Baseball Historians

April 30, 1967 at D.C. Stadium
Senators 7, Twins 3  (5-9)
Mudcat Grant dropped to 0-3 on the season as he was shelled by the Senators.  He gave up six runs on six hits and five walks in only 4 2/3 innings of work.
The Twins didn’t score their first run until they were already down 6-0.  Earl […]

April 29, 1967 at D.C. Stadium
Senators 9, Twins 6  (5-8)
After being down 4-1, the Twins rallied in the fifth inning with five five runs to take a 6-5.  Then the wheels fell of the wagon in the seventh as three different relievers gave up five runs as the Senators came back to beat the Twins.  […]

April 28, 1967 at D.C. Stadium
Twins 7, Senators 3  (5-7)
The Twins ran up the score on the Senators and Harmon Killebrew and Bob Allison had big games.  Killebrew went three for three with his second homerun, two RBIs, three runs and two walks.  Allison hit homerun number four and he drove in three runs.
Dean Chance […]

April 27, 1967 at Cleveland Stadium
Indians 5, Twins 4  (4-7)
Jim Kaat had a rough outing for the Twins.  While he didn’t take the loss, he gave up four runs (two earned) on five hits and walk with three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.  Reliever Al Worthington took the loss when he gave up the game […]

April 25, 1967 at Cleveland Stadium
Indians 1, Twins 0  (4-6)
It’s really tough when your starter throws seven innings and holds your opponents to one run on four hits, yet you still lose.  That was the case today as the Twins failed to even up their record.  You have to give Indians starter Steve Hargan some […]

April 23, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Twins 4 (4-5), Tigers 2 (6-5)
The Twins took the rubber game and beat the Tigers in their three game series.  The game started out as a pitchers dual until the Twins rattled off two runs in each of the final two frames to put the game away.
The Tigers actually got on […]

April 22, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Twins 4 (3-5), Tigers 3 (6-4)
Bill Freehan was the Tigers offense today in a close game with the Twins.  Down 4-0, Bill Freehan hit a three run shot in the bottom of the ninth to make things close but a game ending double play got the Twins out of a jam […]

April 21, 1967 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 12 (6-3), Twins 4 (2-5)
The Tigers ran up the score on the Twins in their third straight win.  The big inning for the Tigers was the fourth, in which they scored seven runs to really break the game open.
Denny McLain benefited from a ton of support but he pitched a […]

April 19, 1967 at Metropolitan Stadium
Twins 3, Orioles 2  (2-4)
Dean Chance probably had the best start of anyone in the Twins rotation to date as he struck out ten and held the Orioles to two runs.  By the time the Orioles even put a run on the board, the Twins already had two up and […]

April 16, 1967 at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians 4, Twins 3  (1-4)
The Twins lost for the fourth time in their first five games in a tough loss to the Indians.  After going down 4-1, the Twins rallied with two runs in the eighth but that was close as they’d get. 
Mudcat Grant was knocked around for four runs […]

April 15, 1967 at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers 4 (2-2), Twins 3 (1-3)
The Tigers evened up their record again in a close contest with the Twins.  Joe Sparma was knocked out of this one in the fifth inning after giving up three runs but the bullpen pitched well and allowed the Tigers to come back.  Jim Kaat did […]

April 14, 1967 at Metropolitan Stadium
Twins 5 (1-2), Tigers 3 (1-2)
Earl Wilson struggled mightily with his control against the Twins in his first start of the season.  Wilson gave up seven walks in only five innings.  He also gave up six hits and this resulted in four runs (three earned).  He only struck out one batter.
Dave […]

April 13, 1967 at Memorial Stadium
Orioles 7, Twins 1  (0-2)
The Twins could never get their bats going and starter Dean Chance was shelled in a game where the Twins really didn’t stand a chance.  Chance gave up six runs (five earned) on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings of […]

April 11, 1967 at Memorial Stadium
Orioles 6, Twins 3  (0-1)
The Twins lost their season opener in a tough loss that saw Jim Kaat give up four first inning runs.  He calmed down after that and the Twins made a run at the Orioles, but they still didn’t score enough to overcome those four runs much […]