Goose Goslin

Goose Goslin and Kiki Cuyler are elected into the Hall of Fame by a unanimous vote of the Veterans Committee

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Goose Goslin, a former Senator and Tiger outfielder who retired with a career .316 batting average after playing in five World Series, and Kiki Cuyler, a .321 career hitter who won four stolen base crowns while running the bases for the Pirates and Cubs, are elected into the Hall of Fame by a unanimous vote of the Veterans Committee. Goslin believed his enshrinement in Cooperstown was helped by his interview that was shared in Lawrence Ritter’s 1966 book, The Glory of Their Times: The Story Of The Early Days Of Baseball Told By The Men Who Played It.

Dick McAuliffe grounds into Double Play on last at bat of season costing Detroit playoffs

Dick McAuliffe grounds into Double Play on last at bat of season costing Detroit playoffs

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On the last play of the regular season, Dick McAuliffe, representing the tying run, grounds into a 4-6-3 double play, dashing Detroit’s hopes to clinch a tie for the pennant. The twin killing marks only the second time this season the Tigers shortstop has made two outs in one at-bat, and he will not hit into another DP all of next season.

Boston beats the Twins, 6 – 4, to tie Minnesota for first place. Carl Yastrzemski’s 3-run home run gives him the American League-lead with 44, but Harmon Killebrew answers with his 44th for the losers. Meanwhile, Detroit, which had games rained out on the 28th and 29th, plays two with the Angels. Mickey Lolich wins the opener, 5 – 0, his 3rd straight shutout, and Detroit takes a seemingly safe 6 – 2 lead into the 8th inning of the nitecap. The Angels then bat around, scoring six runs, to hand Detroit a devastating 8 – 6 loss. Detroit now trails Minnesota and Boston by a half-game.

Boston beats the Twins, 6 – 4, to tie Minnesota for first place. Carl Yastrzemski’s 3-run home run gives him the American League-lead with 44, but Harmon Killebrew answers with his 44th for the losers. Meanwhile, Detroit, which had games rained out on the 28th and 29th, plays two with the Angels. Mickey Lolich wins the opener, 5 – 0, his 3rd straight shutout, and Detroit takes a seemingly safe 6 – 2 lead into the 8th inning of the nitecap. The Angels then bat around, scoring six runs, to hand Detroit a devastating 8 – 6 loss. Detroit now trails Minnesota and Boston by a half-game.

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Boston beats the Twins, 6 – 4, to tie Minnesota for first place. Carl Yastrzemski’s 3-run home run gives him the American League-lead with 44, but Harmon Killebrew answers with his 44th for the losers. Meanwhile, Detroit, which had games rained out on the 28th and 29th, plays two with the Angels. Mickey Lolich wins the opener, 5 – 0, his 3rd straight shutout, and Detroit takes a seemingly safe 6 – 2 lead into the 8th inning of the nitecap. The Angels then bat around, scoring six runs, to hand Detroit a devastating 8 – 6 loss. Detroit now trails Minnesota and Boston by a half-game.

1967 – Cleveland’s Luis Tiant beats the Red Sox, 6 – 3, despite Carl Yastrzemski’s 43rd home run of the season. The Twins top the Angels, 7 – 3, behind two monster home runs by Harmon Killebrew, his 42nd and 43rd of the season. Mickey Lolich blanks the Yanks, 1 – 0, for Detroit to tighten the pennant race. The Twins (91-68) lead with Chicago (89-68) and the idle Red Sox (90-69) a game back, and Detroit (89-69) one and a half back.

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1967 – Cleveland’s Luis Tiant beats the Red Sox, 6 – 3, despite Carl Yastrzemski’s 43rd home run of the season. The Twins top the Angels, 7 – 3, behind two monster home runs by Harmon Killebrew, his 42nd and 43rd of the season. Mickey Lolich blanks the Yanks, 1 – 0, for Detroit to tighten the pennant race. The Twins (91-68) lead with Chicago (89-68) and the idle Red Sox (90-69) a game back, and Detroit (89-69) one and a half back.

The Tigers move into a first-place tie with the Twins, as Eddie Mathews and Jim Northrup hit home runs, and Mickey Lolich beats Tommy John, 4 – 1, at Chicago.

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The Tigers move into a first-place tie with the Twins, as Eddie Mathews and Jim Northrup hit home runs, and Mickey Lolich beats Tommy John, 4 – 1, at Chicago.

Mickey Lolich loses his tenth straight game, setting a Tigers’ record for consecutive defeats when Detroit drops a 4-2 decision to the Yankees at Tiger Stadium. After the game, the 26 year-old southpaw, who will win nine of his next ten starts for the pennant contenders, is called up to the mobilized 191st National Guard unit to help quell riots which are taking place in the vicinity of the ballpark.

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Mickey Lolich loses his tenth straight game, setting a Tigers’ record for consecutive defeats when Detroit drops a 4-2 decision to the Yankees at Tiger Stadium. After the game, the 26 year-old southpaw, who will win nine of his next ten starts for the pennant contenders, is called up to the mobilized 191st National Guard unit to help quell riots which are taking place in the vicinity of the ballpark.

Al Kaline breaks his hand as he slams his bat into the bat rack after being struck out by Sam McDowell as the 2nd-place Tigers lose to Cleveland, 8 – 1

Al Kaline breaks his hand as he slams his bat into the bat rack after being struck out by Sam McDowell as the 2nd-place Tigers lose to Cleveland, 8 – 1

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On June 27, 1967 Al Kaline breaks his hand as he slams his bat into the bat rack after being struck out by Sam McDowell as the 2nd-place Tigers lose to Cleveland, 8 – 1. The future Hall of Famer will miss 28 games. Kaline was off to his best start in his career hitting…

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A ten-hour and five-minute doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Athletics sets a major league record for the longest ever

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1967 – A nine-hour and five-minute doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Athletics sets a major league record for the longest ever. The first game includes a rain delay, and the second goes 19 innings before a Dave Duncan home run gives the Athletics a 6 – 5 victory. Detroit wins the opener, 7 – 6.

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The Tigers lose the second of the two skippers who managed the team this season when 51 year-old Bob Swift succumbs to lung cancer

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The Tigers lose the second of the two skippers who managed the team this season when 51 year-old Bob Swift succumbs to lung cancer. The former major league catcher had taken over as the team’s interim manager in mid-May for Charlie Dressen, who was stricken with a heart attack, dying before the end of the summer.