September 1, 1967 at Metropolitan Stadium
Twins 5 (75-58), Tigers 4 (74-60)
The Tigers come back fell short against their rival contendor the Twins in their series opener. Joe Sparma gave up five runs in the first three innings and while the Tigers eventually made it a one run game, that’s as close as they’d get. Jim Kaat went the distance for the Twins and he improved to 10-13. He gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.
Cesar Tovar tripled, singled and drove in a run in the win to lead the Twins at the plate. Bill Freehan belted his nineteenth homerun and he scored twice for the Tigers.
