August 22, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 7 (67-55), Twins 3 (67-53)
The Tigers won their third straight game in their second doubleheader in five days. Earl Wilson went the distance and he gave up three runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Dean Chance took the loss for the Twins. He dropped to 16-9 and he gave up three early runs. The bullpen didn’t fare much better for the Twins. Each of the three relievers who entered the game gave at least a run.
Eddie Mathews had a big day and he hit his first homerun as a Tiger. He went three for four with an RBI and two runs. Dick McAuliffe hit homerun number two and he drove in two runs.
Cesar Tovar, Tony Oliva and Ted Uhlaender all hit homeruns for the Twins. Luckily for Wilson, all three homeruns came with nobody on base.
August 22, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 2 (68-55), Twins 1 (67-54)
The Tigers won their fourth straight and swept their first doubleheader with the Twins in an eleven inning pitchers dual. Mickey Lolich struck out thirteen in eight innings and he gave up only one run but he didn’t get a decision. Fred Lasher pitched the final three frames and he gave up only one hit to earn his first win of the season.
Jim Kaat was just as good for the Twins. He gave up one run on five hits and a walk with nine strikeouts in eight innings of work. Al Worthington took the loss after he gave up a leadoff triple to Dick McAuliffe in eleventh and then threw a wild pitch that scored him.
McAuliffe had the big eleventh inning triple but he also scored the other run for the Tigers. Al Kaline had two hits, including a double, and drove in a run. The only Twins run came in the second. Lolich loaded up the bases with nobody and while he got Jim Kaat to ground into a double play, a run scored.
The pair of wins moved the Tigers into just one game back of the first place Red Sox and White Sox. In the process of the doubleheader, they also forced the Twins down into a tie with the Tigers just a game back in a tight pennant race.