September 1, 1967
The 1st place Detroit Tigers came into Minnesota today for a 3 game series against the 3rd place Twins. 2nd place Boston had already won today so the Tigers needed a Win to stay a game ahead of the Red Sox.
It was a see-saw battle between the teams and Detroit practically emptied their bench before winning in the 10th inning 6-5. An Al Kaline homerun, his 25th of the season, was the difference in the game where the lead changed 5 times. The Tigers had tied the game up in the top of the 9th, scoring 2 runs, to send the game into extra innings. A 2-out Don Wert pinch hit single off Al Worthington, who was 9-1 in relief this season, tied the game in the 9th. Fred Gladding pitched a scoreless final 2 innings for Detroit and got the Win.
BOXSCORE: 1967 Detroit Tigers At 1967 Minnesota Twins 9/1/1967
Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG
M.Stanley CF 4 1 1 0 .180 T.Uhlaender CF 6 0 2 0 .248
E-D.Wert PH,SS 1 0 1 1 .269 R.Carew 2B 3 0 2 1 .339
D.McAuliffe 2B 5 2 2 1 .262 H.Killebrew 1B 3 0 1 0 .260
A.Kaline RF 4 1 2 1 .361 T.Oliva RF 4 1 1 0 .310
W.Horton LF 5 0 3 0 .250 B.Allison LF 5 1 1 1 .279
F-L.Green PR,LF 0 0 0 0 .226 C.Tovar 3B 5 1 3 1 .303
B.Freehan 1B 5 0 0 1 .258 Z.Versalles SS 4 1 1 1 .204
E.Mathews 3B 4 0 0 0 .191 H.Izquierdo C 5 0 1 1 .143
J.Price C 5 1 2 0 .269 J.Kaat P 4 1 1 0 .156
R.Oyler SS 3 0 0 0 .168 A.Worthington P 0 0 0 0 .250
B-G.Brown PH 1 0 1 0 .151 G-F.Kostro PH 1 0 0 0 .273
C-J.Northrup PR,CF 1 1 0 0 .287
J.Sparma P 2 0 0 0 .106
A-D.Tracewski PH 1 0 0 0 .333
H.Aguirre P 0 0 0 0 .000
D.Wickersham P 0 0 0 0 .000
P.Dobson P 0 0 0 0 .143
D-N.Cash PH 1 0 0 0 .267
F.Gladding P 0 0 0 0 .500
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Totals 42 6 12 4 Totals 40 5 13 5
A-Pinch Hit For Sparma In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Oyler In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Brown In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Dobson In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Stanley In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Horton In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Worthington In 10th Inning
Tigers.......... 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 - 6 12 1
Twins........... 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 13 0
Tigers (80-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Sparma 6 7 3 3 3 4 0 2.90
H.Aguirre 0 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.04
D.Wickersham 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 3.26
P.Dobson 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.82
F.Gladding WIN(6-2) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.19
Totals 10 13 5 5 4 7 0
Twins (74-59) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Kaat 8 2/3 9 5 3 2 7 1 3.71
A.Worthingto LOSS(9-2) 1 1/3 3 1 1 0 1 1 3.53
Totals 10 12 6 4 2 8 2
ATTENDANCE- 30,153 DATE- Friday, September 1st 1967 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Valentine, Marty Springstead, Johnny Stevens, Bob Stewart
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8 Twins:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2 Twins: 0
ERRORS- D.Wickersham
DOUBLES- M.Stanley(5th), A.Kaline(29th), J.Price(6th), T.Uhlaender(14th),
R.Carew-2(20th), B.Allison(16th), H.Izquierdo(2nd)
HOME RUNS- D.McAuliffe(25th), A.Kaline(25th)
RBIs- D.Wert(37th), D.McAuliffe(66th), A.Kaline(79th), B.Freehan(73rd),
R.Carew(50th), B.Allison(78th), C.Tovar(46th), Z.Versalles(56th),
H.Izquierdo(4th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Carew(9th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- Z.Versalles
WALKS- A.Kaline, E.Mathews, R.Carew-2, H.Killebrew-2
HIT BY PITCH- T.Oliva
STRIKE OUTS- W.Horton, B.Freehan, E.Mathews, J.Price, R.Oyler, J.Sparma-2,
D.Tracewski, T.Uhlaender, C.Tovar-2, Z.Versalles, H.Izquierdo,
J.Kaat, F.Kostro
GIDP- H.Killebrew, B.Allison
WILD PITCHES- J.Sparma, H.Aguirre
PASSED BALLS- H.Izquierdo-3
2-out RBI- R.Carew, D.Wert
RLISP 2-out- B.Allison-3, J.Price-2, T.Uhlaender, C.Tovar-2, B.Freehan,
H.Killebrew-2, J.Northrup
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 2 for 12 Twins: 4 for 14
30,153 fans were treated to a fine game at Metropolitan Stadium as only one
run separated the combatants at game's end. The Detroit Tigers won by the
slimmest of margins, 6 to 5.
The score was knotted at 5 after nine innings. Detroit won the game in the
10th inning. Al Kaline smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly'. It was roller
coaster of a game as the lead change hands 5 times.
The victory was credited to Fred Gladding(6-2) who went 2 innings, allowing no
runs. Al Worthington(9-2) was the loser in relief. He gave up 3 hits and no
walks in 1 and 1/3 innings.
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0 M.Stanley 2- 5 19 0 Double b-2
0 2 D.McAuliffe 6- 5 0 Ground Out 2-3 b-0
1 3 A.Kaline 0 Passed Ball 3-H
1 A.Kaline 6- 3 0 Fly Out b-0
2 W.Horton 6- 5 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0 T.Uhlaender 4-11 0 Ground Out b-0
1 R.Carew 4- 8 0 Walk b-1
1 1 H.Killebrew 1- 8 0 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0 B.Freehan 4- 5 0 Strike Out b-0
1 E.Mathews 5- 9 18 0 Fly Out b-0
2 J.Price 1- 6 0 Pop Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0 T.Oliva 5-11 0 Single b-1
0 1 B.Allison 2- 9 13 0 Double 1-H b-3
0 3 C.Tovar 1- 9 11 0 Single 3-H b-1
0 1 Z.Versalles 5- 8 0 Fly Out b-0
1 1 H.Izquierdo 5- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
2 1 J.Kaat 4- 7 15 0 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0 R.Oyler 2- 5 0 Strike Out b-0
1 J.Sparma 4- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
2 M.Stanley 3-10 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0 T.Uhlaender 4- 6 10 0 Double b-2
0 2 R.Carew 5- 4 0 Fly Out b-0
1 2 H.Killebrew 1- 3 0 Walk b-1
1 12 T.Oliva 4-10 0 Pop Out b-0
2 12 B.Allison 3- 4 0 Fly Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0 D.McAuliffe 2- 2 9 0 Home Run b-H
0 A.Kaline 1- 3 0 Walk b-1
0 1 W.Horton 4- 9 0 Single 1-2 b-1
0 12 B.Freehan 5-11 17 0 Line Out b-0
1 12 E.Mathews 1- 6 0 Fly Out b-0
2 12 J.Price 3- 7 0 Pop Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0 C.Tovar 6- 9 0 Strike Out b-0
1 Z.Versalles 2- 5 17 0 Single b-1
1 1 H.Izquierdo 0 Wild Pitch 1-2
1 2 H.Izquierdo 1- 8 0 Double 2-H b-2
1 2 J.Kaat 5- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
2 2 T.Uhlaender 6- 2 0 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0 R.Oyler 6- 4 0 Ground Out b-0
1 J.Sparma 2-11 0 Strike Out b-0
2 M.Stanley 4- 4 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0 R.Carew 4- 8 0 Walk b-1
0 1 0 Stolen Base 1-2
0 2 H.Killebrew 6- 7 2 0 Single 2-3 b-1
0 1 3 T.Oliva 1-12 0 HBP 1-2 b-1
0 123 B.Allison 4- 5 0 Ground Out Double Play 3-o 2-3 1-2 b-0
2 23 C.Tovar 6-10 0 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0 D.McAuliffe 1-12 0 Single b-1
0 1 A.Kaline 1-10 18 0 Fly Out b-0
1 1 W.Horton 3-10 0 Single 1-3 b-1
1 1 3 B.Freehan 6- 5 0 Ground Out 3-H 1-2 b-0
2 2 E.Mathews 0 Int Walk b-1
2 12 J.Price 4- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0 Z.Versalles 3-11 0 Foul Out b-0
1 H.Izquierdo 1- 7 0 Ground Out b-0
2 J.Kaat 6- 9 0 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0 R.Oyler 1- 6 0 Ground Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE PH- Dick Tracewski
1 D.Tracewski 4- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
2 M.Stanley 6-10 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Hank Aguirre
0 T.Uhlaender 6- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
1 R.Carew 4- 9 0 Double b-2
1 2 H.Killebrew 0 Wild Pitch 2-3
1 3 H.Killebrew 2- 7 0 Walk b-1
1 1 3 T.Oliva 5- 4 0 Ground Out 1-2 b-0
SUBSTITUTE P - Dave Wickersham
2 23 B.Allison 2-10 14 0 Fly Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0 D.McAuliffe 6- 5 0 Ground Out b-0
1 A.Kaline 1- 6 9 0 Double b-2
1 2 W.Horton 1- 9 0 Strike Out b-0
2 2 B.Freehan 3- 3 0 Pop Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0 C.Tovar 1-12 0 Single b-1
0 1 Z.Versalles 2 Base Error - P 1-3
0 3 Z.Versalles 2- 7 0 Sac Fly 3-H b-0
1 H.Izquierdo 4-10 0 Ground Out b-0
2 J.Kaat 6- 8 0 Single b-1
2 1 T.Uhlaender 4- 8 7 0 Single 1-3 b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Pat Dobson
2 1 3 R.Carew 1- 5 4 0 Double 3-H 1-3 b-2
2 23 H.Killebrew 6- 8 0 Fly Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0 E.Mathews 6- 7 0 Ground Out b-0
1 J.Price 2- 8 8 0 Double b-2
SUBSTITUTE PH- Gates Brown
1 2 G.Brown 6- 5 0 Single 2-3 b-1
SUBSTITUTE PR- Jim Northrup
SUBSTITUTE PH- Norm Cash
1 1 3 N.Cash 0 Passed Ball 3-H 1-2
1 2 N.Cash 0 Passed Ball 2-3
1 3 N.Cash 3-11 0 Ground Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE PH- Don Wert
2 3 D.Wert 6- 8 20 0 Single 3-H b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Al Worthington
2 1 D.McAuliffe 4-12 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
SUBSTITUTE SS- Don Wert
SUBSTITUTE CF- Jim Northrup
SUBSTITUTE P - Fred Gladding
0 T.Oliva 4- 3 0 Fly Out b-0
1 B.Allison 4- 8 0 Ground Out b-0
2 C.Tovar 1- 9 12 0 Single b-1
2 1 Z.Versalles 1- 8 0 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 10 ***
0 A.Kaline 1-10 7 0 Home Run b-H
0 W.Horton 3- 7 10 0 Single b-1
0 1 B.Freehan 5- 8 0 Fly Out b-0
1 1 E.Mathews 6- 8 0 Strike Out b-0
2 1 J.Price 5- 6 18 0 Single 1-2 b-1
SUBSTITUTE PR- Lenny Green
2 12 J.Northrup 2- 7 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 10 ***
SUBSTITUTE LF- Lenny Green
0 H.Izquierdo 2- 9 0 Ground Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE PH- Frank Kostro
1 F.Kostro 6- 8 0 Strike Out b-0
2 T.Uhlaender 5-12 0 Ground Out b-0
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