Tom Matchick’s two-run home run gives Detroit a dramatic 5-4 walk-off victory over Baltimore at Tiger Stadium. The rookie shortstop’s round-tripper, the first of only four he will hit in his six-year major league career, comes with two outs off Moe Drabowsky.

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On July 19, 1967 — Tom Matchick’s two-run home run gives Detroit a dramatic 5-4 walk-off victory over Baltimore at Tiger Stadium. The rookie shortstop’s round-tripper, the first of only four he will hit in his six-year major league career, comes with two outs off Moe Drabowsky.

 

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