1967 – After the Tigers sweep the A’s, 8 – 5 and 6 – 3‚ and the White Sox down the Angels, 3 – 2‚ the top 4 American League teams are separated by a single percentage point. Chicago and Minnesota are 78-61 for .561; Bostonand Detroit are 79-62 for .560.

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1967 – After the Tigers sweep the A’s, 8 – 5 and 6 – 3‚ and the White Sox down the Angels, 3 – 2‚ the top 4 American League teams are separated by a single percentage point. Chicago and Minnesota are 78-61 for .561; Bostonand Detroit are 79-62 for .560.

In Detroit, Tiger right-hander Earl Wilson throws a complete game to earn his 20th victory of the season, beating the A’s in the nightcap of a twin bill, 6-3. The 32 year-old Louisianian will compile a 22-11 record, along with an ERA of 3.27, helping to keep the second-place club in the pennant race until the final day of the season.

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In Detroit, Tiger right-hander Earl Wilson throws a complete game to earn his 20th victory of the season, beating the A’s in the nightcap of a twin bill, 6-3. The 32 year-old Louisianian will compile a 22-11 record, along with an ERA of 3.27, helping to keep the second-place club in the pennant race until the final day of the season.

1967 – In the first of two at Wrigley Field, Chuck Hartenstein and the Cubs top the Dodgers, 2 – 1, in 11 innings. Don Sutton takes the loss and is now 0-7 against Chicago.

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1967 – In the first of two at Wrigley Field, Chuck Hartenstein and the Cubs top the Dodgers, 2 – 1, in 11 innings. Don Sutton takes the loss and is now 0-7 against Chicago.

1967 – Before a Twins crowd of 43,494, Detroit’s Earl Wilson pitches a 5 – 0 shutout to narrow the Twins’ lead to half a game over the Tigers. The win is Wilson’s 19th.

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1967 – Before a Twins crowd of 43,494, Detroit’s Earl Wilson pitches a 5 – 0 shutout to narrow the Twins’ lead to half a game over the Tigers. The win is Wilson’s 19th.

Washington’s Bob Priddy loses his 1 – 0 lead to the Yankees when Mickey Mantle clouts a 2-run pinch homer in the 8th and New York wins, 2 – 1. Mel Stottlemyre is the winner, allowing six hits and no walks. For Mantle, it is his 14th game-winning hit of the year, eight of them home runs.

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Washington’s Bob Priddy loses his 1 – 0 lead to the Yankees when Mickey Mantle clouts a 2-run pinch homer in the 8th and New York wins, 2 – 1. Mel Stottlemyre is the winner, allowing six hits and no walks. For Mantle, it is his 14th game-winning hit of the year, eight of them home runs.

Gaylord Perry, in the midst of his franchise record-setting of pitching 40 consecutive inning without allowing a run, extends his scoreless streak when he hurls 16 innings of shutout ball in the Giants’ 1-0 victory over the Reds. Frank Linzy keeps Cincinnati scoreless for the final five frames to get the victory for San Francisco in the 21-inning Crosley Field contest.

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Gaylord Perry, in the midst of his franchise record-setting of pitching 40 consecutive inning without allowing a run, extends his scoreless streak when he hurls 16 innings of shutout ball in the Giants’ 1-0 victory over the Reds. Frank Linzy keeps Cincinnati scoreless for the final five frames to get the victory for San Francisco in the 21-inning Crosley Field contest.

Alan Foster of Spokane pitches his Pacific Coast League-record second no-hitter of the year. Both no-nos are 1 – 0 games against Seattle.

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Alan Foster of Spokane pitches his Pacific Coast League-record second no-hitter of the year. Both no-nos are 1 – 0 games against Seattle.

The Red Sox tie an American League record they originally set on July 4, 1905, by playing 29 innings in a doubleheader. Boston wins the first against the Yankees, 2 – 1, then drops the nightcap in 20 innings, 4 – 3. Winning pitcher Fred Talbot has a single in the 20th, off Darrell Brandon, to set up Horace Clarke’s game-winning single. The game lasts 5:15 and is the third game this year of 18 innings or more for New York.

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The Red Sox tie an American League record they originally set on July 4, 1905, by playing 29 innings in a doubleheader. Boston wins the first against the Yankees, 2 – 1, then drops the nightcap in 20 innings, 4 – 3. Winning pitcher Fred Talbot has a single in the 20th, off Darrell Brandon, to set up Horace Clarke’s game-winning single. The game lasts 5:15 and is the third game this year of 18 innings or more for New York.

Kansas City’s lead-off batter Bert Campaneris’ three triples at the spacious Municipal Stadium are to no avail as the home team loses to Cleveland in ten innings, 9-8. The A’s shortstop becomes the first American Leaguer to accomplish the feat since Ben Chapman totaled a trio of three-baggers in 1939 for the Tribe.

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Kansas City’s lead-off batter Bert Campaneris’ three triples at the spacious Municipal Stadium are to no avail as the home team loses to Cleveland in ten innings, 9-8. The A’s shortstop becomes the first American Leaguer to accomplish the feat since Ben Chapman totaled a trio of three-baggers in 1939 for the Tribe.