Minnesota keeps pace by beating Kansas City, 2 – 0, behind Jim Kaat’s six-hitter. The White Sox lose, 3 – 2, to the Angels when Rick Reichardt hits a 9th-inning RBI single. Boston, Detroit, and Minnesota are now tied for 1st, with Chicago in 4th place, a half-game back.

On September 18, 1967 — Minnesota keeps pace by beating Kansas City, 2 – 0, behind Jim Kaat’s six-hitter. The White Sox lose, 3 – 2, to the Angels when Rick Reichardt hits a 9th-inning RBI single. Boston, Detroit, and Minnesota are now tied for 1st, with Chicago in 4th place, a half-game back.

 

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