Three straight sacrifice bunts by the Phillies tie a major-league record in a 4 – 0 win at Los Angeles.
Three straight sacrifice bunts by the Phillies tie a major-league record in a 4 – 0 win at Los Angeles.
1967 – Gary Bell beats his old team, Cleveland, to give Boston a 6 – 5 win.
1967 – Gary Bell beats his old team, Cleveland, to give Boston a 6 – 5 win.
Boston rallies again to beat Detroit, 4 – 2, scoring three runs in the 9th inning. Jose Santiago (10-4) wins for the second time in two days. The loss drops Detroit from 1st place down to 4th.
Boston rallies again to beat Detroit, 4 – 2, scoring three runs in the 9th inning. Jose Santiago (10-4) wins for the second time in two days. The loss drops Detroit from 1st place down to 4th. Dave Boswell throws a two-hitter to give the Twins an 8 – 2 win over the Athletics. Joel Horlen wins his 18th game, a 3 – 0 blanking of the Angels, to leave the Sox in 3rd place, a half-game behind the co-leaders, Boston and the Twins.
Wes Westrum (57-94) resigns as manager of the Mets following a 4 – 3 loss to the Dodgers. Coach Salty Parker takes over and will be 4-7 for the rest of the season. Two days later the board of directors announces it will try to obtain Gil Hodges as manager.
Wes Westrum (57-94) resigns as manager of the Mets following a 4 – 3 loss to the Dodgers. Coach Salty Parker takes over and will be 4-7 for the rest of the season. Two days later the board of directors announces it will try to obtain Gil Hodges as manager.
Bob Gibson pitches St. Louis to a 5 – 1 win and its 2nd pennant of the decade.
Bob Gibson pitches St. Louis to a 5 – 1 win and its 2nd pennant of the decade.
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.
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.
The Red Sox rally late to move into a first-place tie with Detroit (85-66)
At Tiger Stadium, the Red Sox rally to move into a first-place tie with Detroit (85-66). The late-inning heroics begin with Carl Yastrzemski’s home run in the ninth frame, which ties the game at 5-to-5, and will be decided with a solo homer in the tenth hit by third baseman Dalton Jones, leading to an eventual 6-5 Boston victory.
1967 – California’s Jim Weaver gives up Reggie Jackson’s first major league homer but holds on to beat Kansas City, 4 – 3.
1967 – California’s Jim Weaver gives up Reggie Jackson’s first major league homer but holds on to beat Kansas City, 4 – 3.
Norm Cash drives in five runs and John Hiller goes the distance, enabling Detroit to take the American League lead with a 9 – 1 win over the Yankees.
Norm Cash drives in five runs and John Hiller goes the distance, enabling Detroit to take the American League lead with a 9 – 1 win over the Yankees.
The Phils top the Dodgers, 8 – 4, in 11 innings, when Rick Joseph hits a pinch grand slam to end it.
The Phils top the Dodgers, 8 – 4, in 11 innings, when Rick Joseph hits a pinch grand slam to end it.
