Documenting the Greatest Pennant Race of All Time
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August 9, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 4 (59-50), White Sox 2 (60-47)
Earl Wilson pitched the Tigers to a 4-2 over the White Sox. Wilson improved to 15-9 and he gave up two runs on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts in nine innings.
Fred Klages took the loss for the White Sox and he dropped to 0-2. Al Kaline took him deep in the third inning. It was Kaline’s nineteenth homerun of the season and he drove in two runs.
Walt Williams was the hitting star for the White Sox in the loss. He had three hits, including a triple, and he scored on run.
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| Team | W | L | GB |
| BOS | 92 | 70 | - |
| MIN | 91 | 71 | 1.0 |
| DET | 91 | 71 | 1.0 |
| CHW | 89 | 73 | 3.0 |
| CAL | 84 | 77 | 7.5 |
| BAL | 76 | 85 | 15.5 |
| WSA | 76 | 85 | 15.5 |
| CLE | 75 | 87 | 17.0 |
| NYY | 72 | 90 | 20.0 |
| KCA | 62 | 99 | 29.5 |
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