1967 AL Game: Min. @ Det. 3 Homer Game for McAuliffe

 August 24, 1967

   Tiger 2nd baseman Dick McAuliffe had an outstanding day at the plate today in Detroit's 12-9 victory over the Minnesota Twins. McAuliffe ripped 3 homeruns and drove in 7 in the ballgame. He's the only player in MLB this season to do either feat. 

BOXSCORE: 1967 Minnesota Twins At 1967 Detroit Tigers               8/24/1967
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Carew 2B          4  2  2  0 .338     D.McAuliffe 2B      4  3  3  7 .266  
  T.Uhlaender CF      5  1  2  4 .248     N.Cash 1B           4  0  0  0 .259  
  C.Tovar 3B          4  1  0  0 .300     A.Kaline RF         5  0  1  0 .347  
  T.Oliva RF          4  2  3  0 .310     W.Horton LF         5  1  1  0 .249  
  H.Killebrew 1B      4  1  2  2 .265     E.Mathews 3B        2  2  0  0 .318  
  B.Allison LF        3  1  2  2 .279     J.Northrup CF       4  0  0  0 .289  
  H.Izquierdo C       3  0  0  0 .167     B.Freehan C         2  2  1  0 .270  
D-Z.Versalles PH,SS   2  0  2  1 .209     R.Oyler SS          4  2  1  2 .174  
  J.Hernandez SS      2  0  0  0 .091     D.McLain P          1  1  1  2 .164  
E-S.Valdespino PH     1  0  0  0 .222     H.Aguirre P         1  1  0  0 .000  
  J.Ollom P           0  0  0  0 .000     P.Dobson P          0  0  0  0 .143  
H-J.Zimmerman PH      1  0  0  0 .158   G-D.Tracewski PH      0  0  0  1 .339  
  D.Boswell P         1  0  0  0 .233     M.Marshall P        0  0  0  01.000  
  A.Worthington P     0  0  0  0 .250                                          
A-F.Kostro PH         1  1  1  0 .310                                          
  J.Roland P          0  0  0  0 .333                                          
B-R.Reese PH          0  0  0  0 .210                                          
C-R.Rollins PH        1  0  0  0 .242                                          
  R.Kline P           0  0  0  0 .000                                          
F-R.Nixon PH,C        1  0  0  0 .279                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  9 14  9                 Totals      32 12  8 12
 
A-Pinch Hit For Worthington In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Roland In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Reese In 5th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Izquierdo In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Hernandez In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Kline In 7th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Dobson In 7th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Ollom In 9th Inning
 
Twins........... 1 2 0  2 1 0  2 0 1  -  9 14  2
Tigers.......... 1 2 5  0 3 0  1 0    - 12  8  2
 
Twins (69-55)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Boswell LOSS(11-8)      2 2/3   5   8   8   6   3   2   3.84
A.Worthingto              0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.20
J.Roland                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   2.78
R.Kline                   2       2   3   0   0   1   1   1.34
J.Ollom                   2       1   1   1   0   0   0   2.30
Totals                    8       8  12   9   6   5   3
 
Tigers (75-51)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McLain                  4 2/3   9   6   5   6   1   1   3.32
H.Aguirre                 1 2/3   3   2   2   0   1   1   3.16
P.Dobson WIN(3-4)         0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   2.98
M.Marshall                2       2   1   1   0   0   0   4.28
Totals                    9      14   9   8   7   2   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 24,041 DATE- Thursday, August 24th 1967 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ed Runge , Al Salerno, Jim Odom, Hank Soar
T- 2:33
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 9  Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 0  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- R.Carew, C.Tovar, D.McAuliffe, D.McLain
DOUBLES- T.Oliva(28th), B.Allison(15th), Z.Versalles(17th), A.Kaline(24th),
         B.Freehan(18th)
TRIPLES- T.Uhlaender(6th)
HOME RUNS- T.Uhlaender(4th), B.Allison(29th), D.McAuliffe-3(23rd)
RBIs- T.Uhlaender-4(27th), H.Killebrew-2(91st), B.Allison-2(76th),
      Z.Versalles(55th), D.McAuliffe-7(64th), R.Oyler-2(31st), D.McLain-2,
      D.Tracewski(13th)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Carew
SACRIFICE HITS- D.McLain
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Killebrew, D.Tracewski
WALKS- R.Carew, C.Tovar, T.Oliva, B.Allison-2, J.Hernandez, R.Nixon,
       D.McAuliffe, N.Cash, E.Mathews-2, B.Freehan-2
STRIKE OUTS- C.Tovar, J.Hernandez, N.Cash, A.Kaline, W.Horton, E.Mathews-2
GIDP- H.Killebrew
WILD PITCHES- J.Ollom, R.Kline
PASSED BALLS- H.Izquierdo
2-out RBI- H.Killebrew, T.Uhlaender-2, D.McLain, D.McAuliffe-6
RLISP 2-out- H.Izquierdo-3, A.Kaline-2, R.Rollins, J.Northrup, R.Carew
TEAM RISP- Twins: 4 for 11  Tigers: 4 for 11
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Bill Freehan blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Dick McAuliffe knocked 3 homeruns and had 7 RBI at Tiger Stadium where the
Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins by the score of 12 to 9.
 
McAuliffe had a great day at the plate.  He had the crowd cheering his every
move.  He lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' in the 1st inning, launched a
three-run homer in the 3rd inning and clubbed a three-run home run in the 5th
inning.  Due to a poorly pitched ballgame, scoring in 6 different innings was
still not enough for Minnesota to come away with the victory.  
 
The win was credited to Pat Dobson(3-4) who went 2/3 of an inning allowing no
runs. Dave Boswell(11-8) suffered the loss.  He couldn't find the strike zone
and allowed 6 walks in 2 and 2/3 innings.  
 
'I felt great out there today,' McAuliffe said, 'Maybe I should make a regular
habit of getting to bed on time!'

  

1967 NL Game and Player News: Cin. @ LA

 August 23, 1967 

   Catcher Don Pavletich of the Cincinnati Reds had a big night at the plate while the Reds pounded the LA Dodgers 11-4. Pavletich had 6 RBI in the game, tying him with Houston's Jimmy Wynn for most in a game this season. He went 4 for 4 and a walk to lead the Reds to victory. 

BOXSCORE: 1967 Cincinnati Reds At 1967 Los Angeles Dodgers          8/23/1967
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Harper RF         4  1  0  1 .230     N.Oliver SS         4  0  1  1 .237  
  V.Pinson CF         5  1  1  0 .276     W.Davis CF          4  1  0  1 .243  
  P.Rose LF           4  0  1  1 .342     L.Johnson LF        3  1  0  0 .270  
  L.May 1B            5  1  1  0 .215     J.Lefebvre 2B       4  0  1  0 .215  
  T.Perez 3B          5  3  3  1 .314     A.Ferrara RF        4  0  1  2 .312  
  T.Helms 2B          4  2  1  1 .248     J.Roseboro C        4  0  1  0 .280  
  D.Pavletich C       4  2  4  6 .286     W.Parker 1B         3  0  0  0 .208  
  L.Cardenas SS       5  1  1  0 .275     B.Bailey 3B         3  1  1  0 .214  
  S.Ellis P           3  0  0  0 .213     C.Osteen P          2  0  0  0 .242  
  T.Abernathy P       1  0  0  0 .267     B.Miller P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-R.Hunt PH           1  1  1  0 .291  
                                          D.Egan P            0  0  0  01.000  
                                          R.Perranoski P      0  0  0  0 .400  
                                        B-L.Gabrielson PH     1  0  0  0 .255  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40 11 12 10                 Totals      33  4  6  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Miller In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Perranoski In 9th Inning
 
Reds............ 4 0 0  0 0 2  2 0 3  - 11 12  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 4 0  -  4  6  2
 
Reds (65-60)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Ellis WIN(8-8)          7       5   3   3   2   2   0   4.25
T.Abernathy               2       1   1   1   1   4   0   2.32
Totals                    9       6   4   4   3   6   0
 
Dodgers (60-62)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Osteen LOSS(11-15)      6 2/3  10   8   6   2   3   0   3.98
B.Miller                  1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   2.70
D.Egan                    0 1/3   2   3   3   1   0   1   3.68
R.Perranoski              0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.02
Totals                    9      12  11   9   3   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 20,756 DATE- Wednesday, August 23rd 1967 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Chris Pelekoudas , Doug Harvey, John Kibler, Shag Crawford
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 7  Dodgers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 0  Dodgers: 0
ERRORS- N.Oliver, C.Osteen
DOUBLES- T.Helms(27th), D.Pavletich(15th), J.Lefebvre(13th)
TRIPLES- A.Ferrara(3rd)
HOME RUNS- D.Pavletich(6th)
RBIs- T.Harper(24th), P.Rose(79th), T.Perez(88th), T.Helms(28th),
      D.Pavletich-6(29th), N.Oliver(6th), W.Davis(55th), A.Ferrara-2(32nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Ellis
SACRIFICE FLIES- P.Rose
WALKS- T.Harper, T.Helms, D.Pavletich, N.Oliver, W.Parker, B.Bailey
HIT BY PITCH- L.Johnson
STRIKE OUTS- V.Pinson, L.May, S.Ellis-2, N.Oliver, J.Roseboro-2, W.Parker-2,
             L.Gabrielson
2-out RBI- D.Pavletich-2, A.Ferrara-2
RLISP 2-out- S.Ellis-2, B.Bailey, V.Pinson, W.Parker, J.Roseboro
TEAM RISP- Reds: 4 for 11  Dodgers: 2 for 9
 
Don Pavletich had 4 hits and 6 RBI as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los
Angeles Dodgers by a score of 11 to 4 at Dodger Stadium.
 
Pavletich was a source of great heartache for the Los Angeles faithful all
evening.  He just kept pounding out hits! He singled resulting in a run in
the 1st inning, laced a single in the 6th inning, doubled plating two runs in
the 7th inning and lost the ball over the fence for three runs in the 9th
inning.  Cincinnati had 12 hits overall, while Los Angeles had 6.  
 
Sammy Ellis(8-8) went 7 innings allowing 3 runs for the victory. Claude
Osteen(11-15) was the losing pitcher.  He got hit pretty hard, allowing 10
hits and 2 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.  
 
Pavletich was in a good mood after the game, 'I'm just seeing and hitting the
ball real well now.  I made some adjustments last week and they are paying
off.  That's what this game is about. making adjustments as the season goes
along.'

1967 AL Player News

 August 22, 1967

   Boston's Carl Yastrzemski has been on a tear the last couple of weeks. Just in the last 10 days he's hit 6 HR's and picked up 12 RBI while hitting .455 in 44 AB. The hitting surge has moved him past Detroit's Al Kaline into the top spot in BA. Yastrzemski now has 100 RBI and 38 HR, good for Triple Crown numbers. 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1967 American League                 Date: 8/22/1967
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1967 DEA  73  49    C.Yastrze BOA .356  C.Yastrze BOA   38  C.Yastrze BOA  100
1967 KCA  71  53    A.Kaline  DEA .350  H.Killebr MNA   33  H.Killebr MNA   85
1967 BOA  70  53    J.Fregosi CAA .331  F.Howard  WAA   31  F.Howard  WAA   79
1967 MNA  67  53    R.Carew   MNA .331  B.Allison MNA   27  B.Allison MNA   71
1967 CLA  65  60    R.Monday  KCA .311  T.Conigli BOA   25  W.Horton  DEA   70
1967 CAA  60  64
1967 BAA  58  66    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1967 CHA  56  65    J.Lonborg BOA   16  B.Kelso   CAA   20  J.Horlen  CHA 2.11
1967 WAA  57  67    C.Hunter  KCA   16  F.Gladdin DEA   15  C.Dobson  KCA 2.16
1967 NYA  38  85    G.Bell    BOA   15  T.Pierce  KCA   15  S.Hargan  CLA 2.17
                    E.Wilson  DEA   15  J.Aker    KCA   14  S.Siebert CLA 2.23
                    OTHERS TIED W   14  M.Drabows BAA   12  J.McGloth CAA 2.25
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Fregosi CAA    8  B.Campane KCA   68  J.Lonborg BOA  204
                    A.Kaline  DEA    7  D.Buford  CHA   29  S.McDowel CLA  196
                    J.Zimmerm MNA    6  T.Agee    CHA   24  L.Tiant   CLA  188
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  E.Stroud  WAA   23  G.Peters  CHA  182
                                        T.McCraw  CHA   22  C.Hunter  KCA  179
 

 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
C.Yastrzemski BOA WAA  4  2  3  3  1  0  2  0
D.McAuliffe   DEA MNA  3  2  1  4  1  1  1  1
R.Reichardt   CAA CLA  3  2  2  2  0  0  1  0
C.Smith       NYA CHA  3  1  1  1  0  1  1  0
M.Epstein     WAA BOA  4  1  1  2  0  0  1  0
 

WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.McAuliffe   DEA .375 32 12 10  9  4  M.Lolich      DEA  9  4  0  0  9  0 100
C.Yastrzemski BOA .455 44 20 12  5  6  A.Worthington MNA  6  1  0  1  4  0 101
R.Reichardt   CAA .346 26  9  9  2  3  W.Bunker      BAA  8  3  0  0  5  0 100
J.Foy         BOA .320 25  8  6  5  2  J.McGlothlin  CAA 17  6  2  3 13  0 200
V.Fuller      CLA .353 34 12  7  5  2  D.Boswell     MNA 18  8  2  6 15  1 200
 

1967 AL Game: Cle. @ Det.

 August 20, 1967

  In the first game I've played since my 2+ month hospital stay that began August 9th, my Detroit Tigers had a very fun time defeating the Cleveland Indians 5-4. It was the 2nd game of a doubleheader against the Indians so the lineups were a bit different than 'normal'. Rookie pitcher John Hiller  got his 1st start of the season and light-hitting Dick Tracewski got a start at 3rd Base. Hiller had a solid outing and Tracewski was the star of the game for Detroit. Dick hit his 2nd homerun of the season, a 2-run shot in the 6th giving the Tigers a 4-3 lead, then tripled in the game winning run in the 8th after Cleveland had tied it up 4-4. 

 A very fun game to play after the long layoff. A 5-4 Detroit Tiger victory!

BOXSCORE: 1967 Cleveland Indians At 1967 Detroit Tigers             8/20/1967
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Hinton RF         3  1  1  1 .226     M.Stanley CF        3  1  0  0 .176  
E-D.Sims PH           1  0  0  0 .214     D.McAuliffe 2B      3  0  0  0 .264  
  C.Salmon LF         3  0  2  1 .305     A.Kaline RF         3  1  1  0 .351  
  M.Alvis 3B          4  0  0  0 .264     W.Horton LF         4  0  1  2 .249  
  T.Horton 1B         3  1  1  0 .296     B.Freehan 1B        1  2  0  0 .277  
  D.Demeter CF        4  0  1  0 .247     J.Price C           3  0  0  0 .289  
  J.Azcue C           4  1  2  1 .236     D.Tracewski 3B      3  1  2  3 .327  
  V.Fuller 2B         3  0  0  1 .309     R.Oyler SS          3  0  0  0 .167  
  L.Brown SS          3  1  1  0 .222     J.Hiller P          3  0  0  0 .000  
C-V.Davalillo PH      1  0  1  0 .304   B-D.Wert PH           1  0  0  0 .267  
  S.McDowell P        2  0  1  0 .194     F.Gladding P        0  0  0  01.000  
A-P.Gonzalez PH       1  0  0  0 .286                                          
  B.Allen P           0  0  0  0 .000                                          
D-L.Maye PH           1  0  0  0 .269                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4 10  4                 Totals      27  5  4  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For McDowell In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hiller In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Brown In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Allen In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Hinton In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 1 0  0 2 0  0 1 0  -  4 10  1
Tigers.......... 2 0 0  0 0 2  0 1    -  5  4  1
 
Indians (65-58)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.McDowell                6       2   4   2   6   8   1   4.54
B.Allen LOSS(2-4)         2       2   1   1   1   3   0   5.14
Totals                    8       4   5   3   7  11   1
 
Tigers (72-49)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Hiller WIN(3-0)         8       9   4   3   1   7   1   1.54
F.Gladding SAVE(15th)     1       1   0   0   0   1   0   1.32
Totals                    9      10   4   3   1   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 50,220 DATE- Sunday, August 20th 1967 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Red Flaherty, John Rice, Lou Dimuro, Emmett Ashford
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 6  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- V.Fuller, A.Kaline
DOUBLES- C.Salmon(6th), J.Azcue(8th), W.Horton(25th)
TRIPLES- L.Brown(3rd), D.Tracewski(5th)
HOME RUNS- J.Azcue(9th), D.Tracewski(2nd)
RBIs- C.Hinton(25th), C.Salmon(12th), J.Azcue(28th), V.Fuller(22nd),
      W.Horton-2(70th), D.Tracewski-3(12th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Salmon, J.Price
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Hinton, V.Fuller
WALKS- T.Horton, M.Stanley, D.McAuliffe, A.Kaline, B.Freehan-2, D.Tracewski,
       R.Oyler
HIT BY PITCH- B.Freehan
STRIKE OUTS- C.Hinton, D.Sims, M.Alvis, T.Horton, D.Demeter, J.Azcue, V.Fuller,
             S.McDowell, M.Stanley-2, D.McAuliffe-2, A.Kaline, W.Horton,
             D.Tracewski, R.Oyler, J.Hiller-3
GIDP- L.Maye
2-out RBI- D.Tracewski-2, J.Azcue
RLISP 2-out- L.Brown, V.Fuller, R.Oyler, D.Demeter, D.Wert
TEAM RISP- Indians: 1 for 7  Tigers: 2 for 5
 
Dick Tracewski hit one over the fence and had 3 RBI at Tiger Stadium where the
Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians by the score of 5 to 4.
 
The deciding run was scored by Detroit in the bottom of the 8th.  Bill Freehan
drew a walk.  Jim Price was next and he laid down a sacrifice bunt.
Tracewski then tripled scoring the run.  Cleveland had a chance to come back
in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
John Hiller(3-0) allowed 4 runs in 8 innings, and picked up the victory. Fred
Gladding got the save, his 15th.  The losing pitcher was Bob Allen(2-4) in
relief.  He pitched 2 innings and surrendered 2 hits and 1 walk.