1967 NL Game: Hou. @ Chi.

 June 26, 1967

   The Houston Astros took both games of yesterday's doubleheader against the 1st place Chicago Cubs due in large part on the hitting of Jimmy Wynn. Wynn blasted 2 homeruns good for 6 RBI in the Astro's Game 1 11-3 win . In the nightcap, he blasted another homer good for 2 RBI and scored 3 times in a 8-5 Houston victory. The 3 homeruns and 8 RBI increased his NL lead in both categories. The 2 loses by the Cubs tightened up an already close pennant race in the NL.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1967 National League                 Date: 6/26/1967
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1967 CHN  39  27    H.Aaron   ATN .359  J.Wynn    HON   23  J.Wynn    HON   59
1967 CIN  40  31    R.Clement PIN .350  H.Aaron   ATN   16  H.Aaron   ATN   52
1967 SLN  37  29    R.Staub   HON .348  D.Allen   PHN   16  D.Allen   PHN   50
1967 PHN  36  30    M.Alou    PIN .339  J.Javier  SLN   14  OTHERS TIED W   46
1967 SFN  35  34    D.Allen   PHN .336  OTHERS TIED W   12
1967 HON  36  35
1967 PIN  32  33    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1967 LAN  32  36    L.Jackson PHN   12  R.Face    PIN   12  G.Nolan   CIN 1.53
1967 ATN  30  40    F.Jenkins CHN   10  P.Niekro  ATN    6  B.Singer  LAN 1.72
1967 NYN  21  43    J.Bunning PHN   10  R.Perrano LAN    5  B.Gibson  SLN 2.03
                    J.Maricha SFN    9  P.Regan   LAN    5  L.Jackson PHN 2.19
                    OTHERS TIED W    8  D.Hall    PHN    5  J.Maricha SFN 2.25
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    R.Maris   SLN   11  L.Brock   SLN   28  M.Cuellar HON  142
                    R.Clement PIN   10  V.Pinson  CIN   19  J.Maricha SFN  125
                    T.Francon ATN    8  M.Wills   PIN   17  J.Bunning PHN  123
                    C.Flood   SLN    8  D.Allen   PHN   15  B.Gibson  SLN  109
                    E.Kranepo NYN    7  J.Morgan  HON   14  G.Perry   SFN  107
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
HON 11  at  CHN  3  LAN-Osteen(6-8, 3.85) at CIN-Queen(2-2, 3.02)
HON  8  at  CHN  5  PHN-Farrell(0-2, 4.96) at CHN-Nye(8-1, 2.55)
NYN  4  at  ATN  5  PIN-Blass(4-0, 1.83) at NYN-Shaw(0-7, 4.95)
PHN  5  at  SLN  3  SFN-Perry(8-8, 3.42) at SLN-Cosman(0-0, 6.75)
PHN  1  at  SLN 15
PIN  1  at  CIN  6
SFN  6  at  LAN  5
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
J.Wynn        HON CHN  5  2  3  6  0  1  2  0
J.Wynn        HON CHN  3  3  2  2  2  0  1  0
D.Lock        PHN SLN  2  3  2  1  2  0  0  1
G.Oliver      PHN SLN  3  1  2  3  1  0  1  0
O.Brown       SFN LAN  4  1  2  4  0  2  1  0
 
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1967 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1967 Chicago CHN             39  27  .591 ----    95    38  28 .576   87  74 .540
1967 Cincinnati CIN          40  31  .563  1.5          42  29 .592   87  75 .537
1967 St. Louis SLN           37  29  .561  2.0          42  24 .636  101  60 .627
1967 Philadelphia PHN        36  30  .545  3.0          31  35 .470   82  80 .506
1967 San Francisco SFN       35  34  .507  5.5          36  33 .522   91  71 .562
1967 Houston HON             36  35  .507  5.5          26  45 .366   69  93 .426
1967 Pittsburgh PIN          32  33  .492  6.5          35  30 .538   81  81 .500
1967 Los Angeles LAN         32  36  .471  8.0          29  39 .426   73  89 .451
1967 Atlanta ATN             30  40  .429 11.0          36  34 .514   77  85 .475
1967 New York NYN            21  43  .328 17.0          23  41 .359   61 101 .377
 
 

1967 AL Game: Chi. @ Min.

 June 24, 1967

    Chicago pitcher Gary Peters struck out 16 batters in 9 innings but ended up with a loss when the Minnesota Twins defeated the White Sox 4-3 in 10 innings. Peters only allowed 4 hits in the game and one was a 3-run homer hit by Bob Allison in the 8th inning that tied the game at 3 all. But it was the 4th and final hit allowed by Peters that proved to be a heartbreaker. The game went to extra innings and Peter's first pitch to Harmon Killebrew was hit for a game winning homerun. The 16 strikeouts was the most by any pitcher in a game this season in MLB.

BOXSCORE: 1967 Chicago White Sox At 1967 Minnesota Twins            6/24/1967
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Agee CF           4  1  1  1 .274     C.Tovar 3B          4  1  0  0 .317  
  J.Stewart 2B,SS     5  0  0  0 .000     R.Carew 2B          4  0  0  0 .337  
  T.McCraw 1B         5  0  0  0 .234     H.Killebrew 1B      2  1  1  1 .266  
  J.King RF           4  0  0  0 .210     T.Oliva RF          4  1  1  0 .290  
  P.Ward 3B           3  0  1  0 .214     B.Allison LF        4  1  1  3 .287  
A-D.Buford 3B         2  0  0  0 .273     Z.Versalles SS      4  0  0  0 .224  
  K.Berry LF          3  0  0  0 .231     T.Uhlaender CF      4  0  0  0 .233  
  J.Martin C          3  2  2  0 .248     J.Zimmerman C       3  0  0  0 .148  
  R.Hansen SS         4  0  2  1 .244   D-S.Valdespino PR     0  0  0  0 .217  
B-A.Weis PR,2B        0  0  0  0 .245   E-R.Nixon C           0  0  0  0 .240  
  G.Peters P          2  0  1  1 .273     D.Boswell P         3  0  1  0 .267  
                                        C-F.Kostro PH         1  0  0  0 .455  
                                          J.Perry P           0  0  0  0 .300  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  3  7  3                 Totals      33  4  4  4
 
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Ward In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Hansen In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Boswell In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Zimmerman In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Valdespino In 10th Inning
 
White Sox....... 1 0 0  0 1 0  1 0 0  0 -  3  7  2
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 3 0  1 -  4  4  0
 
White Sox (35-29)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
G.Peters LOSS(7-6)        9       4   4   4   5  16   2   2.75
Totals                    9       4   4   4   5  16   2
 
Twins (39-27)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Boswell                 9       7   3   3   2   8   1   3.52
J.Perry WIN(4-1)          1       0   0   0   0   1   0   3.67
Totals                   10       7   3   3   2   9   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 21,102 DATE- Saturday, June 24th 1967 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- John Rice, Lou Dimuro, Emmett Ashford, Red Flaherty
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 8  Twins: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 0  Twins: 0
ERRORS- J.Stewart-2
DOUBLES- J.Martin(5th)
HOME RUNS- T.Agee(11th), H.Killebrew(17th), B.Allison(15th)
RBIs- T.Agee(32nd), R.Hansen(24th), G.Peters, H.Killebrew(45th),
      B.Allison-3(45th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Martin(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Peters-2
WALKS- T.Agee, J.Martin, R.Carew, H.Killebrew-3, J.Zimmerman
HIT BY PITCH- J.King, K.Berry, C.Tovar
STRIKE OUTS- T.Agee, J.Stewart-3, T.McCraw, J.King, P.Ward-2, J.Martin,
             C.Tovar-2, R.Carew-3, H.Killebrew, T.Oliva, B.Allison-2,
             Z.Versalles, T.Uhlaender-4, J.Zimmerman, F.Kostro
2-out RBI- B.Allison-3
RLISP 2-out- G.Peters, C.Tovar, Z.Versalles, J.Stewart-2, J.Martin, R.Carew
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 2 for 9  Twins: 1 for 8
 
The Minnesota Twins edged the Chicago White Sox in 10 innings at Metropolitan
Stadium by the score of 4 to 3.
 
Both teams were tied at 3 runs apiece after nine innings.  Minnesota was
victorious in the 10th inning.  Harmon Killebrew lofted a solo-blast
'downtown' giving Minnesota the win and sending the home town fans into a
frenzy.  Chicago out-hit Minnesota 7 to 4, but Minnesota ended up with more
runs.  
 
Jim Perry(4-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 1 inning and allowing no
runs. The loss was charged to Gary Peters(7-6).  Despite taking the loss, he
whiffed 16 batters in 9 innings.  
 

1967 NL Game: Hous. @ Chi.

 June 24, 1967

   Fergie Jenkins became the 2nd 10 game Winner in the NL as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros today 9-4. It was a 3-3 tie before Chicago tallied 3 runs in the 7th and added 3 more in the 8th. It was a decent performance for the right-hander who went the distance while gaining the victory for the 1st place Cubs. 

BOXSCORE: 1967 Houston Astros At 1967 Chicago Cubs                  6/24/1967
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Morgan 2B         3  1  1  0 .296     D.Kessinger SS      3  2  0  0 .196  
  S.Jackson SS        4  0  1  1 .217     G.Beckert 2B        4  1  2  2 .236  
  C.Sembera P         0  0  0  0 .000     B.Williams LF       5  0  2  2 .288  
  J.Wynn CF           4  0  0  0 .247     R.Santo 3B          3  0  1  1 .277  
  R.Staub RF          4  1  2  0 .353     E.Banks 1B          4  0  0  0 .316  
  E.Mathews 1B        4  1  0  0 .205     R.Hundley C         4  2  2  1 .285  
  B.Aspromonte 3B     3  0  0  0 .283     T.Savage RF         2  2  1  0 .161  
  R.Davis LF          4  1  2  2 .272     A.Phillips CF       4  1  1  1 .311  
  R.Brand C           4  0  0  0 .187     F.Jenkins P         2  1  1  2 .262  
  M.Cuellar P         2  0  0  0 .178                                          
A-J.Gotay PH,SS       1  0  0  0 .255                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  6  3                 Totals      31  9 10  9
 
A-Pinch Hit For Cuellar In 8th Inning
 
Astros.......... 1 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 1  -  4  6  0
Cubs............ 1 2 0  0 0 0  3 3    -  9 10  1
 
Astros (34-35)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Cuellar LOSS(8-4)       7       6   6   6   6   7   2   2.42
C.Sembera                 1       4   3   3   0   1   0   4.29
Totals                    8      10   9   9   6   8   2
 
Cubs (39-25)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Jenkins WIN(10-6)       9       6   4   3   2   6   1   2.91
Totals                    9       6   4   3   2   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,169 DATE- Saturday, June 24th 1967 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 4  Cubs: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 1  Cubs: 1
ERRORS- D.Kessinger
DOUBLES- S.Jackson(14th), R.Staub(21st), R.Davis(11th), G.Beckert(10th),
         B.Williams-2(15th), R.Santo(10th), T.Savage(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Davis(3rd), R.Hundley(8th), A.Phillips(8th)
RBIs- S.Jackson(18th), R.Davis-2(10th), G.Beckert-2(21st), B.Williams-2(29th),
      R.Santo(44th), R.Hundley(30th), A.Phillips(31st), F.Jenkins-2
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Beckert, F.Jenkins
WALKS- J.Morgan, B.Aspromonte, D.Kessinger-2, R.Santo, T.Savage-2, F.Jenkins
STRIKE OUTS- J.Morgan, J.Wynn-2, R.Davis, M.Cuellar-2, D.Kessinger, R.Santo-2,
             R.Hundley, T.Savage, A.Phillips-2, F.Jenkins
GIDP- S.Jackson, G.Beckert
2-out RBI- R.Santo, R.Davis-2, G.Beckert-2, B.Williams-2
RLISP 2-out- E.Mathews, E.Banks-2, M.Cuellar, R.Hundley, B.Williams, R.Brand
TEAM RISP- Astros: 1 for 9  Cubs: 4 for 12
 
Fergie Jenkins tossed a complete game as the Chicago Cubs outscored the
Houston Astros 9 to 4.
 
Chicago jumped on top of Houston in the bottom of the 7th inning when they
scored 3 runs on 2 hits.  The key at-bat was by Billy Williams who brought
the crowd to their feet when he doubled which was good for two runs.  Chicago
managed 10 hits in their victory.  
 
Jenkins(10-6) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 4 runs. The losing
pitcher was Mike Cuellar(8-4).  He surrendered 6 runs and 6 hits in 7
innings.

1967 AL Game: Det. @ NY

 June 23, 1967

    The Detroit Tigers manhandled the league doormat New York Yankees tonight by the score of 17-2. The 17 runs are the most scored by any team in the AL this season. Everyone in the Detroit lineup contributed to the thrashing of the NY pitching. Only Bill Freehan failed to collect an RBI, but he was 2 for 5 with a run scored on the night. The Win put Detroit back into 1st place in the AL.

BOXSCORE: 1967 Detroit Tigers At 1967 New York Yankees              6/23/1967
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Wert 3B           6  2  3  2 .299     H.Clarke 2B         4  0  1  0 .270  
  D.McAuliffe 2B      3  3  1  2 .259     R.Amaro SS          4  0  0  0 .228  
  A.Kaline RF         5  2  2  2 .373     M.Mantle 1B         3  0  1  2 .190  
  W.Horton LF         5  2  2  2 .251     J.Pepitone CF       4  0  1  0 .206  
  J.Northrup CF       4  2  2  3 .303     S.Whitaker RF       4  0  1  0 .241  
  B.Freehan C         5  1  2  0 .259     T.Tresh LF          2  0  0  0 .244  
  N.Cash 1B           4  2  2  2 .215     J.Verbanic P        0  0  0  0 .167  
  R.Oyler SS          5  1  1  1 .173     D.Womack P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  D.McLain P          4  2  2  2 .150   B-F.Tepedino PH       1  0  0  0 .261  
C-G.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .147     B.Monbouquette P    0  0  0  0 .000  
  L.Sherry P          0  0  0  0 ----     J.Gibbs C           3  1  1  0 .218  
                                        D-D.Howser PH         1  0  1  0 .172  
                                          C.Smith 3B          4  1  2  0 .178  
                                          A.Downing P         0  0  0  0 .107  
                                          S.Hamilton P        1  0  1  01.000  
                                        A-B.Robinson LF       3  0  1  0 .193  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 17 17 16                 Totals      34  2 10  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Hamilton In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Womack In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For McLain In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Gibbs In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 2 3 3  3 2 0  0 4 0  - 17 17  0
Yankees......... 0 0 1  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2 10  3
 
Tigers (39-26)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McLain WIN(7-4)         8       9   2   2   1   5   0   3.50
L.Sherry                  1       1   0   0   0   1   0   3.86
Totals                    9      10   2   2   1   6   0
 
Yankees (17-47)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Downing LOSS(4-5)       2 2/3   7   8   6   3   1   1   4.89
S.Hamilton                1 1/3   4   3   3   0   2   1   3.94
J.Verbanic                3 1/3   5   5   5   1   1   2   4.78
D.Womack                  0 2/3   1   1   1   0   1   1   3.27
B.Monbouquet              1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9      17  17  15   4   6   5
 
ATTENDANCE- 27,247 DATE- Friday, June 23rd 1967 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill Haller, Jim Honochick, Nestor Chylak, Cal Drummond
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 3  Yankees: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Yankees: 3
ERRORS- S.Whitaker, J.Gibbs, C.Smith
DOUBLES- D.Wert(12th), B.Freehan(10th), N.Cash(6th), R.Oyler(4th),
         M.Mantle(7th), C.Smith(5th)
HOME RUNS- D.McAuliffe(10th), A.Kaline(14th), W.Horton(13th), J.Northrup(7th),
           N.Cash(8th)
RBIs- D.Wert-2(24th), D.McAuliffe-2(25th), A.Kaline-2(48th), W.Horton-2(50th),
      J.Northrup-3(41st), N.Cash-2(20th), R.Oyler(17th), D.McLain-2,
      M.Mantle-2(21st)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Verbanic
WALKS- D.McAuliffe-2, J.Northrup, N.Cash, M.Mantle
HIT BY PITCH- D.McAuliffe
STRIKE OUTS- D.McAuliffe, W.Horton, N.Cash, R.Oyler, D.McLain, G.Brown, R.Amaro,
             J.Pepitone, S.Whitaker, F.Tepedino, C.Smith, B.Robinson
GIDP- B.Freehan, N.Cash, R.Oyler, B.Robinson
2-out RBI- D.McLain-2, D.Wert-2, R.Oyler, M.Mantle-2, N.Cash-2
RLISP 2-out- W.Horton-2, J.Pepitone-2, J.Gibbs
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 7 for 10  Yankees: 3 for 8
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Bill Freehan blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Jim Northrup went yard and had 3 RBI as the Detroit Tigers really laid it on
the pathetic New York Yankees 17 to 2.
 
New York found themselves trailing quickly as the Detroit bats came through in
the first inning with 2 runs.  After an out was recorded, Dick McAuliffe was
the sparkplug when he drew a walk.  Al Kaline was next and he cleared the
fences for a two-run home run.  Detroit bats were hot in the 8th inning with
4 runs on 3 hits.  Detroit kept the pressure on throughout the contest as
they scored in 6 different innings.  
 
The win went to Denny McLain(7-4) who allowed 2 runs in 8 innings. Al
Downing(4-5) took the loss.  He was hit hard and gave up 7 hits and 3 walks
in 2 and 2/3 innings.  
 
With this win, Detroit has a league leading 39-26 record.  They have been 7-3
lately.  Still in a bad slump, with this loss, New York is 2-8 lately and
17-47, worst in the league on the year.

1967 AL Game: Was. @ Chi. and AL Standings

 June 20, 1967

    In the 2nd longest game in the AL this season the Chicago White Sox defeated the Washington Senators 2-1 in 20 innings. Chicago had 17 hits in the game and left 18 runners on base, but it took 20 innings to pull out the victory. 

  With the Win, the White Sox are now within 1.5 games of the top spot in the log jammed AL pennant race.

BOXSCORE: 1967 Washington Senators At 1967 Chicago White Sox        6/20/1967
 
  Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Brinkman SS       6  0  2  0 .174     D.Buford 3B         8  0  2  0 .281  
  E.Stroud CF         7  1  2  0 .333     T.Agee CF           9  0  3  0 .266  
  F.Howard LF         8  0  1  1 .252     T.McCraw 1B         9  1  1  0 .238  
  C.Peterson RF       8  0  1  0 .211     K.Berry RF          9  0  4  0 .238  
  M.Epstein 1B        8  0  1  0 .219     R.Hansen SS         5  0  2  0 .236  
  K.McMullen 3B       7  0  0  0 .231   B-J.Stewart PR,2B     3  0  0  0 .000  
  P.Casanova C        7  0  0  0 .210     P.Ward LF           8  1  2  1 .209  
  T.Cullen 2B         8  0  1  0 .180     J.McNertney C       8  0  2  1 .196  
  F.Bertaina P        1  0  0  0 .143     A.Weis 2B,SS        7  0  1  0 .224  
A-D.Nen PH            1  0  0  0 .233     B.Howard P          2  0  0  0 .154  
  D.Knowles P         2  0  0  0 .000     W.Wood P            1  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Lines P           2  0  0  0 .167     B.Locker P          2  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Humphreys P       0  0  0  0 .000     H.Wilhelm P         0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        C-S.Burgess PH        0  0  0  0 .214  
                                          D.McMahon P         0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      65  1  8  1                 Totals      71  2 17  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Bertaina In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Hansen In 11th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Wilhelm In 19th Inning
 
Senators........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  1  8  1
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 -  2 17  2
 
Senators (29-36)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Bertaina                7       6   1   1   1   6   1   2.80
D.Knowles                 6       4   0   0   2   8   0   3.94
D.Lines                   5       3   0   0   1   2   0   1.25
B.Humphreys LOSS(4-2)     1 1/3   4   1   1   2   2   0   1.96
Totals                   19 1/3  17   2   2   6  18   1
 
White Sox (34-26)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Howard                  8       3   1   1   2   4   0   3.10
W.Wood                    5       1   0   0   1   4   0   1.63
B.Locker                  5       2   0   0   1   3   0   1.76
H.Wilhelm                 1       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.55
D.McMahon WIN(2-0)        1       1   0   0   1   0   0   6.00
Totals                   20       8   1   1   5  12   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 17,824 DATE- Tuesday, June 20th 1967 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Neudecker, Larry Napp, Frank Umont, Bill Kinnamon
T- 4:15
LEFT ON BASE- Senators:10  White Sox:18
DOUBLE PLAYS- Senators: 2  White Sox: 2
ERRORS- E.Brinkman, D.Buford, A.Weis
DOUBLES- T.Agee(15th), A.Weis(4th)
HOME RUNS- P.Ward(9th)
RBIs- F.Howard(38th), P.Ward(19th), J.McNertney(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- E.Stroud-2(8th)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Brinkman, M.Epstein, P.Ward
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Bertaina, J.McNertney
WALKS- E.Brinkman-2, E.Stroud, K.McMullen, P.Casanova, D.Buford, J.Stewart,
       P.Ward, B.Howard, W.Wood, S.Burgess
HIT BY PITCH- A.Weis
STRIKE OUTS- E.Brinkman, F.Howard-5, C.Peterson-3, P.Casanova, T.Cullen,
             D.Lines, D.Buford-2, T.Agee-3, T.McCraw-3, K.Berry, J.Stewart,
             P.Ward-2, J.McNertney, A.Weis-2, B.Howard, W.Wood, B.Locker
GIDP- E.Stroud, C.Peterson, J.McNertney
RLISP 2-out- E.Brinkman, T.McCraw, P.Casanova, T.Agee-3, F.Howard-2,
             J.Stewart-2, C.Peterson, T.Cullen
TEAM RISP- Senators: 1 for 9  White Sox: 1 for 13
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Ed Brinkman robbed Tommie Agee of a base hit.
 
Left fielder Pete Ward connected with a 'big fly' and Bruce Howard delivered 8
solid innings as the Chicago White Sox bested the Washington Senators in 20
innings 2 to 1 at Comiskey Park.
 
Both teams had scored 1 runs after nine full innings.  Chicago won it in the
20th inning.  Tommy McCraw laced a single.  Ken Berry followed next and he
banged out a single.  After an out was recorded, Ward then drew a walk to
load the bases.  Jerry McNertney was up next and he slapped a one-base hit
making Chicago the victors to the delight of the home town faithful.  The
teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 7th inning.  
 
Don McMahon(2-0) went 1 inning allowing no runs for the win. Bob
Humphreys(4-2) was the losing pitcher in relief.  He pitched 1 and 1/3
innings allowing 4 hits and 2 walks.
 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1967 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1967 Minnesota MNA           37  26  .587 ----   100    32  31 .508   91  71 .562
1967 Detroit DEA             37  26  .587 ----          35  28 .556   91  71 .562
1967 Boston BOA              37  26  .587 ----          32  31 .508   92  70 .568
1967 Chicago CHA             34  26  .567  1.5          36  24 .600   89  73 .549
1967 Kansas City KCA         36  30  .545  2.5          31  35 .470   62  99 .385
1967 California CAA          33  35  .485  6.5          32  36 .471   84  77 .522
1967 Baltimore BAA           29  33  .468  7.5          30  32 .484   76  85 .472
1967 Cleveland CLA           29  35  .453  8.5          33  31 .516   75  87 .463
1967 Washington WAA          29  36  .446  9.0          29  36 .446   76  85 .472
1967 New York NYA            17  45  .274 19.5          28  34 .452   72  90 .444
 
 
 

1967 AL Game: KC @ Det.

 June 18, 1967

  Kansas City came into Detroit this weekend for a 3 game series against the AL's 1st place team. The A's have been a big surprise this season and continued their fine level of play by taking 2 of 3 games from Detroit. In today's game Catfish Hunter became the AL's 2nd 10 game winner, leading Kansas City to a 10-2 victory. The A's led 5-2 heading into the 9th inning before blowing the game open with a big 5 run outburst. 

   The win knocked Detroit out of 1st place and moved Kansas City within 1 game of the top spot. The logjam in the race for the pennant has gotten even tighter with the Minnesota Twins now holding the lead.

 

BOXSCORE: 1967 Kansas City Athletics At 1967 Detroit Tigers         6/18/1967
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Campaneris SS     3  2  1  0 .236     D.McAuliffe 2B      4  1  2  1 .250  
  R.Jackson LF        3  1  0  0 .146     D.Wert 3B           3  0  0  0 .304  
  R.Webster 1B        4  1  1  1 .255     A.Kaline RF         3  1  1  1 .367  
  R.Monday CF         4  1  2  2 .379     J.Northrup CF       3  0  0  0 .288  
  D.Cater 3B          5  1  2  4 .286     N.Cash 1B           3  0  1  0 .197  
  J.Gosger RF         5  1  2  2 .258     G.Brown LF          2  0  0  0 .149  
  J.Donaldson 2B      4  1  1  0 .294     B.Heath C           3  0  0  0 .000  
  P.Roof C            5  0  0  0 .222     R.Oyler SS          3  0  0  0 .179  
  C.Hunter P          2  1  1  1 .128     J.Sparma P          2  0  0  0 .029  
B-D.Duncan PH         1  1  0  0 .194     H.Aguirre P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Segui P           0  0  0  0 .200   A-J.Lumpe PH          1  0  0  0 .267  
                                          M.Marshall P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          P.Dobson P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          L.Sherry P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36 10 10 10                 Totals      27  2  4  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Aguirre In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hunter In 9th Inning
 
Athletics....... 0 1 0  0 4 0  0 0 5  - 10 10  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  4  1
 
Athletics (36-27)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Hunter WIN(10-4)        8       4   2   2   3   7   2   2.51
D.Segui                   1       0   0   0   1   2   0   2.73
Totals                    9       4   2   2   4   9   2
 
Tigers (35-25)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Sparma LOSS(6-4)        5 2/3   7   5   5   5   7   0   2.93
H.Aguirre                 2 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   3.18
M.Marshall                0 1/3   1   3   0   0   1   0   3.00
P.Dobson                  0 1/3   2   2   2   0   0   1   4.26
L.Sherry                  0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   4.50
Totals                    9      10  10   5   7   9   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 43,962 DATE- Sunday, June 18th 1967 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bob Stewart, Bill Valentine, Marty Springstead, Johnny Stevens
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 7  Tigers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 3  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- D.McAuliffe
TRIPLES- R.Monday(5th), D.Cater(6th)
HOME RUNS- J.Gosger(3rd), D.McAuliffe(7th), A.Kaline(12th)
RBIs- R.Webster(13th), R.Monday-2(33rd), D.Cater-4(33rd), J.Gosger-2(17th),
      C.Hunter, D.McAuliffe(20th), A.Kaline(45th)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Jackson, D.McAuliffe
WALKS- B.Campaneris-2, R.Jackson-2, R.Monday, J.Donaldson, C.Hunter, D.Wert,
       A.Kaline, J.Northrup, G.Brown
HIT BY PITCH- R.Webster, N.Cash
STRIKE OUTS- R.Jackson-2, R.Monday, D.Cater, J.Donaldson, P.Roof-3, C.Hunter,
             D.McAuliffe, D.Wert, J.Northrup, B.Heath-2, R.Oyler-3, J.Sparma
GIDP- D.Cater, A.Kaline, G.Brown, B.Heath
WILD PITCHES- J.Sparma
2-out RBI- D.Cater-3, J.Gosger-2
RLISP 2-out- C.Hunter, J.Gosger-2, R.Jackson
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 6 for 14  Tigers: 0 for 1
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Ray Oyler robbed Phil Roof of a base hit.
 
In a one-sided affair the Kansas City Athletics batters pounded the Detroit
Tigers pitchers for 10 runs while Catfish Hunter(10-4), with relief help from
Diego Segui, surrendered 2 runs to Detroit.
 
Detroit was unable to climb back into it after Kansas City went ahead for good
in the 5th inning as they scored 4 runs on 4 base hits.  The biggest moment
was provided by Rick Monday who disappointed the partisan crowd when he
delivered a single plating two runs.  Kansas City out-hit Detroit for the
game, 10 hits to 4.  
 
Joe Sparma(6-4) was given the loss.  His ERA increased from 2.65 to 2.93 as he
allowed 5 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1967 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1967 Minnesota MNA           36  25  .590 ----   102    31  30 .508   91  71 .562
1967 Detroit DEA             35  25  .583   .5          33  27 .550   91  71 .562
1967 Boston BOA              36  26  .581   .5          31  31 .500   92  70 .568
1967 Kansas City KCA         36  27  .571  1.0          31  32 .492   62  99 .385
1967 Chicago CHA             33  26  .559  2.0          36  23 .610   89  73 .549
1967 California CAA          32  33  .492  6.0          31  34 .477   84  77 .522
1967 Baltimore BAA           28  32  .467  7.5          29  31 .483   76  85 .472
1967 Washington WAA          29  35  .453  8.5          28  36 .438   76  85 .472
1967 Cleveland CLA           26  35  .426 10.0          30  31 .492   75  87 .463
1967 New York NYA            17  44  .279 19.0          28  33 .459   72  90 .444