Documenting the Greatest Pennant Race of All Time
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July 25, 1967 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 3 (54-40), Indians 1
J.C. Martin belted a two run homer in the bottom of the ninth to win it for the White Sox in the first game of their doubleheader with the Indians. In the eighth inning, Howard singled home Williams to tie the game up to set the stage for the comeback.
Bruce Howard gave up one run in five solid innings in his start. Hoyt Wilhelm struck out two in a perfect ninth inning and he improved to 5-1 on the season with the win.
July 25, 1967 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 6, Indians 5 (55-40)
The game had it’s drama, but the White Sox pulled it out in the sixteenth inning to beat the Indians for their fourth straight win. The White Sox tied it up in the eighth inning with a two run pinch hit homer by Smokey Burgess and then neither team scored until the sixteenth inning. The Indians put one run on the board in the top of the inning and then Ken Berry belted a two run homer in the bottom half of the inning to win it.
John Buzhardt picked up the win with 4 2/3 innings. He gave up the one run on five hits with two strikeouts.
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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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