1967 American League Pennant Race

July 31, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 4 (56-44), Twins 0 (53-47)

Lee Stange completed shut down the Twins offense in an impressive three hit shutout.  He struck out three and the win pushed his record to 7-6 on the season.  For the Twins, Dave Boswell took the loss.  He fell to 8-8 and he gave up four runs on three hits and four walks with six strikeouts in five innings.

Carl Yastrzemski accounted for most of the offense in the game with a three run homer in the third inning.  Joe Foy went two for four with a run for the Sox while no Twin hitter reached base more then once.

July 30, 1967 at Fenway Park
Twins 7 (53-46), Red Sox 5 (55-44)

The Red Sox scored five runs in the final frames but it wasn’t enough as they lost to the Twins 7-5.  Jim Merritt picked up the win and he improved to 7-3 on the season.  He gave up one run on five hits and four walks in eight innings of work.  Ron Kline gave up four runs in the ninth but Jim Roland was able to get the final out and he picked up his second save of the season.  Bucky Brandon gave up four runs and he didn’t even make it through the fourth and he fell to 4-8 on the season.

Rod Carew went four for five with a homerun and three runs scored.  Harmon Killebrew went two for four his 32nd homerun and he scored two runs in the game.  For the Red Sox, Russ Gibson doubled twice, drove in two and scored a run.  Reggie Smith doubled, singled and scored twice.

July 28, 1967 at Fenway Park
Twins 9 (51-45), Red Sox 2 (54-42)

What started out as a matchup between two of the best pitchers in the American League turned into a blowout as the Twins tagged Jim Lonborg for six of the seven runs that the team scored in the fourth inning.  Lonborg dropped to 14-4 on the season and he gave up seven runs on six hits and two walks in 3 1/3 innings.  Dean Chance picked up the win and he improved to 12-8.  He gave up two runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts in the complete game win.

Harmon Killebrew belted his 30th homerun of the season for the Twins.  He finished the game with two runs and two RBIs while Jerry Zimmerman singled twice and scored two runs.  For the Red Sox, Mike Andrews and Reggie Smith went two for four with a run a piece.

July 29, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 6 (55-42), Twins 3 (51-46)

The Red Sox took the first game of a twin billing with the Twins and it was a four run eighth that gave them the win.  George Scott went two for four with two runs while Joe Foy singled and drove in two.  Rico Pettrocelli went yard with a solo shot to put the Red Sox on the board in the second inning.

Tony Oliva led the way at the plate for the Twins.  He went two for four with a solo homerun and two runs.  The long ball was his tenth of the season.

It was the pen who took the wins and losses in this one.  Al Worthington gave up three runs in the eighth after a solid start by Jim Kaat while John Wyatt picked up the win for the Red Sox with two innings of shutout relief. 

July 29, 1967 at Fenway Park
Twins 10 (52-46), Red Sox 3 (55-43)

The Twins answered in game two and blew out the Red Sox to split their doubleheader.  Bob Allison homered twice and drove in three runs while Harmon Killebrew pitched in with homerun number 31.  For the Red Sox, George Scott led the way.  He went two for four with a two run homer.

Jim Perry picked up the win for the Twins with a complete game.  He improved to 3-5 and he gave up three runs on nine hits and one walk with five strikeouts.  Gary Waslewski took the loss for the Red Sox.  He gave up three runs and he didn’t even last through the second inning.

July 27, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 6 (54-41), Angels 5 (54-46)

Reggie Smith scored on an error in the bottom of the tenth as the Red Sox took care of the red hot Angels.  The Red Sox were also helped out by four homeruns.  Carl Yastrzemski, Tony Coniligario and George Scott all hit solo homeruns while Joe Foy belted a two run homer.  Tony C.’s and Foy’s homers both came in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game up and send the game into extra frames.

For the Angels, Don Mincher was the hitting star.  He went two for five with his sixteenth homerun and three RBIs.  Jimmie Hall had a nice game as well with two singles.

Sparky Lyle picked up the win for the Red Sox with a shutout tenth inning.  Bill Kelso took the loss for the Angels and he fell to 4-3 on the season.

July 26, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 9 (53-41), Angels 6 (54-45)

The Red Sox ended the Angels seven game hitting streak behind a couple of homeruns and a three RBI game by Carl Yastrzemski.  Tony Conigliario and George Scott both went yard for the Red Sox and both drove in two runs and scored two runs a piece.

Three homers weren’t enough for the Angels.  Jose Cardenal, Woodie Held and Bobby Knoop all went yard for the Angels.  Cardenal finished with three hits, two runs and two RBIs.

Bill Landis picked up the win for the Red Sox.  He threw a shutout seventh inning and the win pushed his record to 1-0.  Minnie Rojas took the loss and he gave up six runs (just two earned) in a big seventh inning Red Sox inning.

July 25, 1967 at Fenway Park
Angels 6 (54-44), Red Sox 4 (52-41)

The Angels won their seventh straight, and in the process, ended the Red Sox impressive ten game winning streak.  Fred Newman was the pitching star for the Angels.  He gave up just four hits in four shutout innings and the win pushed his record to 1-0 on the season.  Gary Waslewski took the loss in a tough start and he fell to 2-1 on the season.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and with two strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.

Jimmie Hall went three for five with two doubles, two runs and two RBIs to lead the way for the Angels.  Don Mincher went two for five with a double, an RBI and two runs.  For the Red Sox, Mike Andrews was the hitting star.  He went two for five with a double and two runs.

July 23, 1967 at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox 8 (51-40), Indians 5

The Red Sox extended their winning streak to nine games with a win in the first game of their doubleheader with the Indians.  Joe Foy had the big hit with a second inning grand slam and Tony Conigliaro went three for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Reggie Smith also had a nice game and he went three for four with a run.

Jim Lonborg improved to 14-3 on the season with a great start.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks with eleven strikeouts in the complete game win.

July 23, 1967 at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox 5 (52-40), Indians 1

Gary Bell threw a really nice game as the Red Sox finished their sweep over the Indians to win their tenth straight game.  Bell gave up one run on five hits with five strikeouts in a complete game.  The win improved his record to 7-9 on the season.

Carl Yastrzemski went three for four with a run.  Tony Conigiliaro belted a two run homer in the fifth inning and Smith went two for four with an RBI and two runs.

July 22, 1967 at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox 4 (50-40), Indians 0

The Red Sox took their eighth straight win as they pushed their way up through the AL standings.  Lee Stange was the star of this one as he threw an impressive three hit shutout over the Indians.  He gave up one walk with four strikeouts and the win pushed him to 6-6 on the season.

Mike Andrews was the hitting star.  He went three for four with a homerun and two runs.  Carl Yastrzemski belted a solo homerun, his 23rd of the season.

July 21, 1967 at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox 6 (49-40), Indians 2

Bucky Brandon improved to 4-7 on the season with a nice start in the Red Sox seventh straight win.  He gave up two runs on eight hits and two walks with six strikeouts in the complete game win.

Joe Foy hit a big three run homer in the win.  It was his fourteenth homer of the season.  George Scott also had a nice game and he went two for three with a double, a run and an RBI.

July 19, 1967 at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox 6 (48-40), Orioles 4

The Red Sox continued their impressive run as they swept the Orioles in their two game series and won their sixth straight game.  Tony Conigliaro had a great day at the plate and he went three for four with a double, a triple, two RBIs and a run.  Mike Andrews went two for five with a big three runs homer.

Gary Bell gave up two runs in 4 1/3 innings in his start.  Jose Santiago improved to 6-4 and he gave up two runs on three hits with six strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings of relief.

July 18, 1967 at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox 6 (47-40), Orioles 2

Jim Lonborg improved to 13-3 on the season with another good start in the Red Sox win.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with eleven strikeouts in the complete game.

Mike Ryan went two for four with two RBIs and a run.  George Scott doubled twice, scored a run and drove in two.

July 17, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 7 (46-40), Tigers 1  (45-41)

The Red Sox continued to take advantage of the struggling Tigers as Detroit lost their seventh straight game after having a seven game winning streak.  Lee Stange held the Tigers in check while Denny McLain was knocked around for five runs in six innings.

Carl Yastrzemski hit homerun number 22 and he drove in three runs.  Joe Foy had three hits and three runs while Mike Andrews singled twice and scored twice. 

The only run for the Tigers came on Don Wert’s RBI single in the fifth inning.  No Tiger reached base more the once.

July 16, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 9 (45-40), Tigers 5  (45-40)

The Tigers lost their sixth straight game, this time at the hands of the Boston Red Sox.  A five run third inning wasn’t enough for Boston as they piled on three more runs in the fourth to make for a wicked blowout.

Tony Conigliaro hit a three run shot and Carl Yastrzemski hit a two run homerun to power the Red Sox to the win.  Reggie Smith finished with three hits and two runs while Mike Ryan and Bucky Brandon both scored twice.

Willie Horton and Mickey Stanley homered for the Tigers.  Jim Northrup singled, drew a walk and scored twice in the loss.

Brandon picked up the win despite going only 5 1/3 innings.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Joe Sparma dropped to 9-3 for the Tigers and he gave up five runs on four hits with two strikeouts in only three innings of work.

July 15, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 5 (44-40), Orioles 1

Things got off to a rough start in this one because Gary Waslewski walked the first and only two batters he faced in the first inning before getting pulled.  Jose Santiago not only pitched out of the jam but he got held the Orioles to just one run in six innings overall.  The one run came on four hits and one walk with five strikeouts in six innings of work and the win pushed his record to 5-4 on the season.  Gary Bell also did a nice job and he held the Orioles to one hit in three shutout innings and it was good for his first save of the season.

Joe Foy went three for four with a double, a triple and two runs in the win.  Jerry Adair singled three times and he drove in a run in the win.

July 14, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 11 (43-40), Orioles 5

Carl Yastrzemski had a big day at the plate in the Red Sox blowout win over the Orioles.  He went three for four with his 20th homerun of the season.  He drove in two and scored two while Tony Conigliaro went one for two with a homerun, two runs and two RBIs.

Jim Lonborg didn’t bring his best stuff but he picked up the win with all of the offense.  He gave up five runs on nine hits with one strikeout in 6 2/3 innings and the win bumped his record to 12-3 on the season.  John Wyatt closed out the game with 2 1/3 innings and he picked up his thirteenth save of the season.

July 13, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 4 (42-39), Orioles 2

The Red Sox won their first game after the break as they kicked off their doubleheader with the Orioles.  Lee Stange improved to 4-6 on the season with a decent start.  He gave up one run on five hits and a walk with one strikeout in 5 2/3 innings.  John Wyatt pitched 1 1/3 shutout frames and he picked up his twelth save of the season.

Rico Petrocelli singled and drove in two runs in the win.  Joe Foy went two for four and he belted a solo homerun.

July 13, 1967 at Fenway Park
Orioles 10, Red Sox 0  (42-40)

The Red Sox didn’t do as well in the second game of their doubleheader with the Orioles.  Gary Bell was shelled for six runs in 4 1/3 innings and he fell to 6-9 on the season.  Three relievers were also brought in and they all gave up at least a run a piece as well.

There’s not much in the way of hitting highlights in this one.  George Scott went two for four and Tony Conigliaro singled, drew a walk and stole a base.

July 9, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 10 (45-34), Red Sox 4 (40-39)

The Tigers blew out the Red Sox in the opener of Sunday doubleheader to win their seventh straight game.  Dick McAuliffe and Earl Wilson homered for the Tigers in the ten run onslaught.  McAuliffe finished with three runs and Jim Northrup drove in two and scored twice.

Carl Yastrzemski tagged Earl Wilson for three of the eight Red Sox hits. He scored twice and drove in one.   Gary Bell took the loss and he was gone before the end of the third.  Jose Santiago didn’t fare much better and the Tigers had nine runs on the board by the end of the fourth inning.

Wilson picked up the win and he improved to 10-7.  He gave up four runs (two earned) on eight hits and a walk with seven strikeouts.  Mike Marhsall picked up his fourth save with 1 1/3 perfect innings.

July 9, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox 3 (41-39), Tigers 0  (45-35)

The Red Sox ended the Tigers seven game winning and avoided a four game sweep behind a combined four hit shutout by Jim Lornborg and John Wyatt.  The Red Sox scored two runs in the second inning and that was all they’d need to win this one.

Reggie Smith and Carl Yastrzemski accounted for all three Red Sox runs with homeruns.  Smith hit a two run shot in the second while Yaz hit a solo shot in the eighth.  Lonborg improved to an impressive 11-3 while Wyatt picked up his 11th save of the season.

Jerry Lumpe singled twice and he was the only Tiger to reach base more then once.  Dave Wickersham took the loss and dropped to 4-2 after going just two innings.

July 8, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 2 (44-34), Red Sox 0 (40-38)

The Tigers won their sixth straight game behind a four hit shutout by Denny McLain.  Denny walked four and struck out two and he improved to 10-9 on the season.

Lee Stange took the loss for the Red Sox despite pitching a solid game.  Carl Yastrzemski was the only guy who got to McLain twice in the game.

Lenny Green went three for four with an RBI and a run for the Tigers.  Norm Cash drove in the other run.

July 7, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 5 (43-34), Red Sox 4 (40-37)

The Tigers blew a big lead in the ninth inning to the Red Sox but held on to win the game in extra frames for their fifth straight win.  The Tigers got off to a nice start in the first inning on RBI singles by Jerry Lumpe and Norm Cash and the Red Sox didn’t answer until the top of the seventh on Rico Petrocelli’s sac. fly to make it 2-1.  The Tigers put two more runs on the board in the bottom of the seventh on Cash’s two run shot and the game went into the ninth inning with the Tigers up by three runs.

Joe Sparma got the first two batters out in the top of the ninth but then gave up a solo shot to Conigliaro.  George Scott and Petrocelli hit back to back singles and Mayo Smith went to the pen and brought in Mike Marshall.  Marshall couldn’t stop the damage though and a one run single by Reggie Smith and a one run double by Jerry Adair tied the game up at 4-4.

Neither team scored in the tenth and the Marshall held the Red Sox scoreless in the top of the eleventh.  In the bottom of the eleventh, Norm Cash grounded out to start the inning before Jim Northrup singled.  Then Bill Freehan came up huge with a walk off RBI double to end the game.

Sparma pitched 8 2/3 innings while Marshall picked up his first win of the season with 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief (the runners he let come home were Sparma’s).  Gary Waslewski started for the Red Sox and he was gone after two innings.  John Wyatt picked up the loss and he dropped to 4-4.

July 5, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 4 (41-40), Red Sox 3  (40-36)

The last time the Angels had a winning record was back when they were 7-6 on April 25.  After being as many as twelve games below .500, the Angels have now fought their way out of the cellar and are now contending in the American League.  And the game played out in an interesting way.  George Brunet gave up two runs in the ninth to blow a 2-1 lead but then Don Mincher bailed him out with a two run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give the Angels the win.

Jose Santiago took the loss and it wasted a nice start by Jim Lonborg.  Santiago fell to 4-4 on the season and Brunet picked up the win and he improved to 6-11.

All four Angels runs were scored via the long ball.  Mincher had the two run homer in the ninth and then Roger Repoz and Bob Schaal each hit solo homeruns.  For the Red Sox, George Thomas hit a two run homer and Joe Foy belted a solo shot for to account for the three Red Sox runs.

July 4, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 4 (40-40), Red Sox 3 (40-35)

The Red Sox scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning but they couldn’t get the tying run across as they lost to the Angels 4-3.  Gary Bell took the loss for the Red Sox with a mediocre start.  He dropped to 6-7 and he gave up four runs on five hits and five walks with five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.  Rickey Clark picked up the win for the Angels with 6 2/3 solid innings.  He improved to 6-6 and he gave up one run on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts while Minnie Rojas picked up his thirteenth save despite giving up the two ninth inning runs.

Tom Satriano was the hitting star for the Angels.  He went two for three and he drove in two of the Angels four runs.  Jimmie Hall went two for three with a run.  For the Red Sox, Mike Andrews went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

July 3, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Red Sox 9 (40-34), Angels 3 (39-40)

The Red Sox got it done and they won their fourth straight game behind a trio of homeruns.  Mike Andrews, Reggis Smith and Tony Conigiliaro all went yard in the game.

Paul Schaal was the hitting star for the Angels.  He went two for four and he drove in one of the three Angels’ runs with a solo homerun.

Lee Stange improved to 3-5 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and one walk with two strikeouts in a complete game.  Jack Hamilton took the loss for the Angels and he fell to 1-1.  He gave up three runs in just two innings of work.

July 2, 1967 at Municipal Stadium
Red Sox 2 (39-34), Royals 1 

The Red Sox made it three in a row as they finished a sweep over the Royals.  Gary Waslewski threw a great game and he improved to 2-0 on the season.  He gave up one run on three hits and four walks with two strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings.  John Wyatt got the final two batters out and he picked up his tenth save of the season.

Joe Foy’s solo homerun in the eighth inning broke a 1-1.  Mike Ryan singled home the other run in the second inning.

July 1, 1967 at Municipal Stadium
Red Sox 10 (38-34), Royals 2

Jim Lonborg won his tenth game of the season in a solid start for Red Sox.  He gave up two runs on five hits and one walk with five strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Tony Conigiliaro was the hitting star of the game.  He went three for four with a homerun, two runs and two RBIs.  Mike Ryan had only one hit but he drove in three runs while George Scott had two’s across the board.  He had two hits, two walks, two runs and two RBIs.