Documenting the Greatest Pennant Race of All Time
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July 14, 1967 at Comiskey Park
Angels 3 (46-41), White Sox 2 (48-35)
Rickey Clark outdueled Tommy John in the first game of a doubleheader between the White Sox and Angels. Clark improved to 7-6 on the season and he gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with one strikeout in six innings of work. Minnie Rojas threw three shutout innings to close the game out and he picked up his fifteenth save of the season. Tommy John took the loss and he fell to 8-7 on the season. He gave up three runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.
Bobby Knoop was the hitting star for the Angels and he played a hand in two of their three runs. He went two for three with a double, a walk, one run and an RBI. For the White Sox, Pete Ward went two for three with a run.
July 14, 1967 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 8 (49-35), Angels 0 (46-42)
Joe Horlen did a number on the Angels and he helped the White Sox salvage a split in their double header with the Angels. He gave up just six hits and two walks with one strikeout in the complete game shutout. Clyde Wright was bombed for the Angels and he was pulled before he could even get an out in the second inning. He gave up five runs on seven hits and the loss dropped him to 3-3 on the season.
Jim Fregosi went two for two with a walk for the Angels but with the shutout, there weren’t many offensive highlights for the Angels. Pete Ward and J.C. Martin both homered for the White Sox and Martin had three hits and two runs in the game.
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| Team | W | L | GB |
| BOS | 92 | 70 | - |
| MIN | 91 | 71 | 1.0 |
| DET | 91 | 71 | 1.0 |
| CHW | 89 | 73 | 3.0 |
| CAL | 84 | 77 | 7.5 |
| BAL | 76 | 85 | 15.5 |
| WSA | 76 | 85 | 15.5 |
| CLE | 75 | 87 | 17.0 |
| NYY | 72 | 90 | 20.0 |
| KCA | 62 | 99 | 29.5 |
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