1967 NL Playoff Game and Standings

 October 3, 1967

  The first game of the best of 3 games playoff between the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants was played in Chicago today. It was a tight game as expected and took 12 innings to decide. Fergie Jenkins got the start for Chicago and Gaylord Perry started for SF. It was 2-2 at the start of the 12th when Jim Davenport hit a 2 out 2-run homer for the Giants. Frank Linzy was excellent in relief for the Giants and got the Win. Jesus Alou had 4 hits, scoring twice and Willie Mays had 2 RBI for the winning team. The series now moves to San Francisco for the next 2 games, if necessary, with the Giants holding a commanding edge.

BOXSCORE: 1967 San Francisco Giants At 1967 Chicago Cubs            10/3/1967
 
  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Alou LF           6  2  4  0 .292     D.Kessinger SS      5  1  1  0 .214  
  T.Haller C          5  0  0  0 .228     G.Beckert 2B        4  0  2  1 .257  
  W.Mays CF           5  0  1  2 .270     B.Williams LF       4  0  1  1 .270  
  W.McCovey 1B        4  0  1  0 .235     R.Santo 3B          5  0  0  0 .309  
G-K.Henderson PR      0  1  0  0 .197     E.Banks 1B          5  0  0  0 .285  
H-N.Siebern 1B        0  0  0  0 .257     A.Phillips CF       4  0  0  0 .282  
  J.Hart 3B           4  0  2  0 .257     A.Spangler RF       2  0  0  0 .291  
A-T.Fuentes 2B        2  0  0  0 .201   D-T.Savage PH,RF      1  0  0  0 .181  
  O.Brown RF          5  0  1  0 .269   I-P.Popovich PH       0  0  0  0 .226  
  J.Davenport 2B,3B   4  1  1  2 .275     R.Hundley C         5  1  1  0 .269  
  H.Lanier SS         6  0  1  0 .202     F.Jenkins P         1  0  0  0 .185  
  G.Perry P           3  0  0  0 .119   B-L.Thomas PH         1  0  0  0 .182  
C-T.Cline PH          0  0  0  0 .297     D.Radatz P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Henry P           0  0  0  0 .000     J.Ellis P           0  0  0  0 .000  
E-J.Hiatt PH          1  0  0  0 .243     C.Hartenstein P     0  0  0  0 .250  
  F.Linzy P           1  0  0  0 .143   F-C.Jones PH          1  0  0  0 .266  
                                          B.Shaw P            0  0  0  0 .200  
                                        J-J.Stephenson PH     1  0  0  0 .318  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      46  4 11  4                 Totals      39  2  5  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Hart In 8th Inning when 
B-Pinch Hit For Jenkins In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Perry In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Spangler In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Henry In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Hartenstein In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Ran For McCovey In 12th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Henderson In 12th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Savage In 12th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Shaw In 12th Inning
 
Giants.......... 0 0 1  0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  4 11  1
Cubs............ 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  5  1
 
Giants (92-71)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
G.Perry                   8       4   2   1   3   7   0   3.20
B.Henry                   1       0   0   0   1   0   0   3.80
F.Linzy WIN(7-0)          3       1   0   0   1   2   0   0.54
Totals                   12       5   2   1   5   9   0
 
Cubs (91-72)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Jenkins                 8       7   2   1   3   3   0   3.21
D.Radatz                  0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   3.94
J.Ellis                   0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   4.15
C.Hartenstei              1       1   0   0   1   1   0   1.98
B.Shaw LOSS(1-10)         2       3   2   2   1   1   1   3.92
Totals                   12      11   4   3   7   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,479 DATE- Tuesday, October 3rd 1967 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Doug Harvey, John Kibler, Shag Crawford, Chris Pelekoudas 
T- 3:28
LEFT ON BASE- Giants:14  Cubs: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 2  Cubs: 1
ERRORS- T.Haller, D.Kessinger
DOUBLES- J.Alou(19th), W.Mays(18th), J.Hart-2(32nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Davenport(6th)
RBIs- W.Mays-2(75th), J.Davenport-2(32nd), G.Beckert(61st), B.Williams(64th)
STOLEN BASES- A.Phillips(20th)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Haller, F.Jenkins
WALKS- W.Mays, W.McCovey-2, O.Brown, J.Davenport-2, T.Cline, G.Beckert,
       B.Williams, A.Phillips, A.Spangler, P.Popovich
STRIKE OUTS- T.Haller, J.Hart, J.Davenport, J.Hiatt, F.Linzy, D.Kessinger,
             R.Santo-3, E.Banks, A.Phillips, R.Hundley-2, J.Stephenson
GIDP- W.Mays, B.Williams, R.Hundley
PASSED BALLS- T.Haller
2-out RBI- G.Beckert, W.Mays, J.Davenport-2
RLISP 2-out- G.Perry-2, R.Santo-3, W.McCovey-2, H.Lanier-2, R.Hundley, J.Hiatt
TEAM RISP- Giants: 1 for 12  Cubs: 1 for 7
 
Left fielder Jesus Alou had 4 hits at Wrigley Field where the San Francisco
Giants beat the Chicago Cubs in 12 innings by the score of 4 to 2.
 
Both teams had scored 2 runs after nine full innings.  Finally, San Francisco
pulled the game out in the 12th inning.  Willie McCovey kicked off the action
when he drew a walk.  Two outs later Jim Davenport came to bat and popped a
two-run clout over the fence.  For the game San Francisco out-hit Chicago 11
to 5.  
 
The win was credited to Frank Linzy(7-0) who went 3 innings allowing no runs.
Bob Shaw(1-10) took the loss in relief.  He surrendered 3 hits and 1 walk in
2 innings.