August 23, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 10 (69-55), Twins 0 (67-55)
The Tigers won their fifth straight game in their third double header in four days. This one was a blow out and it was over early. The Tigers scored in each of the first four innings and capped things off with a four run fourth.
Joe Sparma coasted to an easy win and he improved to 13-6. He threw a four hit shutout and struckout three. Jim Merritt took the loss for the Twins and he was gone by the end of third inning.
Dick Tracewski had the big game for the Tigers. He went four for five with three RBIs and a run. Al Kaline and Jim Price eached scored twice. The only Twins who figured out Sparma was Rod Carew, who had two singles in the game.
August 23, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Twins 4 (68-55), Tigers 3 (69-56)
The Tigers finally ran out of gas as the Twins ended their five game winning streak in the second game of their doubleheader. The big inning was a three run fifth for the Twins.
Jim Perry evened his record to 6-6 with 6 1/3 innings of solid work. He gave up three runs on eight hits. Dave Wickersham took the loss for the Tigers. He gave up four runs in 4 2/3 innings.
Harmon Killebrew hit homerun number 33 and Perry helped out his own cause with two hits, a run and two RBIs. Eddie Mathews drove in two runs for the Tigers and Jerry Lumpe singled, scored and drove in a run.