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.