July 29, 1967 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 4 (56-41), Tigers 3 (52-44)
The White Sox snapped the Tigers three game winning streak heading into a big Sunday double header between the two teams. The White Sox jumped out to a 4-0 lead by the fourth inning and while the Tigers picked at the lead and eventually made it a one run game in the ninth, the Tigers fell just short. Oddly, the Tigers outhit the White Sox 14-5 yet still lost 4-3.
Wilbur Wood picked up the win and he improved to 3-0. He gave up two runs on seven hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. Hoyt Wilhelm had mixed results. He gave up just as many hits (7) as he had outs in 2 1/3 innings but only gave up three runs. He struck out three. Don McMahon threw a perfect ninth and he picked up his third save of the season.
Joe Sparma was knocked around and gave up four runs on four hits and two walks in only four innnings. The pen pitched solid and three reliever combined for four innings of one hit ball, but the Tigers couldn’t get runners across the plate to complete a come back.
Ken Boyer had a big two run homerun that set the stage for the White Sox in the first inning. Ron Hansen doubled twice and drove in a run. Bill Freehan and Mickey Stanley both had two hits and an RBI for the Tigers while Al Kaline singled three times and scored a run in his second game back from the broken hand.