1967 American League Pennant Race

July 17, 1967 at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels 2 (48-44), Twins 0 (49-38)

The Angels picked up one game on the Twins after the doubleheader sweep yesterday behind a great outing by George Brunet.  He gave up just four hits and three walks with six strikeouts in the complete game shutout.  The win pushed his Brunet’s record to 8-12 on the season.  Jim Merritt took the loss for the Twins.  He gave up two runs on ten hits with nine strikeouts in eight innings and the loss dropped his record to 6-2 on the season.

Jim Fregosi and Buck Rodgers were the hitting stars for the Angels.  They both finished with two hits and an RBI a piece.  For the Twins, Harmon Killebrew was the only hitter to reach base more then once.  He singled and drew two walks.