Baseball Historians

May 30, 1967 at Crosley Field
Reds 2, Cardinals 1  (24-16)
A really nice start by Dick Hughes was wasted with a lack of offense in the Cardinals 2-1 loss.  He gave up just two runs on three hits and one walk with thirteen strikeouts in eight solid innings.  The loss dropped him to 2-2 on the season.
Bobby […]

May 28, 1967 at Connie Mack Stadium
Cardinals 8, Phillies 3  (23-14)
Steve Carlton went the distance and he improved to 3-1 on the season with a nice start against the Phillies.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and he struck out six in the win.
Lou Brock had another nice game.  He went three for […]

May 27, 1957 at Connie Mack Stadium
Cardinals 11, Phillies 4  (22-14)
The Cardinals ran up the score on the Phillies in an 11-4 blowout win.  Just about everybody got it done for the Cards at the plate but Lou Brock continued his nice start and he was a step ahead of the rest.  He went two […]

May 26, 1967 at Connie Mack Stadium
Phillies 7, Cardinals 4  (21-14)
The Cardinals’ pen gave up four runs in the bottom of the eighth to lose this one to the Phillies.  Ron Willis gave up the bulk of the damage and he took the loss.  It was a disappointing loss because the Cardinals sent Phillies starter […]

May 21, 1967 at Shea Stadium
Cardinals 3, Mets 2  (20-11)
Ray Washburn went the distance in the Cardinals 3-2 win over the Mets.  He gave up just two runs on seven hits and he struck out three in his second win of the season.
Most of the offense for the Cards came via the long ball.  Lou […]

May 20, 1967 at Shea Stadium
Cardinals 11, Mets 9  (19-11)
Things didn’t start out well in the Cardinals come from behind win but they came back from a 9-4 deficit to beat the Mets 11-9.  Orlando Cepeda led the way with a great day at the plate.  He went three for five with a homerun, four […]

May 19, 1967 at Shea Stadium
Cardinals 6, Mets 3  (18-11)
Bob Gibson gave up his share of hits in the Cardinals win over the Mets, but he also got his share of strikeouts as he put 11 Mets down on strikes in eight innings.  He gave up three runs on eight hits and two walks.
Lou Brock […]

May 17, 1967 at Busch Stadium
Cardinals 3, Phillies 2  (17-11)
The Cardinals didn’t take the lead in this game until the bottom of the ninth but they got it done with a walk off homer by Tim McCarver.  Orlando Cepeda scored on Mike Shannon’s triple in the seventh to tie the game up once and then […]

May 16, 1967 at Busch Stadium
Cardinals 4, Phillies 3  (16-11)
Mike Shannon singled home Curt Flood in the bottom of the ninth for the game winning run.  It was one of three hits that Shannon had in the game.  All nine Cardinals starters had at least one hit in the win and Flood finished with two hits and […]

May 14, 1967 at Busch Stadium
Mets 3, Cardinals 1  (15-11)
The Cardinals hitter never could get on track in their 3-1 loss to the Mets. The lone run came on an RBI single by Tim McCarver and while all six hits were by different Cardinals, none of them were for extra bases.
Bob Gibson was hit hard […]

May 12, 1967 at Busch Stadium
Cardinals 7, Mets 5  (15-10)
The Cardinals picked up fifteen hits but they needed a five run eighth inning to beat the Mets.  Mike Shannon was three for five and he drove in three runs.  Roger Maris went three for five with two runs while Lou Brock had three hits, a […]

May 10, 1967 at Forbes Field
Pirates 4, Cardinals 1  (14-10)
One run on five hits won’t normally cut it and it didn’t in the Cardinals 4-1 loss to the Pirates.  Mike Shannon drove in the only run of the game for the Cardinals.  Julian Javier reached base twice with a walk and a single and he […]

May 9, 1967 at Forbes Field
Cardinals 6, Pirates 3  (14-9)
Orlando Cepeda was a perfect four for four in the Cardinals win over the Pirates.  He also had a hand in four of the Cardinals six runs with two RBIs and two runs scored.  Roger Maris went yard with a solo shot and Tim McCarver drove […]

May 8, 1967 at Forbes Field
Cardinals 6, Pirates 5  (13-9)
This was a crazy game.  Tim McCarver drove him Curt Flood in the ninth inning to send the game into extra frames, and then in the tenth, the Cardinals put three runs on the board.  The Pirates made things interesting and scored two in the bottom of […]

May 6, 1967 at Wrigley Field
Cardinals 5, Cubs 3  (12-8)
The Cardinals turned the tables on the Cubs this time and scored most of their runs via the long ball.  Orlando Cepeda had a nice game and he went three for four with two solo homers.  Mike Shannon hit a solo homer and Dal Maxvil went […]

May 5, 1967 at Wrigley Field
Cubs 5, Cardnals 3  (11-8)
The Cardinals lost to their archrivals by giving up a three run lead.  Starter Dick Hughes gave up a run in the sixth and then two in the seventh before Steve Carlton came in and gave up a third run in the seventh that turned out […]

May 3, 1967 at Busch Stadium
Cardinals 2, Reds 0  (11-7)
For the second straight game, a Cardinals start threw a two hit shutout.  This time it was Ray Washburn who held the Reds to two hits and three walks with five strikeouts and the win was his first of the season.
Like yesterday, Mike Shannon provided the […]

May 2, 1967 at Busch Stadium
Cardinals 5, Reds 0  (10-7)
The Cardinals did a number on the Reds and ended their four game losing streak with a two hit shutout by Bob Gibson.  The right hander walked just two batters and he struck out 12 in an impressive outing.
Mike Shannon provided most of the offense for […]

May 1, 967 at Busch Stadium
Pirates 8, Cardinals 5  (9-7)
The Cardinals dropped their fourth straight game and they also suffered their first sweep of the season in their series finale with the Pirates.  Al Jackson was hit hard and he took the loss.  He gave up four runs on six hits with a strikeout in […]