1967 NL Game: Hous. @ Chi.

May 26, 1967

  Houston pitcher Dave Giusti hit 3 homeruns and pitched a complete game, leading the Astros to a 13-2
route over the Chicago Cubs. Guisti was 4 for 5 in the game with 3 RBI and allowed only 2 runs on 6 hits while getting his 4th Win of the season. Teammates Sonny Jackson had 5 hits in 6 AB and Rusty Staub had 5 RBI in the drubbing handed to the Cubs.

BOXSCORE: 1967 Houston Astros At 1967 Chicago Cubs                  5/26/1967
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Morgan 2B         5  1  0  0 .310     D.Kessinger SS      4  0  0  0 .214  
  S.Jackson SS        6  2  5  0 .213     G.Beckert 2B        5  0  1  0 .216  
  J.Wynn CF           2  2  0  1 .245     B.Williams LF       5  0  1  0 .260  
  R.Staub RF          6  1  3  5 .310     R.Santo 3B          3  0  1  0 .307  
  E.Mathews 1B        4  0  0  1 .173     E.Banks 1B          4  0  0  0 .316  
  R.Davis LF          4  0  1  1 .271     L.Thomas RF         4  0  0  0 .211  
  B.Aspromonte 3B     5  1  3  0 .307     R.Hundley C         4  0  0  0 .281  
  J.Bateman C         4  2  1  2 .233     A.Phillips CF       2  1  1  0 .350  
  D.Giusti P          5  4  4  3 .217     R.Culp P            0  0  0  0 .231  
                                          C.Koonce P          0  0  0  01.000  
                                        A-T.Savage PH         1  1  1  2 .154  
                                          B.Hands P           1  0  1  0 .500  
                                          B.Hendley P         0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-P.Popovich PH       1  0  0  0 .333  
                                          J.Upham P           0  0  0  0 .000  
                                          D.Radatz P          1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41 13 17 13                 Totals      35  2  6  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Koonce In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hendley In 6th Inning
 
Astros.......... 3 1 3  0 0 3  1 0 2  - 13 17  2
Cubs............ 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  1
 
Astros (21-19)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Giusti WIN(4-1)         9       6   2   2   2   5   1   3.09
Totals                    9       6   2   2   2   5   1
 
Cubs (23-14)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Culp LOSS(4-1)          2 2/3   8   7   7   3   1   4   3.51
C.Koonce                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
B.Hands                   2 1/3   2   3   0   2   1   0   1.56
B.Hendley                 0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   2.38
J.Upham                   0 2/3   3   1   1   2   0   0   2.45
D.Radatz                  2 1/3   3   2   2   1   2   1   6.23
Totals                    9      17  13  10   8   4   5
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,103 DATE- Friday, May 26th 1967 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Astros:10  Cubs:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 0  Cubs: 2
ERRORS- S.Jackson, J.Bateman, G.Beckert
DOUBLES- S.Jackson-3(9th), R.Davis(8th), A.Phillips(8th)
HOME RUNS- R.Staub(4th), J.Bateman(1st), D.Giusti-3(4th), T.Savage(2nd)
RBIs- J.Wynn(31st), R.Staub-5(15th), E.Mathews(11th), R.Davis(6th),
      J.Bateman-2(9th), D.Giusti-3, T.Savage-2(4th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Mathews
WALKS- J.Morgan, J.Wynn-4, E.Mathews, R.Davis, J.Bateman, R.Santo, A.Phillips
HIT BY PITCH- D.Kessinger, A.Phillips
STRIKE OUTS- J.Wynn, R.Davis-2, B.Aspromonte, D.Kessinger-2, B.Williams,
             R.Hundley, D.Radatz
WILD PITCHES- D.Giusti
2-out RBI- J.Bateman-2, D.Giusti, R.Davis, J.Wynn, R.Staub
RLISP 2-out- L.Thomas-2, E.Mathews-2, G.Beckert, R.Staub-2
TEAM RISP- Astros: 7 for 15  Cubs: 1 for 4
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Randy Hundley blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Dave Giusti cracked 3 homeruns and scored 4 times and he completed the game
without help from the bullpen at Wrigley Field as the Houston Astros belted
the Chicago Cubs by the count of 13 to 2.
 
Giusti was a source of great heartache for the Chicago faithful all day.  He
just kept pounding out hits! He blasted a solo shot in the 2nd inning, hit a
bases-empty home run in the 3rd inning, lined a base-hit in the 7th inning
and ripped a solo home run in the 9th inning.  Houston dominated offensively
as they scored in 6 different innings.  
 
Giusti(4-1) got the victory, allowing 2 runs for the game. Ray Culp(4-1) took
the loss.  He surrended 4 homeruns in his 2 and 2/3 innings.  
 
'The ball was jumping off my bat' Giusti said.  'I didn't do anything
differently, it's the same way I always approach the game.'

1967 AL Game: Bsn. @ Det.

 May 24, 1967

   The AL 1st place Boston Red Sox are in Detroit for a 3 game series against the 2nd place Tigers. Boston took the first game 5-0 to open up a 1.5 game lead over Detroit. The Tigers had what looked like a comfortable 6-2 lead in tonight's game before things unraveled for them. Detroit had built their lead on Willie Horton's 2 homeruns and 4 RBI off Jim Lonborg, Boston's ace starter. But with Tiger starter Denny Mclain struggling, the Red Sox added 3 runs and trailed only by 1entering the 8th inning. McLain was lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 7th and Hank Aguirre took over on the mound for the 8th. Boston scored 2 runs off him to take a 7-6 lead into the 9th. With John Wyatt pitching for the Red Sox in the bottom of the 9th, the Tigers had 2 men on base with 2 out and Al Kaline at the plate. Kaline is leading the AL in BA and RBI, but Wyatt struck him out to preserve the Win for Boston. The loss dropped Detroit into 3rd place in the AL. They have been playing poorly as of late, losing 5 in a row and 3-7 in their last 10 games, but hope to turn things around by taking tomorrows final game of the series.

BOXSCORE: 1967 Boston Red Sox At 1967 Detroit Tigers                5/24/1967
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Tartabull RF      4  1  0  1 .182     D.McAuliffe 2B      4  0  1  0 .200  
  R.Smith CF          5  0  0  0 .271     D.Wert 3B           4  2  2  1 .289  
  C.Yastrzemski LF    3  0  1  1 .336     A.Kaline RF         4  1  2  1 .414  
  G.Scott 1B          5  1  1  1 .262     W.Horton LF         4  2  2  4 .306  
  D.Jones 3B          4  1  2  0 .377     J.Northrup CF       4  0  0  0 .281  
  R.Petrocelli SS     4  1  1  1 .263     N.Cash 1B           3  0  0  0 .188  
  M.Andrews 2B        4  1  0  0 .255     B.Freehan C         4  0  1  0 .274  
  M.Ryan C            2  1  1  2 .200     R.Oyler SS          3  0  0  0 .196  
B-J.Foy PH            1  1  1  0 .316   E-J.Price PH          0  0  0  0 .250  
D-R.Gibson C          0  0  0  0 .250   F-J.Wood PR           0  0  0  0 .267  
  J.Lonborg P         2  0  2  1 .111     D.McLain P          2  1  1  0 .091  
C-D.Demeter PH        1  0  0  0 .276   A-J.Lumpe PH          1  0  0  0 .286  
  J.Wyatt P           0  0  0  0 ----     H.Aguirre P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          D.Wickersham P      0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        G-D.Tracewski PH      1  0  0  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  7  9  7                 Totals      34  6  9  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For McLain In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ryan In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Lonborg In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Foy In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Oyler In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Price In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Wickersham In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  2 0 3  0 2 0  -  7  9  1
Tigers.......... 0 1 0  3 2 0  0 0 0  -  6  9  1
 
Red Sox (23-12)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Lonborg WIN(6-1)        7       8   6   6   4   5   2   2.83
J.Wyatt SAVE(4th)         2       1   0   0   1   3   0   4.50
Totals                    9       9   6   6   5   8   2
 
Tigers (20-14)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McLain                  7       7   5   5   5   4   2   3.34
H.Aguirre L(0-2) BS(2nd)  1 1/3   2   2   2   0   1   0   8.22
D.Wickersham              0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.68
Totals                    9       9   7   7   5   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 28,397 DATE- Wednesday, May 24th 1967 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Frank Umont, Bill Kinnamon, Jerry Neudecker, Larry Napp
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 9  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- M.Ryan, B.Freehan
DOUBLES- J.Foy(11th), D.McAuliffe(6th), A.Kaline-2(12th), B.Freehan(5th)
TRIPLES- M.Ryan(1st), D.Wert(2nd)
HOME RUNS- G.Scott(3rd), R.Petrocelli(4th), W.Horton-2(7th)
RBIs- J.Tartabull(3rd), C.Yastrzemski(26th), G.Scott(16th), R.Petrocelli(22nd),
      M.Ryan-2(5th), J.Lonborg, D.Wert(5th), A.Kaline(29th), W.Horton-4(25th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Tartabull(2nd), R.Smith(7th), C.Yastrzemski(4th), J.Lonborg
CAUGHT STEALING- N.Cash
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Tartabull, J.Lonborg
WALKS- C.Yastrzemski-2, D.Jones, R.Petrocelli, M.Ryan, D.McAuliffe, D.Wert,
       A.Kaline, N.Cash, J.Price
HIT BY PITCH- M.Andrews
STRIKE OUTS- J.Tartabull, D.Jones, R.Petrocelli, M.Andrews-3, D.McAuliffe-2,
             D.Wert, A.Kaline, W.Horton, N.Cash, R.Oyler, D.Tracewski
GIDP- M.Andrews, D.Wert
2-out RBI- R.Petrocelli, D.Wert, A.Kaline, C.Yastrzemski
RLISP 2-out- R.Smith-2, G.Scott-2, W.Horton-2, R.Oyler, M.Andrews, A.Kaline
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 4 for 16  Tigers: 2 for 7
 
The Boston Red Sox nipped the Detroit Tigers 7 to 6 at Tiger Stadium in a hard
fought contest.
 
Jim Lonborg(6-1) struggled at times, but was good enough to get the victory.
He gave up 6 runs, 8 hits and 4 walks in 7 innings and gave up 2 homeruns.
Detroit made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed
runs across.  
 
John Wyatt was credited with his 4th save.  Hank Aguirre(0-2) was tagged with
the loss in relief.  He surrendered 2 runs and 2 hits in 1 and 1/3 innings.
 
'We lose our concentration for one pitch, and we lose the game.' Mayo Smith
said after the game.  'Maybe now these guys will listen when I say they have
to concentrate on EVERY pitch.'

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1967 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1967 Boston BOA              23  12  .657 ----   127    18  17 .514   92  70 .568
1967 Chicago CHA             20  13  .606  2.0          22  11 .667   89  73 .549
1967 Detroit DEA             20  14  .588  2.5          21  13 .618   91  71 .562
1967 Kansas City KCA         20  15  .571  3.0          17  18 .486   62  99 .385
1967 California CAA          18  20  .474  6.5          16  22 .421   84  77 .522
1967 Minnesota MNA           16  18  .471  6.5          16  18 .471   91  71 .562
1967 Cleveland CLA           16  18  .471  6.5          17  17 .500   75  87 .463
1967 Baltimore BAA           16  18  .471  6.5          17  17 .500   76  85 .472
1967 Washington WAA          15  20  .429  8.0          14  21 .400   76  85 .472
1967 New York NYA             9  25  .265 13.5          15  19 .441   72  90 .444