1967 American League Pennant Race

October 1, 1967 at Comiskey Park
Senators 4, White Sox 3

The White Sox closed out their season with their fifth straight loss.  They did break a three game streak where they had shut out and while they made a game of this one, they ended up stranding the tying run at first base in the bottom of the ninth.

Joe Horlen gave up two unearned runs in six innings in a no-decision start.  Tommy John gave up one unearned run in the top of the seventh that broke a 2-2 tie and he dropped to 10-13.  It was a sloppy game as four White Sox errors led to four unearned runs.

Horlen helped out his own cause with a single and two RBIs.  Tommy McCraw had the only extra base hit for the White Sox with a double.

September 30, 1967 at Comiskey Park
Senators 4, White Sox 0  (89-72)

In a meaningless game, the White Sox played their third straight game in which they couldn’t score a run.  Rocky Colavito was the only hitter to reach base twice with a pair of singles.

Gary Peters fell to 16-11 with the loss.  He gave up three runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in six innings.

September 29, 1967 at Comiskey Park
Senators 1, White Sox 0  (89-71)

The White Sox were eliminated from the American League pennant race with just two days left to play as once again their bats failed.  Like in their previous game, they were held to just four hits in a shutout loss.  Tommy McCraw was the only White Sox hitter with two hits in the game.

Tommy John had a decent start go to waste and he fell to 10-12.  He gave up one unearned run on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts.

September 27, 1967 at Municpal Stadium
Athletics 5, White Sox 2 (89-69)

The White Sox didn’t do themselves a favor by dropping the front end of their doubleheader against the last place Athletics.  The White Sox were held to just a pair of runs on four hits.  Tommy Agee had the only extra base hit with a triple and he scored a run.

Gary Peters had a decent start go to waste. He gave up three runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk with ten strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  The loss dropped his record to 16-10 on the season.

September 27, 1967 at Municipal Stadium
Athletics 4, White Sox 0  (89-70)

The White Sox playoff chances hung by a thread as they dropped their second game of a doubleheader to the Athletics.  The two losses dropped the White Sox all the way to fourth place and they needed to win all of their remaining three games just to clinch a tie and even then they needed help.  In this one, Catfish Hunter shut out the White Sox on just three hits.  The only hitter to reach base twice was Don Buford with a single and a walk.

Joe Horlen dropped to 19-7 on the season.  He gave up three runs on six hits with a strikeout in 5 1/3 innings.

September 24, 1967 at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox 3 (89-68), Indians 1

The White Sox got a nice team effort from their pitching staff as they passed the Tigers to move into third place in the American League.  Cisco Carlos threw two shutout innings to open the game up before Don McMahon threw five solid frames in which he gave up just one run.  McMahon earned the win and he improved to 6-2.  Bob Locker threw the final 1 2/3 innings and he didn’t allow a run to save his 20th game of the season.

Don Buford singled and he drove in two runs in the win.  Ken Boyer had two hits and one of which was a solo homer, his fourth of the season.

September 23, 1967 at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox 8 (88-68), Indians 0 

The bad news was the White Sox was, even with a win today, they still stood in fourth place.  The good news is, they were just one game back of first place as once again, just a single game seperated first and fourth place.  And it was Joe Horlen, who had been fantastic for the White Sox in September who got it done once again.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with four strikeouts in the complete game shutout and the win improved his record to 19-6 on the season.

Rocky Colavito had a big day at the plate for the White Sox.  He went two for three with four RBIs.  Don Buford went three for five with three runs.

September 22, 1967 at Cleveland Stadium
Indians 2, White Sox 1  (87-68)

Tony Horton belted a solo homer in the bottom of the twelth inning off of Roger Nelson as the White Sox fell all the way to fourth place in a tough loss.  The White Sox scored their lone run in the top of the ninth inning to send the game into extra frames but the pen just couldn’t do the job.

Smoky Burgess singled and drove in the lone White Sox run.  Don Buford went two for five with a run.  Ken Peters had a tough start go to waste and he gave up one run on six hits and four walks with six strikeouts in six innings of work.

September 20, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
White Sox 6 (87-67), Angels 4 (78-73)

The White Sox kept up with the other three teams atop the American League behind the big stick of Tommie Agee.  He went three for four with his fourteenth homer, three RBIs and two runs.  Don Buford singled, drew two walks and scored two runs.

For the Angels, Rick Reichardt went two for four with a solo homerun,  The long ball was his sixteenth of the season. Hawk Taylor was the only other hitter with two hits.

Tommy John improved to 10-11 with the win.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five innings.  Bob Locker gave up one run in four innings and he picked up his 19th save of the season.  George Brunet took the loss for the Angels and he fell to 11-18.  He gave up four runs without getting a single batter out in an ugly start.

September 19, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
White Sox 3 (86-67), Angels 0 (78-72)

Joe Horlen remained one of the hottest pitchers in the month of September as he kept the White Sox in the pennant race.  He improved to 18-6 with the six hit shutout.  He walked one and struck out six while Jim McGlothlin took the loss for the Angels.  He fell to 11-7 and he gave up three runs on six hits with four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Tommy McCraw singled, tripled, drove in a run and scored to lead the White Sox at the plate.  For the Angels, Jim Fregosi had the only extra base hit for the Angels with a triple.

September 18, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 3 (78-71), White Sox 2 (85-67)

Because the Tigers lost, the White Sox could have moved into sole possession of first place with a win against the Angels.  Instead, they lost in ninth inning and found themselves back in fourth place, just a half game of a three way tie between the Tigers, Twins and Red Sox.  The game winning hit was a walk off RBI single by Rick Reichardt.

Minnie Rojas improved to 11-9 with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief.  Bob Locker took the loss for the White Sox and he gave up that ninth inning run.

Reichardt was the only Angels hitter who finished with two hits.  He went two for four with the game winning RBI and a run.  For the White Sox, Rocky Colavito singled and he drove in one of their two runs.

September 17, 1967 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 4 (85-66), Twins 0 (84-66)

The White Sox leaped past both the Twins and the Red Sox in the American League standings with their fifth straight win.  Ken Peters definitely got it done on the mound and he improvd to 16-9 with a four hit shutout.  He walked one and struck out six while Jim Merritt took the loss for the Twins.  He gave up four runs (two earned) on seven hits with six strikeouts in 66 1/3 innings.  The loss dropped him to 12-6 on the season.

Ken Berry brought the big stick for the White Sox.  He went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs.  Don Buford went two for three with a walk and a run.

September 16, 1967 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 5 (84-66), Twins 4 (84-65)

The White Sox kept up with the pack and while they remained in first place, they brought the Twins down close to the White Sox level in a dramatic ninth inning comeback.  Down 4-1, the White Sox rallied for four runs in the bottom of the ninth to win it.  The game winning hit was an RBI single by Pete Ward, his only hit of the ballpage in five at bats.

Dean Chance took the hardluck loss for the Twins although he had some help from Jim Kaat and Al Worthington.  Chance gave up five runs (four earned) on nine hits and one walk with five strikeouts in eight innings.  Bob Locker picked up the win for the White Sox although all he did was throw a shutout ninth.  Tommy John was tagged for four runs in six innings in his start.

Tommy McCraw singled twice and scored twice while Rocky Colavito singled and drove in two runs for the White Sox.  Bob Allison belted his 21st homer of the season and he finishd with two runs for the Twins.

September 15, 1967 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 7 (83-66), Twins 3 (84-64)

The White Sox pulled to within a game and a half of a three way tie for first place in the American League with a nice win over the Twins.  Joe Horlen continued his hot pitching and he improved to 17-6.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts in the complete game win.  For the Twins, Dave Boswell was touched up for three runs and he was gone before the second inning ended as he took the loss.

Ron Hansen had a huge day at the late for the White Sox.  He was a perfect four for four with two homers, four RBIs and three runs.  Ken Boyer also had a nice game and he went three for four with two runs.  Tony Oliva belted his fifteenth homer and he drove in two runs for the Twins.

September 14, 1967 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 4, Indians 0  (82-66)

For the second straight game, the White Sox took care of the Indians in an extra inning shutout.  This time it was Cisco Carlos who got it done on the mound and he threw all ten innings.  He gave up five hits with two strikeouts in ten shutout frames.

Don Buford had the big hit of the game.  He belted a walk off grand slam to win it for the Sox.

September 13, 1967 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 1 (81-66), Indians 0

The White Sox ended their three game skid and they kept their head above water in an impressive seventeen inning pitcher’s duel.  Gary Peters threw eleven shutout innings in his start and he struck out ten and then three relievers combined to throw six shutout frames to close the game out.  Don McMahon threw a shutout seventeenth to pick up the win and he improved to 5-2.

The lone run came on an RBI single by Rocky Colavito in the seventeenth frame.  The win kept the White Sox in a tight race at three games back of the first place Twins and Red Sox.

September 12, 1967 at Comiskey Park
Indians 4, White Sox 3  (80-65)

The White Sox lost their second straight game and the first game of their doubleheader against the Indians in a game they hung in with, but never could manage to take the lead.  Rookie Steve Jones fell to 2-2 when he gave up two runs in just two innings. 

Pete Ward was the hitting star in the loss.  He went one for two with two walks and an RBI.

September 12, 1967 at Comiskey Park
Indians 7, White Sox 1  (80-66)

The White Sox lost some more ground as they were beat up for their third straight loss as they were swept by the Indians.  The offense was held to a single run on four hits and that lone run came on a solo homerun by Pete Ward.

Tommy John had a tough start and he fell to 9-11.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in four innings.

September 11, 1967 at Comiskey Park
Orioles 6, White Sox 1 (80-64)

The White Sox were pretty much completely shut down at the plate as they fell back into fourth place in the American League with a loss to the Orioles.  Held to just four hits, the lone White Sox run came on an RBI single by Tommie Agee.

Fred Klages had a tough start and he fell to 4-4.  He gave up three runs on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.

September 10, 1967 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 6 (79-63), Tigers 0 (81-63)

The Tigers five game winning streak came to an abrupt end as White Sox starter Joe Horlen threw a no-hitter to keep the White Sox in the pennant hunt.  Horlen faced the minimum 27 with the only baserunner reaching on an error and even he was shot down in a double play.

Joe Sparma took the loss for the Tigers.  He fell to 14-9 and he gave up five runs while he got just one batter out before being pulled.

Wayn Causey had a nice day at the plate in the win.  He went two for four with a triple, two runs and two RBIs.

September 10, 1967 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 4 (80-63), Tigers 0 (81-64)

The good news for the Tigers in this game was that they got some hits.  The bad news is, they were shut out for the second straight game as they were held scoreless through both games in the doubleheader.  Cisco Carlos picked up the win with six of those shutout innings and Hoyt Wilhelm threw 1 2/3 shutout innings to close out the game to earn his 18th save of the season.  Denny McLain took the loss for the Tigers in a tough start.  He gave up two runs and he only lasted one inning.

Don Buford singled, drew a walk and scored twice for the White Sox.  Pete Ward singled and drove in two runs.  For the Tigers, three of the five Tigers hits came with Jim Northrup at the plate.

September 9, 1967 at Comiskey Park
Tigers 7 (81-62), White Sox 3 (78-63)

The Tigers won their fifth straight game and in the process, kept up with the first place Twins as they both sat atop the American League standings and they did it in dramatic fashion.  Down for most of the game, the Tigers scored seven runs in the ninth inning to turn a 3-0 deficit into a 7-3 victory.  Willie Hortan and Jim Northrup both drove in two runs in the inning while Don Wert went two for three with a run and an RBI for the Tigers.  Pete Ward went two for four with an RBI for the White Sox.

Pat Dobson picked up the win for the Tigers with two shutout innings of relief and Fred Lasher threw a shutout ninth for his seventh save of the season.  Bob Locker was tagged with the loss and he gave up two runs without getting a single hitter out.

September 8, 1967 at Comiskey Park
Tigers 4 (80-62), White Sox 1 (78-62)

The Tigers supplanted the Boston Red Sox tie as they moved into a tie for first place in the American League with the Minnesota Twins.  They did behind the red hot arm of Mickey Lolich, who improved to 10-12 and was riding a five game winning streak.  Lolich gave up one run on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings while Fred Lasher got the final four batters out to earn his sixth save.  Tommy John took the loss for the White Sox and he fell to 9-10.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

Eddie Mathews and Jim Northrup both hit solo homers in the win for the Tigers.  Ken Boyer was the only White Sox hitter with two hits and he drove in their lone run.

September 6, 1967 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 3 (78-61), Angels 2 (72-67)

The White Sox took care of the Angels in extra frames that saw neither team scored in the first ten innings.  Joe Horlen threw eight shutout innings for the White Sox and George Brunet pitched seven.  The game remained scoreless until each team scored two run in the eleventh and then in the bottom of the fourteenth, Ken Berry doubled home Duane Josephson to win it.

Pete Cimino took the loss for the Angels and he fell to 3-3.  Fred Klages won it for the White Sox with two shutout frames and he improved to 4-3.

September 5, 1967 at Yankee Stadium
White Sox 5 (77-61), Yankees 3

The White Sox got a ton of hits and while they stranded twelve base runners, they still beat the Yankees in a game that was closer then it should have been. Don Buford had a team high three hits, one of which was a solo homerun.  Tommy McCraw went two for three with a double, a walk and a run.

Fred Klages was knocked around and he gave up three runs before the second inning was over.  Rookie Steve Jones improved to 2-1 with 4 1/3 innings of shutout relief while Bob Locker picked up his seventeenth save with 2 2/3 innings of shutout relief.

September 4, 1967 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, White Sox 2 (75-61)

While you can’t neccesarily say that Al Downing outpitched Gary Peters, the you can say it was Peters who took an unfortunate loss as he fell to 15-9.  The White Sox defense made four errors behind him and the net effect of that was that all three of the runs that Peters gave up were unearned.  He gave up the three unearned runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

The White Sox managed only five singles and a walk.  Ken Boyer and Ron Hansen drove in the two runs for the White Sox.

September 4, 1967 at Yankee Stadium
White Sox 3 (76-61), Yankees 2

The White Sox salvaged a split in their doubleheader with the Yankees with some nice pitching by Cisco Carlos and the pen.  Carlos gave up one run in 4 2/3 innings while Bob Locker and Hoyt Wilhelm threw two shutout innings of relief a piece.  It was Wilhelm who picked up the win and he improved to 8-3.

Duane Josephson singled home Don Buford in the top of the tenth inning to win it for the White Sox.  Josephson was also the only White Sox hitter with two hits in the game.

September 3, 1967 at Fenway Park
White Sox 4 (75-60), Red Sox (77-61)

The White Sox took their second straight game over the Red Sox to win their series and keep themselves in the pennant race.  Tommy John had the impressive start and he improved to 9-9.  He gave up just five hits with four strikeouts in the complete game shutout.  Lee Stange took the loss for the Red Sox and he fell to 8-9.  He gave up two runs on six hits and four walks with three strikeouts in six frames.

Ken Berry tripled and drove in two runs while Tommie Agee went three for five for the White Sox.  Five different Red Sox singled and no one reached base more then once.

September 2, 1967 at Fenway Park
White Sox 4 (74-60), Red Sox 1 (77-60)

The Red Sox fell from first and the White Sox made some headway as Joe Horlen held the Red Sox hitters in check.  He improved to 15-6 and he gave up one run on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in the complete game win. He outdueled Red Sox ace Jim Lonborg, who fell to 18-7.  He gave up four runs (three in the first) on nine hits and three walks with five strikeouts in seven frames.

Walt Williams went three for four with a double and an RBI while Rocky Colavito went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI for the White Sox.  Ken Harrelson doubled and he drove in the only off of Horlen for the Red Sox.

September 1, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 10 (77-59), White Sox 2 (73-60)

The Red Sox evened up their series with the White Sox at the expense of Gary Peters.  The White Sox starter fell to 15-8 when he gave up seven runs as he barely escaped the second inning.  For the Red Sox, Jose Santiago picked up the complete game win.  He gave up two runs on nine hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Ken Harrelson had a huge day at the plate for the Red Sox.  He went three for four with a triple, a homerun, four RBIs and three runs.  Mike Andrews singled twice and he scored two runs.  For the White Sox, Ron Hansen went two for three with a walk and a run.

August 31, 1967 at Fenway Park
White Sox 4 (73-59), Red Sox 2 (76-59)

Once again the American League tightened to where the first place team and fourth place team were seperated by just a game and a half as the White Sox took care of the Red Sox in their series opener.  Rookie Cisco Carlos didn’t pick up the win, but he kept the White Sox in the game in just his second big league start.  He gave up two runs on one hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  It was Don McMahon who picked up the win with two innings of shutout relief to close out the game.  Gary Bell went the distance for the Red Sox but he took the loss.  He dropped to 10-11 and he gave up four runs on nine hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.

Most of the White Sox offense came via the long ball.  Tommie Agee belted a solo homerun while Pete Ward went yard with a two run shot.  The Red Sox managed just two hits in the game and one of them was an RBI double by Rico Petrocelli.

August 30, 1967 at D.C. Stadium
White Sox 5 (72-59), Senators 1

Fred Klages got the job done as the White Sox won for just the second time in six games.  He improved to 3-3 and he gave up five hits and a walk in six shutout innings.  Bob Locker gave up a run in his three innings to close out the game and he picked up his sixteenth save of the season.

Tommie Agee went three for four with a double, an RBI and two runs to lead the White Sox both at the plate and in the batting order.  Don Buford went two for three with a triple, a run and an RBI.

August 29, 1967 at D.C. Stadium
Senators 3, White Sox 0  (71-59)

The White Sox couldn’t push a single runner across the plate as they lost another game to te Senators.  Wayne Causey was the only baserunner to reach base twice.  He singled twice.

Tommy John was roughed up for three runs in four innings as he fell to 8-9.  The pen threw four shutout innings, but the hitters just couldn’t put runs on the board to comeback from the three run deficit.

August 28, 1967 at D.C. Stadium
Senators 2, White Sox 1 (71-58)

The White Sox outhit the Senators 8-5 but when it came to pushing runners across the plate, the Senators squeaked out a win.  Don Buford was the hitting star for the White Sox in the loss.  He went two for four with a double and a solo homerun.

Joe Horlen had a solid start go to waste.  He gave up two runs on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts and the loss pushed his record to 14-6 on the season.