Baseball Historians

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September 23, 1967 at Memorial Stadium
Orioles 7, Red Sox 5 (89-68)
The Red Sox had a chance to move into sole possession of first place in the American League but they couldn’t take advantage of the Twins loss as their pitchers got knocked around. Lee Stange gave up four runs in three innings and then John [...]

September 22, 1967 at Memorial Stadium
Orioles 10, Red Sox 0  (88-67)
The Red Sox four game winning streak came to an abrupt end as the Orioles demolished Jerry Stephenson and Billy Rohr in a blowout loss.  Stephenson dropped to 3-1 and he gave up six runs in 4 1/3 innings while Billy Rohr was tagged for [...]

September 13, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 4 (84-63), Athletics 2
The Red Sox won their fourth straight game to remain tied with Twins for first place in the American League on a day where all four contenders won their games.  For the Red Sox, it was a three run eighth inning to turned out to [...]

September 12, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 3 (83-63), Athletics 1
Jim Lonborg improved to 20-7 on the season as the Red Sox took care of the Athletics and moved back into a tie with the Twins for first place in the American League.  Lonborg went the distance and he gave up one run on eight [...]

September 9, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 7 (81-63), Yankees 1
The Red Sox kept up with the Twins and Tigers, who also both won their games, and by days end they sat a half game back of first place just like they did when they entered the day.  Dave Morehead got it done on the [...]

September 8, 1967 at Fenway Park
Yankees 5, Red Sox 2  (80-63)
The Red Sox fell from first place as things still remained tight in the American League Pennant race.  The four contenders were still all within a game of each other and with the loss, the Red Sox stood just a half game of the Twins [...]

September 7, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 3 (80-62), Yankees 1
The Red Sox were the first American League team to 80 wins and they remained in a first place tie with now just the Twins behind a solid start by Jim Lonborg. It was his 19th win of the season and he gave up just [...]

September 4, 1967 at D.C. Stadium
Senators 5, Red Sox 2  (77-62)
The Red Sox lost their third straight game as they dropped the front end of their doubleheader with the Senators.  Dave Morehead took the loss and he fell to 4-3.  He gave up three runs on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts in [...]

September 3, 1967 at Fenway Park
White Sox 4 (75-60), Red Sox (77-61)
The White Sox took their second straight game over the Red Sox to win their series and keep themselves in the pennant race.  Tommy John had the impressive start and he improved to 9-9.  He gave up just five hits with four strikeouts in [...]

September 2, 1967 at Fenway Park
White Sox 4 (74-60), Red Sox 1 (77-60)
The Red Sox fell from first and the White Sox made some headway as Joe Horlen held the Red Sox hitters in check.  He improved to 15-6 and he gave up one run on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in the [...]

August 29, 1967 at Yankee Stadium
Red Sox 2 (75-57), Yankees 1
Jim Lonborg did it again as the Red Sox won their second straight and took the first game of their doubleheader with the Yankees.  He improved to 18-6 and he gave up one run on three hits with eleven strikeouts in the complete game victory.
Lonborg [...]

August 28, 1967 at Yankee Stadium
Red Sox 3 (74-57), Yankees 0
The Red Sox remained tied for first with a nice shutout loss by Dave Morehead and Sparky Lyle.  Morehead picked up the win and he improved to 4-2.  He gave up four hits and four walks with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings while Lyle [...]

August 13, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 3 (62-53), Red Sox 2 (60-53)
The Angels moved themselves ahead of the Red Sox in the American League standings as the finished a three game sweep over Boston.  Rickey Clark improved to 9-8 with 7 2/3 shutout innings and Bill Kelso got the final out of the game to [...]

August 12, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 2 (61-53), Red Sox 1 (60-52)
The Angels tied the Red Sox in the standings with their second straight win in another pitcher’s duel.  This time it was Jack Hamilton who got it done on the mound for the Angels.  He gave up one run on six hits and one walk [...]

August 11, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 1 (60-53), Red Sox 0 (60-51)
Jim McGlothlin held the Red Sox to just three hits in a pitchers duel with Red Sox starter Lee Stange.  McGlothlin walked one and struck out four in the shutout win while Stange gave up just the one run on four hits and a [...]

August 9, 1967 at Municipal Stadium
Red Sox 5 (60-50), Athletics 1
Jim Lonborg continued his fantastic season with another nice start in Red Sox win in their final with the Athletics.  He improved to 16-5 and he gave up just one run on seven hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings.
Jerry Adair [...]

August 8, 1967 at Municipal Stadium
Athletics 5, Red Sox 3  (58-50)
The Red Sox continued their slide with their fourth straight loss in the front end of a doubleheader with the A’s.  Tony Conigliaro was a perfect three for three and he belted his 20th homer of the season in the loss while Rico Petrocelli went [...]

August 3, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 5, Athletics 3  (58-46)
The Red Sox got back on track despite a rough start but Bill Landis.  Bill Landis gave up three runs in two innings but Dave Morehead picked him up out of the pen.  He gave up four hits and a walk with one strikeout in [...]

August 2, 1967 at Fenway Park
Athletics 8, Red Sox 6  (57-46)
John Wyatt gave up two runs in the seventh and two runs in the eighth as the Red Sox blew a one run lead.  The four runs came on five hits and the loss dropped him to 5-5 on the season.
Mike Andrews went one for [...]

July 23, 1967 at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox 8 (51-40), Indians 5
The Red Sox extended their winning streak to nine games with a win in the first game of their doubleheader with the Indians.  Joe Foy had the big hit with a second inning grand slam and Tony Conigliaro went three for four with a homerun, [...]

July 22, 1967 at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox 4 (50-40), Indians 0
The Red Sox took their eighth straight win as they pushed their way up through the AL standings.  Lee Stange was the star of this one as he threw an impressive three hit shutout over the Indians.  He gave up one walk with four strikeouts and [...]

July 16, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 9 (45-40), Tigers 5  (45-40)
The Tigers lost their sixth straight game, this time at the hands of the Boston Red Sox.  A five run third inning wasn’t enough for Boston as they piled on three more runs in the fourth to make for a wicked blowout.
Tony Conigliaro hit [...]

July 15, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 5 (44-40), Orioles 1
Things got off to a rough start in this one because Gary Waslewski walked the first and only two batters he faced in the first inning before getting pulled.  Jose Santiago not only pitched out of the jam but he got held the Orioles to [...]

July 14, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 11 (43-40), Orioles 5
Carl Yastrzemski had a big day at the plate in the Red Sox blowout win over the Orioles.  He went three for four with his 20th homerun of the season.  He drove in two and scored two while Tony Conigliaro went one for two with [...]

July 13, 1967 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 4 (42-39), Orioles 2
The Red Sox won their first game after the break as they kicked off their doubleheader with the Orioles.  Lee Stange improved to 4-6 on the season with a decent start.  He gave up one run on five hits and a walk with one strikeout in 5 2/3 [...]

July 9, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 10 (45-34), Red Sox 4 (40-39)
The Tigers blew out the Red Sox in the opener of Sunday doubleheader to win their seventh straight game.  Dick McAuliffe and Earl Wilson homered for the Tigers in the ten run onslaught.  McAuliffe finished with three runs and Jim Northrup drove in two [...]

July 8, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 2 (44-34), Red Sox 0 (40-38)
The Tigers won their sixth straight game behind a four hit shutout by Denny McLain.  Denny walked four and struck out two and he improved to 10-9 on the season.
Lee Stange took the loss for the Red Sox despite pitching a solid game.  Carl [...]

July 7, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 5 (43-34), Red Sox 4 (40-37)
The Tigers blew a big lead in the ninth inning to the Red Sox but held on to win the game in extra frames for their fifth straight win.  The Tigers got off to a nice start in the first inning on RBI singles [...]

July 5, 1967 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 4 (41-40), Red Sox 3  (40-36)
The last time the Angels had a winning record was back when they were 7-6 on April 25.  After being as many as twelve games below .500, the Angels have now fought their way out of the cellar and are now contending in the [...]