1967 AL Game: Det. @ Chi. McLain No-Hitter!

 May 3, 1967

    Detroit's Denny McLain pitched a no-hitter tonight against the Chicago White Sox, and the Tigers came away with a 2-0 victory.  In a game that was expected to be a pitching duel, it didn't disappoint.  Chicago's Gary Peters matched McLain until the 5th inning when Detroit 's Jim Northrup led off with a triple and scored on Bill Freehan's single. The Tigers added a run in the 8th for a 2-0 lead that would hold up until the end. Peters only gave up 2 runs on 3 hits in his 7 2/3 innings of work. But this game belonged to McLain. Denny walked 3, hit 2 batters and committed an error. But he didn't allow a hit or a run and improved his record to 3-0.  

BOXSCORE: 1967 Detroit Tigers At 1967 Chicago White Sox              5/3/1967
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.McAuliffe 2B      3  0  0  0 .218     D.Buford 3B         2  0  0  0 .267  
  M.Stanley CF        3  0  0  0 .143   C-D.Kenworthy PH      1  0  0  0 .222  
  A.Kaline RF         3  0  0  0 .406     W.Causey 2B         3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Northrup LF       4  1  2  1 .299   D-R.Hansen PH         1  0  0  0 .259  
  B.Freehan C         2  0  1  1 .275     T.Agee CF           3  0  0  0 .211  
  N.Cash 1B           4  0  0  0 .164     P.Ward LF           2  0  0  0 .275  
  D.Wert 3B           3  0  0  0 .193     T.McCraw 1B         2  0  0  0 .216  
  R.Oyler SS          4  0  0  0 .143     K.Berry RF          3  0  0  0 .239  
  D.McLain P          3  1  0  0 .077     J.Martin C          3  0  0  0 .391  
                                          A.Weis SS           2  0  0  0 .125  
                                          G.Peters P          2  0  0  0 .182  
                                          B.Locker P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-S.Burgess PH        0  0  0  0 .200  
                                        B-W.Williams PR       0  0  0  0 .375  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  2  3  2                 Totals      24  0  0  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Locker In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Burgess In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Buford In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Causey In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 1 0  -  2  3  1
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  0
 
Tigers (13-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McLain WIN(3-0)         9       0   0   0   3   6   0   1.38
Totals                    9       0   0   0   3   6   0
 
White Sox (10-7)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
G.Peters LOSS(3-1)        7 2/3   3   2   2   6   5   0   0.78
B.Locker                  1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   0.55
Totals                    9       3   2   2   6   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 23,025 DATE- Wednesday, May 3rd 1967 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 7  White Sox: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 3  White Sox: 0
ERRORS- D.McLain
TRIPLES- J.Northrup(1st)
RBIs- J.Northrup(15th), B.Freehan(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Buford
SACRIFICE HITS- D.McAuliffe
WALKS- M.Stanley, A.Kaline, B.Freehan-2, D.Wert, D.McLain, D.Buford, T.McCraw,
       S.Burgess
HIT BY PITCH- P.Ward, A.Weis
STRIKE OUTS- D.McAuliffe-2, J.Northrup, N.Cash, D.Wert, R.Oyler, D.McLain,
             D.Kenworthy, W.Causey-2, T.McCraw, J.Martin, A.Weis
GIDP- R.Hansen, K.Berry, G.Peters
2-out RBI- J.Northrup
RLISP 2-out- R.Oyler, N.Cash-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 2 for 5  White Sox: 0 for 2
 
History was made in Chicago as Denny McLain(3-0) tossed a no-hitter and the
Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox by the score of 2 to
0.
 
Although disappointed to see the hometown team lose, the fans certainly were
appropriately impressed with the dominating, no-hit performance of McLain.
He walked 3 Chicago batters.  The Detroit players and coaches started to
leave McLain alone with his thoughts after the game reached the 7th inning.
By the time the 9th inning rolled around, you could hear a pin drop every
time he went to his wind-up - and an explosion after every out.  Detroit
managed only 3 hits on the night.  
 
Gary Peters(3-1) was tagged with the loss.  'Not in my wildest dreams did I
think this would happen!' McLain said as he stood at home plate to salute the
fans.  'Once I got into the later innings, I decided to challenge every
hitter, and that turned out to be the right decision!'

*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 1-11     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     M.Stanley   6- 8 16  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     A.Kaline    5- 7     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     D.Buford    5- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     W.Causey    2- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     T.Agee      1- 8     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     J.Northrup  4- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     B.Freehan   6- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     N.Cash      4-12     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     P.Ward      4- 7 12  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     T.McCraw    2- 4 15  0 Line Out                       b-0 
2     K.Berry     1-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     D.Wert      6- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     R.Oyler     6- 6     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     D.McLain    4-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     J.Martin    1- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     A.Weis      4- 3     0 1 Base Error - P               b-1 
1 1   G.Peters    2- 7     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 6-10     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     M.Stanley   2- 4  4  0 Line Out                       b-0 
2     A.Kaline    2- 3     0 Foul Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     D.Buford    3- 8     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1                        0 Caught Stealing                1-o 
1     W.Causey    1- 3     0 Foul Out                       b-0 
2     T.Agee      1- 8     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     J.Northrup  1- 9  8  0 Triple                         b-3 
0   3 B.Freehan   2- 6  7  0 Single                         3-H b-1 
0 1   N.Cash      6- 7     0 Force Play                     1-o b-1 
1 1   D.Wert      1- 7     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
2 1   R.Oyler     2-12     0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     P.Ward      1- 7 18  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     T.McCraw    4- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   K.Berry     3- 7     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     D.McLain    3- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     D.McAuliffe 2- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     M.Stanley   4- 8     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   A.Kaline    5-10 16  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     J.Martin    4-10  3  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     A.Weis      4- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     G.Peters    6- 6     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     J.Northrup  3- 4 11  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     B.Freehan   4- 8     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   N.Cash      3- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   D.Wert      4- 6     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
2 12  R.Oyler     5- 8 17  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     D.Buford    2- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     W.Causey    5- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     T.Agee      5- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0     D.McLain    4- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   D.McAuliffe          0 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
1  2  M.Stanley   5-10 12  0 Line Out                       b-0 
2  2  A.Kaline             0 Int Walk                       b-1 
2 12  J.Northrup  2- 8     0 Single                         2-H 1-3 b-2 
2  23 B.Freehan            0 Int Walk                       b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Bob Locker
2 123 N.Cash      1- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0     P.Ward      1- 5     0 HBP                            b-1 
0 1   T.McCraw    4- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 1   K.Berry     2- 4  4  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1   J.Martin    5- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0     D.Wert      6- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     R.Oyler     2- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     D.McLain    1- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
0     A.Weis      3-12     0 HBP                            b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Smoky Burgess
0 1   S.Burgess   3- 9     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PR- Walt Williams
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Dick Kenworthy
0 12  D.Kenworthy 3-10     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Ron Hansen
1 12  R.Hansen    6- 5     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 

1967 AL Standings and League Leaders

 May 1, 1967

  The first month of the 1967 AL is complete. My Detroit Tigers have gotten off to a good start keeping pace with the pennant winning (IRL) Boston Red Sox. The 2 teams are tied for 1st place in the AL. The Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox have also gotten off to good starts. The White Sox have been getting excellent pitching and the Indians have been getting good run production. One team that hasn't done well are the New York Yankees. As a matter of fact they have been down right terrible. Off to a 1-14 start, the Yankees have lost their last 10 in a row. Bad pitching and even worse hitting have plagued NY so far this season. The other teams in the league are just finding their footing at this early stage in the season.

  Detroit's Al Kaline is off to a fast start and leads the AL in hitting with a .426 BA. Teammate Jim Northrup is tied with Cleveland's Fred Whitfield for most RBI with 14. Don Mincher (Cal.), along with Whitfield and  Duke Simms (Cle.), lead in HR with 4. 

  There's been lots of excellent pitching so far this year. Boston's Jose Santiago is 4-0, tops in the AL, with 2 Saves and a 0.00 ERA. All in relief appearances. Chicago's Gary Peters is 3-0 with a microscopic 0.33 ERA in 3 Starts. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1967 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1967 Boston BOA              11   3  .786 ----   148     8   6 .571   92  70 .568
1967 Detroit DEA             12   4  .750 ----          10   6 .625   91  71 .562
1967 Cleveland CLA           11   4  .733   .5           7   8 .467   75  87 .463
1967 Chicago CHA             10   6  .625  2.0           9   7 .563   89  73 .549
1967 Kansas City KCA          9   6  .600  2.5           6   9 .400   62  99 .385
1967 California CAA           7  10  .412  5.5           8   9 .471   84  77 .522
1967 Washington WAA           6   9  .400  5.5           7   8 .467   76  85 .472
1967 Minnesota MNA            6   9  .400  5.5           5  10 .333   91  71 .562
1967 Baltimore BAA            4  12  .250  8.0           8   8 .500   76  85 .472
1967 New York NYA             1  14  .067 10.5           9   6 .600   72  90 .444
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA      4   12  .250  3- 8  1- 4  1- 3  3- 9  0- 0  1- 0     3-7     Won 1
BOA     11    3  .786  7- 1  4- 2  1- 1 10- 2  1- 0  4- 1     7-3     Lost 1
CAA      7   10  .412  2- 4  5- 6  5- 2  2- 8  0- 2  2- 3     5-5     Won 5
CHA     10    6  .625  5- 3  5- 3  4- 1  6- 5  2- 0  3- 2     7-3     Won 1
CLA     11    4  .733  6- 2  5- 2  1- 2 10- 2  1- 2  3- 1     8-2     Lost 1
DEA     12    4  .750  5- 1  7- 3  7- 1  5- 3  2- 0  4- 1     8-2     Lost 1
KCA      9    6  .600  4- 1  5- 5  3- 2  6- 4  0- 0  1- 2     5-5     Won 1
MNA      6    9  .400  1- 3  5- 6  1- 4  5- 5  1- 2  0- 3     4-6     Lost 2
NYA      1   14  .067  1- 8  0- 6  0- 8  1- 6  0- 1  0- 5     0-10    Lost 10
WAA      6    9  .400  6- 6  0- 3  2- 4  4- 5  2- 2  2- 2     4-6     Won 2
TOTAL   77   77  .500
HOME    40   37  .519
ROAD    37   40  .481
LEFT    25   28  .472
RIGHT   52   49  .515
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA      4-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     44    80  -36
BOA     11- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     70    48  +22
CAA      7-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     51    52   -1
CHA     10- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     61    42  +19
CLA     11- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     73    54  +19
DEA     12- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     74    47  +27
KCA      9- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     63    54   +9
MNA      6- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     70    72   -2
NYA      1-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     33    79  -46
WAA      6- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     42    53  -11
 
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1967 American League                 Date: 5/1/1967
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1967 BOA  11   3    A.Kaline  DEA .426  D.Mincher CAA    4  F.Whitfie CLA   14
1967 DEA  12   4    M.Alvis   CLA .362  D.Sims    CLA    4  J.Northru DEA   14
1967 CLA  11   4    T.Tresh   NYA .357  F.Whitfie CLA    4  T.Tresh   NYA   13
1967 CHA  10   6    C.Yastrze BOA .353  OTHERS TIED W    3  Z.Versall MNA   12
1967 KCA   9   6    E.Charles KCA .327                      R.Reichar CAA   11
1967 CAA   7  10
1967 WAA   6   9    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1967 MNA   6   9    J.Santiag BOA    4  B.Kelso   CAA    3  G.Peters  CHA 0.33
1967 BAA   4  12    OTHERS TIED W    3  F.Gladdin DEA    3  C.Pascual WAA 0.53
1967 NYA   1  14                        OTHERS TIED W    2  L.Tiant   CLA 1.08
                                                            T.John    CHA 1.09
                                                            J.Nash    KCA 1.42
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    R.Petroce BOA   11  B.Campane KCA    6  S.McDowel CLA   31
                    J.Fregosi CAA   11  J.Foy     BOA    4  J.Lonborg BOA   30
                    A.Kaline  DEA    8  D.Green   KCA    4  D.McLain  DEA   27
                    C.Tovar   MNA    8  OTHERS TIED W    3  P.Richert WAA   27
                    R.Carew   MNA    8                      J.Kaat    MNA   26
 

1967 NL Standings and League Leaders

 May 1, 1967

     It's been an intriguing start to the 1967 NL season. The opening month of April is in the books and finds the San Francisco Giants in a 1st place tie with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Giants pitching has been phenomenal, allowing only 1.83 runs per game. The Phillies are 2nd in the NL pitching category and tops in runs scored with 81. Only the LA Dodgers and New York Mets have been floundering, mainly attributed to their lack of scoring. The rest of the teams in the NL look very much in the running for the pennant. 

   Cincinnati's Tony Perez and Philadelphia's Dick Allen standout among the players in the hitting category. Perez (.411, 5, 19) is 3rd in BA and 1st in HR and RBI. Allen is hitting at a .450 clip and is 2nd in RBI with 18. The Phillies Chris Short is 4-0, tops in the league and the Giant's Juan Marichal is 3-1 with a 1.31 ERA and a league leading 40 K's.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1967 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1967 San Francisco SFN       12   4  .750 ----   147     7   9 .438   91  71 .562
1967 Philadelphia PHN        12   4  .750 ----           8   8 .500   82  80 .506
1967 Houston HON             11   7  .611  2.0           5  13 .278   69  93 .426
1967 Pittsburgh PIN           7   5  .583  3.0           7   5 .583   81  81 .500
1967 St. Louis SLN            8   7  .533  3.5           9   6 .600  101  60 .627
1967 Cincinnati CIN          10  10  .500  4.0          15   5 .750   87  75 .537
1967 Chicago CHN              6   8  .429  5.0           8   6 .571   87  74 .540
1967 Atlanta ATN              6  10  .375  6.0           9   7 .563   77  85 .475
1967 Los Angeles LAN          5  11  .313  7.0           6  10 .375   73  89 .451
1967 New York NYN             3  14  .176  9.5           6  11 .353   61 101 .377
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN      6   10  .375  2- 8  4- 2  1- 3  5- 7  1- 2  1- 2     4-6     Lost 1
CHN      6    8  .429  4- 2  2- 6  1- 4  5- 4  0- 1  3- 3     4-6     Lost 1
CIN     10   10  .500  8- 2  2- 8  0- 3 10- 7  2- 2  3- 4     5-5     Won 4
HON     11    7  .611  8- 4  3- 3  5- 2  6- 5  2- 2  4- 2     7-3     Won 1
LAN      5   11  .313  4- 8  1- 3  2- 4  3- 7  1- 1  2- 2     3-7     Lost 2
NYN      3   14  .176  2- 5  1- 9  2- 7  1- 7  0- 1  1- 6     0-10    Lost 10
PHN     12    4  .750  4- 0  8- 4  3- 1  9- 3  1- 0  3- 2     7-3     Won 1
PIN      7    5  .583  4- 2  3- 3  2- 0  5- 5  2- 0  4- 1     6-4     Won 1
SFN     12    4  .750  4- 3  8- 1  4- 2  8- 2  1- 0  3- 0     6-4     Won 2
SLN      8    7  .533  2- 4  6- 3  1- 5  7- 2  0- 1  1- 3     6-4     Lost 1
TOTAL   80   80  .500
HOME    42   38  .525
ROAD    38   42  .475
LEFT    21   31  .404
RIGHT   59   49  .546
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
ATN      6-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     70    83  -13
CHN      6- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     44    54  -10
CIN     10-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     77    76   +1
HON     11- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     76    66  +10
LAN      5-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     37    67  -30
NYN      3-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     41    71  -30
PHN     12- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     81    48  +33
PIN      7- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     49    48   +1
SFN     12- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     68    39  +29
SLN      8- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     54    45   +9
 
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1967 National League                 Date: 5/1/1967
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1967 SFN  12   4    D.Allen   PHN .450  T.Perez   CIN    5  T.Perez   CIN   19
1967 PHN  12   4    T.Perez   CIN .411  J.Calliso PHN    5  D.Allen   PHN   18
1967 HON  11   7    L.Brock   SLN .388  OTHERS TIED W    4  H.Aaron   ATN   16
1967 PIN   7   5    R.Clement PIN .388                      R.Clement PIN   16
1967 SLN   8   7    M.Alou    PIN .386                      OTHERS TIED W   13
1967 CIN  10  10
1967 CHN   6   8    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1967 ATN   6  10    C.Short   PHN    4  T.Farrell HON    2  M.McCormi SFN 1.06
1967 LAN   5  11    OTHERS TIED W    3  D.Shaw    NYN    2  R.Culp    CHN 1.23
1967 NYN   3  14                        R.Sadecki SFN    2  J.Maricha SFN 1.31
                                        OTHERS TIED W    1  P.Niekro  ATN 1.56
                                                            M.Cuellar HON 1.59
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    P.Rose    CIN    9  L.Brock   SLN    8  J.Maricha SFN   40
                    R.Clement PIN    9  V.Pinson  CIN    7  M.Cuellar HON   34
                    J.Briggs  PHN    8  J.Morgan  HON    7  C.Short   PHN   32
                    R.Davis   HON    7  S.Jackson HON    6  G.Perry   SFN   29
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  D.Allen   PHN    6  OTHERS TIED W   26
 

1967 NL Game Stories

 April 30, 1967

    Runs were at a premium today as the pitching dominated in both games of a double header between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds. In game 1 it took 9 innings before the Reds scored and came away with a 1-0 victory. Ironically, after excellent pitching all game long, the only run scored came on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 9th scoring Tony Perez. 

  In game 2, the Mets Tom Seaver  and the Reds Gary Nolan dueled to the end before Cincinnati came away with a 2-0 victory. Nolan got the 11 strikeout, complete game/shutout Win, his 1st of the season.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1967 National League                Date: 5/1/1967

 
NEW YORK AT CINCINNATI
Mets............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  1
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  6  0
Win:Abernathy(2-2) Loss:Lamabe(0-1)
 
Billy McCool took a no-hitter into the 8th inning as the Cincinnati Reds won a
dandy at Crosley Field over the ice-cold New York Mets, 1 to 0.
 
The game was decided in the bottom of the 9th inning.  Pete Rose smacked a
single.  Tony Perez was next and he reached on an error.  Jack Lamabe then
threw a high and inside pitch that got by the catcher; it was ruled a passed
ball.  After an out was recorded, Don Pavletich came to the plate and drew a
walk to load the bases.  Lamabe then unleashed a wild pitch giving Cincinnati
the win much to the delight of the home town crowd.  For the game Cincinnati
out-hit New York 6 to 3.  
 
The victory went to Ted Abernathy(2-2) who went 1 and 2/3 innings, allowing no
runs.  The left-handed McCool lost a no-hitter when Sandy Alomar singled with
nobody out in the 8th inning.  Lamabe(0-1) was hit with the loss in relief.
He pitched 1/3 of an inning and surrendered 1 hit and 1 walk.
 
 
CONDENSED PLAY LOG
TOP 1- Alomar-P, Grote-G, Boyer-W, Davis-K
BOT 1- Harper-L, Pinson-F, Rose-F
TOP 2- Swoboda-K, Jones-W, Hiller-W, Bosch-F-DP
BOT 2- Perez-G, Johnson-K, Pavletich-W, SB(Pavletich), Helms-K
TOP 3- Cardwell-K, Alomar-L, Grote-G
BOT 3- Cardenas-Si, CS(Cardenas), McCool-K, Harper-G
TOP 4- Boyer-G, Davis-G, Swoboda-L
BOT 4- Pinson-G, Rose-Do, Perez-Si, Johnson-Si, Pavletich-K
TOP 5- Jones-P, Hiller-W, Bosch-W, Cardwell-K, Alomar-G
BOT 5- Helms-G, Cardenas-P, McCool-Si, Harper-G
TOP 6- Grote-W, SB(Grote), Boyer-G, Davis-K, Swoboda-K
BOT 6- Pinson-G, Rose-F, Perez-G
TOP 7- Jones-FO, Hiller-K, Bosch-K
BOT 7- Johnson-K, Pavletich-W, SB(Pavletich), Helms-G, Cardenas-L
TOP 8- Cardwell-W, Alomar-Si, Grote-Force, Boyer-W, Davis-G-DP
BOT 8- Abernathy-F, Harper-F, Pinson-G
TOP 9- Swoboda-Si, Jones-Si, Hiller-K, Bosch-F, Stahl-K
BOT 9- Rose-Si, Perez-E-3B, PB, Johnson-F, Pavletich-W, WP
 
NEW YORK AT CINCINNATI
Mets............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  8  2
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 1    -  2  7  0
Win:Nolan(1-1) Loss:Seaver(2-2)
 
Gary Nolan dominated striking out 11 New York batters as the Cincinnati Reds
bested the ice-cold New York Mets 2 to 0 at Crosley Field.
 
Nolan(1-1) was in control of the game from the outset.  He didn't allow much,
just 8 hits and 4 walks in 9 innings reducing his ERA from 3.60 to 2.48.  New
York went down without a fight in the 9th.  
 
Tom Seaver(2-2) was the loser. Everyone seemed to enjoy the performance of
Nolan - except New York.  Wes Westrum lamented, 'He just was 'on' this
afternoon.  He was keeping our guys off balance all game.  A fine game by a
good strikeout pitcher - makes it a fun game for the hometown fans -
unfortunately we were the visitors!'
 
CONDENSED PLAY LOG
TOP 1- Alomar-K, Hiller-Si, Luplow-W, Davis-G-DP
BOT 1- Harper-G, Pinson-Si, CS(Pinson), Rose-K
TOP 2- Kranepool-L, Boyer-K, Grote-L
BOT 2- May-G, Johnson-K, Helms-G
TOP 3- Bosch-K, Seaver-G, Alomar-Si, Hiller-W, Luplow-W, Davis-F
BOT 3- Edwards-F, Cardenas-F, Nolan-W, Harper-K
TOP 4- Kranepool-Si, Boyer-FO, Grote-K, Bosch-K
BOT 4- Pinson-G, Rose-Do, May-E-2B, Johnson-W, Helms-Force, Edwards-P
TOP 5- Seaver-Si, Alomar-K, Hiller-L, Luplow-Si, Davis-G
BOT 5- Cardenas-Si, Nolan-Force, Harper-Force, Pinson-F
TOP 6- Kranepool-K, Boyer-Si, Grote-G-DP
BOT 6- Rose-G, May-E-2B, Johnson-Force, Helms-F
TOP 7- Bosch-W, Seaver-Sac, Alomar-P, Hiller-K
BOT 7- Edwards-Si, Cardenas-F, Nolan-Si, Harper-Si, CS(Harper), Pinson-L
TOP 8- Luplow-K, Davis-K, Kranepool-Si, Boyer-Si, Stahl-G
BOT 8- Rose-Do, May-K, SB(Rose), Johnson-SF, Helms-G
TOP 9- Harrelson-G, Swoboda-G, Alomar-K
 

1967 NL Game Stories

 April 24, 1967

  After losing on Opening Day, the Philadelphia Phillies have won 9 straight games. Today they took both ends of a double header against the New York Mets. The winning streak has propelled the red hot Phillies into 1st place in the NL.

 
PHILADELPHIA AT NEW YORK
Phillies........ 4 0 1  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  6 11  2
Mets............ 0 0 0  0 3 0  0 0 2  -  5  8  1
Win:Short(3-0) Loss:Cardwell(1-1) Save:Wagner(1st)
 
Chris Short reeled off a total of 10 strikeouts at Shea Stadium where the
streaking Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets by the score of 6 to
5.
 
Short(3-0) delivered a fine performance for Philadelphia.  He surrendered 8
hits and 3 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings.  New York had a chance in the 9th but
they came up short.  
 
Gary Wagner was credited with his 1st save.  Don Cardwell(1-1) took the loss.
He surrendered 11 hits and 4 walks in 9 innings.  
 
Short didn't realize how many strikeouts he was racking up.  When told he had
10 he was obviously surprised, 'No kidding? Man, I knew that I had a decent
total, but I didn't think I had K'd that many.  Say, that's pretty good,
isn't it?'
 

PHILADELPHIA AT NEW YORK
Phillies........ 0 0 0  1 0 0  2 4 0  -  7  6  0
Mets............ 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1  9  1
Win:Hall(1-0) Loss:Denehy(0-2)
Homeruns- T.Francona(1st)
 
In a lop-sided win the sizzling Philadelphia Phillies tallied 4 runs in the
8th inning and ripped the New York Mets by a 7 to 1 count.
 
In the top of the 7th inning Philadelphia went on top for good with 2 runs.
Bobby Wine led off and started the rally when he drew a walk.  Cookie Rojas
stepped into the batter's box and he laid down a sacrifice bunt.  One out
later, Tito Francona then cleared the fences for a two-run home run.  New
York had 9 hits in the game while Philadelphia had 6, but Philadelphia had
the more timely hits.  
 
Dick Hall(1-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 4 innings. Bill Denehy(0-2)
was given the loss.  It was another victory for Philadelphia at Shea Stadium.
Now their winning streak stands at 9 games.
 
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1967 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1967 Philadelphia PHN         9   1  .900 ----   151     7   3 .700   82  80 .506
1967 San Francisco SFN        7   3  .700  2.0           3   7 .300   91  71 .562
1967 St. Louis SLN            5   4  .556  3.5           7   2 .778  101  60 .627
1967 Houston HON              6   5  .545  3.5           3   8 .273   69  93 .426
1967 Pittsburgh PIN           4   4  .500  4.0           3   5 .375   81  81 .500
1967 Cincinnati CIN           6   6  .500  4.0           9   3 .750   87  75 .537
1967 Los Angeles LAN          4   5  .444  4.5           3   6 .333   73  89 .451
1967 Chicago CHN              3   6  .333  5.5           5   4 .556   87  74 .540
1967 New York NYN             3   8  .273  6.5           4   7 .364   61 101 .377
1967 Atlanta ATN              2   7  .222  6.5           5   4 .556   77  85 .475
 

1967 NL Game: Cin. @ Hous.

 April 21, 1967

   Mike Cuellar led the way to the Houston Astro's 3-2 walk off victory over the Cincinnati Reds tonight.

Cuellar struck out a 1967 MLB season high 14 batters in the game and played a big part in scoring the winning run. With the game tied at 2 in the bottom of the 9th, Chuck Harrison led off with a base hit and soon moved to 2nd after a balk was called on Red's reliever Gerry Arrigo. Cuellar came to the plate and laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt, moving Harrison to 3rd.  After another out couldn't advance the runner, Sonny Jackson came up and laced a base hit scoring the winning run. Cuellar went the distance for his 2nd Win, allowing only 1 earned run while striking out 14 batters.

BOXSCORE: 1967 Cincinnati Reds At 1967 Houston Astros               4/21/1967
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Harper RF         5  0  0  0 .233     A.Pointer LF        4  0  1  0 .100  
  V.Pinson CF         3  0  0  0 .325     S.Jackson SS        3  0  1  1 .225  
  P.Rose LF           4  0  1  0 .325     J.Landis RF         4  0  2  0 .353  
  T.Perez 3B          4  0  1  0 .514     J.Wynn CF           4  0  0  0 .235  
  L.May 1B            4  1  0  0 .071     B.Aspromonte 3B     4  1  2  0 .313  
  T.Helms 2B          4  1  1  0 .205     J.Morgan 2B         4  1  1  1 .324  
  L.Cardenas SS       4  0  2  1 .306     J.Bateman C         4  0  1  0 .226  
  D.Pavletich C       4  0  1  0 .250     C.Harrison 1B       2  1  2  1 .750  
  B.McCool P          2  0  0  0 .000     M.Cuellar P         3  0  0  0 .125  
A-D.Simpson PH        1  0  1  1 .200                                          
  D.Nottebart P       0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-D.Johnson PH        0  0  0  0 .171                                          
  G.Arrigo P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  2  7  2                 Totals      32  3 10  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For McCool In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Nottebart In 9th Inning
 
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  2  7  0
Astros.......... 0 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 1  -  3 10  1
 
Reds (5-5)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.McCool                  6       7   2   2   4   7   0   9.00
D.Nottebart               2       1   0   0   0   1   0   1.29
G.Arrigo LOSS(0-1)        0 2/3   2   1   1   0   0   0   7.11
Totals                    8 2/3  10   3   3   4   8   0
 
Astros (5-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Cuellar WIN(2-0)        9       7   2   1   2  14   0   1.88
Totals                    9       7   2   1   2  14   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 15,935 DATE- Friday, April 21st 1967 TIME- Night 
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 8  Astros: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1  Astros: 0
ERRORS- J.Morgan
DOUBLES- P.Rose(1st), J.Landis(2nd), B.Aspromonte(2nd)
RBIs- L.Cardenas(4th), D.Simpson(1st), S.Jackson(5th), J.Morgan(4th),
      C.Harrison(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- S.Jackson(3rd), J.Morgan-2(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- S.Jackson
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Cuellar
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Harrison
WALKS- V.Pinson, D.Johnson, A.Pointer, S.Jackson-2, C.Harrison
STRIKE OUTS- T.Harper-3, V.Pinson-3, T.Perez, L.May-2, T.Helms, L.Cardenas,
             D.Pavletich, B.McCool-2, J.Wynn-4, J.Morgan, J.Bateman,
             M.Cuellar-2
GIDP- J.Landis
BALKS- G.Arrigo
2-out RBI- S.Jackson
RLISP 2-out- J.Wynn-2, V.Pinson-2, J.Landis-2, T.Helms, M.Cuellar, T.Perez
TEAM RISP- Reds: 2 for 12  Astros: 3 for 11
 
Chuck Harrison had 2 base hits and Mike Cuellar dominated striking out 14
Cincinnati batters at The Astrodome as the Houston Astros won a thriller over
the Cincinnati Reds in, 3 to 2.
 
The game was decided in the 9th inning. Harrison stroked a single.  A balk was
called.  Cuellar then laid down a sacrifice bunt.  One out later, Sonny
Jackson came to bat and delivered a one-base hit resulting in a mighty
exciting win for Houston and the 15,935 home town fans in attendance.
Houston totaled 10 hits on the night.  
 
Cuellar(2-0), allowing 2 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Gerry
Arrigo(0-1) was tagged with the loss in relief.  
 
Cuellar was pleased with his performance.  He noted, 'I had good zip on my
pitches.  Just as important, my location was right on.  The fans really got
into the game too - that always helps me.  Now, if I can only do that again
in my next outing.'