September 4, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 8 (76-61), Athletics 4
Mickey Lolich continued his impressive second half with another win as the Tigers doubled up the Athletics in the first game of their doubleheader. Lolich improved to 9-12 and he gave up four run on five hits with three strikeouts in five innings. Fred Gladding was even better though and he threw four shutout innings to close out the game and he picked up his eleventh save of the season.
Jerry Lumpe went two for three with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs to lead the Tigers at the plate. Lenny Green went two for three with with two walks, an RBI and two runs.
September 4, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Athletics 4, Tigers 2 (76-62)
The Tigers failed to pick up ground in the American League as they joined all of their rivals in the pennant race with a Labor Day doubleheader split. The Tigers pushed just two runs across the plate on six hits and it was Don Wert who led the hitters when he went two for four with an RBI.
John Hiller took the loss and he fell to 4-1 despite throwing a better game then Lolich did in the first game. He gave up three runs on five hits and one walk with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.