April 21, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 12 (6-3), Twins 4 (2-5)
The Tigers ran up the score on the Twins in their third straight win. The big inning for the Tigers was the fourth, in which they scored seven runs to really break the game open.
Denny McLain benefited from a ton of support but he pitched a pretty good game. He gave up three runs on eight hits and four walks with two strikeouts in seven innings of work. He’s now 2-1 on the season. Dave Boswell took the brunt of that seven run fourth and he was pulled in that inning. He gave up six runs (five earned) only three hits but he walked seven. He dropped to 0-1 on the season.
Jim Northrup had a big day at the plate. He went three for five with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs. Bill Freehan went two for three with a homerun, two RBIs and a run and Al Kaline singled twice and drove in two runs. For the Twins, Rod Carew hit a two run shot in the seventh and Tony Oliva homered and drove in two runs.