3 innings of perfect relief.

June 10, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 2 (24-32), Tigers 0 (31-21)

The Tigers were shutout out for the second straight game and the lost their third straight overall. This time it was Clyde Wright and Minnie Rojas who combined for the four hit shutout.  Wright won his first decision of the season and he gave up four hits and two walks in seven innings.  Rojas picked up his fifth save of the season with two perfect innings to close out the game.

Jose Cardenal was the Angels big hitter.  He went two for four with a homerun and he drove in both Angels runs.  Buck Rodgers doubled and scored.

Earl Wilson took the loss and he dropped to 8-5.  He gave up two runs on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in six innings of work.  Don Wert was the only Tiger to reach base more then once.  He singled and drew a walk.

June 9, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 4 (23-32), Tigers 0 (31-20)

Angels starter George Brunet completely shut down the Tigers in the series opener between the two teams to give the Angels their third straight win.  Brunet gave up three hits and a walk with eight strikeouts and the win improved his record to 2-9 on the season.

Don Mincher led the way for the Angels with the bats.  He went yard with his eleventh homerun and he drove in two runs.  Jose Cardenal had two hits and two runs while Bobby Knoop doubled twice and drove in a run.

Denny McLain took the loss and he dropped to 6-7.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.  Out of the Tigers that reached base, none of them reached base more then once.

June 8, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 6, Orioles 5  (22-32)

The Angels won back to back games for the first time in almost three weeks and it was the long ball that got them there.  Jimmie Hall went two for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs while both Rick Reichardt and Jim Fregosi homered and drove in two runs.

Rickey Clark was roughed up in his start but the back end of the pen picked him up.  Pete Cimino picked up the win with a shutout sixth and Minnie Rojas threw three shutout innings to close out the game to pick up his fourth save.

June 7, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 2, Orioles 0 (21-32)

It seems like whenever the Angels need a win, it’s Jim McGlothlin who gets it for the Angels.  This time, he threw a four hit shutout to give the Angels only their third win this month.  He gave up just the four hits and three walks with nine strikeouts and the win pushes him to 6-1 on the season.

Tom Satriano scored both of the Angels two runs in the win.  Jim Fregosi singled and he drove in a run.

June 6, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles 16, Angels 4  (20-31)

The Angels were pummelled by the Orioles and there was nothing pretty about this game.  Pete Cimino gave up three runs before getting yanked in the second inning and in all, the Angels would use seven pitchers, six of which would give up runs.

Bobby Knoop hit a two run homer in the loss.  Jimmie Hall went two for four with a solo homerun.

June 6, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles 11, Angels 1  (20-32)

The Angels hit their low point of the season after getting pummelled for the second time in one day by the Orioles.  Rickey Clark took the loss and he gave up four runs in 2 1/3 innings.  Jim Coates was also hit hard and he gave up five runs in 1 2/3 innings.

Jim Fregosi drove in the lone run of the game.  He went one for four with a stolen base.

The loss put the Angels 12 games below .500 and this was the low point of their season. They were 12 1/2 games back of the first place Tigers and they stood in last place.  Not to ruin it (we all know how it ends anyway), the Angels were set to rally and over the rest of the season, only two teams would have more wins then the Angels.  They’d also never be this many games below .500 so as the title indicates, this was rock bottom for the Angels.

June 5, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 3, Orioles 2  (20-30)

The Angles scraped together three runs in the third inning and while those were the only runs they scored, it was enough to pick up the win.  Nick Wilhite gave up a couple of runs in his four innings before getting pulled but Bill Kelso picked him up.  He gave up just one hit in five shutout innings and the win pushed his record to 3-1 on the season.

Bobby Knoop was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with a double and a run. 

June 4, 1967 at Metropolitan Stadium
Twins 8 (23-23), Angels 7 (19-30)

Bob Allison hit a walk off RBI single in the bottom of the tenth inning for the Twins in their win over the Angels.  This came after the Twins blew a four run that put the game into extra frames.

Zoilo Versalles continued to hit the ball well and he went yard with a three run shot.  Hamon Killebrew also had a great game and he went three for three with two runs and an RBI.  For the Angels, slugger Rick Reichardt hit a two run homer and Jim Fregosi went two for four with two RBIs.

Jim Perry picked up the win for the Twins after throwing a shutout tenth.  Minnie Rojas took the loss for the Angels when he gave up the tenth inning run.

June 3, 1967 at Metropolitan Stadium
Twins 8 (22-23), Angels 6 (19-29)

Harmon Killebrew hit a big three run homer in the fourth inning that gave the Twins the lead for good.  Bob Allison doubled and drove in three runs while Rod Carew went two for four with a walk, an RBI and three runs.

Rick Reichadt led the offense for the Angels.  He went two for five with a homerun and three RBIs.  Tom Statriano also had a nice game and he went two for five with a homerun and two RBIs.

George Brunet was shelled and he didn’t even make it through the fourth inning.  The loss dropped him to an unimpressive 1-9 on the season and he gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts.  Dave Boswell picked up the win for the Twins despite giving up four runs in five innings.

June 2, 1967 at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels 2 (19-28), Twins 0 (21-23)

The Angels ended their four game skid behind the arm of their one reliable starter, Jim McGlothlin.  He gave up just five hits and and four walks with seven strikeouts in a the complete game shutout.  For the Twins, Jim Kaat dropped to 1-7 although he was hardly terrible, he just didn’t get the run support.  He gave up two runs on eight hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

Paul Schaal doubled home both Angels’ runs in the fifth inning and he finished with two hits.  Jose Cardenal also had a nice game and he went two for three with a run.  For the Twins, Rich Rollins was the only hitter with two hits.  He went two for four in the game.

June 1, 1967 at D.C. Stadium
Senators 1, Angels 0  (18-28)

The Angels managed just four hits in a shutout loss to the Senators and the loss was their fourth straight.  No Angel had more then on hit and only Jose Cardnal, with a double, had an extra base hit.

A nice start by Rickey Clark went to waste in the loss.  He gave up one run on five hits and six walks with one strikeouts in seven innings.